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Photoshop CS3 Photographer's Handbook: An Easy Workflow

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As a relative beginner with Photoshop, I figured this book was appropriate: "This book is for those who want to learn the basic tools and image editing steps within Photoshop..." Yet, I had a tough time extracting real value as I progressed through the six chapters.

According to the authors, the key element of this book is to make clear the workflow within Photoshop from the original image import to final print or web output. The book adhered to this focus but in a way that most beginners would find a bit too abstract.

I am certainly in no position to argue with the authors on their advice for the best sequence of steps. However, there are no examples to concretely follow. It would have been much more valuable to have provided example images with step-by-step elaboration and valuable practice. Telling us the next step is to "reduce localized color cast" needs to be supported by having a copy of the image the authors use to illustrate the book -- with some practical help in carrying out the advice. This lack of hands on learning is what the book lacks.

For those of you who are seeking a book with lots of examples for practice and follow-through should take a look at Photoshop CS3 One-On-One.

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I consider myself pretty much a beginner with Photoshop, but I've found this book a great resource for me on my way to learning the software. It's helping me to anticipate all the possibilities the program offers at this early stage in my learning curve (there are so many it's somewhat intimdating!), which can only help me as a nonprofessional but still ambitious photographer. The photo examples are relevant and helpful, and I particularly appreciate the care taken with including the keyboard shortcuts consistently throughout the text. The only caveat I have is that I do not have CS3 (only CS1), so some of the window snapshots included (which are plentiful and necessary), don't represent my screen. Regardless, I recommend this book wholeheartedly for those seriously committed to growing their knowledge and use of Photoshop over time.

A someone who has used Photoshop for years, I am always amazed at how much there is to learn about this program. This book in an easy to understand way introduced me to several new ways of using some of the tools of Photoshop. Highly recommend.

PHOTOSHOP CS3 PHOTOGRAPHER'S HANDBOOK: AN EASY WORKFLOW makes it easy to learn the latest edition of Photoshop, a huge program which offers up all kinds of options for tweaking photos. Elements of the logical workflow are covered in an easy survey based on step-by-step projects that lead to advanced Photoshop techniques. The idea is to develop and learn a logical workflow to editing images, from organizing them to editing wit effects. Photographers thus receive a process, rather than a manual covering tools and functions alone, making this a perfect pick for both computer and photography libraries strong in Photoshop teaching.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This book is exceptionally well written and is already saving me time on the job. I would highly recommend it to any level of Photoshop user.

Just learning a few of the suggestions the authors mention will save me hours of work in front of the computer! Well written advice.