How to Do Everything with Photoshop(R) Elements 3.0 [Paperback]

David Plotkin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072258055 | ISBN-13: 978-0072258059 | Publication Date: December 16, 2004 | Edition: 1

Get the most out of Photoshop Elements with help from this easy-to-use, full-color guide. Learn to fix images, remove red-eye and other flaws, restore photographs, use layers, create photo collages, work with filters, add type, and more. Plus, get tips for printing your images and posting them to the Internet.

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Get the most out of the powerful image-editing features of Photoshop Elements 3.0 with help from this full-color guide. First, learn to navigate and customize the program to suit your preferences. Then, get started retouching, repairing, and enhancing digital images in no time. Step-by-step examples show you how to crop images, fix color, focus, and exposure problems, eliminate defects, manipulate images, add special effects, and much more. You’ll also get tips for getting great prints and posting your photos on the Web.

• Import images into Photoshop or create new images from scratch
• Crop, rotate, and change the size of images
• Correct color, contrast, lighting, exposure, and focus
• Touch up photos and hide defects
• Use layers, masks, gradients, and filters to create special effects
• Include text and shapes in your images
• Create panoramics, cards, calendars, and photo books
• Prepare images for print or the Web
• Organize your images and modify batches of images

About the author: David Plotkin designs computer systems and databases, and maintains Web sites for various nonprofit and charitable organizations. He is an experienced film and digital photographer and has written several books, including How to Do Everything with Photoshop Elements 2 and How to Do Everything with Digital Image Pro 9.

About the Author

David Plotkin (Walnut Creek, CA) maintains professional web sites for nonprofit organizations using FrontPage. He has authored mnay books including: Special Edition, Using Lotus Approach (Que) and The Filemaker Pro Bible (IDG).

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (December 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072258055
• ISBN-13: 978-0072258059
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,119,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but missing details..., August 22, 2005

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Nicole (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Photoshop(R) Elements 3.0 (Paperback)

When I first begain working with digital photography I started with the Jasc Paintshop Pro...big mistake. The program was hard to learn on your own and offered very few books or programs to teach you the power of it. When I upgraded to a bigger and better camera when my son was born, I decided to try out Photoshop elements. Again, when I purchased the software, I was at first completly lost. The manual that comes with it basically is worthless. So then I turned to this book...

I have sense then finished reading through the book and following along with it on the actual program. I can now do the basic editing along with some advanced techniques used by professionals. The author of this book does a very good job at explaining the techniches and how to perform them, the only bad thing I have noticed is that he doesn't so much go into WHEN you would want to use some of the editing tools. So on that account, much of it has been trial and error.

Overall, I would highly recommend this book to newcomers to Photoshop Elements 3. It is a great place to start and learn what the software can offer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bible for the Newcomer, June 4, 2006

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SVCS Member (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Photoshop(R) Elements 3.0 (Paperback)

Covering Adobe's lack of a decent manual, David Plotkin has put together a bible for the newcomer to Photoshop Elements 3.0 including all the features available in Elements to enhance, retouch and repair digital images. In addition, Plotkin has included sections on preparing panoramas, web galleries and image printing.
Photoshop Elements consists of two major sections; the Organizer (used to manage the huge volume of images you hope to have) and the Editor (used to make improvements in your images). Many Elements how-to books open with the Organizer, which tends to bore people who bought the program for its editing functions. Plotkin, however, jumps right into the Editor with a discussion of the Workspace and the Tools available. After sections on global editing (changes of the entire image), he moves easily into Selections (working only with a portion of the image) and Layers (segregating change steps or inserts in a recoverable work pattern).
Directions for effective use of the Organizer functions follow, as well as the Panorama and Web Page development.
This book is a good choice for the image editing newcomer. (Reviewed by MiltK)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop Elements 3.0, March 7, 2006

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David Krenk (Lincoln, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Photoshop(R) Elements 3.0 (Paperback)

I first checked this book out from my local library. I found it to be useful and purchased my own copy. The author does a good job explaining the various functions available to the user. "Tips" and "Notes" are included, throughout the book, to help the user learn software features that might otherwise be discovered only through trial and error. The index is well done, making it easy to find information on a particular subject. This is a great book for people who are getting started in digital photography and want to learn more about how to use Photoshop Elements 3.0