I know this may be very subjective. What book do you recommend to learn Photoshop CC 2014?

I recently acquired program. Signed up at a local community college to take an on line beginner's course. What reference book do you like?

Taking the college class is a good step. It will bring you up to speed much quicker than learning on your own. Though I never discourage learning on your own as that is how I did it.
As for books, there are a huge slew of books available. Searching amazon is a good place to start.
To be honest though, most of my training came from videos so even if your not a big fan of video tutorials, don't rule them out completely. There are times when they can show what a book can not.
(free)
http://creativesuitepodcast.com/
http://kelbytv.com/
http://tv.adobe.com/
(pay)
http://kelbyone.com/
http://Lynda.com
Kelby team also writes books which are available in most book stores.
Scott Kelby - Amazon.com: scott kelby: Books
Cory Barker - Amazon.com: cory barker: Books
Matt Kloskowski - Amazon.com: matt kloskowski: Books
RC Concepcion - Amazon.com: rc concepcion: Books
Steve Caplin has a few good books as well, which were recommended to me from a member of the abobe forums. 100% Photoshop, and How to cheat in Photoshop. - Amazon.com: steve caplin: Books
This should get you started.

Similar Messages

What book would you recommend for learning Logic EXPRESS 9?

Hello.
I'm going to be getting Logic Express 9 in the next few days. I was wondering if any of you can recommend a good, up-to-date, book for learning the ins and outs of Logic Express 9? I've seen a few on Amazon.com that are for Logic PRO and Express. My concern is that they'll spend a lot of time on talking about Pro functionality and I may be left up in the air with wanting to know what I need to know about Express.
Please let me know why you like the book(s) that you're recommending, too.
Thanks very much.
p.s. I used Opcode's "Vision" about 20 years ago. I'm hoping that I'll be able to pick-up Logic Express 9 fairly quickly.

Hi
You should not be concerned about 'Pro vs Express'.: they are essentially the same program, with the same functionality. The primary differences are listed here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4229
The general word seems to be that The Apple Pro Training Series book by David Nahmani is a very good place to start.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Logic-Express/dp/0321636805/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1304612428&sr=8-1
CCT

What books do you recommend?

I started using Photoshop literally years ago, but then stopped using it for about 3 years. I purchased Photoshop Elements 4.0 and have started diving into it again.
I have the basics (and if you watched some of my previous posts), I have developed some standard workflows etc...
I just picked it up by playing (not really reading).
Can you recommend a book (and/or magazines) that will help me go to the next level.
I think something that will also teach fundamental photo theory such as "curves" and such would be helpful - because I don't understand that stuff.
I just know how to play with levels and the shadow/highlight dialogs to get the pictures I want.
Any help or suggestions would be great!

I ended up getting the Missing Manual and also The Hidden Powers of PSE 4 by Lynch. I am about 1/2 way through the Missing Manual - and it is GREAT.
I didn't realize all the things I wasn't using in the program. Some I should have (obvious) and some that weren't obvious.
I installed the Lynch CD but haven't read the book to understand it.
I also picked up Rick Sammon's Guide to Digital Photography that covers a lot of general imaging and photography concepts that help fill in some fundamentals... I haven't really cracked that open but will let you know when I do (if it's worth it).
Some tips I already learned:
a) I never realized that the Hidden Tag will hide (by default) pictures.... when you tag - they don't hide until you press F5 or exit and restart the organizer. (DUH!)
b) A GREAT explanation of how to use tags vs collections. Really helped.
c) Great explanation of what to explore (experiment with) and when. I never really played that much with blending because I didn't understand it and I solved the problem other ways, but now I found many tricks that make simple changes easy. For example, duplicate any layer and choose multiply or screen. You just increased/decreased about 1 F-Stop. Quick and easy. Many others.
d) Best explanation of all the strengths and weaknesses of the various selection tools.
Well I got to get back to reading :) ... I should have RTFM or is it RTFHM (hidden manual) a long time ago...

What tutorials would you recommend to learn how to create a product brochure?

I am a beginner on Adobe InDesign CS6 and having just got my first marketing job focused on creating product brochures, I need to work through quite a few tutorials to get me up to speed, I have a basic understanding of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop but I need to be competent in these programmes to create product brochures/magazine to a high standard.

