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Only book to focus exclusively on the features new to Photoshop CS2 - and there are a lot of them!; This streamlined guide cuts through the fat and goes straight to the new features - an enhanced healing Brush, Adobe Stock Photos, and more!; As founder of Digital Mastery, a training and consulting firm that, veteran author Ben Willmore is a true Photoshop master.; Companion Web site includes practice images and presets to help readers take advantage of Photoshop's newest features. As the first major Photoshop update since Adobe revamped its product line in 2003, this is the release users have been waiting for - and this is the guide that will get them up to speed on it fastest! Rather than sift through hundreds of pages detailing every last Photoshop feature and function, users can go directly to the new features that interest them most and get the explanations they desire in classic Ben Willmore style - intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth. By focusing on a single topic - what's new in this version - the veteran author provides precisely what experienced Photoshop users have been clamoring for, in exactly the depth they demand. Including just enough information about older features to make the new ones understandable, Ben shows users not only which buttons to push but why. And when they're ready to put their knowledge into action, readers can use the practice images on the companion web site to follow along with the book's techniques.

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A senior engineer from NASA once said that this man gave the best technical seminar he ever attended. That same year a computer-phobic who had been struggling with Photoshop for years proclaimed that “He takes the Boogie Man out of Photoshop!” This seems to be Ben Willmore's special gift; he has an uncanny ability to connect with users of every level and mindset; whether it’s first-timers taking their first sniff of Photoshop, or razor-sharp nerds and nerdettes who are on the fast track to technical illumination. The common echo that Ben leaves in his wake seems to be “Aha! I finally GET Photoshop!” To date, Ben has personally taught over 45,000 Photoshop users on three continents. His descriptions of Curves and Channels are thought to be the best in the industry and his breakthrough teaching style of “not-just-how-but-why,” has made him the in-house instructor of choice for companies such as Mercedes Benz, Adobe Systems, America Online, the U.S. Airforce, Lexis Nexis and Fisher-Price Toys. His award-winning, best-selling book, Adobe Photoshop Studio Techniques is said to be “Arguably, one of the best Photoshop books ever written.” by Photoshop User’s publisher, Jim Workman. His latest book 'Photoshop CS2: Up to Speed' is a new concept in books and is the only book focused exclusively on the new features in Photoshop CS2. He is also co-author (with Jack Davis) of “How to Wow: Photoshop for Photographers”, and creator of the best-selling Master Series videos. He continues to be a featured speaker at publishing conferences and events worldwide, including Photoshop World, American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the Royal Photographic Society of England. He's a member of the Dream Team for NAPP and writes for numerous digital imaging and photography publications, including a monthly column for Photoshop User magazine. In 2004 he was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame. His reputation as the “expert's expert” prompted NAPP's president, Scott Kelby, to say, “When we get stuck, we call Ben!” Ben sold his house in the mountains of Colorado in early 2006 and started to live a mobile lifestyle. His home is a 1997 40' Prevost bus (often referred to as a Rock Star Bus) that was converted by Liberty coach into a motorhome. The bus is pretty much a one bedroom apartment on wheels. Ben spends his time driving to speaking events and photographing National Parks and small town America.

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