Photoshop 7 Artistry (Voices (New Riders))
by Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler

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Book Review: If you are buying one book to learn Photoshop ...
Summary: 5 Stars

Here are the main reasons this is the best book I have seen on learning Photoshop:

-Conceptually, the authors have clearly thought through what is essential about learning Photoshop and have indicated which chapters focus on the essential material.

-The authors have substantial experience teaching and writing about Photoshop and this experience comes through in the clarity of the writing and examples

-The book is big (just over 450 pages), it is full color and every page is densely packed with valuable information that is easy to read, understand and absorb. Most other books on Photoshop are either filled with fluff, filled with white space or short.

-The examples are well designed and available on the included CD ROM

-This book is useful to the photographer, too. There is even a chapter on digital photography and the Zone System.

-I have found the index useful and the book has helped me quickly resolve questions that I could not answer with other books.

The table of contents is available here on amazon.com (go to "look inside this book!" and select the introductory pages) and will give you a pretty good idea of the scope of this book. The material available will also help you get a feel for the authors' writing style.

If you find this book intimidating, I suggest you look at books by Scott Kelby such as "Photoshop X Photo-Retouching Secrets."

Kelby is easy to read, gives good instructions, is easy to understand and really knows what he is talking about (you would be surprised how many Photoshop authors give bad advice which causes degradation of files, for example. Kelby understands the product deeply enough to avoid doing this and to give you good, simple ways to deal with images).

My two complaints about Kelby may be his best charms for some readers. First, his books have a lot less content than they might, but the extra white space may make the books more approachable for some readers. Second, he injects a bit too much humor into some of his books. But, as I said, many users may value these "features."

Other books on Photoshop worth considering:

"Real World Adobe Photoshop X" by David Blatner and Bruce Fraser
"The Photoshop X Wow! Book" by Linnea Dayton and Jack Davis
"Adobe Photoshop Master Class" by John Paul Caponigro

Summary of Photoshop 7 Artistry (Voices (New Riders))

Equipment Books

• Subjects > Arts & Photography > Photography > Equipment
• How-to
• Computers & Technology > Graphic Design
• Programming > Graphics & Multimedia
• Software