Scott Kelby Books for Digital Photographers Reading Club

deeya · 05-02-2005, 10:21 PM

Several of us are excited about the Photoshop (and PSE) Books for Digital
Photographers written by Scott Kelby because they seemed to address what we
were looking for in how to correct photo problems after the picture comes
out of the camera. See the review here:

The
Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers

We are the same people who buy lots of books and don't always work
our way through them. SO...

We decided to start up a reading club to work through the books together.
With the help of a few volunteers a schedule has been developed to get
through the books.

If you are interested in participating, here's the plan:

Find or purchase the get the book that relates to your program.

Margie will have the links set up soon so that you can purchase the books
through Amazon.com. Check here to find the links for the book you need.

Scott
Kelby Books

For PS 7, get The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers,
ISBN # 0-7357-1236-0.

For PS CS, get The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers,
ISBN # 0-7357-1411-8.

For PSE 3, get The Photoshop Elements 3 Book for Digital
Photographers, ISBN # 0-321-26905-5.

On Sunday night, May 8th, a new thread will be started for each version of
the book. Go to the thread for your book and get your reading assignment.
You'll have a week to work through it.

The fun part of this is that Scott Kelby gives you a link in the book so you
can download the photos he uses and do what he tells you step by step.

The schedule set up is going to keep all three groups working roughly
together. It will take 8 weeks to work through the book and by that time we
should all be experts in photo manipulation... right?

Your book club thread leaders are going to be:

PS 7 - Starling
PS CS - msmac_rn
PSE 3 - txminx

Remember we are going to be working through the book along with you. You
will use your threads to ask questions and get help, but don't expect any of
us to be the experts. The idea is that we will help each other out by
answering questions when we can.

I hope that you will join and work through these books. It should be fun!

Watch for the individual threads to open up on Sunday.

Funtolearn · 05-02-2005, 10:30 PM

Sounds great.. I got the book a couple of week ago and was going to start working through it. I just got PSCS2 so am glad to have the CS book.
I am not taking a class this month so this will keep me working in the right directions.

Emma · 05-02-2005, 11:09 PM

sounds so fun!

DSP is so great about educating scrappers, thanks for coordinating this group, Denise!

05-02-2005, 11:41 PM

What does Scott Kelby know that I don't know? EVERYTHING!!! I have been looking at his photos and books for a long time. I am waiting for PS CS2. When I get it and the book...I'm in!!!

Samara · 05-02-2005, 11:55 PM

William-
Don't forget that you qualify for academic pricing (me too) on Photoshop CS.

**shazzt** · 05-03-2005, 02:53 AM

Very tempting - I just bought his Down and Dirty Tricks with PSE3 book which is very cool (but I am guilty of not giving it the time it deserves). Maybe I'll check out the local library :-)

mekstamper · 05-03-2005, 06:08 AM

I'm in! What a great idea! I've had my copy for a year now and have barely looked at it - isn't that ridiculous!

valeri · 05-03-2005, 06:55 AM

sounds like fun!! Great idea. I will just sit over here and watch, hahaha.

Rosemary · 05-03-2005, 07:24 AM

I just ordered it from the library - hopefully I'll get a copy before the eight weeks are up!

Thanks for organising this Denise!

*MaureenH* · 05-03-2005, 07:41 AM

I'm in too. I've got the Down and Dirty Tricks and have been having fun with it and I'll get the Photoshop CS2 book which I guess means I'm going to upgrade to CS2..addicted to Photoshop! Ron and I are teaching a Digital Darkroom for Phographers summer class for the University of Wisconsin in July so this will be great to get some new tips and ideas for working on photos.

William -- I just saw the Kelby CS2 book at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846

Also available for pre-order is CS2 Down & Dirty Ticks
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

and Photoshop CS2 Killer Tips by Scott
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

rebecca burkett · 05-03-2005, 09:21 AM

This sounds terrific. It's hard to find people to talk shop with around the house...it tends to create glassy eyed stares LOL! Thanks Denise!

deeya · 05-03-2005, 12:56 PM

At the time we put the schedule together the PS CS 2 book was not available... and at this point we still can't get our hands on the table of contents for it so that we can work out the schedule for that book too...

Our current schedule is based on the TOC's from the first three versions (PS 7, PS CS and PSE).

If someone has the PS CS 2 version of the book and can scan the TOC and email them to me I would really appreciate it. Then we can see how to incorporate the PS CS 2 version into our schedule. (Please don't type the TOC into this message board as that would violate policy.)

Thanks.

Margie · 05-03-2005, 01:52 PM

the links are all up on the page shared in the first post. i have it for pse3 and need a push to get thru it too!

Lisa Carter · 05-03-2005, 02:15 PM

deeya you have mail
I got the book and sent you what you requested

**Lauren** · 05-03-2005, 02:16 PM

Also Meryl and I have reviewed the Digital Photography book - Highly recommeneded - you can see the review here