Customer Reviews
Good for Photographers - By: Cheatin' Jockey, 07 Sep 2008 
Firstly don't let the humour comments put you off - it' not that bad. What the book does for digital photographers is tell you how to post process for great results & how to do some neat effects; what it doesn't do is explain why or what some of the steps are for. If you are creative or want to understand the workings of CS3 then look elsewhere. I got the CS3 Bible as well (which does the opposite - give the how & why but not much about what you can achieve) & between the two I got what I needed.
The book is nicely illustrated & all the steps to get the effects are clear & easy to follow.
Buy it and start USING Photoshop - By: Vagra, 06 Sep 2008 
If you have Photoshop, this book will simply help you understand it & start making it work for you.
Forget all the comments about Scott Kelby's humour, its an easy to read book that explains things well.
I also bought the Dummies book for CS3, it really isn't a patch on this one & just doesn't explain anything clearly.
Buy this book & you will be a Kelby fan for life (even if he is an American!)
Fighting through Photoshop CS3 - By: Mr. M. Holmes, 13 Aug 2008 I have been amateur photographer for years & have long since left my darkroom behind.
In recent times my interest has been revived by the new high quality digital pocket camera. In my case a Panasonic TZ3
Having played about with Photoshop I soon found I was getting nowhere fast until that is I purchased Scott Kebly's The Adobe Photoshop CS3 book.
I truly love this book; its step by step guide is a dream to use. Full of colour photos to accompany the instruction is great.
I used my own photos whilst going following the instructions which truly change the quality of the finished image.
I agree with other reviewers that Scott's humour is very American but don't let this put you off buying a truly great book. I would say the book is for the beginner to intermediate Photoshop user but has something for everyone.
The only down side is that I have hundreds of digital photos waiting for some Photoshop treatment.
Good luck any enjoy your copy.
Dissapointed - By: Handygrandad, 26 Jul 2008 
In a moment of extravagance I bought both Scott Kelby's & Martin Evening's books on Photoshop CS3. I have since sold the Scott Kelby book after giving up halfway through ! If you want to make friends with a needy, middle aged man, then this is the book for you. I just got sick of the corny jokes & the lack of focus. On too many occasions I found myself skipping pages & paragraphs of irrelevant "chat". In contrast Martin Evening's book is up to his usual high standard. It,s beautifully organised & has a clear focus on each aspect of the programin turn. guess which "Lightroom" book I bought?
AMAZING BOOK - By: Colin, 29 Jun 2008 Having bought other boooks of Scott & read online reviews I was confident that this book would be up to standard.
Before I read this book 6 weeks ago I knew next to nothing of photoshop; now I am a competent user who knows many methods & "tricks" & am able to produce quality pictures.
The book is a pleasure to read, gives one the desire & ability to develop one's skills further & I refer to the book again & again. Buy it!
