Scott Kelby - The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers

Scott Kelby

THE PHOTOSHOP BOOK FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Published by
New Riders Publishing

Copyright 2003 by Scott Kelby

FIRST EDITION: March 2003

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Photoshop is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.

International Standard Book Number: 0-7357-1236-0

THE PHOTOSHOP BOOK FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS TEAM

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Felix Nelson

TECHNICAL EDITOR
Chris Main

EDITOR
Richard Theriault

PROOFREADER
Barbara Thompson

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Kim Gabriel

PRODUCTION LAYOUT
Dave Damstra
Paul Royka

PRODUCTION ART
Ted LoCascio
Margie Rosenstein
Dave Cross

COVER DESIGNED BY
Felix Nelson

COVER PHOTOS BY
Kevin Ames,
Ames Photographic Illustration,
Atlanta, GA
(www.amesphoto.com)

THE NEW RIDERS TEAM

PUBLISHER
David Dwyer

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
Stephanie Wall

EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Steve Weiss

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Gina Kanouse

EDITOR
Sarah Kearns

PRODUCTION
Wil Cruz

PROOFREADER
Michael Thurston

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001096932

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Warning and Disclaimer

This book is designed to provide information about Photoshop for digital photographers. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty of fitness is implied.

The information is provided on an as-is basis. The author and New Riders Publishing shall have neither the liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book or from the use of the programs that may accompany it.

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For my wonderful wife Kalebra, and my precious little boy Jordan.
Its amazing just how much joy and love these two people bring into my life.

First, I want to thank my amazing wife Kalebra. As Im writing this, shes lying on the couch across from me reading a book (not one of mine, sadly), but I have to say that just looking at her makes my heart skip a beat, and again reminds me how much I adore her, how genuinely beautiful she is, and how I couldnt live without her. Shes the type of woman love songs are written for, and I am, without a doubt, the luckiest man alive to have her as my wife.

Secondly, I want to thank my 6-year-old son Jordan, who spent many afternoons with his adorable little head resting on my lap as I wrote this book. God has blessed our family with so many wonderful gifts, and I can see them all reflected in his eyes. Im so proud of him, so thrilled to be his dad, and I dearly love watching him grow to be such a wonderful little guy, with such a tender and loving heart. (Youre the greatest, little buddy.)

I have to thank my wonderful, crazy, hilarious, and loving dad Jerry for filling me with childhood memories of nothing but fun, laughter, and love. His warmth, compassion, understanding, ethics, and sincerity have guided me my entire life, and I could never repay him for all that hes done for me. I love you, Dad.

I also want to thank my big brother Jeffrey for being such a positive influence in my life, for always taking the high road, for always knowing the right thing to say and just the right time to say it, and for having so much of our dad in you. Im honored to have you as my brother and my friend.

My heartfelt thanks go to the entire team at KW Media Group, who every day redefine what teamwork and dedication are all about. They are truly a special group of people, who come together to do some really amazing things (on really scary deadlines) and they do it with class, poise, and a can-do attitude that is truly inspiring. Im so proud to be working with you all.

Special thanks to my layout and production crew. In particular, I want to thank my friend and Creative Director Felix Nelson for his limitless talent, creativity, input, cover design, overall layout, and just for his flat-out great ideas. To Chris Main for putting every technique through rigorous testing, and catching the little things that other tech editors mightve missed. To Kim Gabriel for keeping us all on track and organized, so we could face those really scary deadlines. To Margie Rosenstein for adding her special touch to the look of the book, and to Dave Damstra, Ted LoCascio, and Paul Royka for giving the book such a tight, clean layout. To Barbara Thompson for stepping in at the last minute to help proof the book. Also, thanks to the newest member of our team, Dave Cross, who jumped right into the production fray, and whose suggestions made it a better book than it wouldve been.

Thanks to my compadre Dave Moser, whose tireless dedication to creating a quality product makes every project we do better than the last. Thanks to Jim Workman, Jean A. Kendra, and Pete Kratzenberg for their support, and for keeping a lot of plates in the air while Im writing these books. A special thanks to my Executive Assistant Kathy Siler for keeping me on track and focused, and for doing such a wonderful job, all the while keeping such an amazingly upbeat attitude, even though her Redskins didnt make the playoffs, while my Bucs went on to win the Super Bowl. (Im going to pay for that one.)

I want to thank my longtime friend and first-class Editor Richard Theriault. This is the eighth book Dick has worked on with us, and were totally hookedwe couldnt do it without him, and we wouldnt want to if we could.

I owe a special debt of gratitude to my friends Kevin Ames and Jim DiVitale for taking the time to share their ideas, techniques, concepts, and vision for a Photoshop book for digital photographers that would really make a difference. Extra special thanks to Kevin for spending hours with me sharing his retouching techniques, and for providing the cover shots for the book as well.

I want to thank all the photographers, retouchers, and Photoshop experts whove taught me so much over the years, including Jack Davis, Deke McClelland, Ben Willmore, Julieanne Kost, David Cuerdon, Robert Dennis, Helene DeLillo, Jim Patterson, Doug Gornick, Manual Obordo, Dan Margulis, Peter Bauer, Joe Glyda, and Russell Preston Brown.

Thanks to the brilliant and gifted digital photographers who graciously lent their talents to this book, including Carol Freeman, Richard LoPinto, Vincent Versace, Jim Patterson, Jack Davis, Kevin Ames, and Jim DiVitale.