When Pigs Fly
I am a visual writer. I write thinking in pictures, so when I review a how-to book that offers detailed images with short, but clear directions, I’m hooked. How To Cheat in Adobe Flash CS5 by Chris Georgenes offers distinct illustrations and photos with easy to follow directions that allow users to get more bang for their buck out of Flash CS5.

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Dive into Digital Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Digital Classroom allows beginning to intermediate Photoshop users the opportunity to practice a wide variety of skills learning Adobe Photoshop CS5. Lesson files and tutorial videos allow the reader to learn how to edit, tweak, and enhance digital photographs. Advanced digital photographers familiar with Photoshop CS5 can also pick up interesting tips and techniques in later chapters. Continue reading…

Dive into Web Design
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Digital Classroom allows beginning to intermediate web designers the opportunity to practice a wide variety of skills learning Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Lesson files and tutorial videos allow the reader to practice developing websites and web design. Advanced web designers familiar with Dreamweaver CS5 can also pick up advanced tips and techniques in later chapters. Continue reading…

Advanced Techniques Integrating Photoshop
Derek Lea offers good imagery and explanation to incorporate Photoshop with a variety of 2D and 3D applications.

This book demonstrates hows how artists can integrate Photoshop CS4, or CS5 with 2D and 3D applications into a comprehensive, creative environment. For example, Poser and Cinema 4D are 3D character animation environments that can be tied in with Photoshop. 2D images can be used as a basis to create stunning 3D composite images.

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Expert Lighting Techniques
This book offers a unique format in providing some great lightning techniques. Zeke Hamm’s Strobist: Photo Trade Secrets Volumes 1 and 2 provides great pictures and a unique approach to provide excellent lighting tips. Continue reading…

Class is in Session
Keeping up with technology requires discipline. Discipline requires interest, and let’s be honest, in some areas, fortitude. However, learning Flash Catalyst CS5 doesn’t require fortitude, because it’s pretty interesting! And I’ve been learning Flash Catalyst CS5 by following and applying the lessons in Adobe’s Flash Catalyst CS5 Classroom in a Book. Continue reading…