COMPANY: PhotoshopCAFE | URL: www.photoshopcafe.com | TYPE: DVD | PLATFORM: Mac/Windows | PRICE: $99.99
This ground-breaking fifth release of Photoshop Secrets for Digital Photographers, will blow your socks off! Colin has pulled out all the stops. All the workflows have been fine-tuned to take advantage of the new features in Photoshop CS5. Don't just learn the features, integrate the skills into your everyday workflow.

Sure, all the new features of CS5 are covered in depth and you will be up to speed in no time. You will learn brand-new, never seen before techniques. But how about this? You will actually understand what you are doing. Unlike many other training courses out there, Colin explains what is happening as well as what to do in his "no nonsense, right to the point" style that has gathered him an impressive following. If you are new to Photoshop, experienced, or someone looking to learn the "correct" way of doing things, look no further. Watch over Colin's shoulder as he demystifies Photoshop CS5. You'll learn all the shortcuts, tips and tricks.

Do you ever get frustrated with tutorials that don't work in the real world? In many cases Colin shows you multiple methods so that you can choose the one that's best for your photo. This is not like other training videos. The techniques aren't from a classroom bubble. This is what works today in the real-world. There are no monotone presentations with boring uninspiring images. You'll learn tons, you'll have fun and most of all you'll be inspired. See why millions of people are passionate about PhotoshopCAFE training (20,000,000 to date). There are no canned stock photos used for examples. All the photos are shot by the author (with the exception of one contribution from Johnathon Kingston).

You can use these techniques with confidence, knowing that these are the latest industry strength methods that produce professional results.

This fast loading DVD ROM contains around 7 hours of brand new sharp video. The advanced interface allows the user to instantly jump to any of the 64 lessons with complete control over the playback. All the lesson files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace!

If you are a photographer, designer, hobbyist, anyone who works with images, beginner to professional, this disk is for you!
The author

Colin Smith is considered a leading authority on HDR photography. He is an award winning digital artist, best-selling author, and trainer. Colin created training for HDRSoft (developers of Photomatix). He is founder of the #1 PhotoshopCAFE online community which has received over 20 million visitors.

Colin has authored or co-authored 18 books including Complete Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers, Photoshop and Dreamweaver Integration, How To Do Everything With Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Most Wanted.

He has won numerous awards including 3 Guru awards. He's been nominated for the Photoshop Hall of Fame twice.

Colin is a regular columnist for Photoshop User Magazine. He writes for the official NAPP website and is in high demand as a speaker. He consults such companies as ABC Disney, Apple and Adobe.