The Photoshop Elements 8 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) |  | Authors: Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski
Publisher: New Riders Press
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ISBN: 0321660331
Dewey Decimal Number: 006
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ASIN: 0321660331
Publication Date: November 8, 2009
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Product 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!
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 Great Photoshop Elements 8 additonal training book December 27, 2009
Thule1
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is not for learning how to use the basics of Photoshop Elements 8. I also bought the Missing Manual for the basic instructions. Scott Kilby is an expert in photographjy and offers some really neat insights and tips on getting better pictues from using Photoshop Elements 8. I hgihly recommend the book as an add-on training guide.
Got Me Up to Speed Quickly February 13, 2010
Wurzburg (Rolling Meadows, IL United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought Elements 8 and soon realized that I needed help. This book teaches how to use Elements 8 to process images for exposure, lighting, color, contrast, sharpness, etc. Additionally, it teaches quite a number of creative techniques such as fixing mistakes and removing unwanted objects and people. The book teaches by walking through examples on a step-by-step basis. Of course, it can't show you how to solve every possible problem that way, but after a sufficient number of examples, you will start getting the hang of how to think your way through the next one. I now understand layers sufficiently to start solving problems on my own.
This is not intended to be a reference book nor a technical manual. One of those would be an excellent complement. Overall I give it a very high grade. I would definitely buy this book again and I recommend it for Photoshop beginners and intermediates.
Love, Love, Love it!! February 26, 2010
K. Sharples (Canberra, Australia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Being a relative newcomer to PE8 I tralled through countless reviews on books that would help me to improve my editing skills without being too basic (something I'll outgrow quickly as my skills improve) or too advanced (just can't get my head around). This book certainly fit the bill for me! It is a permanent fixture on my desk, with easy to follow instructions on everything from actually editing your photo to presentation & copyrighting advice. I do have another PE8 book (Simplified Tips & Tricks) which is also a helpful book but I do seem to find myself reaching for Scott & Matt's book time & time again. As for reviews that say it is a bit wordy...I for one like to know the reasons behind why I'm doing something, that way instead of having the book open in front of me all the time during editing I am actually learning the steps & hopefully will get to the point I don't need the book at all. My advice - BUY IT!
Workshop Basis February 21, 2010
S. Bormann (Poenix, AZ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Our club has used several of the earlier Kelby Elements books as the basis of a series of workshops, one on each chapter. This works as a great way to teach how to use the product without going through the process of developing the workshops ourselves. If you use the book like this personally, you would clearly obtain an very good understanding of how to use the product. You need to download the pictures from Kelby's web site as described on page xv to accomplish this.
Easiest How-To book ever! February 24, 2010
D. Gelder (Hudsonville, MI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is everything you need to sucessfully use Elements 8! It's step by step, point and click directions, along with photos, makes it wonderfully simple, and the steps are easy to remember the next time you are editing. A must for ALL elements 8 user!
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