The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)

I am a fan of Scott Kelby's work, and this text is very useful to those who want to "hit the ground running" with PS CS3. The layout of the book itself could use some tweaking (there's no step 1... step 2... step 3..., just conversational dialogue and pictures), and Scott's priorities may not be yours, so break free from the need to go "front to back" and just skip to the sections you need, especially if you're already familiar with Photoshop. He does provide some useful tricks and tips and his sense of humor is, as ever, firmly intact. It's a little jarring at first when you're expecting your standard dry textbook, but once you get used to it, Scott's humor helps you actually remember what he's teaching you.

Kelby is the best. If you want all the mind-numbing explanation of what makes something work in PS, go elsewhere. But if you just want a guy to walk you step by step through how to get results fast without a lot of hassle, buy everything you can by Kelby.

Thanks, Scott, for a fun book that takes all the technical outta manuals! Your quick-wit draws attention and I often found myself answering the questions you were posing to yourself! Some of my favorite techniques you teach in this book are about the high-contrast b/w editing and the color with b/w. My brides are happy, their mothers are happy and that means my pets can eat for another week! Now, if you can only teach me how to dance to "Soulja Boy" for all these receptions as easily I'll buy ya a cocktail!:-)

I'm enjoying this book very much. The steps are laid out in a way that is easy to follow and understand. Still learning and working with this.

This is a MUST-BUY book for annyone who has upgraded to Adobe CS3. Scott Kelby, the author, is THE #1 expert when it comes to Photoshop and digital photography. I swear buy his books... get them all!