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Paint Shop Pro 9 for Photographers | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ken Mcmahon, Robin Nichols
Publisher: Focal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $28.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 985531
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0240519817
Dewey Decimal Number: 770.2856686
EAN: 9780240519814
ASIN: 0240519817
Publication Date: April 26, 2005
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Product Description
Ken McMahon and Robin Nichols have created a complete and easy-to-follow introduction to Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 9, allowing you to take full advantage of this popular photo-editor and graphics program in ways you would never have imagined. If you are an amateur digital photographer, web or graphic designer this book will provide you with everything you need to get the very best out of your images and achieve professional-looking results with this affordable but powerful consumer software.
Paint Shop Pro 9 for Photographers offers an extensive variety of real life examples with clear, step-by-step tutorials, eye-catching visuals and numerous tips and tricks to take your image making skills to new heights!
* Get the best from your digital images and learn the top techniques of a creative industry pro
* Be inspired by more than 1500 beautiful, color images throughout the book and available for download from the online gallery at www.guide2psp.com
* Pick up the vital skills you need quickly with straight forward tutorials to help you learn every tool, feature and technique!
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 Good Book February 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you ever had problems using PaintShop Pro, well this is your solution.
This book has everything you need including troubleshooting.
 Good tool for getting the most out of PSP March 2, 2006
Not 100% comprehensive, and spent more time than I would have liked on basic procedures, and less time on layers and masking. But still, I learned a lot from the book and it was certainly a valuable tool in helping me get the most from Paint Shop Pro.
 Some Good Material, but Several Annoyances October 2, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
At first glance this is an attractive book, with a high standard of graphic design and a profusion of color illustrations. Working with it unfortunately reveals a number of annoyances. First, the organization is chaotic, with topics showing up in unexpected places. Among many examples, Chapter 1 purports to introduce PSP's features, but includes redundant and superficial sections on choosing a digital camera and computer. Chapter 3 deals with basic picture manipulation, but leaps into a discussion of scripting (which probably deserves a separate chapter). The various levels of chapter subheadings use very similar type, so it's hard to discern the structure of the book. Some topics are covered in the main body of the text, but others are only found in separate "step-by-step projects", which seem to be an attempt at exercises for the reader. Another complaint is the huge number of screen shots that are simply too small to read. And the before and after examples of image adjustments are so small that it is often impossible to see the differences. The book covers a lot of material that is obvious simply by looking at PSP's user interface, yet some important topics get short shrift. For example, the issue of color management. I couldn't find an answer to the common workflow question: "What is the best sequence to apply the many functions provided by PSP?" The authors are obviously qualified to provide some insights here. There is some good material in the book, but with some attention to organization and space priorities, it could have been much better.
 Excellent Companion to Koers' Book August 6, 2005
Previously, I had purchased Diane Koers' "Paint Shop Pro 9: Photographers' Guide" from Amazon. It is an excellent book, and I highly recommend it. Over time, however, I found some gaps in Koers' book and so I purchased McMahon's book. Now, I find I refer to McMahon's book more than Koers.
McMahon does a better job of explaining PSP9's toolbars and basic workings. He also gives valuable insights into the digital darkroom while he discusses PSP9's functions. Like Koers, he uses excellent examples and sample photos to illustrate his points. The print quality is outstanding (the book was printed in Italy and, as with all Elsevier publications, the offset process is exemplary) and enhance the lessons.
For the aspiring photographer who wants to master digital darkroom techniques using PSP9, I recommend the following books:
This one (of course!)
Diane Koers' "Paint Shop Pro 9: Photographers' Guide"
David Kays' "Paint Shop Pro 9 for Dummies"
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