Please help with Photoshop CS

[shoot_a_star]

I am new to Photoshop. Any masters out there would give me a link or recommend books, CDs....to learn. Also, where do I download or buy the comprehensive filter or plug-ins out there?

thanks
SAT

[ohenry]

Go buy Scott Kelby's book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers

[tim]

That's a great book that ohenry suggested. I also really like "Camera RAW with Adobe Photoshop CS". There should be a CS2 version out soon too.

[PhotosGuy]

Seen these?
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=57523
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34606
They're at the top of "Post processing and printing"

[ajmcdo]

Deke McClelland's Photoshop Bible is a great read and also a great reference.
Wombat

[lancea]

Go buy Scott Kelby's book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers
The CS2 version has been released (and should be sitting in my hands early next week :) ). The CS2 version of Real World Camera RAW is due out in a couple of weeks. Thanks goodness for these forums - a donation works out tonnes cheaper than buying more books!

[weemannie]

Scott Kelby's book is excellent. You might also want to look at the Total Training DVD suite. I have some of their stuff and its very very good:)

[Goofup]

A book I found that I'm working through (I'm a beginner to Photoshop too) and I think is really good is "Photoshop CS Accelerated" by IT Publishing Team. Full color, work file CD, and don't let the title fool you- it takes you in baby steps right from the very beginning assuming you know absolutely nothing. About $30, but it's really helping me.

[Howie Rosen]

This will mor than help you.

http://www.popphoto.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=7840

[jojiboy]

Excellent link Howie. Have Scott Kelby's "Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers" and I agree, it's an excellent book.