Recommended Books for Photographers

S
Posted By
scb
Jun 8, 2005
Views
215
Replies
6
Status
Closed
Hi Gang,

I make photographs, and that’s pretty much all Photoshop is used for. I have Martin Evening’s books (Photoshop for Photographers) and Katrin Eismann’s book on retouching. Both have been very useful, and both are well worn. I was wondering if there are any other recommended books for working with photographs. I’m not into digital trickery or heavy manipulation, although I can use help with masking, and I don’t understand paths (or even if paths are useful in what I do). I’m getting Katrin Eismann’s book on masking soon, so that’s covered.

Thanks,

Shel (PS CS, WinXP)
Related Tags
book photographer recommendation

MacBook Pro 16” Mockups 🔥

– in 4 materials (clay versions included)

– 12 scenes

– 48 MacBook Pro 16″ mockups

– 6000 x 4500 px

TM
Trevor_Morris
Jun 8, 2005
Yes, Martin Evening’s Photoshop for Photographers is a good choice.

Another one to consider is Photoshop Color Correction by Michael Kieran ( <http://tinyurl.com/cqkfr> ). [If you’re interested in it, send me an email (available in my profile), and I can give you more details and suggest the cheapest place to get it.]

And, of course, if you’re shooting RAW, you absolutely must have Bruce Fraser’s Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 ( <http://tinyurl.com/8ugrj> ). I think you can get a deal on that one directly from the Peachpit Press website.
CK
Christine_Krof_Shock
Jun 8, 2005
Dan Margulis: Professional Photoshop and if you can find it Photoshop Channel Chops by Bruce Fraser et al. (supposedly Peachpit is reprinting it)
RH
Rene_Hache
Jun 8, 2005
Personally I prefer Margulis’ Professional Photoshop to Kieran’s Photoshop Color correction, although Kieran’s is more accessible to a beginner.

And Trevor’s recommendation of Real World Adobe Camera RAW is a very good one.

Rene
TM
Trevor_Morris
Jun 8, 2005
Yes, I should have thought to mention Dan Margulis’ Professional Photoshop, as I also have that one.
SG
Stephen_Gingold
Jun 8, 2005
I agree with all the above suggestions and add this if you are a Nature photographer. John Shaw is a great nature photographer and this e-book is specifically just to get the most out of straight forward outdoor photography. He’s a pro who just is interested in "developing" a good photograph.

<http://www.johnshawphoto.com/news.htm>
S
scb
Jun 9, 2005
Thanks for the suggestions 😉

shel

Must-have mockup pack for every graphic designer 🔥🔥🔥

Easy-to-use drag-n-drop Photoshop scene creator with more than 2800 items.

Related Discussion Topics

Nice and short text about related topics in discussion sections