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Photoshop Elements 8 Book for Digital Photographers, The
- By Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski
- Published Oct 29, 2009 by New Riders. Part of the Voices That Matter series.
Book
- Sorry, this book is no longer in print.
Description
- Copyright 2010
- Dimensions: 8" x 10"
- Pages: 496
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-321-66033-1
- ISBN-13: 978-0-321-66033-6
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!
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!
Sample Content
Online Sample Chapter
Color Me Badd: Color Correction for Photographers
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
Organized Chaos
Managing Photos Using the Organizer
CHAPTER 2
Raw Deal
Processing Your Images Using Camera Raw
CHAPTER 3
Resized
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
INDEX