Bøker av Colin Smith

Your guide to the world of Generative AI in Photoshop!Everyone's talking about the new Generative AI capabilities of Adobe Photoshop, and for good reason: This is the biggest update to Photoshop in its history. With the power of AI photo editing, you can now remove, expand, generate, change, or combine almost anything you need to in order to create the images you want.While these features are incredibly powerful, it can be a struggle to get the best results from these powerful tools. What exactly can Generative Fill and Generative Expand do, and how do they do it? When should you use these tools, and when should you use another tool? If you want to incorporate these tools into your workflow, it's very important to get an early grasp of these tools now--and get ahead of the crowd.In this book, best-selling author Colin Smith walks you through Generative AI in Photoshop. With decades of experience working in the real world and training for Adobe, Apple, Nvidia, and many others, he knows Photoshop on a level that few do. He also has a knack for making learning fun and easy, and he can take complex topics and make them seem simple.You will learn to: - Generate a scene from scratch- Extend an image- Fix panoramas- Remove crowds- Remove any object- Generate objects- Replace objects- Duplicate and move an image- Combine variations of generated images- Blend images into an extended scene- Repair old or damaged photos- Composite with your own photos- Composite your photo into an AI scene- Change backgrounds- Add reflections- Generate depth of field- Create actions with Generative AI commands- And much more!Make no mistake: Generative AI is here to stay, and it is revolutionizing how we work in Photoshop. With The Practical Guide to Using Generative AI in Photoshop by your side, you will be ready to confidently move forward with these new tools and apply them to your own imagery. Whether you want to simply clean up your photos or create fantastical works of art--or anything in between--your only limitation will be your imagination.

INK & PETAL Are you looking for a way to relax and destress? Well, look no further than our coloring book! This book is perfect for adults and children of all ages, and can be used as an outlet for your creative energy or simply as a way to wind down after a long day. Our coloring book is filled with beautiful floral designs that are sure to help you relax and get lost in the pages. Whether you're feeling stressed out or just need some inspiration, our coloring book is the perfect solution. So why not give it a try today?

Greenfield's is the world's leading neuropathology reference. It provides a comprehensive account of the pathological findings in neurological disease, their biological basis, and their clinical manifestations. The two volume work provides a remarkable text which is clear, comprehensive and precise with exceptional illustrations. The tenth edition features fully updated sections covering CNS tumours, neurodegeneration, skeletal muscle, epilepsy, paediatric and forensic neuropathology.Expert coverage from an international team of Editors and contributors ensures authoritative and up to date content. The two volume set includes a downloadable and easily used e-version. This is a tried and tested reference for scientists, clinicians, researchers, and students who wish to learn more about neurological disease.

Learn to master your drone--the gear, the technique, the photography, the video--and create jaw-dropping visuals! Over the last few years, drones and quadcopters have become the hottest new gear in photography, whether you're a professional photographer or an amateur shooter. These "flying tripods" have given photographers the ability to place their cameras virtually anywhere they want, creating still images and video footage that was previously impossible to capture. Many photographers have a drone or quadcopter right at the top of their "I want" list. And many others have already purchased a drone but haven't mastered its use yet. No matter what model you may own--whether that's a popular Mavic, Mini, Air, or Phantom from DJI, or another brand--you need to learn how to put this new gear to good use in your aerial photography. You need to learn how to safely operate and fly a drone, how to create compelling photos and video, and how to make your work stand out from the crowd. In this fully updated and revised edition of the bestselling first edition, photographer and bestselling author Colin Smith guides you toward mastering your drone and creating powerful and impactful imagery. Featuring his award-winning and beautiful aerial photography throughout the book, Colin will teach you: - How to fly a drone, including practice flight patterns and controller tips that will help you master the basics - New rules of composition for aerial photography as they apply to drone and quadcopter imagery - How to create the best files for both still photos and video - Post-processing techniques--both basic workflow and advanced techniques--unique to aerial photography that you need to know, such as how to make videos look both dynamic and smooth You'll learn everything you need to know about drones and quadcopters in order to take your photography to new levels...literally!Table of Contents Chapter 1: Safety and Regulations Chapter 2: Drones and Gear Chapter 3: Flight School Chapter 4: Shooting Photographs with a Drone Chapter 5: Shooting Video with Drones Chapter 6: Basic Photo Workflow in Lightroom or ACR Chapter 7: Advanced Photo Editing Chapter 8: Editing Aerial Video Parting Words Index

