Photoshop 6 Cookbook

Back when I had gotten this book, I was fairly experienced in Photoshop. Most of the tricks here were therefore disappointingly simple, although this would be no reason to give a lower rating. The tricks described here are useful for beginners who want to jump right into basic photo manipulation. Everything in this book is not only well detailed in the instructions, but also illustrated to show the final effect that one should have. Not to mention that the illustrations also help one quickly determine if they want to learn that effect! While there may be minor adjustments, these tricks can also be applied to later versions of Photoshop such as CS3. I don't recommend this book for experienced users of Photoshop with one exception: Those that work with Photo Manipulation a LOT. For those who have never used Photoshop before, or are just beginning to use it (especially an early version such as 6 or 7), this is an excellent resource that does result in some neat looking (although mostly primitive) effects.

This book is not only A GREAT RESOURCE but this book is also A WORK OF ART--- marvelous! This book offers a wealth of information to Photoshop users who want to produce creative and unique photographs.I love the format of this book... it really is like a cookbook. Each page offers the Photoshop user a "recipe" (which is concise) to alter and produce an image. I also like the fact that the author of this book chose to use the same image (an eye) over and over for each and every example.I strongly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn Photoshop, increase their creativity, and to those who want to produce unique images with their photographs.THIS IS A MUST BUY!!! :O)

I was recommended the cookbook by a teacher for using filters for great effects and so they dont end up looking like "Oh look its a photoshop filter.". Great layout for the book for easy reference. The book size also makes it convienant for propping up on your desk. Detailed descriptions of each recipe with screen shots of Photoshop dialogue boxes. I also like that they use the same image for every recipe. The downside I wish each recipe was on the facing page for its image, the flipping back and forth for some of the recipes seems unecessary.