I've been using digital photography for a while. I have Photoshop 6 and have learned very basic stuff. However, I really want to learn more on how to edit my photos, get a little more creative. I've been looking for a good book to teach me, but too many and don't want to waste money on books that won't be very helpful! What is the best book for me to learn with?
Hmm, it's going to be pretty hard to find books that are specific for Photoshop 6. Photoshop 6 came out in 2000, so it's already 10 years old. Since then, there have been 6 newer versions of Photoshop that have come out (Photoshop 7, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, and currently CS5).
The one good thing about having such a "classic" version of Photoshop is that the used books are super cheap! I did a quick search on
Amazon for "Photoshop 6", and looks like you can get a used copy of
Photoshop 6 for Dummies for 50¢ (
link to Amazon). There's also
Deke McClelland's Look & Learn Photoshop 6 that's got better reviews and that you can buy used for just 2¢! (
link to Amazon)
Hopefully that wouldn't be too much of a waste of money. Your total spending on these 2 books would be a whopping 52¢ (plus S&H)!
One thing I just realized, though. Are you talking about Photoshop itself or do you actually have
Photoshop Elements 6? Photoshop Elements is a "lite", consumer version of Photoshop that does pretty much everything a hobbyist / amateur digital photographer needs. The current version of Photoshop Elements is version 8, so if you had version 6, you'd only be 2 versions behind. Photoshop Elements 6 came out at the end of 2007. Because of this, you'll probably end up spending LOTS more than just 52¢ on books for Photoshop Elements 6.
If you do have Photoshop Elements 6, here's a book I'd recommend:
The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski (
link to Amazon). There are other books available, so try searching "Photoshop Elements 6" in Amazon.
Of course, there are a lot of great Photoshop & Photoshop Elements tutorials available online, too. Try doing a Google or YouTube search for either "Photoshop tutorials" or "Photoshop Elements tutorials" to see what pops up.
Although, if you were able to get your Photoshop book spending down to just 52¢, that would be SWEET!
Hope that helps.