Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Photographers: A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC

I have used Classroom in a Book and similar tutorial and reference books for Photoshop and think of myself as being very proficient in using the basic tools Photoshop has to offer but this is by FAR the BEST reference book for Photoshop as applied to working with photographs and feel that reading it has taken my skills to the next level. Mr. Evening explains the "whys" and in many cases the history behind the vast tools and technologies available in Photoshop. He explains the nuances of various approaches available in accomplishing a desired end-result, later allowing me to make much better decisions as to my choice of tools and general approach for my given situation. Very powerful! The book is well-organized so that it's easy to find information on the fly. The screen shots are well-done and very useful. I recommend this comprehensive reference for anyone who takes photo editing in Photoshop seriously. The knowledge will probably save you a lot of time in the long run. It has for me! :-)

Photoshop CS6 is powerful but often difficult to use. Evening's book goes through many examples of using different functions and he also provides additional content and pictures that are used in the chapters via an online web site. I also find many videos on Adobe TV for Photoshop to be very useful. [...] In the book there are a few things that can be hard to find, for example a function called "stamp" is not listed in the index. It is buried under Layers > Merged Copy Layer (page 473) which you might never find so I think there are a few things that might be added to the index. The book is available in printed form as well as a downloadable Kindle book. You can get a free Kindle reader app for the PC desktop computer. The book quality is excellent and is well written. If you can own just one book on Photoshop, this would be it.

I waded through Martin Evening's book on Photoshop CS5 and found it excellent. His book on CS6 is just as good. He approaches PS from a photographer's point of view - a good thing as there are many features in this monster program that have little to no relevance to us. He covers theory and practice. My only suggestion is that I would have liked a more thorough treatment of layer blending than is found in the book. I guess I'll just have to experiment more with that feature. There are many tips that he passes along from his vast experience as a fashion photographer, as well as hands-on examples, that make life easier for the work we do. The book is logically organized by program tasks and is easy to read. There are the inevitable quirky differences between the author's British English and our American implementation, but they are never confusing. Study this book and you will know how to make Photoshop sing. There are chapters left out of this version that were in previous editions, but they are downloadable from his website for free. There are also downloadable image files from the examples in the book if you're inclined to practice his techniques. There is no DVD of tutorials either, but the videos are available online for free as well. All in all, a very thorough treatment of one of the most complex applications around.

The book description states it is “the essential reference for photographers of all levels using Photoshop.” I respectfully disagree. This book is not for people new to Photoshop and newbies will likely get lost and frustrated if this is their first jaunt into figuring out the many amazing facets of PS, and I would hardly call this an essential reference (the crappy index ruins that). Having said that, if you have experience in PS, it offers some great tips and is definitely worth the read. If you are an intermediate (as I am) or advanced user, you likely will find some helpful tools in this large 700+ page book that’s well illustrated. Here is my personal opinion after having just finished reading this book, and why I consider it to be average rather than super good or super bad: • Index is woefully lacking, which renders this less useful as the resource book it purports to be • You MUST have some experience with PS – some concepts are simply mentioned with nothing further, and if you don’t know what they are you will have to look elsewhere to figure out what the author is talking about – it is written as if the reader has at least an operational knowledge of PS (just as one example, the author briefly mentions alpha channels and how they are similar to mask channels, but does not go into detail on either – if you don’t know what channels are, you will not get an in-depth explanation of that here) • The book contains some great information and tips on structuring workflow from capturing the image all the way to print • The writing is concise and in short enough blocks that it is easy to read a while, practice, take a break, then read a little more • The images and many of the examples are great, and some of the images are available online to download and practice yourself • There are many points when the author says “for more information go to the website and read pdf blah blah blah” – so be prepared to have to use supplemental materials from the web that are not included in the book (not my favorite task) • There is a HUGE amount of material and reference for using Camera Raw (in fact a nearly 140-page Chapter 3 is nothing but raw, which is about 20% of the book, and then raw is mentioned sporadically throughout after) – if you only shoot in jpeg or you use some other process and will not use Camera Raw, just know that probably 25% of the book is devoted to raw processing, and the author’s thinking seems to be that much of what needs to be done to an image should happen in Camera Raw before it even gets into PS for further editing (a point with which I happen to agree, but only because I shoot raw and use Camera Raw to process my photos) • Finally, I’m both an intermediate user of PS and a fairly adept photographer, and I don’t believe this is the best that could be created for a photographer – I know in my circle of photographer friends, they are more interested in shooting than photoshopping, and so a book written in the style of a McClelland or Kelby might be more suitable for those individuals who just want to know what settings to use without the why, and without all the history about the evolution of PS and how things came to be as in PS6 this author sprinkles throughout the book All in all this is a good book, and a decent read. I’m glad I read it and I learned several things that I now routinely use, and the workflow information and the raw information (for me, since I always shoot raw and use Camera Raw) were the most helpful.

I started reading the book. Then got lost on the terms used and the approach of the author. I must emphazise that I am a very new at high quality image processing. At first, I read the beginning chapter and used the info. Then I got lost on the terminology used. It became a sort of lingo that I have to master. So now I do a bit at the time in section(s) that I think are useful for my photography processing. For example, the tools section is not simple: i tried the stamping tool, I do not remember how many times. I then tried the eraser and it worked.... And now layers: I tried the adjustement layers on my own and saw what they could do, one image at the time.... The rest I do not understand. To complex for a new user. And so forth. I am even thinking of going to Lightroom 4. Suggestion: in the book add a resume of the main sections (tools, adjustements layers amaybe other) for beginners.

