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Esential Reading for Photoshop Retouchers
Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PCAdobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC by Martin Evening
Buy new: £18.57 / Used from: £16.95
How to use Photoshop generally. An invaluable starter guide.
Professional Photoshop: The Classic Guide to Color CorrectionProfessional Photoshop: The Classic Guide to Color Correction by Dan Margulis
Buy new: £26.29 / Used from: £26.27
Dan Margulis is the foremost author on the subject of image / colour correction. Another essential (but tough read).
Photoshop Lab Color: The Canyon Conundrum and Other Adventures in the Most Powerful ColorspacePhotoshop Lab Color: The Canyon Conundrum and Other Adventures in the Most Powerful Colorspace by Dan Margulis
Buy new: £24.06 / Used from: £29.99
The definitive guide to Lab colour. If you don't know what Lab is, don't read this book.
The Photoshop CS2 Channels BookThe Photoshop CS2 Channels Book by Scott Kelby
Buy new: £27.54 / Used from: £19.93
Useful book about how channels work and how to harness their power.
Photoshop Channel Chops: Alpha Channels, Masks, Layers, Compositing and Advanced TechniquesPhotoshop Channel Chops: Alpha Channels, Masks, Layers, Compositing and Advanced Techniques by David Biedny
Buy used from: £34.99
The book everyone wants but no one can get. If you find a download email me a link...