Photoshop CS2 Bible by Deke McClelland, LAURIE ULRICH FULLER, Robert C. Fuller (2005, Hardcover)

As mentioned in other reviews I am a professional digital photographer, and I am an avid user of Photoshop CS2. When I first upgraded to CS2 (from Elements 2) I purchased a copy of the McClelland/Fuller Photoshop CS2 Bible (I reviewed this book also) to help as a guide through the new (at the time) program.

With this book, I wanted some further insight into several different aspects of CS2, plus, since it is the 'Professional' version I thought I should get it.

Honestly, I didn't believe that it would do me much good. The other book was truely an indepth version that had covered EVERY question I had come up with. So, I guess I purchased this one more for vanities sake then for REAL need.

Boy was I wrong!!

CS2 is such a huge program and while the CS2 Bible touches on EVERTHING, the professional edition picks a few (12 including web graphics) items and REALLY digs deep - the chapters on Layers and working with RAW are really great and worth the price of the book (in my OWN opinon).

This particular book does assume that you have a good deal of Photoshop CS2 knowledge - so I would only recommend it to someone that has been working in CS or CS2 for awhile, but it is a GREAT companion book to the soft cover bible. Something a professional can certainly learn from!!