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The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers
Scott Kelby offers full-color, graphically rich, linear, tutorial- and project-based examples of every key step in the digital photography process. From experimenting with camera settings, through capturing and manipulating the image, through editing, output and organization, this book is designed for the digital photographer who knows aesthetics but
who wants a concise guide to "grip it and rip it" usage of digital technology. Photoshop Elements is a very powerful and affordable image editing software. It carries many of the same features Photoshop does without the complicated graphs and tools. It also carries it all at a much less expensive price tag - only $99, compared Photoshop's $600. Anyone making the transition from film to digital photography will learn the stuff that is critical for Photoshop Elements -- no theory, no challenging the readers to come up with their own settings. This book shows the readers exactly "how to do it."
Scott Kelby is President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), and is Editor-in-chief of both Photoshop User and Mac Design magazines. Throughout the year, Scott serves as Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and is technical chair of the largest Photoshop gathering, Photoshop World. Scott is one of the leading Photoshop trainers in the country today and trains thousands of Photoshop users across the country each year, and is featured in a series of Photoshop training videos. He has written 6 best-selling books on Photoshop and on digital photography.
Chapter 1 - Mastering the File Browser
Saving Your Digital Negatives; Creating a Contact Sheet for Your CD; Browser Basics; Browser Essentials; Batch Renaming Your Files; Editing in the Browser
Chapter 2 - Cropping and Resizing
Custom Sizes for Photographers; Cropping Photos; Cropping to a Specific Size; Cropping without the Crop Tool; Using the Crop Tool to Add More Canvas Area; Straighten Crooked Photos; Using a Visible Grid for Straightening Photos; Resizing Digital Camera Photos; Resizing and How to Reach Those Hidden Free Transform Handles; The Cool Trick for Turning Small Photos into Poster-Sized Prints
Chapter 3 - Digital Camera Image Problems
Compensating for "Too Much Flash"; Removing Digital Noise (AKA Color Aliasing); Fixing Photos Where You Wish You Hadn't Used Flash; Fixing Underexposed Photos; When you Forget to Use Fill Flash; Instant Red Eye Removal; Removing Red Eye and Recoloring the Eye; Repairing Keystoning without the Crop Tool; Removing Moire Patterns from Coats, Shirts, Etc.
Chapter 4 - Color Correction for Photographers
Before you Color Correct Anything, Do This First!; Color Correcting Digital Camera Images; Drag-and-Drop Instant Color Correction; Adjusting Flesh Tones; Automated Color Correction (Correction for Chickens)
Chapter 5 - Selection Techniques
Selecting Square, Rectangular or Round Areas; Softening Those Harsh Edges; How to Select Things that Aren't Round, Square, or Rectangles; Selecting Areas by Their Color; Making Selections Using a Brush; Selecting Everything On a Layer At Once!; Saving your Selections; Getting Elements to Help You Make Tricky Selections
Chapter 6 - Retouching Portraits
Removing Blemishes; Removing Dark Circles Under Eyes; Lessening Freckles or Facial Acne; Removing or Lessening Wrinkles; Dodging and Burning Done Right; Colorizing Hair; Whitening the Eyes; Making Eyes that Sparkle; Enhancing Eyebrows and Eyelashes; Whitening and Brightening Teeth; Removing Hot Spots; Glamour Skin Softening; Transforming a Frown into a Smile; Digital Nose Job
Chapter 7 - Body Sculpting
Slimming and Trimming; Removing Love Handles; Slimming Thighs and Buttocks
Chapter 8 - Photographic Special Effects
Blurred Lighting Vignette; Using Color for Emphasis; Adding Motion Where You Want It; Changing an Object's Color; Replacing the Sky; Replicating Photography Filters; Creating Photo Montages; Adding Depth of Field; Stitching Panoramas Together
Chapter 9 - Photo Restoration Techniques
Repairing Washed Out Photos; Colorizing Black and White Photos; Removing Specs, Dust, and Scratches; Repairing Damaged or Missing Parts; Repairing Rips and Tears
Chapter 10 - Sharpening Techniques
Basic Sharpening; Luminosity Sharpening; Edge Sharpening Technique; Sharpening with Layers to Avoid Color Shifts and Noise
Chapter 11 - Showing It to Your Clients
Watermarking and Adding Copyright Info; Putting Your Photos up on the Web; Getting One 5"x7", Two 2.5" x 3.5", and Four Wallet Size on One Print; How to E-Mail Photos
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