Best books on pp with photoshop: Hi theres a lot of photoshop books around, which ones are the best for people wanting to learn best practice for post processing with photoshop and...

blackest Loc: Ireland

Hi theres a lot of photoshop books around, which ones are the best for people wanting to learn best practice for post processing with photoshop and light room.

To be more inclusive if there are great books for other processing programs they can go in the mix too.

I'd prefer you have read it and the best tip you found in it :) Also who is it targeted at e.g beginner intermediate or advanced

cheers

Rongnongno Loc: FL

There are no 'best book' on PS. Each and everyone is over priced and none covers what you really want.

The best bet is internet research on sources for specific manipulation.

A book like the 'Photoshop bible' is interesting to own but with the fast changes that take place onto PS CC at the moment it wil lack too many things if the edition is more than a year old and at 49.95 a pop, it is not worth it.

What I do when I need a book: I go to barns and noble, get a drink or a snack, select a book to read and experiment with my laptop at the same time. At the very least I get some satisfaction from my spent $$$ (and get out of my office).

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Great advise. I skim the books and often purchase the eBook version. Sometimes I buy the hard copy.

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blackest Loc: Ireland

Rongnongno wrote:

There are no 'best book' on PS. Each and everyone... (show quote)

I have 10 days of free trial access to safari books online, i intend to make the most of it :) So i'm looking for the best books to spend time with.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

blackest wrote:

Hi theres a lot of photoshop books around, which ones are the best for people wanting to learn best practice for post processing with photoshop and light room.

To be more inclusive if there are great books for other processing programs they can go in the mix too.

I'd prefer you have read it and the best tip you found in it :) Also who is it targeted at e.g beginner intermediate or advanced

cheers

I am old so I like having hard copies of books but I hate the prices of these "latest versions" so I typically buy a hard copy of an older version for less than $1 on a used book site and research the new features (which generally aren't much) online.

It can help to purchase small ebooks that suit your particular interest. My interest is landscape, and I find the inexpensive ebooks by Michael Frye, Guy Tal, and Craft&Vision to be excellent and targeted to what I want to do (which does not involve text design, bulk processing, composites and tons of other things that put me to sleep when using the "full service" books on these programs.

adetechblog Loc: Nigeria

Getting to know the best Photoshop book will be a little bit hard as there are many craps this day both online and offline (hard copy) but what I think that work best is to make effective use of the available one.

blackest Loc: Ireland

adetechblog wrote:

Getting to know the best Photoshop book will be a little bit hard as there are many craps this day both online and offline (hard copy) but what I think that work best is to make effective use of the available one.

True but all these books must have been read by somebody, and hopefully a few people have had positive experience with some of these many titles. In the mean time i'm just going for catchy titles :) Adobe CS5 for photographers seems to be quite informative so far, perhaps a little dry.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Go to Topazlabs.com and watch a few of their webinars, or locate on the Youtubes.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Kelby

Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI

Scott Kelby, and associates, have published great books on PhotoShop. Good place to start.

blackest Loc: Ireland

adobe photoshop cs6 classroom in a book is pretty methodical and has a series of lesson files to download.

it's on safari so you can sign up with an email address and have a play for 10 days.

Clarkster Loc: Germansville, PA

The Adobe Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby is very comprehensive . Yes I've read it. I'm probably in the intermediate/advanced level of photography. Getting better, with a lifetime to go :-D

donnieb55 Loc: Greensboro, NC

Scott Kelby books on PS are a great help. They were recommended by my instructor. "The Adobe PS Book for Digital Photographers" and "Photoshop for Lightroom Users" have been very helpful.

susankkll

I am also considering purchasing a Mac with retinal display. If I calibrate my existing apple monitor, is that equivalent or sufficient?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

blackest wrote:

Hi theres a lot of photoshop books around, which ones are the best for people wanting to learn best practice for post processing with photoshop and light room.

To be more inclusive if there are great books for other processing programs they can go in the mix too.

I'd prefer you have read it and the best tip you found in it :) Also who is it targeted at e.g beginner intermediate or advanced

cheers

I prefer online instruction. Books become obsolete as programs advance. I used to buy books, but now they're outdated and useless. I've donated them to the library. they sell them to people who have a need for them.

On the other hand, books about theory and photography in general never go out of date. Try alibris.com for good, cheap books.

tv.adobe is one of the best free resources. Lynday.com is excellent. You get unlimited access to over a thousand courses for $25/month. You also get a week for free to try it.