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Introduction

If you've ever attended a Photoshop class or seminar, you
The problem with many of these workshops is that you, the digital
photographer, must endure detailed explanations about techniques for
graphic designers, web producers, and fine-art artists. All you
wanted to learn was how to straighten a crooked picture.

This chapter is by no means an exhaustive survey of Photoshop
technique. But everything here is meant just for you, the digital
photographer. I asked all the contributors to this book, digital
photographers themselves, to give me one or two of their must-know
Photoshop hacks. And of course, I've added a few of
my own favorites too.

Just like everything else we've covered here, these
techniques work equally well on both Windows and Macintosh computers.
Sometimes, you'll see a Windows screenshot,
sometimes one from a Mac; it doesn't matter, the
technique is the same. Regardless of which platform you prefer,
we're here to help you master image editing on your
computer.

Also, when I refer to Photoshop generically, I
mean that the technique works for Photoshop 7 (the older pro
version), Photoshop CS (the current pro version, US$650), and
Photoshop Elements (the current hobbyist version, US$80). Many of the
hacks in this chapter work with all three versions. If I show you
something that works only in Photoshop CS, I'll
point that out clearly and refer to the application as
Photoshop CS.

If you're serious about digital photography, I
recommend you invest in one of the three versions of this excellent
image-editing application. I realize that $80 here and $30 there add
up to some serious money. But Photoshop is one of the two core
applications that I consider essential for digital photographers.
(The other is QuickTime Pro, used extensively in Chapter 5.)

So, for the moment, put down your camera and put your hand on the
mouse. It's time to talk shop for
photographersPhotoshop, that is.