Photoshop 7: Trade Secrets

You don't need to be a pro to understand and use the material in this book, but if you are a pro you the hints, cheats, and work arounds that no one else seems to deal with, can be of real help. Though this was a collaborative effort it holds together as though it was written by one person. Since I was working on a web page I started with the chapter on Web Graphics. I had several "a ha" moments here as I discovered how to get those buttons lined up and also how to easily get the mouseover effect I was looking for. With just the one chapter it has paid for itself. This is one of the top two or three.

Too many Photoshop books go into way too much detail if you ask me. This one doesn't - it uses clear examples in full color and best of all, practical stuff that I can use. I am not that experienced in Photoshop and I found this book very helpful. I lent this book to my friend who is a long-time user and she loved it and bought her own copy.If you're looking for a great book full of useful hints from experienced Photoshop users, take a look at this one.

I have been using Photoshop every day for about 3 years. Most of the books I looked at were good, but spent too much time of the basics, when I wanted ideas, tips, techniques and shortcuts. I really like the approach of Trade Secrets - I don't have to read the entire book, but can jump in to get ideas on techniques or to learn more about some specific technique. The chapter on making selecitons was particularly useful since this is something I used to struggle with. This book has shown me how to make really good selections, very quickly. That rocks!!I highly recommend adding this book to your library of Photoshop books.

This book is similar to Kelby's killer tips in that it is full of lots and lots of tips and techniques. What I really like about this book is that you get an interesting variety of suggestions from the 4 authors. Apparently, the book was written with each author throwing in their ideas - and it works! I love the fact that the book is cover-to-cover full color(donja hate books that have black and white screen shots where color is really required?)Great tips that got me taking advantage of version 7's new features, and showed me stuff that I never knew. I consider myself a pretty experienced Photoshop user (6 years), but there have already been lots of things that I have learned from this book that have made it well worth the price.I own 6 Photoshop 7 books and this one is one of my favorites!

As a long-time Photoshop user, I'm always hesitant to look at "tips" books. More often than not, I already know the tips, or the shortcuts aren't terribly useful to me. I really like the suggestions in Photoshop Trade Secrets. They are from a variety of experts and range from quick shortcuts I wasn't aware of, to interesting techniques I would never have thought of. The chapter on selections is particularly great, as is the web stuff. Very well illustrated with lots of practical tips and techniques that have already saved me time. I highly recommend this book!