Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the Photoshop user’s guide to the seven most important and essential techniques. Kelby breaks the Photoshop process down to just seven simple, yet powerful, techniques, giving Photoshop users a road map that they can easily apply to each and every photo they open. Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 costs $49.99 US.

“301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques” is a comprehensive, how-to guide to high-quality digital printing. It includes detailed instructions and hundreds of full-color examples from more than 20 professional photographers and other artists. “After using a variety of inkjet printers for more than ten years, I’m very happy to be able to share many of the tips and techniques I’ve been using to make exhibition, portfolio, and personal prints with others who share my passion for photography.” said author Andrew Darlow. “301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers” is available now for US $49.99 / CAN $62.95.

Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual provides the best possible guidance to scrapbookers, photographers at every level, and budding graphic artists. Harp player Barbara Brundage clearly explains Photoshop Elements 6’s exciting array of new features, including the new Quick Edit function, Windows Vista compatibility, improved RAW conversion, a handy Quick Selection Tool, and more. “Elements is wonderful software, but there’s a lot going on there. I wanted to help people find their way around and to understand some of the great things they can do with the program.” commented Brundage. Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual is available now and costs $39.99 USD, £24.99 GBP.

Eight of O’Reilly’s top authors will be in attendance at next week’s PhotoPlus International Conference and Expo in New York City. Katrin Eismann plans to share the secrets the best retouchers use to create flawless skin in her seminar titled “Skin, Skin, Skin.” David Pogue, O’Reilly’s Missing Manual series founder, will deliver a keynote talk about his four-month quest to determine, once and for all, just how important megapixels are in a digital camera. O’Reilly is also offering a 30 percent discount on a selection of their titles.

The Nikon D200 Dbook is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to get the most from their Nikon camera. The Dbooks from publisher Rocky Nook are in Adobe Acrobat format and offer clickable examples and digital images that explain before-and-after situations and clearly illustrate the individual stages of the processes involved. The Nikon D200 Dbook covers digital photography basics, taking pictures, image optimization, lenses, accessories, and much more. The Nikon D200 Dbook is available now on interactive CDROM for $44.95 USD / £27.99 GBP.

The Digital Photographer’s Notebook is a pro’s guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and Bridge by Kevin Ames. Photoshop User columnist Ames shares his own image-making process from start to finish while illuminating many key issues relevant to today’s professionals. Available now, The Digital Photographer’s Notebook costs $39.99.

Nikonians.org and published Rocky Nook are launching a new program of books for photographers aimed at professionals and advanced amateurs. The new project, under the Nikonians Press banner, will mostly cover Nikon equipment. The first books in the series, currently in production and scheduled for publication early next year, will cover the newest Nikon systems.

The Photoshop CS3 Photographer’s Handbook is a step-by-step guide to editing photographs in Photoshop. It provides the essential information for image editing along with step-by-step projects for more advanced Photoshop techniques. Photoshop CS3 Photographer’s Handbook: An Easy Workflow costs $35.95 / £25.99 / 32 Euros.

Photoshop Lightroom Adventure is both a guided tour of Lightroom 1.1 and the country Iceland. Part Icelandic road trip, part photo essay, this book’s photo-rich pages come packed with beautiful photographs from a dozen talented working photographers. “Yes, it’s a technical book. Yet it’s not only a complete guide to the latest version of the application, but a pleasure to look at, too,” explains Mikkel Aaland. Photoshop Lightroom Adventure costs $39.99 USD, £24.99 GBP.

The Artist’s Guide to GIMP Effects is a beautiful 4-color book that shows how to harness all of the GIMP’s powerful features. It explains how to to retouch photographs, composite multiple images, and create artwork from scratch using one of the world’s most popular free software tools. Author Michael J. Hammel has been using GIMP since version 0.54. Available in August, The Artist’s Guide to GIMP Effects costs US $44.95.

