Digital BW, The Print

I got Gregory George's new book, "50 Fast Photoshop 7 Techniques" on
Friday and have begun to wade through it..

On first review it's a definite pleasure and I would certainly recommend
it...

Enough basic techniques for beginning/intermediate photogs, as well as
techniques that will be "new" to many old hands (given how many
potential workflows there are in PShop, this kind of
"cross-pollinization" is a great thing)

The illustrations are in full-color, of quite high quality and the style
and subject matter is varied from differing photogs, helping illustrate
clearly, in a way that one photog's imagery never could, appropriate
techniques..  Of course the variety and input from other practitioners
is a HUGE plus, if just in keeping the interest level high.

I also particularly like his focus on some not so well known, but
heartily useful,  plug-ins.. Heck, there were several (in particular
Grain Surgery, Quantum Mechanic, and the two Applied Science Fiction
offerings I had never tried before). I was also heartened to see Fred
Miranda's cost conscious, high quality offerings highlighted as well.

The book is definitely worthy of a full review and I will post one soon
on-list (both mine and elsewhere) within a week or so.

At a cursory review level, it looks like it it will be getting a spot
next to my PhotoShop Bible...

Keith



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Keith-

I thank you for the tip...and Amazon thanks you for the business<g>.

Tom O'Connell

TomOC@...
www.thomasoconnell.com



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Editor P.O.V. Image 
Service" <editor@p...> wrote:
> I got Gregory George's new book, "50 Fast Photoshop 7 Techniques" on
> Friday and have begun to wade through it..
> 
> On first review it's a definite pleasure and I would certainly 
recommend
> it...
> 
> Enough basic techniques for beginning/intermediate photogs, as well 
as
> techniques that will be "new" to many old hands (given how many
> potential workflows there are in PShop, this kind of
> "cross-pollinization" is a great thing)
> 
> The illustrations are in full-color, of quite high quality and the 
style
> and subject matter is varied from differing photogs, helping 
illustrate
> clearly, in a way that one photog's imagery never could, appropriate
> techniques..  Of course the variety and input from other 
practitioners
> is a HUGE plus, if just in keeping the interest level high.
> 
> I also particularly like his focus on some not so well known, but
> heartily useful,  plug-ins.. Heck, there were several (in particular
> Grain Surgery, Quantum Mechanic, and the two Applied Science Fiction
> offerings I had never tried before). I was also heartened to see 
Fred
> Miranda's cost conscious, high quality offerings highlighted as 
well.
> 
> The book is definitely worthy of a full review and I will post one 
soon
> on-list (both mine and elsewhere) within a week or so.
> 
> At a cursory review level, it looks like it it will be getting a 
spot

> next to my PhotoShop Bible...
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> 
> </div>

As the school I teach at will switch to OS X in Jan, I will have to 
go along (and hope a workable Piezo driver materializes).

I'd also like to add a second (palette) monitor, and have been told 
that 10.2 puts some restrictions on what video card to choose. Should 
I go for the Radeon Apple is shipping with current Macs, or does 
anyone have experience with a cheaper alternative?

Strictly PS7 still work, BW/Color split 50/50, no digital video or 
games concerns. Base unit is a 400mhz Sawtooth G4, adding a spare 15" 
monitor to my 19" Mitsu.

The original video card seems to have a second, odd looking plug, 
which I assume is for diagnostics, not another monitor.

One newbie question-do I need a card with two outputs, or can I have 
two single plug cards in tandem?

TIA

Bruce
-- 
Bruce C. Kinch
Associate Professor of Photography
The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University