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Scott Kelby's 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 ( Review) - no CS4 or CS5 version but it is still applicable and a MUST OWN book).

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CC (see my Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop CS3 book review which still applies to newer editions).

Okay, here in order of importance (always read #1 first) are the books I recommend you read if you want to master Photoshop: Once again I'll repeat, the important thing to remember when reading Photoshop books is that you MUST apply what you've read on the computer and in this case you must also WORK WITH THE SAMPLE FILES!!!! Just cut to the chase, what's your recommend reading list? This book has helped me tremendously and I know it will do the same for you.

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While it may seem like I'm becoming a bit of a Kelby fan boy, the reality is that the guy just knows how to write great books in a way that gets down to business so you can get your work done. Yep, that's right - it's the same Scott Kelby that wrote The Digital Photography Book - Volume 1 (2nd Edition) which is #1 on my list of recommended Photography books.

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For this I've found that there is one definitive MUST READ Photoshop book for anyone who as ever wanted to create pro looking photos and its called Scott Kelby's 7 Point System for Photoshop CS3. Once you see that you can do cool stuff yourself, then you have the motivation to read all of those other good Photoshop books. Now there are a handful of really great Photoshop books, but there comes a point where you just want to get on with it and start doing some cool stuff. Okay, I know the basics now just show me how to do cool stuff If you simply read it and move on then you'll forget it, so practical application is essential.

However, the important thing to remember when reading Photoshop books is that you MUST apply what you've read on the computer. If you are a Photoshop novice (and it is okay to admit that you are) then I highly recommend you start with Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CC ( My old CS3 version review). If you don't know how to add or subtract from a selection or even what all of the selection tools do, then it will drive you insane when the book simply says 'select the girl in the photo' who inevitably has wispy hair going everywhere! One of the problems with most Photoshop books is that they've forgotten that there are still people on this planet who don't know the fundamentals of Photoshop. Fear not, you aren't alone! Starting with the Basics In essence you've spend a fortune on a product that doesn't really do much to help you with your photos. It's easy to buy a stack of books and never get anywhere beyond cropping then clicking Auto Levels, Auto Contrast, and Auto Color (and possibly Variations if you've discovered that one) and calling it a day. If you are like me you find Photoshop to be both poorly laid out and daunting to learn.

I've now had time to read a big stack of Photoshop books and have some concrete recommendations to go along with that article now. One of my top blog posts was my article entitled ' Which Books Should I Read?' lacked a detailed discussion about Photoshop books because of the time of its writing I was still getting up to speed on Photoshop.