Digital BW, The Print

let me second "Real World Photoshop" by Blatner & Fraser as a
reference. No one in their right mind is going to sit down to read and
digest a Photoshop book cover to cover. We just need one that is well
indexed, so we can research the topic we are interested in at that
moment. 

Learning PS is like learning to play golf or tennis. Do it with people
better than you who are open to helping. A little book research and a
lot of actual practice. Consider informal print exchanges. Cultivate a
relationship (on line is fine) with someone who you can just ask how
to deal with any specific problem. There's nothing like a tutor who
can send you a step by step approach to deal with whatever problem you
currently seem to be having. 

Don't dismiss all the discussion of embedded color profiles. They do
relate to black and white as well.

Just keep shooting, developing, scanning and printing. If you're
somewhat analytical, that will do much more than reading. 

Bob Michaels  

  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lawprof2001"
<Berg@m...> wrote:
> I am just getting into black and white digital scanning and printing 
> after years of traditional darkroom work. I am trying to learn 
> photoshop with the Classroom in a Book book. While I am learning it 
> this way, I feel like I am spending too much time on stuff that 
> doesn't apply to B&W photo work. Can anyone suggest a good book that 
> focuses on learning photoshop for photography and preferably black 
> and white photography. Thanks. Paula