Advanced Photoshop Elements 6 for Digital Photographers (Paperback)

by Philip Andrews (Author)
Key Phrases: photo collage, fill light, new adjustment layer, Photo Browser, Full Edit, Adobe Camera Raw (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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Amazon quotes for previous editions:

"... a compellingly written exploration of the advanced techniques that can be accomplished with Photoshop Elements."
-Mike Leavy, Engineering Manager for Photoshop Elements, Adobe

"This book is detailed, comprehensive and inspirational, making it the perfect accessory for those who've recently invested in the fifth instalment of the Elements program"
-What Digital Camera April 07

"Philip's friendly style makes learning Photoshop Elements a breeze. This book gives you everything you need to feel like a digital pro in no time at all."
-Richard Coencas, Photoshop Elements Quality Engineer Lead, Adobe Systems

"With Philip as your guide, youll be using Elements like a pro and making great images in no time."
-Nigel Atherton, Chief Editor, What Digital Camera and Better Digital Photography


Product Description
Think you've exhausted all of the possibilities in Adobe's awesome Photoshop Elements software? Think again. In this fully updated essential guide, Philip Andrews delves deeper into the software than ever before with advanced tips, tricks, and techniques to help the experienced Elements user take their skills to the next level. Move beyond the basics and learn how to work with raw files. Create stunning panoramas without breaking the bank on a pano camera using the Elements Photomerge technology. Create professional-quality multimedia projects in no time. Using easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions as well as full color, inspirational images to demonstrate techniques, Philip shows you how to do all this and more in Advanced Photoshop Elements 6 for Digital Photographers. Don't fall behind the learning curve - instead, let Philip show you how to get one step ahead!

UNIQUE FEATURES AND BENEFITS:
*World-renowned Elements expert Philip Andrews takes you beyond the basics to help you get the most from this powerful software
*Precise step-by-step instructions cut through the fluff so you'll be perfecting your shots in no time!
*Packed with stunning full-color images that will inspire you to take your own work to the next level - let Philip show you what's possible when you dig a little deeper

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Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (February 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240520971
• ISBN-13: 978-0240520971
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #94,503 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take Elements to the next step with this excellent book..., March 7, 2008

By	Mr. N. K. Turley "enkaytee" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Written by the same author as 'Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 - A visual introduction', but covering more advanced topics as the name suggests.

The book starts with some basic concepts of digital imaging and leads on to some pretty complex projects which can be undertaken in Elements.

At the moment, it's firmly based around Windows version - all the screenshots and keyboard shortcuts refer to this and there's no indication of any proposed updates when the Macintosh version is released later this month - as a user of the beta version of the software I didn't find it difficult to navigate the menus and tools.
However, it's not restricted to users of v6 - each process has indicators showing which versions of Elements it can be applied to and they could equally be applied to Photoshop CS3.

It's written in an easy style to read - I found even the most complex of projects pretty simple to follow. However, no CD is provided as with his other book - not a major issue, but sometimes seeing a process in a video is helpful. Resources in the form of the images used in many of the chapters are available from the book's dedicated website along with some videos, but these are not particularly related to the contents of the book.

Good layout with clear graphics, before and after shots and staged walk-throughs.

The book is split into sections which are easy to navigate via a comprehensive contents page and index. A good book for dipping into when you need to figure out how to do digital hand colouring!

The sections dealing with colour management were particularly useful as this is a concept I've always
struggled with...

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beyond the basics, March 5, 2008

By	K. Williams "kImages" (Heartland, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Another good book by Philip Andrews. Where his Adobe PSE6 Visual introduction is the appetizer, this Advanced PSE6 for Digital Photographers is the entree. Mr Andrews covers what's happening in your camera and scanner and how you can control image output, fully covers RAW processing; and then goes into workflows that work. He then speaks to the application and projects and really gets into the detail of making the PSE tools work for you. The way Mr Andrews has written this book it is easy to understand and you feel like you have a mentor that really wants to see you succeed.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Writer and Useful Book, April 30, 2008

By	B. Breshears (CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Phillip has written a very useful book for the intermediate to advanced Photoshop Elements user to take advantage of the latest features Adobe has added to Elements 6. I have a copy of this edition on my bookshelf and also have the previous edition of this book for Elements 5.
As before, there are lots of colorful images and illustrations to complement the text and many of the images can be downloaded from his website. This edition seems to make more improvements towards showing step by step instructions along with concise explanations of image editing concepts, image capture, editing tools and features to help the reader know "how" and understand "why".
For example, his step by step presentation of Camera RAW workflow and explanations of the Elements 6 RAW editor features are very clear and practical. He also explains a couple of methods for RAW editing of multiple images. Very well done, but one thing does seem to be missing, I couldn't find instructions on how to open a normal JPEG image for editing in the RAW editor.
There are a few typos here and there that appear to have carried over from the previous edition/version, but they are of no major consequence. I've used elements regularly since version 2 and Adobe seems to be indecisive with parts of the program as they continually reorganize and rename different features from version to version, albeit most seem to help improve it overall after you adapt to the changes. All of this makes it more challenging for writers to keep up with their shuffle of terminology, menus and overall layout. Phillip seems to have done well at this game!