I've now read three versions of this book, aimed at three different versions of Photoshop, and I'm convinced that Kelby's books in the "for digital photographers" series are the best single-volume guides to using Photoshop for digital photography. Since the features of Photoshop change with each release, it is important to read the version that's matched to your version of the software.

I find Kelby's sense of humor a bit annoying, but he mostly limits it to brief chapter and section introductions. The meat of the instruction is very clear and to-the-point, and it usually includes all the details you need to achieve a similar result. Most of the photographs aren't great art, but they illustrate Kelby's points well.

I'm looking forward to Kelby's volume on Lightroom.