Two perfectly ordinary couples - hosts David and Caroline, guests Helen and Edward - are enjoying a dinner party. David is having an affair with Helen and Caroline knows all about it. Once the cat is out of the bag there is no way to stop the evening developing into a battleground of recriminations, explanations and cruel home truths. Explosively and observantly written.

Have you ever imagined the concrete benefits that you could have from a quick learning? If you could become better at communicating, if you were more creative or simply if you were able to quickly learn everything you've always wanted to know. Wouldn't it be great?In accelerated learning, you will discover pragmatic and actionable guidelines that will bring you a huge step closer to becoming a learning prodigy.¿ Discover a secret blueprint to become an information processing machine.¿ Discover simple yet decisive techniques to sharpen your learning instincts.¿ Cut thorough complexity with a proven toolbox conventional schools won't tell you.¿ Discover the one easy technique to master complexity.¿ Save your valuable time by processing information 2-3 times faster.¿ Double your reading speed and finish books within half of the time.¿ Dramatically improve your short- and long-term memory.If you're unfamiliar with the concept of accelerated learning, you may be going about your studies all wrong. Motivation is pivotal to success, but raw drive isn't enough to carry you ahead in life. Don't just work hard. Work smart, and you can realize any dream.

HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW Is death really the end? Andy Reardon is about to find out, and he's beginning to wish it was. When Andy discovers his number is up, he finds the afterlife is not exactly fluffy clouds, harps and Saint Peter. What will Andy do about his dead wives? He has three of them, all chomping at the bit to see Andy again but none of them quite how Andy remembers. With Jesus Christ and Adolph Hitler dishing out advice, Andy might make the right decision and be happy for all eternity. This black comedy takes Andy on the trip of a death time, and leaves him to make choices he'd never dream he would ever have to make.

'Excellent ... a remarkable achievement and ought to be recognised as one of the most successful histories of the Western Desert and North African fighting yet to have appeared' John Keegan, Daily TelegraphFor the British, the battle fought at El Alamein in October 1942 became the turning point of the Second World War. In this study of the desert war, John Bierman and Colin Smith show why it is remembered by its survivors as a 'war without hate'. Through extensive research the authors provide a compellingly fresh perspective on the see-saw campaign in which the two sides chased each other back and forth across the unforgiving North African landscape.

The Poema de mio Cid is a major text of early Spanish literature and an epic of great power. This book proposes the view that the Poema was a wholly new work of the early thirteenth century and examines the sources that the poet used for the structure of his work.

Practical and entertaining, This Cold House illuminates the concepts behind energy efficiency and translates them into ideas you can use, whether you live in a castle, igloo, or house.

Genuinely new story of the Second World War - the full account of England's last war against France in 1940-42.

This report provides a detailed understanding of employers' motivations for offering flexible working and the outcomes of different policies and practices for both employers and employees.

Churchill's description of the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942, after Lt-Gen Percival's surrender led to over 100,000 British, Australian and Indian troops falling into the hands of the Japanese, was no wartime exaggeration. The Japanese had promised that there would be no Dunkirk in Singapore, and its fall led to imprisonment, torture and death for thousands of allied men and women. With much new material from British, Australian, Indian and Japanese sources, Colin Smith has woven together the full and terrifying story of the fall of Singapore and its aftermath. Here, alongside cowardice and incompetence, are forgotten acts of enormous heroism; treachery yet heart-rending loyalty; Japanese compassion as well as brutality from the bravest and most capricious enemy the British ever had to face.