Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book® is part of the official training series
for Adobe graphics and publishing software, developed with the support of
Adobe product experts. The lessons are designed to let you learn at your own
pace. If you’re new to Adobe Photoshop, you’ll learn the fundamental concepts
and features you’ll need to master the program. And if you’ve been using
Adobe Photoshop for a while, you’ll find that Classroom in a Book teaches
many advanced features, including tips and techniques for using the latest
version of the application and preparing images for the web.
Although each lesson provides step-by-step instructions for creating a specific
project, there’s room for exploration and experimentation. You can follow
the book from start to finish, or do only the lessons that match your interests
and needs. Each lesson concludes with a review section summarizing what
you’ve covered.

Adobe Photoshop is central to almost all photography workflows and Lightroom has rapidly been adopted as well. Each new version of the software is a milestone in the development of these vital imaging tools, and the 2012 releases are no exception.

Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop; the sheer number of tools and options make it difficult for the novice. There is no shortage of instructional books, yet very few direct the user to the most significant aspects of the program in a way that reflects a real workflow for the photographer.

Adobe Certified Instructor Steve Laskevitch has leveraged his experience as a teacher and practitioner to create a guide that provides a clear and effective workflow for editing photographs in Photoshop CS6 and its companions Bridge, Camera Raw, and Lightroom 4. Focusing on the critical elements of the workflow rather than covering every arcane feature, this book is designed to get you working quickly in these applications.

In addition to the essential features of these programs, Laskevitch covers new features specific to the 2012 releases, including:

Lightroom geocoding-Quickly tag a photo with location data; Photoshop's Blur Gallery (Tilt-Shift, Iris, and Field Blur tools)-Add selective focus and bokeh effects; New development controls in Lightroom and Camera Raw; Recomposing or retouching photos with the Content-aware Move Tool; Publishing to Blurb directly from Lightroom; Video (no longer limited to Photoshop Extended; Adaptive Wide Angle-Make straight lines straight again; Face-Aware Mask Generation-An improvement to Color Range; Intelligent Auto-Correction; Adobe Camera Raw 7-Local controls for White Balance and Noise Reduction; New Black/White and Highlight/Shadow controls.

Photoshop CS6 And Lightroom 4 Handbook [PDF]