Authored by: Ellen Anon and Tim Grey
Reviewed by: Juli Wilcox

Whoever picked “A Workshop in a Book” as the second half title of “Photoshop CS3 for Nature Photographers” hit the nail squarely on the head. The book is exactly that and more - a user-friendly digital workshop complete with a CD of workable images. The “more” is the way the book may be used as a tutorial by anybody: those who know nothing about Photoshop to those who have a few holes to fill in to advanced PS users who need unambiguous pictures to show the latest changes. Art Wolfe, in his forward to the book, says, “It’s a book about digital workflow and related issues, but first and foremost it’s a book about photography.”

Authored by: Lang Elliott and Wil Hershberger
Reviewed by: Juli Wilcox

Lang Elliott and NatureScapes.Net moderator, Wil Hershberger, have put together an unusual reference book or field guide comprised of excellent photos, text descriptions and songs of two insect orders: Orthoptera (crickets, katydids and grasshoppers) and Homoptera (cicadas, leafhoppers and aphids).

Authored by: Carolyn E. Wright, Esq.
Reviewed by: Heather Forcier

Carolyn Wright has participated on the NatureScapes.Net forums for years and I have come to respect not only her knowledge on legal issues specific to photographers, but also her ability to draw on real-world experience and explain matters in a way that just about anyone could understand.

Have you ever been approached by a park ranger at a national park who indicated a permit was required for you to photograph there? Find out what your rights really are on pages 94 and 95 in “The Photographer’s Legal Guide.”