Books?

[Lengo]

I'm wanting a book at this point, but there seems to be 1001 different books on using Photoshop. How about listing what books you have in your library or have read, write a short paragraph, include the intended audience (newbie, intermediate, advanced), and then rate it? Do something like this

title
intended audience -
short description (at least one paragraph)
comes with CD examples? (yes, no)
comes with a DVD? (yes, no)
your rating (from 1- 10)

This surely would help me. I'd bet that it would help many others too. Let us know what you know so that we aren't wasting time and money.

Thanks.

[tx51210]

Most of the folks here are not literate and will not be able to assist.

I recommend the online tutorials as you will see a lot of great stuff more quickly than reading most of the fairly dry books on PS.

If you have not seen the "You Suck At Photoshop" series, then start at the first one and work your way thru in order. You will learn some skills and laugh your butt off at the same time.

For the more serious material go to NAPP and they have tons of books and DVD's. I recommend the DVD route to get intense in some areas and if you can sign up for one of their one day seminars, you will get a lot out of your investment.

[sdb]

I have something like "down and dirty tricks for photoshop 7"

http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Down.../dp/0735712379

[tx51210]

Originally Posted by tx51210

Most of the folks here are not literate and will not be able to assist.

I should edit my post to say GUYS instead of folks.

Most of the Female members of the site are very literate and informed. Apologies sbd.

[sdb]

Originally Posted by tx51210

I should edit my post to say GUYS instead of folks.

Most of the Female members of the site are very literate and informed. Apologies sbd.

no offense taken. i use "guys" too.

[Lengo]

Yeah, online is way cool, but there are times when you can't sit at the puter. If you know of a good book, please list it.

[Lengo]

Here's a book that's well worth having. It is well laid out, features color photos, and covers many topics including some very useful information on understanding the Unsharp Mask.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Studio Techniques -- Ben Willmore. 592 pages and comes with a CD that has extra chapters.

It is available at Borders Bookstore for $55.00, where you can take a good look inside and see what is covered. However, it is only $35 at amazon.com and used copies start at $15.

Though the title mentions CS2, the material is useful for all versions of Photoshop, from version 6.0 to CS3, and possibly even earlier editions.

My advice is go to Borders and take a look and see what it covers, then buy it online. I only spent 20 minutes with it, but found useful info on many subjects. You will too, so take a look at it.

[hunty]

i read loads and do loads tutorials!

Nice one with this thread too. will be handy

[ridgerunner]

ive tried photoshop a to z ebook
photoshop for dummies ebook
and then i tried to play on my own and with tuts here
just trial and error got me further than anything else except starting out with photofiltre