Whether you're just getting getting into Photoshop or have been using it for a while, you know that it's a many-faceted application that can be somewhat overwhelming to master. With 53 easy-to-follow recipes, Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook shows you how to use Photoshop CS3 to simulate classic camera and darkroom techniques and special effects--without making you first learn Photoshop inside and out.

The book covers:

• Using the improved Vanishing Point, Lens Blur, and Black & White filters
• Creating graphic art effects: posterization, watercolor, pen and ink
• Working with lighting effects: neon glows, lens flares, fire and flame effects
• Simulating natural phenomena: rain, snow, and lightning
• Adapting traditional techniques: film grain, contrast masks, hand-tinting, cross-processing
• Adding motion blurs and other special effects
• Assembling multi-layered images and photomontages

Packed with hundreds of full-color images, step-by-step instructions, and many practical tips, this book-and Adobe Photoshop CS3- are all you need to create professional graphic art effects from almost any image source.