Recommended Books for CS5

Hi all,

Apologies if this has already been asked somewhere else but I did a search and nothing specific was evident.

I would like to ask if anybody has any recommendations for good CS5 books in order to learn techniques for post processing images.

I like the 100 tips and tricks series.

I'm happy to browse online and do a bit of research but wanted to ask on here first.

Best wishes,

Adam

Martin Evening's book is superb, but there are plenty of different ones at different skill levels.

Do you mean this one, John?

I second that choice great book

That's the one. Latest in a long line of excellent, definitive tomes.

Definitive, as in up towards the advanced end of the spectrum?

Today is the last day of my Amazon Prime trial, so I want to use it for something

Definitive as in the most authoritative sources of information.

These books are suitable for more advanced photographers and may be hard work for beginners, but they are not out of reach of beginners.

Thanks - I've ordered it. It's about time I learned how to use the thing properly

I have Martin Evening's guide, and it is certainly comprehensive. However, I find I tend to use Scott Kelby's book (the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Book for Digital Photographers) as it is simpler and easier to follow. It is smaller, about half the size, albeit not as inclusive. If I were to have just one guide, it would be Kelby's book, as my bookshelves groan with detailed reference books that demand inordinate effort simply to find the relevant sections.

Sounds more my level, have a book token for smiths wonder how much they will charge for it

Have you got the lightroom 3 book, same author?

Thanks for all the suggestions folks - i'll get right on it.

Best wishes,

Adam

I have Martin Evening's book on Lightrrom 3 and my son has Scott Kelby's. Evening's book is more in-depth, but Kelby's book is easier to read. You could probably buy both authors books on CS5 from Amazon for a similar price to buying just one of them from WH Smith, Waterstones etc.