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# The Adobe Photoshop CS5 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    One of the best
  

*by W***Y on Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2023*

I was thinking of taking a Photoshop refresher course($375), but this book is all I need. Shows you all the tips and tricks and more. Not only that, they are very easy to learn, or this books makes it seem so. Everything is well illustrated with Step1, Step2, Step3, etc.  so you are not jumping from page to page, chapter to chapter. This is one of the Best books written by Kelby in my opinion and I have several. Nothing too deep or complicated.

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    Very Good for Photographers
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2013*

I'm not quite sure how to summarize this book, but will give it a try of course. Kelby knows his stuff, no question, and he does a pretty good job of filling you in on what you don't already know with respect to fixing those average, as well as good, photos of yours. You WILL learn to make better prints in the end, though Kelby only touches on printing at the end of the book. The book is a Camera Raw (which I really needed) and Photoshop primer, except that you do need to know a lot of the basics, especially of Photoshop, already. (Here's where it's hard to summarize.) He will tell you of some fairly basic stuff, such as how to use Curves, how to Crop in a number of different ways, how to sharpen and/or reduce noise, how to Dodge and Burn, and all the rest to much to mention, but he doesn't really ever explain what a Layer IS. You see? He assumes you know that already, that is, what a Layer is and reasons for using them at all. That's also true of masking and a few other basics of Photoshop. Actually, I think his chapters concerning Camera Raw are some of the best in the book, as it is a bit more explanatory, or so it seemed to me. But then I had less knowledge of Camera Raw than of Photoshop.So, it's not a book for beginners but it's still a book for beginners. Sorry about that. If you've at least got the basics of Photoshop already then this is a very good book that teaches about all of Photoshop, and Camera Raw, photographic capabilities and what you can do with those. Don't look for a chapter on Photoshop 3D, however, or, say, anything about painting in Photoshop. Those aren't what he teaches. He teaches photography like it says on the cover of the book, "for digital photographers." There are many more tools in Photoshop not necessarily intended for photography, though Photoshop remains first and foremost a digital darkroom, and Camera Raw even more so. Camera Raw is strictly for photography and it should not be ignored, even if Photoshop by itself has most of the same tools. Camera Raw can still outshine Photoshop in certain respects and Kelby points out where as well as how. He's excellent on Camera Raw in particular. I can't possibly list all that's in the book, as it's jam-packed with methods both basic and more advanced, bearing in mind that Kelby is himself a commercial photographer--at least in this book.At the end of each chapter are his "Photoshop Killer Tips," a lot of which are pretty neat, if not all of them. A few aren't so "killer." But most are and well worth knowing. Can't give any away here, but I'd guess that some of them aren't known by a lot of pros. Kelby will also lead you to a fantastic plug-in to try out and then buy if you can afford it. Man, it's a really good one, in my opinion! I'll probably spend the dough to get it after having tried it out. It includes, though Kelby doesn't say a lot about the plug-in per se, a terrific noise reducing tool, something Photoshop notoriously lacks. Camera Raw's is better.The book is very well organized, which I always appreciate. Having said that, and after adding that what is in this book could make you into a pro as long as you otherwise take great photos, there are spots where the book suffers from insufficient explanation of some method or other, or of some tool or other; i.e. using Photoshop's new Refine Edge tool. If you work at these things long enough you'll eventually work out how it works, but on these occasions a little more in the way of explanation would help.I took a star off for that reason in general. In fact, all of these instruction books suffer from a common syndrome that really bugs me; namely, using as illustrations photos that are perfectly suited to the use of a given method or tool. I get why authors do it but I'm still bugged by it. Just once I'd like to see one of them use a really tough example of how to do something. E.g., try that Refine Edge tool on a photo with a background a lot more busy and it doesn't work so well, or try dodging or burning an area not so well defined as in the case of the photo used by an author specifically chosen for the purpose of illustrating dodging and burning. I tried to get the Refine Edge tool to work on a photo of some trees against a fairly dark background, wherein contrast was not so great, and forgetaboutit. Not happening. Against a clear bright sky it would have been easy, but not all photos come like that. And I wonder if there's a way I could do it but just can't find out or if there's just no way. (One way that helps a little with the Refine Edge tool is to temporarily blow up contrast and THEN try the tool. Hey, Adobe, the older tool was better.)Most all of these instructional writers are lazy about this, including Kelby, who's otherwise an engaging and clear writer 95% of the time. And not to say Kelby isn't ever critical of both programs. He certainly is on several occasions, even chastising Adobe, and I LIKE THAT. The book really is very good and I DO recommend it for serious photographers. Great reference book to have around too.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Should Be Bundled with Photoshop
  

*by N***0 on Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2010*

I bought the three previous editions of this book for previous versions of Photoshop and refer to them constantly, so buying this one when I upgraded to CS5 was an automatic decision. As a member of a camera club, I process lots of photos for competitions and other purposes and Scott's books have made all the difference in the quality of my final images.An advantage Scott's books have over some other Photoshop books I've tried is that his books are both descriptive and prescriptive. Some descriptive books tell you, in great detail, how Photoshop features work, but not when to use them, what settings work best, and why you'd use one technique over another. Scott includes some description, but devotes his time to prescribing very specifically what you should do, including exact numbers for such things as the sliders in the HDR panel, for sharpening different types of photos, etc. This is a cookbook, and it's got great recipes.I keep it right next to my computer and look up techniques, both new ones and ones I've used before whose steps I've forgotten. And the fact that this is a book--and not a YouTube video, instructional DVD, online manual or help forum, or e-book--matters. Those sources all have their place, but for convenience, rapid and random access, and the ability to follow a step-by-step approach at your own pace, a book is the best reference source.I understand why some reviewers say they don't think it's necessary to buy this edition if you have the previous edition, but I've had that same decision to make three times, and I believe you're missing out if you don't "upgrade" the book when you upgrade the application. If you don't, it's like buying the new model of the car you owned before, but not buying the new owner's manual and instead just using the old one. Sure, some of the features are the same and work the same, like the brake, but you're missing out on learning about and using new features that give you new capabilities, like the navigation system. For most people, those new features are one of main reasons they chose to upgrade in the first place.The section on HDR in the new book is good example. There was a section on HDR in the CS4 book, but Scott's take-away message was, Don't use it--use Photomatix instead. In this book he says, "Photoshop CS5's HDR Pro is one of the biggest stars of the entire CS5 upgrade ... which makes this a really usable and powerful tool ...".  To take advantage of the new functionality you paid for--like HDR, the new Mini Bridge, and so on--you need the new book.One more point on the comparison between new and older editions of the book: The sections that appear in both books are similar, but not identical. They've been revised to reflect changes in the program, include new demo images, and have some changed sub-sections. Also, don't throw out your CS4 (and previous) books--some really useful techniques in each book don't make it into the new book; not because they're outdated but because if everything gets carried over from book to book, there would be no room for the new material.I also like the addition of the Killer Tips section at the end of each chapter. Using them saves time and make you feel like a power user.All in all, this book is such a key to producing much-improved images with Photoshop that Adobe should bundle it with the program.

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