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Garry Black Photography

Question:

I am trying to learn Photoshop, what books can you recommend?

Answer:

Photoshop 5 Bible by Deke McClelland and Real World Photoshop 5 by David Blatner and Bruce Fraser are the two books that I use most of the time. I recommend you get familiar with the basic tools and concepts (layers, layer modes, layer masks, adjustment layers) and then start to work on a project, learning by doing what you need to do at that time. This is the time that you should refer to the books. Trying to read any Photoshop book (except maybe Artistry) from front to back is a painful process.