What is the best book to learn Photoshop CC and Lightroom? I'm a beginner and like a hard copy.

[Block-I3tJ5j]

Just got Photoshop CC and Lightroom and want to learn to use it properly. Was thinking a manual would be the best way. There are so many available, what are your favorites?

[Trevor.Dennis]

Manuals tend to be dry and heavy going, and more suited to used as a references, rather than to be read in a linear fashion.  If you do want to go that way, the Missing Manual, and Bible series have been around for a long time, and I imagine they must contain heaps of info if the size of them is anything to go by.

The Scott Kelby books are a good choice for beginners, because he tries to introduce humour onto every page, which makes them easy to keep reading.

A good half way between the two choice are the Adobe Classroom in a Book series, which are laid out in a home learning fashion.

My best advice is to use Amazon, and read the Customer Reviews, so long as there are at least a dozen or so to give you good sample rate.

Amazon.com: photoshop cc: Books

Amazon.com: lightroom 5: Books

[Trevor.Dennis]

I meant to add that Adobe have really made an effort with on line tutorials in recent years, and if you have a half decent internet connection, they are an excellent way to learn

http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-cc/

Also follow Julieanne Kost's blog for daily tips on Photoshop and LR

http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/

And Kelby TV.  There is heaps of stuff on Kelby TV, and The Photoshop Guys have to be as good as they come.  Heck!  With a bit of practice, they could come on this forum and answer a few questions, once they got the hang of it.

http://kelbytv.com/

[ohonaba48742095]

For the photoshop CC you can read "Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom". Also you can check here to get reviews of some best photoshop books.