help needed!!!!

[katie]

hey all!
im a starter in photoshop and need some help!i've just purchased the latest CS2 :D and would like to know if there are any good books out there that could teach me more about it. the only thing i could find here are 2 books of scott kelby(which are great!!!!!) but they're only step-by-step techniques which are easy to follow, with amazing results :D what i want are the basics of photoshop.something like photoshop bible(if it exists ;) or abc of photoshop, written in an easy to coprehend(for a girl :rolleyes: ) language!
would be greateful if you could help me!
thanxxxxxxx

[GuyB]

For a starter, you could take a look at that site :

www.photoshopbooks.com/

[bhenry]

Hi Katie,


Photoshop CS Studio Techniques by Ben Willmore is a great book.

The Classroom in a Book series is always a good starter book as well.

Good luck on your search!

[The Repro Kid]

One more thing to consider is what type of photoshop user you are and/or intend to be. Photoshop basics books are usually divided into what type of things you use it for.

A photoshop basics book for photographers will be quite a bit different than a photoshop basics book for designers.

Photoshop user come several flavors,
mainly:

Photographers, designers, fine artists, color corrector/dot etchers, retouchers, pre-press/production.

Pick your area of interest and then pick your books. Unfortunately, Photoshop usage is too broad to make one all encompassing, basics book.

[Creativepaintballer]

Hi Katie,


Photoshop CS Studio Techniques by Ben Willmore is a great book.

The Classroom in a Book series is always a good starter book as well.

Good luck on your search!

bhenry is very right if your wanting to learn it all then Ben Willmore updates Photoshop Studio Techniques for CS2 is the book you need to get written in away that everyone can understand... plus this is the guy that adobe goes to when they need help with photoshop. good luck picking a book hopes its Bens

[katie]

thanx lads for your help!tomorrow i'll go for my search of those books you mentioned! hope they have them here in the small town of galway :) well, there's always an internet but it takes ages to ship it over to ireland...i tried the peachpit site an turned out that if i was to make my order now the books would be send to me only on the 10th of dec! that's way too long!i want to get started with the photoshop as soon as possible! so keep your fingers crossed for my search!
thanks again! hear you when i hear you!
katie

[The Repro Kid]

Maybe you chould check some local libraries?

[mojo]

a great place for lots of training on Photoshop and many other programs would be lynda.com for $25 a month U.S. you can look at as many online video tutorials as you like. I use it and it is great

Later,
Mojo

[tfry]

Check out

www.scottkelbybooks.com too :)

[pcproff]

Katie,

If you just want a book that teaches you all the tools and what the tools can do. Adobe Classroom in a Book is the sure way to go. If you want to special effects and photo correction look elsewhere. But to learn the tools this is the book for you. Good Luck.

[Don Boyett]

Deke McClelland's Photoshop CS 2 one-on-one is excellent (has interactive CD and on-line connection as well). Check him out on Amazon. He's one of PS's most prolific writers and instructors.

[The Repro Kid]

Katie mentioned that it takes in excess of two months to ship books over to Ireland, and that she wants to get started right away. Yet people keep suggesting books...

But then again, I wonder if Adobe might have better shipping times than amazon? They are a big international company. If they had better shipping times, then buying their classroom books would be better than waiting two months.

Mojo had an excellent suggestion with Lynda.com. I forgot about Lynda.com until he mentioned it. I have access to Lynda through my work and there is more than enough material to get started on, and may actually be a better deal in long-run when compared to shipping times. I've never gone through the photoshop material but I've gone through some of the after effects 5.0 stuff and it was more than helpful. However I also went through some final cut stuff and it was helpful but watching it was like puling teeth. So you never know, but over all, Lynda.com or something similar might be ideal for Katie's situation.

[pinkbunny]

I would recommand www.lynda.com to check out too. I also signed up too.