[.ca] The Creative Digital Darkroom (ISBN 0596100477)

Not quite what I had in mind!:
I listened to Eismann at the O'Reilly site and reference was made to 80-85% use of Lightroom and I expected a Lightroom to Photoshop book. Lightroom gets shortchanged. In addition, the book in talking about hardware states that at the time of writing the PowerMac G5 was the most powerful Mac hardware-that suggests that that portion of this 2008 book is at least a couple of years old.

To my opinion, probably the best book on Adobe CS3:
To my opinion, probably the best book on Adobe CS3. Katrin Eismann and Sean Duggan are experienced photographers and their style is clear and effective in the Creative Digital Darkroom. The book is dedicated to intermediate and advanced photographers who are all ready familiar with the basics of image processing. The Creative Digital Darkroom is essentially aimed at the techniques to help the photographer achieve his own vision, a theme developed by the authors. It's the best book I've seen yet on Photoshop. The Creative Digital Darkroom is a detailed course on Photoshop CS3 that could also be of interest no matter which image processing software you are using. The authors explain accurately the step by step instructions on the different tools and techniques of Photoshop. There are also plenty of interesting tutorials that cover all the aspects of image manipulation. You will also be invited to download most of the images used as example in the book from the book's website. You will then be able to practice the tips and techniques described by the authors. You will also find interesting chapters on Adobe Camera Raw and Adobe Lightroom. I am learning a lot with this book and keep it at hand while processing my images.