Books about Adobe Photoshop Elements

Books and Manuals about Adobe PhotoShop Elements

programs for consumers, businesses, hobbyists, graphic designers and others who want to produce cool looking graphics

Photoshop Elements 8 gives you most of what Photoshop offers, but at a price that won't break the bank. It's perfect for scrapbookers, photographers, and budding graphic artists alike, and this newest version is more powerful and easier to use than previous versions. But figuring out how and when to use the program's tools is still tricky.

But with Photoshop Elements 8 For Windows: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly Media, $44.99 USD) by your side, you'll learn not only what each tool does, but also when it makes the most sense to use it and why. You get easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from importing photos to organizing, editing, sharing, and storing your images. And if a feature isn't all that it's cracked up to be, we'll tell you.

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Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual provides the best possible guidance to scrapbookers, photographers at every level, budding graphic artists--anyone who wants to get the most out of the latest Elements upgrade. She clearly explains Photoshop Elements 6's exciting array of new features, including the new Quick Edit function, Windows Vista compatibility, improved RAW conversion, a handy Quick Selection Tool, and more. more

How to Cheat in Elements 6 is an invaluable resource for all users of Photoshop Elements and shows you how to cheat by sharing insider secrets from clever and cunning Elements gurus, David Asch and series forerunner, Steve Caplin.

Work through each section to build up your Photoshop Elements skills, creating everything from basic layer and masking effects right up to advanced manipulation. Or just dip right into a project to learn a new technique:
* turn day into night
* add snow, shadows and water to your scenes
* make fire and smoke

There are countless ways to use Adobes powerful Elements 6 software, and Philip Andrews helps you with the skills to conquer them all; from turning ordinary photos into extraordinary scrapbooks, calendars, and albums to making business cards, flyers, and other promotional materials for your organization quickly and economically. Real-life examples and precise, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions will help you get up to speed with Elements 6 fast for the results you want in no time, whether your photographs are from your digital camera or scanned images from film and slides.

*The Quick Selection Tool
*Fantastic Photomerge technology for group shots and faces, which lets you combine the best pieces from multiple images
*Direct copy to CD/DVD to speed up your workflow when you need to copy several images to disc quickly
*The Guided Edit Workshop with interactive technique tutorials
*Smart Albums, to automatically add photos that match certain criteria to your Album
*The Refine Edge feature, which allows you to control how smooth or feathered the edges of your images appear
*A Task Pane with five different Task Modes (Organize, Fix, Create, Share and Edit) to help you manage the processing of your images

What the book covers: the key features of Photoshop Elements including getting to know the work area, getting images on your computer, viewing and finding your images, organizing and managing your photos, cropping and straightening images, making and modifying selections, working with layers, correcting contrast, color, and clarity, playing with filters, effects, and styles, drawing and painting, working with type, printing your creations, creating a slide show, optimizing images for the Web, and more.

Updated coverage of the new version: This new edition will have approximately 20-30% new content, covering the new features and enhancements made in the latest version of Photoshop Elements.

Best-selling author Scott Kelby pairs up with Matt Kloskowski to deliver the definitve book on using Photoshop Elements 6 to create the best possible images. With this newest release of Photoshop Elements, Scott and Matt show readers how to work with their images like a pro, from importing to organization to correction to output. Readers will learn all they need to know about the digital photography workflow, as well as the latest secrets of the pros to help them create the best special effects, apply the most useful sharpening techniques, and avoid many of the hassles and problems that are encountered in digital photography (such as digital noise and color halos).

If you are a digital camera enthusiast jumping into enhancement and manipulation, and looking for quick answers, this easy-to use, ready reference is for you. Its like having the author Philip Andrews sitting next to you, with his no-nonsense style, giving you practical, hands-on tips for getting striking images using Elements 5.0.