I've bought the last two versions of this book, because nothing compares with its in-depth treatment of Photoshop for photographers. But I was dismayed when I read Martin's section about "what's different in this book." He tells us that, to make room for new material, he has removed the Color Management and Web Output sections, making them available only as PDF downloads on the book's Web site. Why? Because the material has "barely changed" over the past six editions, and he figures his readers have already bought one or more of his books! Well, yes, Martin, I did, but I sold them back to Amazon when I bought the newer edition. I do not have unlimited shelf space. And now I very much mind having a crippled version of your book instead of the complete reference I thought I was getting. And, no, it's not good enough to provide it as a PDF. If I wanted my references as PDF, I wouldn't be buying a printed book! That's not to mention the very questionable strategy of removing info that's essential to new readers. Believe it or not, Martin, not all Photoshop users have been using the program for years and years. And many who have been using it a long time STILL don't know how to handle color management. Go to the Web sites of prominent photographers and you'll see that many of them STILL don't know enough to embed a color profile in their online photos, or are embedding the wrong one! They are in desperate need of the info you didn't think was important enough to include! Do your readers a favor and retain all ESSENTIAL material in future editions.

I would recommend Martin Evening's Adobe Photoshop for Photographers for all Intermediate and experienced users of photoshop. I have not found any topic that he does not cover. His explanations are comprehensive and easy to follow. His illustrations also are superb. I would say that his book is indispensable for users of Photoshop unless you are an expert that uses photoshop every day . Even for those experts Evening's book would be a handy reference for things not used often.

I had to get this book for class and we didn't really use it so I looked through myself and it was a big help. It has sooo much information and explained things with pictures. It showed actual images of the drop down menus that lead you to the tool it is telling you to use so you knows exactly what you're doing instead of go here here here then here and scroll and on the side there is blah blah blahhh. So I would definitely recommend buying this book if you're a photographer or want to learn more about the confusing world of Photoshop.

My copy of 'Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Photographers' arrived well packaged and in good condition with occasional annotations, mostly lightly written in pencil. The cover was clean and there were no dog ears or creased pages but the edges and corners of the closed book showed signs of wear that were more suggestive of storage after being very carefully handled by one or more readers rather than heavy usage. I am very satisfied. CS6 was the last version of Photoshop available as a freestanding DVD. Authored by a scion of the profession, Martin Evening, the book runs to 744 pages and weighs circa 800 grammes. It is no pocketbook but it would be almost impossible for most amateur photographers to appreciate the wealth of possibilities of Photoshop CS6 without such a book. Like many paperbacks, the pages cannot be laid flat, making reading the book slightly difficult and the photocopying of even one page for personal reference impossible. The author has made a brave and largely successful attempt to assist the interested amateur photographer wishing to explore the intricacies of the avowedly professional CS6 programme. (I am unqualified to comment on the value of the book to professional photographers.) Much of the content of the book, which is highly readable, is equally relevant to both older and newer versions of Photoshop. Little of the material in the book extends into theory that belongs elsewhere, yet there is suffficient explanation to avoid providing only a bald list of instructions to be followed blindly. That is a commendable approach to meeting the practical needs of the amateur photographer. There are plenty of coloured photographs, boxes and cross-references to clarify the text, which, in conveniently short sections, is interspersed with helpful icons; and the small text in screenshots is always sharp, although a loupe may sometimes necessary. The author makes the indisputable point that images in camera Raw format should be used whenever feasible. Indeed, 20% of the book is devoted to Raw image processing. However, the amateur photographer is often dealing with what is available, for example, .jpg files that need to be retouched or restored for family members or friends, or is constrained by the format of images transmitted by E-mail: I would have welcomed more explicit information regarding what could or could not be done with the .jpg format. I found the chapters devoted to setting up CS6 and printing an edited product on a home printer especially well explained by comparison with other books. The index is long but cannot be and is not comprehensive; nor is the book. Although "LZW compression" is covered, I could not find any reference to "Hoffman compression", a term that appears on a CS6 panel. (An internet search gave me the details I needed.) There is no CD /DVD but the book's web-site is replete with supporting details and tutorial material. Overall, this is a book for enjoyable reading and reference that I have no hesitation in recommending strongly to serious amateur photographers.

Beh...libro digitale...che dire? Scaricato e subito utilizzato...comodità totale...niente da dire...prezzo ottimo e soddisfazione di conseguenza. Viva Amazon e il mondo digitale. Marco Passanisi

le livre on le connait. Par contre je suis toujours plus convaincu que les livres Amazon sont imprimés sur du papier recyclé et en qualité très inférieure à celle des livres en librairie. Et pour un livre sur la photo c'est quand même osé. j'ai retourné le livre parce que les pages dépassaient la couverture!

Clear, well written, lots of information for you. This book has helped me tremendously learning Photoshop. I recommend this book as 1 to buy to learn and become comfortable using Photoshop. A great reference and learning tool.

Enorme manual que abunda en detalles y ejemplos sobre el manejo de photoshop. Incluye un amplio apartado sobre Camera Raw, lo que permite hacer un tratamiento de la foto desde el primer momento. Si os apañáis con el inglés, vale la pena comprarlo en versión original, ya que la versión española es el doble de cara.