Re: Learning Photo Shop 5

John--

I have several of the mega-sized books on PS, as well as several 
smaller ones. Probably the best, all around book is Photoshop 5 
Bible, by Deke McClelland (IDG Books). Note that there's a Mac 
version and a Windows version.

On certain, specific topics, some of the other books have sections 
that may be more helpful than Deke's book, but for all around 
coverage, it's hard to beat. Another good book is Inside Adobe 
Photoshop 5 Limited Edition, by Gary and Barbara Bouton (New Riders 
Publishing), which is only 1054 pages. I've only read a few sections 
of that book, and don't yet have an opinion on how it would be for a 
PS novice.

Take a look at
	http://www.jetcity.com/~davidh/psbooks/photobooks.html

This should give you a good view of some of the choices available.

IMO, it's worth having several books to learn this program and for 
reference. Sometimes a particular topic is only briefly mentioned in 
one book but is extensively covered in another. Also note that some 
books are organized around specific projects -- how to do something. 
These may be good for picking up very useful tips after you've 
learned the basics.


--Jeff

--Jeff






>Hi All,
>
>Could I get everyone's opinion on what they believe to be a good 
>book for learning Photo Shop 5?  I've now owned a copy of the 
>program for a half year and I've never been successful at figuring 
>it out. It weighs in at 911 pages, but for PS books, that's a plus. 
>PS is a powerful application, and even a 1000-page book doesn't 
>cover everything. Also, you don't have to go through the book 
>cover-to-cover. There probably are area that either don't interest 
>you, or are not high priority.



>
>Please e-mail me privately at <jnunley(at)uswest.net>.
>
>Thanks in advance!

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