Well, there are two parts to your learning here.
1. Learn the tools. These are serious professional tools and baffling if you just try to dive in. Worse, if you dive in you will certainly make mistakes, make work hard for yourself, and may need to end up redoing work or doing very poor quality work. A classic example of what happens when diving in: I heard from someone who made office fill-in forms using Photoshop. But a more subtle error is to use InDesign and manually change fonts rather than defining styles.
2. If you purchased a really neat set of carpenter's tools you still wouldn't make a very good cabinet. This is not just about the tools but about graphic design, a mixture of art and craft. If you are lucky, you have an eye for such work and can recognise the bad work around us for what it is - for example, perhaps you can see where there is not enough white space, where there is poor composition of pictures, where the page is unbalanced, the text too tight or too loose, and basically the work doesn't do its job well. Even those with an eye for this can benefit from studying graphic design, but if you don't have that artistic eye, you will need intensive study before you can make brochures to a high standard. Commonly, this is a multi-year full time course.

What book would you recommend for PE9?

I'm been using PE 2 & PE 3 for years and I'm ready to purchase PE9, I know it will be a big learning curve, this is why I haven't already updated. My main interest is restoring old photos or taking a particular thing or person from the photo. I do genealogy, family calendars etc.
Thanks

You could add Barbara's book to the list as well for a comprehensive know-how of PSE 9:
Photoshop Elements 9: The Missing Manual
http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Elements-9-Missing-Manual/dp/1449389678/ref=sr_1_2?s=books &ie=UTF8&qid=1300777248&sr=1-2

First Mac ever (former PC person). What book would you recommend ("MacBook for Dummies" ?) for someone like me who wants to get up to speed quickly ?

I am looking for a book - (maybe something from the "Dummies" series) that will get me up to speed quickly.
I expect to use the MacBook for word processing, email and watching and downloading videos.
Bob

The essential book is Amazon.com: Macintosh Bible, The (8th Edition)
Wow, Macintosh Bible goes back to 2001 - not sure how "essential" the information is in 2012. Happy for you to come back to me on that Kappy and justify your recommendation!
I recommend 'Mac OS X Lion - The Missing Manual' by David Pogue:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mac-OS-Lion-Missing-Manuals/dp/1449397492/ref=sr_1_1?ie= UTF8&qid=1328642593&sr=8-1
The books in the 'for Dummies' series are quite good too but the 'missing manual' book is more thorough and goes into greater depth.

If I upgrade to Mountain Lion on the computer that will install it, will my WIFI still work on the computer that cannot be upgraded? I know this is a very basic question

If I upgrade to Mountain Lion on the computer that will install it, will my WIFI still work on the computer that cannot be upgraded? I know this is a very basic question. Trying to hold out as long as I can, but purchasing an iPhone for Christmas and new iMac next year when warrently expires.

Thank U very much for the quick reply, I wanted to upgrade this weekend, but still on the fence. I can live with the software that is not compatible, they are on another compuetr, just didn't want the obvious stuff to stop working.

I am updating the software on my daughters IPOD touch 4th generation and it is going on 4 hours now. I know this is not normal. What can I do? It synced just fine, but has been stuck on" updating ipod software for 3 hours now!

I am updating the software on my daughters IPOD touch 4th generation and it is going on 4 hours now. I know this is not normal. What can I do? It synced just fine, but has been stuck on "updating ipod software" for 3 hours now!
She has had it for about 6 months and this is the first time we have plugged it into the computer since then. I can not exit out of itunes either.

If you still have the problem after retoring the iPOd to factory defaults/new iPod then The iPod is likely defective and replacement is required. You can make an appoinment at the Genius Bar of an APple store or take it back to BestBuy if within warranty

ITunes randomly stops playing purchases that have previously viewed on the same hardware. It has an error message about HD. How can this issue be resolved? What information is available besides the "learn more" option that does not deal with the problem?

iTunes randomly stops playing purchases that have previously viewed on the same hardware. It has an error message about HD. How can this issue be resolved? What information is available besides the "learn more" option that does not deal with the problem?
Many people have the same problem. However, there is little or nothing readily available to users. This problem has existed for two or more years. Does anyone have anything to offer about this disturbing problem?

