Any suggestions on good photoshop books or know of a thread already on this subject? I am relatively new to Photoshop. I am really interested in portrait post-processing.
Any suggestions on good photoshop books or know of a thread already on this subject? I am relatively new to Photoshop. I am really interested in portrait post-processing.
I own a bunch of books on Photoshop that cover a wide variety of topics. Most of the books emphasize a particular area. Which of the following are you most interested in learning about?
Learning how to use individual Photoshop features (like cloning or shadow/highlight or healing brush) - e.g. a Photoshop reference book
Learning how to use Adobe Camera RAW
Learning how to use Photoshop specifically for photo retouching
Any suggestions on good photoshop books or know of a thread already on this subject? I am relatively new to Photoshop. I am really interested in portrait post-processing.
There are already a lot of detailed reviews all over the web on these volumes so no need to get into that here. I could be partial to Eismann’s books because I first learned the most from her first volumes. (More than I actually learned in college classes, but that could be because I was in college at the time :P )
Tech books are tricky though, everyone has different ways in which they learn best. I’d just read as many reviews on Amazon and other sites on as many books as time allows and see if any are geared more towards your preferences in learning and reading.
The one book I really reccomend is "the photoshop CS2 book for photographers" by scott Kelby.
Great Great book!
Contains a chapter on portrait processing but also covers everything from cropping, presenting etc etc, cant reccomend it enough.
Only thing wrong with this book is that the index sucks. Will have lots of I know read it in here somewhere but now I can't find it moments. The table of contents much more useful when looking up a subject.
Thanks for all your opinions. I have access to a safari account on the O'Reilly website which allows me to view most of these books online. I apologize for the late response. Thanks so much again for your help!
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I own a bunch of books on Photoshop that cover a wide variety of topics. Most of the books emphasize a particular area. Which of the following are you most interested in learning about?
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... it would be Kevin Ames' "Art of photographying women". There is also a newer version (for CS2) due soon, but it is not out yet..
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Great Great book!
Contains a chapter on portrait processing but also covers everything from cropping, presenting etc etc, cant reccomend it enough.
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I've linked the one's that I've found most useful:
Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching
Photoshop Masking & Compositing
Photoshop LAB Color: The Canyon Conundrum and Other Adventures in the Most Powerful Colorspace
Professional Photoshop: The Classic Guide to Color Correction
There are already a lot of detailed reviews all over the web on these volumes so no need to get into that here. I could be partial to Eismann’s books because I first learned the most from her first volumes. (More than I actually learned in college classes, but that could be because I was in college at the time :P )
Tech books are tricky though, everyone has different ways in which they learn best. I’d just read as many reviews on Amazon and other sites on as many books as time allows and see if any are geared more towards your preferences in learning and reading.
Good Luck and Let us know what you decide on.
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Perfect for a beginner.
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My www. place is www.belperphoto.co.uk
My smugmug galleries at http://stuarthill.smugmug.com
Is reading that hard? :whip
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Only thing wrong with this book is that the index sucks. Will have lots of I know read it in here somewhere but now I can't find it moments. The table of contents much more useful when looking up a subject.
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