Packed with more than 1500 color images, insider tips, workarounds, and hidden gotchas, this book comes with FREE matching video tutorials for all editing and enhancement tasks featured in the book provided on a companion website (www.ElementsA-Z.com). Practice with the downloadable images and support material to put your new skills to use immediately. No more searching for an accompanying CD the resources and video tutorials are always available via the website no matter where you are. more information

Workflow is critical for digital photographers. Whether you're new to Photoshop Elements or an experienced image editor, this book will show you how to create consistent high-quality images by establishing a logical sequence of essential tasks. From sorting images and RAW conversion to advanced editing and output, it's all here in the friendly, professional style that readers know and trust from the Tim Grey Guides series. Go well beyond the basics in this one-of-kind guide to Photoshop Elements.
* Use Photoshop Elements' tools more efficiently
* Create a workflow that works
* Transform good captures into remarkable images
* Excel at corrective and artistic cropping
* Apply the best tonal adjustments and color correction
* Master the differences between Quick Fix and Full Edit
* Save and output files for best quality
* View a sample workflow checklist and create your own

If you are just starting to work with digital images and want great results fast, this complete, easy-to-follow guide is the one for you. Professional photographer Philip Andrews guides you in plain-English through real-life examples.

Learn how to:

* Color-correct skin tones, isolate foreground subjects, extract people and objects from their backgrounds, create slide shows, fix red-eye, share images online, and more
* Create Album pages quickly and easily with new Elements 5.0 only features
* Create, customize and upload your own professionally produce web gallery in under 5 minutes
Create stunning effects with easy, step-by-step techniques to get results fast
Compose amazing panoramas, create slide shows, or design fun greeting cards
Print, back up, and organize your pictures for best results.
Achieve proficiency with techniques like selections and layers, text, and painting and drawing tools
Demystify all the new features in Elements 5.0 to fine-tune your photography, including Photo Creations and the Artwork and Effects palette, with essential new information on using Raw files

"Photoshop Elements 5 for Dummies" is packed with tips and tricks for creating dazzling images. It will teach you how to use layers to create exciting new images, as well as to change backgrounds, fix flaws, and artistically enhance photos

The Photoshop Elements 5 program is a powerhouse, and this book is the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. Whether you're new to digital photography or an old pro, you'll find out how to make quick fixes, fine-tune exposure, brush away flaws, and print and share photos.

Discover how to
* Organize and manage your photos
* Correct contrast, color, and clarity
* Perform simple image makeovers
* Obtain accurate color from your desktop color printer
* Get artsy with the pencil and brush tools
* Produce the family photo album

Advanced Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 - Once you have mastered the fundamentals, this easy-to-follow, advanced guide takes you to new levels of expertise. Advance your skills and artistry far beyond the basics with expert guidance from the top industry insider to achieve professional-level results. Find innovative ways to exploit the new features of Elements 5.0 to achieve outstanding digital images. You learn how to stretch your digital photos and Elements to their limits and master all the insider tricks, tips, and techniques that guarantee outstanding results. more

This is a great book if you are just starting out in digital photography and graphic design. Based around Adobe's Photoshop Elements, it walks you through many of the tasks and challenges that digital photographers face as they master the technology. It starts with basic cameras tips and tricks and then seques into the use of Adobe Elements. It describes the process and demonstrates how to do it in Adobe Elements. However, most of the exercises can be implemented using other digital imaging and editing programs.

The book's step-by-step instructions, illustrated with full-color "before" and "after" examples, show you how to turn disappointing photos into super shots. Some help you fix images you can't re-take, while others demonstrate how to adjust settings, lighting, and other factors so what you get is what you want.

"Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual" - (O'Reilly, US $39.99),

"If you have an earlier version of Elements, you'll find a fair number of similarities in the basic editing functions, but Elements 5 gives you a lot of new ways to tackle old projects," says Brundage. Her new book clearly and concisely explains how all the new tools and commands work and when to use them. "With so many appealing new features, Photoshop Elements 5 is definitely a welcome, even essential update, no matter which version of Elements you might have used before." more