If you have Adobe Photoshop CS2 and a digital camera and you're looking for a good book that will help you get the most from them, then The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers is the book you are looking for. This book assumes that sooner or later and let me tell you it will be sooner, that you will get an image from your digital camera that isn't perfect. That is mostly what this book is about, helping you adjust and correct them so that they are as near perfect as is humanly possible. It is astonishing just what can be done to a digital camera image in Adobe Photoshop. Underexposed, over exposed, color casts, softness, and more as surprisingly easy to correct and this book shows you how.

 

This full color book is loaded with useful procedures, screen shots, sample images and more. It is easy to read and easy to follow. All of the procedures include step-by-step instructions. Nearly every step is visually documented with either a screen shot of image sample. The other thing I like about this book is that it contains both simple procedures and more in-depth procedures and these "higher-end" procedures are pointed indicated with a "For Pros Only" logo. But, even these "For Pros Only" procedures are easy to do thanks to the clear and easy to read text and the ample screen and image shots.

 

The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers covers such procedures as; using Adobe bridge to create full screen slide shows, mastering Adobe Camera RAW, cropping using the rule of 3rds, calibrating your monitor the right way, drag and drop instant color correction, adjusting RGB flash tones, removing color casts with one-click, converting your images to black and white, dealing with digital noise, compensating for too much flash, saving blurry photos, cloning away unwanted objects, remove blemishes, colorizing hair, whitening eyes and teeth, replicating traditional photography filters, creating panoramas, image sharpening, and much more.

 

Chapters:

Chapter 1: Bridge Essentials
Chapter 2: Advanced Bridge Techniques
Chapter 3: Mastering Camera RAW
Chapter 4: Resizing and Cropping
Chapter 5: Color Management Step-by-Step
Chapter 6: Color Correction Secrets
Chapter 7: Photoshop in Black and White
Chapter 8: Dealing with Image Problems
Chapter 9: Removing Unwanted Objects
Chapter 10: Retouching Portraits
Chapter 11: Photographic Special Effects
Chapter 12: Creating Panoramas
Chapter 13: Sharpening Techniques
Chapter 14: How to Show Your Work
Chapter 15: Showing Your Client

This is another great book from Scott Kelby one of the best Adobe Photoshop authors around. If you're looking for one book to help you get the most from Adobe Photoshop CS2, your digital camera and your digital photos this is the book. It is loaded with information every user can use and put to good use.