Many photographers would agree that what you do after taking the photos is just as important as taking the photos. Photoshop CS3 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide covers the ground for creating or maintaining an effective and efficient workflow for digital photography with the assistance and use of Adobe Photoshop CS3.

The book is really a great resource for beginning digital photographers or for someone who has experience but is looking for a better way of processing and improving their photos.

Photoshop CS3 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide introduces the concept of a workflow for digital photography and then builds upon that. So, for someone who may not be familiar with the benefits of having a good workflow they are quickly introduced to those benefits.

It really is a guide, guiding a digital photographer through the different areas of improving photos from the best and most efficient way of downloading photos to the computer by using Adobe Bridge to setting up automation for your processing within Photoshop.

Topics covered can make your studio more powerful and able to produce even better results. For a look at the chapters:

Chapter 1: Workflow Foundations - A look at what a better workflow can do for the digital photographer. The focus on quality, efficiency and consistency in the workflow is emphasized.

Chapter 2: Download and Sort - Adobe Photoshop combined with Adobe Bridge can make downloading photographs to the computer so much more efficient and can set up photo files for easier usage later. 

Chapter 3: RAW Conversion - Learn the benefits of the RAW format and what can be done later in Photoshop.

Chapter 4: Rotate and Crop 

Chapter 5: Basic Tone and Color - An introduction to what can be done using tone and color tools in Photoshop to get the ideal results.

Chapter 6: Image Cleanup

Chapter 7: Advanced Tonal Adjustments - Utilizing Photoshop's curves and exposure adjustments.

Chapter 8: Advanced Color Adjustments - Utilizing the hue and saturation adjustment abilities of Photoshop.

Chapter 9: Making Selections

Chapter 10: Targeted Adjustments

Chapter 11: Creative Adjustments

Chapter 12: Saving Files - Learn the benefits and differences of the different file types for digital photographs.

Chapter 13: Workflow Automation - Create automation to quicken processes later and on future projects.

Chapter 14: Output Processing