Books for Photoshop CS2

Well just picked up PS CS2 yesterday for $200. Special deal when bought with the colleges site licenses for students and faculty.

Now I am wondering if there is one book that would be best to start with. I have used photoshop elements, but there is a lot more to CS2.

Thanks

What's up doc?! (sorry) Here is my vote for top three CS2 books. Each has a different use. But all are very good and easy to read and follow, IMO.

~ The Photoshop CS2 book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby - This one is a very easy to use, step by step book with tons of good info. Really lays it and covers a great deal of information. I use it often as a quick reference when I need something I might have forgot or never done. Just the other day I looked up "How to change eye color" for example.

~ Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers by Martin Evening - Much more indepth book that goes over both the "How to.." as well as the "why". Includes lots of easy stuff as well as some more advanced options.

~ Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshot CS2 By Bruce Fraser - IMO, this is one of the best books if your intersted in shooting and processing RAW. Covers the background of RAW (how and why to shoot raw) as well as using ACR, Bridge, CS2 in processing raw files. It also includes a lot of good info on automation and batch processing. Again, by far the best RAW book I have seen to date, IMO.

These three pretty much live on my desk and I reference all of them often. I have some others as well, some a by more advanced like dealing with LAB color and such. Anyway, good luck and congrats on the good CS2 deal. Take care~

No need to say you are sorry. In fact I like to have fun with it. I have a tie with Bugs eating a carrot I like to wear sometimes. Gets lots of people saying that.

The Scott Kelby book is what they use to teach the photoshop class at the college where I teach. Maybe I will pick that one up. Thanks for the input.

That Kelby book is great. I use it almost everytime I try something new in CS2.

Really depends on your primary use of PhonyShop, yes?
If it's not learning the program, but learning techniques, then the Kelby book. His techniques are first rate, but as an author Kelby does not resonate with those who do not like his flippant 60s hippy dippy writing.

An alternative is How to Wow PS for Photography (2nd CS2 ed) by Davis & Willmore. Very fast strong techniques. There are two techniqes in this book that sometimes make me more money per workday than cost of the book.

If it's working with RAW, and learning to get 90% of work done in RAW, so all you have to do is sharpen in PSCS2, then certainly Bruce Fraser's CS2 RAW book. In fact, if you relate to his writing style, anything by B. Fraser on RAW, Sharpening, color management, PhotoShop, scanning, Workflow, etc., will save time and money.
He be 'da Man.
E.g., shot this today on Manual @ "Sunny 16."
http://postit.rutgers.​edu …ron%5FSledding%​5F12%2Ejpg
All work in PSCS2 ACR RAW converter, NOTHING in PhotoShop other than a light capture sharpen, as per Fraser's recommendations (his PhotoKit Sharpener). The tonal range and quality stun me. I relish high contrast photography.

Jack