Introduction


Overview

Why in the world is Adobe Photoshop such a popular program? Normally, graphics software is about as much of a hit with the general public as an alternative rock band is with the senior citizen set. And yet Photoshop — a program that lets you correct and modify photographs on your computer — has managed to work its way into the hearts and minds of computer users from all walks of life. What gives?

Wouldn’t you know it, I just happen to have a couple of theories. First, when you work in Photoshop, you’re not drawing from scratch; you’re editing photos. Sure, tampering with a photograph can be a little intimidating, but it’s nothing like the chilling, abject fear that seizes your soul when you stare at a blank screen and try to figure out how to draw things on it. Simply put, a photograph inspires you to edit it in precisely the same way that an empty piece of paper does not.

Second, after Photoshop hooks you, it keeps you interested with a depth of capabilities that few pieces of software can match. Okay, so a couple of stinky minutes sneak themselves in every once in a while, but that’s to be expected. Photoshop is a computer program, after all, and we all know that computers are cosmic jokes whose only reason for being is to frustrate us, mock us, ignore our requests, and crash. This book comes in handy for just those moments.




Photoshop CS For Dummies
Photoshop CS For Dummies
ISBN: 0764543563
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 221

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