Book description
This book (for Windows and Mac) breaks new ground by doing
something for digital photographers that’s never been done
before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly
“how to do it.” It’s not a bunch of theory; it
doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own settings or
figure things out on your own. Instead, it does something that
virtually no other Elements book has ever done—it tells you
flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why. If
you’re looking for one of those
“tell-me-everything-about-the-Unsharp-Maskfilter”
books, this isn’t it. You can grab any other Elements book on
the shelf, because they all do that. Instead, this book gives you
the inside tips and tricks of the trade for organizing, correcting,
editing, sharpening, retouching, and presenting your photos like a
pro. You’ll be absolutely amazed at how easy and effective
these techniques are—once you know the secrets.
You’ll learn:
The real secrets of how the pros retouch portraits
How to color correct any photo without breaking a sweat (you’ll be amazed at how they do it!)
How to use Camera Raw for processing not only RAW photos, but JPEGs and TIFFs, too! (And you’ll learn why so many pros like it best— because it’s faster and easier)
The sharpening techniques the pros really use (there’s an entire chapter just on this!)
How to deal with common digital camera image problems, including removing noise and avoiding halos
The most requested photographic special effects, and much more!
The Book's Secret Weapon
Although Elements 8 offers some digital photography features that
Photoshop CS4 doesn’t offer, there are plenty of features
that Photoshop CS4 has that Elements 8 still doesn’t have
(things like paths, Channel Mixer, etc.). But in this book,
you’ll learn some slick workarounds, cheats, and some fairly
ingenious ways to replicate many of those Photoshop features from
right within Elements. Plus, since this book is designed for
photographers, it doesn’t waste your time talking about how
to frame a shot, setting your exposure, etc., and there’s no
talk about which camera or printer to buy. It’s all Elements,
step-by-step, cover-to-cover, in the only book of its
kind!
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments (Scott)
- Acknowledgments (Matt)
- Other Books by Scott Kelby
- Other Books by Matt Kloskowski
- About the Authors
- Table of Contents
- The Quick Q & A You’re Going to Wish You Read First
- Chapter 1. Organized Chaos: Managing Photos Using the Organizer
- Chapter 2. Raw Deal: processing your images using camera raw
- Chapter 3. Resizing: Resizing and Cropping Your Images
- Chapter 4. Color Me Badd: color correction for photographers
- Chapter 5. 99 Problems: Digital Camera Image Problems
- Chapter 6. The Mask: Selection Techniques
- Chapter 7. Faces: Retouching Portraits
- Chapter 8. Take Me Away: Removing Unwanted Objects
- Chapter 9. Special Delivery: Special Effects for Photographers
- Chapter 10. Sharp Dressed Man Sharpening Techniques
- Chapter 11. Best in Show How to Show Your Work
- Chapter 12. Fit to Print Step-by-Step Printing and Color Management
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Photoshop Elements 8 Book for Digital Photographers
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2009
- Publisher(s): New Riders
- ISBN: None
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