Need a book on PS CS2

gus

I wish to buy online (why online...cause i have very limited books avail here) a book that will show me how to use P/Shop CS2. I can do basic stuff but am needing to lean more to get the max from my shots.

Just a name will do if you know it to be a good book for neanderthols...i will do the searching for it.

Ta Gus

DavidTO

Humungus wrote:

I wish to buy online (why online...cause i have very limited books avail here) a book that will show me how to use P/Shop CS2. I can do basic stuff but am needing to lean more to get the max from my shots.

Just a name will do if you know it to be a good book for neanderthols...i will do the searching for it.

Ta Gus

I have the older version of this book and highly recommend it.

wxwax

Humungus wrote:

I wish to buy online (why online...cause i have very limited books avail here) a book that will show me how to use P/Shop CS2. I can do basic stuff but am needing to lean more to get the max from my shots.

Just a name will do if you know it to be a good book for neanderthols...i will do the searching for it.

Ta Gus

Same name as always: Scott Kelby.

gus

That looks on the money david...ta.

Im all over it.

Gus

gus

wxwax wrote:

Same name as always: Scott Kelby.

Thanks waxy.

wxwax

DavidTO wrote:

I have the older version of this book and highly recommend it.

Whaddya know, same name.

wxwax

Humungus wrote:

Thanks waxy.

I'm a dolt and I can follow his stuff.

gus

Ok...cant find it 4 sale in 0z (bunch a tree dwelling banjo players i tells ya !!)

...who do you blokes recommend as an on-line bookseller in the US ?

wxwax

Humungus wrote:

Ok...cant find it 4 sale in 0z (bunch a tree dwelling banjo players i tells ya !!)

...who do you blokes recommend as an on-line bookseller in the US ?

I use Amazon, or Barnes & Noble. You can get some books used, for less money. I've done it and it works.

BTW, in our own Hall of Wisdom, Cletus put together a bunch of links for photoshop.

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=2067

wxwax

If it gets to be a pain, Gus, I can easily buy and ship to you. Not a problem.

gus

wxwax wrote:

If it gets to be a pain, Gus, I can easily buy and ship to you. Not a problem.

Ta mate...i'll see how i go with your recommendations.

Rohirrim

I have a small library of Photoshop books. FWIW I'll give you my recommendations, but I think that different books appeal to different folks.

Kelby's book is good for a quick overview and referance. He gives a lot of tips and is a good quick reference but is not very good at explaining why things work. (This was not his intention though, mentioned in the forward). His "humurous" writing style can be annoying at times.

Fraser's Real World Camera Raw is excellent. His book Real World Photoshop is also very good, but this could be a tedious read for many.

Adobes Photoshop Classroom in a book is a good reference for basic skills.

Eismann's Photoshop Restoration and Retouching is excellent (and not just for retouching old photos), although not up to date with CS2.

Some other titles can also be found here http://www.adobepress.com/index.asp?rl=1

Good luck on your search,

DavidTO

Humungus wrote:

Ok...cant find it 4 sale in 0z (bunch a tree dwelling banjo players i tells ya !!)

...who do you blokes recommend as an on-line bookseller in the US ?

You can buy it right from the link I gave you. Amazon.

gus

DavidTO wrote:

You can buy it right from the link I gave you. Amazon.

Tks david...i was just wondering if you or anyone bought from them or someplace else for books.

I ...er (cough) ..dont tend to read a lot other than National Geographic.

It has all i need.

Gus

DavidTO

Humungus wrote:

Tks david...i was just wondering if you or anyone bought from them or someplace else for books.

I ...er (cough) ..dont tend to read a lot other than National Geographic.

It has all i need.

Gus

I'm an Amazon man, myself.

pathfinder

Humungus wrote:

Tks david...i was just wondering if you or anyone bought from them or someplace else for books.

I ...er (cough) ..dont tend to read a lot other than National Geographic.

It has all i need.

Gus

Gus - I've spent a bloody fortune at Amazon, and never regretted it. They are easy to do business with, accept exchanges without whining, and ship promptly. They are not always the very cheapest, but they are in the hunt.

I listened to a speech here 2 years ago by Robert Ballard, the discover of the Titanic, and he mentioned briefly in passing two out of print books that he read as a child that led him into studying undersea exploration. I found them both as used books on Amazon!! How cool is that!? One was Noah's Flood by Ryan and Pitman. The other was Deep Water, Ancient Ships by Bascom which had been a book in the Bartlett Illinois Public Library - It still had the library card in it! Amazon sells camera goodies too.....

gus

Thanks PF...i will order tonight.

gus

wxwax wrote:

If it gets to be a pain, Gus, I can easily buy and ship to you. Not a problem.

For some reason (possibly to do with strategic arms limitations) i cant buy the book.

OI VAY !!!

Waxy have you got pay pal ?

And will the 2nd seller here (fantastic shopping) ship to you ?

Ta
Gus

DavidTO

Humungus wrote:

For some reason (possibly to do with strategic arms limitations) i cant buy the book.

OI VAY !!!

Waxy have you got pay pal ?

And will the 2nd seller here (fantastic shopping) ship to you ?

Ta
Gus

Why would you buy from the second seller when his price is the same as Amazons?

Gus, PM me your addy, and I'll buy and ship it to you in exchange for something of equal value from OZ. How's that? Something the kids might like.

wxwax

Humungus wrote:

For some reason (possibly to do with strategic arms limitations) i cant buy the book.

OI VAY !!!

Waxy have you got pay pal ?

And will the 2nd seller here (fantastic shopping) ship to you ?

Ta
Gus

Yup. I'll PM you. Unless you want to work out David's deal, which sounds like fun.

gus

DavidTO wrote:

Why would you buy from the second seller when his price is the same as Amazons?

Gus, PM me your addy, and I'll buy and ship it to you in exchange for something of equal value from OZ. How's that? Something the kids might like.

Because i have no idea what im doing & i thought amazons was a group of retailers that sold 2nd hand stuff....come on mate...im in a back water here.

Ok...that sounds like a good deal. I just went out the back to check stocks, i have left an echidna (not for the littlies) ..a wombat (smelly & bites but friendly)...and a tree kangaroo (very delusional & does get paranoid)

Seriously mate thats a great idea...will PM you my addy shortly.

Gus

DavidTO

Humungus wrote:

Because i have no idea what im doing & i thought amazons was a group of retailers that sold 2nd hand stuff....come on mate...im in a back water here.

Ok...that sounds like a good deal. I just went out the back to check stocks, i have left an echidna (not for the littlies) ..a wombat (smelly & bites but friendly)...and a tree kangaroo (very delusional & does get paranoid)

Seriously mate thats a great idea...will PM you my addy shortly.

Gus

I don't quite know what I'd do without Amazon. There's one in Germany, UK, why not down under?