Dynamic Learning: Photoshop CS3 is a new book from O’Reilly provides essential information and training in Photoshop CS3. The book is split into thirteen lessons and also a DVD with Digital Classroom video tutorials. “The video tutorials really make these books unique,” explains author Jennifer Smith. “We’re excited to be able to connect directly with our readers with the included videos. Readers can complete the exercise on their own, and then view the video tutorials to watch the authors work through complex topics.” Dynamic Learning: Photoshop CS3 costs $44.99 USD, $58.99 CAD, £31.99 GBP.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One by Deke McClelland is a new book which guides readers step by step through the program’s features and functionality. It includes 12 self-paced tutorials let you learn at your own speed, 850 full-color photos, diagrams, and screen shots, and more than two hours of video instruction. Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One costs $49.99 USD, $64.99 CAD, £35.50 GBP.

Low Budget Shooting is an indispensable guide to useful and most importantly inexpensive photographic tools. Author Cyrill Harnischmacher covers lighting, studio and essentials that aim to make your life easier. Low Budget Shooting is 72 pages long and costs $19.95 US.

Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop, and Macro Photography is a new book from Rocky Nook that explains all aspects of closeup shooting. German photographer Cyrill Harnischmacher covers equipment, lighting and technique. Closeup Shooting costs $24.95, £17.50, 22 €.

40 Digital Photography Techniques is a new book which provides tips for taking better pictures and getting creative with digital photography. Available now, 40 Digital Photography Techniques is in full-colour and costs $16.99 / £11.99 / 15 €.

The annual Photoshop World Conference & Expo takes place in Boston, US, from April 3rd to 6th, and some of O’Reilly Media’s bestselling photography authors will be hosting a series of talks. O’Reilly are also offering a 35 percent conference discount on every title in their range of books. Photoshop World attendees should head to Booth #203.

Scanning Negatives and Slides: Digitizing Your Photographic Archives is a new book that bridges the gap between analog (traditional) and digital photography. The most common software tools for scanning (SilverFast, VueScan, NikonScan) are provided on a companion DVD. Scanning Negatives and Slides costs $44.95 in the US.

Rocky Nook Press Release

Santa Barbara, CA, November 28, 2006—Have you ever experienced the disappointment of capturing the perfect moment with your digital camera, only to end up with an off-color print? Did your rosy-cheeked baby appear green with envy? Color management is one of the essential elements, yet major stumbling blocks in digital photography. The vast majority of digital photographers really wish they didn’t have to be concerned with color management, yet the basic process of moving images from capture to print becomes impractical without it. And the more sophisticated the photography workflow becomes, the more important it is to manage colors from capture to print. In “Color Management in Digital Photography: Ten Easy Steps to True Colors in Photoshop”, Brad Hinkel simplifies the language of color management.

Rocky Nook Press Release

Santa Barbara, CA, November 28, 2006—“Mastering Landscape Photography: The Luminous Landscape Essays” consists of thirteen essays on landscape photography by master photographer Alain Briot. Topics include practical, technical, and aesthetic aspects of photography to help photographers build and refine their skills. This book starts with the technical aspects of photography; how to see, compose, find the right light, and select the best lens for a specific shot. It continues by focusing on the artistic aspects of photography with chapters on how to select your best work, how to create a portfolio, and finally concludes with two chapters on how to be an artist in business.

Lürzer’s Archive Press Release

Lürzer’s Archive, an international publishing house specializing in advertising and related fields, presents the best new advertising campaigns from all over the world. Over 70 distributors in 35 countries circulate the magazine to our 150,000 readers. Since 1998, we have been producing Lürzer’s Archive Specials, impressive volumes featuring outstanding international work from areas of graphic design such as music, packaging, catalogs & brochures, commercial illustration and photography. Following the overwhelming success of the first volume, our latest Archive Special, “200 Best Ad Photographers worldwide 06/07,” was published in October 2006. It showcases work by 200 of the world’s best-known names in advertising photography, such as Nadav Kandar from the UK, Uwe Duettmann from Germany, Pierpaolo Ferrari from Italy, Marc Gouby from France, Ricardo Barcellos from Brazil, Takahito Sato from Japan, and Mark Laita from the USA. The price of this hefty volume numbering 388 pages is – like that of all our Specials – just €23.50.