Thanks for the suggestion kcell. I've tried both versions
9.0.115 and 9.0.124 and both fail with the policy permission error.
I also tried with and without your crossdomain.xml file but
with the same result. It looks like this file is intended for URL
policy, instead of socket policy. Recently Adobe separated the two.
When I run with the files installed on my dev PC, it does
work, which makes sense because the flash player isn't loaded from
an unknown domain.
I did get one step closer. If a crossdomain.xml in the server
root exists and the socketpolicy file is loaded from the app folder
then the first two warnings disappear. The logs now show:
OK: Root-level SWF loaded:
https://192.168.2.5/trunk/myapp.swf
OK: Policy file accepted: https://192.168.2.5/crossdomain.xml
OK: Policy file accepted:
https://192.168.2.5/trunk/socketpolicy.xml
Warning: Timeout on xmlsocket://192.168.2.5:843 (at 3
seconds) while waiting for socket policy file. This should not
cause any problems, but see
http://www.adobe.com/go/strict_policy_files
for an explanation.
Warning: [strict] Ignoring policy file with incorrect syntax:
xmlsocket://192.168.2.5:993
Error: Request for resource at xmlsocket://192.168.2.5:993 by
requestor from https://192.168.2.5/trunk/myapp.swf is denied due to
lack of policy file permissions.
Which basically says, everything is okay, but you stay out
anyway.
PS: I found the XML schema files here:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer9_security_02.html
and the socket policy schema:
http://www.adobe.com/xml/schemas/PolicyFileSocket.xsd.
UPDATE: When serving up the policy file on port 843 using the
example perl script then the socket connection seems to be accepted
and the connect succeeds. After that flex hangs trying to logon to
the IMAP server.

What computer do you recommend for music production, photo and video editing?

I'm looking to buy a computer mainly for music production with native instruments and photo and video editing with adobe elements. I'd like a crisp image, good sound and also runs as smooth as possible. I am planning on using external hard drives for most of my storage so space isn't an issue for me. I don't mind buying a refurbished computer. I am looking to spend around $3000 to $3500 on the computer itself. What computer do you recommend?

Please do not double post; it gets too confusing for us - the volunteers - if there is more than one.
the new iMac - just introduced - sounds like it'd be the right thing; I'd upgrade to an SSD and the fastest processor offered. You can also add RAM, but I'd do that later as it'll be less expensive and it's very easy to do yourself.
Good luck.

In light of Leopard, Xcode 3.0 and Obj-C 2.0 what book do people recommend

I am new to programming on a Mac or any modern GUI OS for that matter. All the third party books on Mac programming seem to be a couple years out of date. Other then Apple developer docs what book do people recommend as the most relevant today?

You know, "old books" are way enough to learn how Cocoa and Objective-C works. The basis remains in each systems. The books only teaches you to use the basis, then you have to find by yourself the best way to accomplish what you want to do.
And also, Objective-C 2.0 is really new, it was released officially only 4 days ago, it can't already exist books about it.

What product do you recommend if I need to merge different documents & email forms to fill out?

What product do you recommend if I need to merge different documents & email forms to fill out?

What kind of documents?
What are "email forms"?
If you mean PDF files, use Acrobat or the CreatePDF service.

Hello friends, what printer do you recommend for the iMac OS X Mt Lion?

Hello friends, what printer would you recommend for the iMac OS X Mt Lion?

There are hundreds that will work, you need to determine what your needs are and then go shopping. For a list of compatible printers and all-in-one's please look over Apple's advice letter:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669

What program do you recommend to download movies onto my macbook pro

what program do you recommend to download movies onto my macbook pro

iTunes.
Not sure what you're asking. You don't require any software other than what your MacBook Pro already has. If you ever encounter a popup window indicating you need something else, it's a scam and you should ignore it.

I know this may sound silly but i'm scared

ok my parents got me my macbook about 2 months ago and everything's ok until about now. mac's are suppose to be silent computers right? (i've used macs for years but never go into the technical aspect) now my laptop has been whirring a lot.
i know it may not sound like much but it's the same whirring noise my dad's old mac used to make before it froze. and i'm scared of my laptop freezing on me unexpectedly. it tends to make this noise while i'm playing the sims 2 (btw while i was installing the sims 2, it warned me that my processor was under the required 500 whatever-the-units-are ,i forgot, but i clicked ok and play the sims 2 fine) but would stop after some time. now it makes it while i'm doing something simple like using safari or yahoo messenger.
i think it should help to mention that i do quite a bit of downloading. i downloaded a ton of widgets the other day and sometimes get music and some tv shows (and on the itunes store too) and i use limewire sometimes but my laptop whirrs when i do.
so any diagnosis? should i uninstall the sims 2? stop downloading? or use my laptop like normal and hope the whirring wont lead to things to come?
i'm really worried...

Adam White wrote:
It sounds like your fan is constantly running.
That widget I posted will tell you the fan speed, and internal temperatures, and what is chewing up the machine, and . . .
But not as much detail about running apps as Activity Monitor. Good to use both.

I know this may be very subjective. What book do you recommend to learn Photoshop CC 2014?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for