The Photoshop Elements 9 Book for Digital Photographers

Thisbookbreaksnewgroundbydoingsomethingfordigitalphotographersthat’sneverbeendonebefore—itcutsthroughthebullandshowsyouexactly“howtodoit.”It’snotabunchoftheory;itdoesn’tchallengeyoutocomeupwithyourownsettingsorfigurethingsoutonyourown.Instead,itdoessomethingthatvirtuallynootherElementsbookhaseverdone—ittellsyouflat-outwhichsettingstouse,whentousethem,andwhy.Ifyou’relookingforoneofthose“tell-me-everything-about-the-Unsharp-Mask-filter”books,thisisn’tit.YoucangrabanyotherElementsbookontheshelf,becausetheyalldothat.Instead,thisbookgivesyoutheinsidetipsandtricksofthetradefororganizing,correcting,editing,sharpening,retouching,andprintingyourphotoslikeapro.You’llbeabsolutelyamazedathoweasyandeffectivethesetechniquesare—onceyouknowthesecrets.LEARNHOWTHEPROSDOITEachyearwetrainthousandsofdigitalphotographersand,almostwithoutexception,theyhavethesamequestionsandfacethesameproblem—that’sexactlywhatwecoverinthisbook.You’lllearn:TherealsecretsofhowtheprosretouchportraitsHowtocolorcorrectanyphotowithoutbreakingasweat(you’llbeamazedathowtheydoit!)HowtouseCameraRawforprocessingnotonlyRAWphotos,butJPEGsandTIFFs,too!(Andyou’lllearnwhysomanyproslikeitbest—becauseit’sfasterandeasier)Thesharpeningtechniquestheprosreallyuse(there’sanentirechapterjustonthis!)Howtodealwithcommondigitalcameraimageproblems,includingremovingnoiseandavoidinghalosThemostrequestedphotographicspecialeffects,andmuchmore!THEBOOK’SSECRETWEAPONAlthoughElements9offerssomedigitalphotographyfeaturesthatPhotoshopCS5doesn’toffer,thereareplentyoffeaturesthatPhotoshopCS5hasthatElements9stilldoesn’thave(thingslikepaths,ChannelMixer,etc.).Butinthisbook,you’lllearnsomeslickworkarounds,cheats,andsomefairlyingeniouswaystoreplicatemanyofthosePhotoshopfeaturesfromrightwithinElements.Plus,sincethisbookisdesignedforphotographers,itdoesn’twasteyourtimetalkingabouthowtoframeashot,setyourexposure,etc.,andthere’snotalkaboutwhichcameraorprintertobuy.It’sallElements,step-by-step,cover-to-cover,intheonlybookofitskind!