The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers

by Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby , the best-selling Photoshop author in the world today, once again takes this book to a whole new level as he uncovers the latest, most important and most exciting new Adobe Photoshop CS2 techniques for digital photographers. This major update to this award-winning, record-breaking book does something for digital photographers that's never been done before--it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly "how to do it." It's not a bunch of theory; it doesn't challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure it out on your own. Instead, Scott shows you step-by-step the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge digital photographers and, best of all, he shows you, flat-out, exactly which settings to use, when to use them, and why. That's why the previous version of this book took the digital photography world by storm. But now, his new CS2, version is even bigger, even better, and exposes even more of the pros most closely guarded secrets, including a special chapter which shows, for the first time ever, step-by-step how to how to set-up Photoshop's color management. He does it by throwing out all the theory, all the techno-babble, and all the confusing charts and graphs and instead just shows you exactly what you need to do (and nothing more). LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT Each year Scott trains thousands of professional photographers how to use Photoshop, and almost without exception they have the same questions, the same problems, and the same challenges--and that's exactly what he covers in this book. You'll If you're a digital photographer and you're ready to learn the "tricks of the trade"--the same ones that today's leading pros use to correct, edit, sharpen, retouch, and present their work; then this is the book for you.

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Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference, Education

482 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Scott Kelby is an American author and publisher of periodicals dealing in Macintosh and Personal Computer software, specifically for design professionals, photographers, and artists.

Kelby is editor and publisher of Photoshop User and Layers magazines, president and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and is president of Kelby Media Group, an Oldsmar, Florida-based software training, education, and publishing firm.
Kelby is a photographer, designer, and the award-winning author of more than 40 books.

Reviews

[Lunamania · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm looking for a book to walk me through setting up a clean digital workflow. This guy knows his stuff, but is in serious need of an editor--the book would be half the length if you removed all the self-amused geekery. If I wanted that kind of guide, I'd troll the message boards of photoshop websites...

[Stephen Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book on using the basics of Adobe Photoshop CS2. The author explains what some of the more popular tools in Photoshop and then walks you through an example of how to accomplish the effect.

The book is filled with Kelby's sense of humour which will have you groaning more than a few times, but the content is very good.

Some tips are not applicable to the new version of CS3, but some are.

[Daisy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I'm reading the CS2 book and using it for CS4 it is VERY helpful! There is so much to learn with photoshop and this really hits on some useful stuff! I checked it out from the libaray and didn't even finish it before it was due back. This is probably one of the only books I've checked out more than once!

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

i taught 'photoshop for photographers' from this book - kelby has a dorky sense of humor but admire both his ability to be deceptively simple - there's a lot of meat in this book - and i really liked working with his photos. he's a really good photographer, again, making something simple into something pretty great!

[firman · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's cool book...you can learn about photography from basic,,it give base knowledge about level.curve and trick to make photo better else,,,and in last chapter,you'll find trick to create border for photo...

[Dubravko Jurina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scott Kelby does a great job making a distance between beginners and professional approach to image manipulation. He explains all the things you need to now when doing certain manipulation in Photoshop. Also a dose of healthy humor make this book stand out.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG! So helpful! If you've even got a mild interest in digital photography (a digital camera, and photoshop) this is the book to get started with. Very easy to follow.

[Decy · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice to learn, good !

[Puja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, useful. But I think I wish I got the Martin Evening version.

[Maribeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Scott Kelby - he rocks!

[Nutmaster Saleewan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Carillisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very "user friendly". Great instructions and easy to follow his steps. Wonderful addition to the Photoshop Programs.

[Janene Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

My go-to book for photoshop questions. As always, I love to hear Kelby's voice and personality shine through his writing. Even if it is just a basic tutorial, he always adds some spice to it!

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scott Kelby is one of my favorites

[David Ho · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have for those new to Photoshop. This is specially written for Digital Photographers how has limited knowledge on Photoshop for post processing work.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scott is a great author and his explanations on how to do things is a great way to start learning photoshop.

[Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great "how to" book that can make any amateur look like a professional. After years of photo retouching, I still refer to this book for tips and techniques.

[Alkis Romeos · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty good

[Joeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

practical guide for common problems in the digital photo era.