Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Michael Slater (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0321246969 | ISBN-13: 978-0321246967 | Edition: 2

It's not taking pictures that scares you; it's what to do with them afterwards that you find daunting when you consider making the move from traditional photography to digital photography. With Photoshop Elements and this friendly guide, it doesn't have to be. Eschewing a raft of technical details and advanced editing techniques for need-to-know basics, this volume provides everything you require to begin managing your photo life with the Windows version of Photoshop Elements 3 (which has Photoshop Album built in). After providing a quick introduction to the world of digital photography, veteran author Michael Slater--who's also one of Album's creators--shows you how to get and store photos, organize and find them, perform simple image correction tasks, create fun projects (video CDs, print and electronic cards, and calendars), print digital photos (at home, online, or at retail processors), and share your favorite shots. Throughout, the focus is on keeping it simple and fun while taking advantage of all of Photoshop Elements' cool features.

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It's not taking pictures that scares you; it's what to do with them afterwards that you find daunting when you consider making the move from traditional photography to digital photography. With Photoshop Elements and this friendly guide, it doesn't have to be. Eschewing a raft of technical details and advanced editing techniques for need-to-know basics, this volume provides everything you require to begin managing your photo life with the Windows version of Photoshop Elements 3 (which has Photoshop Album built in). After providing a quick introduction to the world of digital photography, veteran author Michael Slater--who's also one of Album's creators--shows you how to get and store photos, organize and find them, perform simple image correction tasks, create fun projects (video CDs, print and electronic cards, and calendars), print digital photos (at home, online, or at retail processors), and share your favorite shots. Throughout, the focus is on keeping it simple and fun while taking advantage of all of Photoshop Elements' cool features.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Adobe Press; 2 edition (December 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321246969
• ISBN-13: 978-0321246967
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,441,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Photography & Video > Adobe Photoshop Elements

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Book for Photoshop Elements Organizer, January 2, 2005

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C. Walls (Malvern, Worcestershire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The latest release of Adobe's Photoshop Elements [3.0] has, of course, yielded a slew of new books. But this one is a little different from the majority. Photoshop Elements 3 is really two programs, which work closely together: Editor, which enables you to perform a variety of enhancements and corrections to your images, and Organizer, which helps you keep track of your thousands of pictures and perform many straightforward operations on them, as well as various "creations" [slideshows, Web albums etc.].

Most of the available books give you loads of information on Editor and outline lots of tricks and techniques to enhance your pictures and do creative stuff. This book is different, as Michael Slater [who works for Adobe] focuses very strongly on Organizer.

The book covers Organizer's functionality in detail across eight chapters, leaving no stone unturned. Some of the details are "tricks and tips" that aren't documented elsewhere. It is essential reading to get the most out of this sophisticated tool. If you have used Photoshop Album before, there is excellent information on the new capabilities like stacks and version sets.

The Editor component is not ignored. There is a chapter on basic image editing, using its Quick Fix interface and a further one that details the standard GUI. Certainly enough to get you started doing image manipulation. As a bonus, throughout the book there are lots of extra topics covered, which are very informative to the newcomer to digital imaging.

Michael's enthusiasm for the software, as well as his in-depth knowledge, shines through in this book, making it an easy read. As a very experienced Photoshop Album [now Photoshop Elements 3] user, I got this book as a reference so that I could check on details. While reading through it, I was constantly coming back to the computer to try some new feature or option that I had previously missed. I also had lots of ideas for new things that I could use the program for.

The bottom line: If you have [or plan to get] Photoshop Elements 3 and use Organizer to get all your pictures in order, this book is a must-have. Read it first - it won't take you too long and it's very nicely presented. Then, when you start out with your organizing, you'll be able to make full use the facilities available and not have to backtrack and rethink your plans.

Strongly recommended!

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It helped me get started, February 16, 2005

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Al Simonds - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I just bought Photoshop Elements 3 (I love it!). The Borders near my house has a ton of Photoshop Elements 3 books. I did a fair amount of "browsing" and found four books that I liked (and bought): Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 (Slater), The Photoshop Elements 3 Book for Digital Photographers (Kelby), Adobe Photoshop Elements 3: 50 Ways to Create Cool Pictures (Huss), and Photoshop Elements 3 Solutions (Aaland).

I read Slater's book first, b/c I wanted to learn how to import and organize my photos. It is excellent. He apparently works for Adobe, so he has a deep understanding of PE3. He is not afraid to say "don't use this feature, b/c it doesn't work too well." I love that kind of honesty!

I'll try to review the other books when I get to them.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Organizing with E3 even better than the Album 2 Book!, January 13, 2005

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C. Clark (Camas, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The most recent book by Michael Slater "Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 is a "must have" for users of the new Elements 3.0. Although I have been using Photoshop Album since the first version, and I learned a lot from Michael's earlier book "The Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Book", this latest book explores Elements 3 in greater detail. PSE3 has many new features compared to the early versions and this book uncovers many, many capabilities of the software that I would not have found on my own.
Further, the book ties the "Organizer" part of Elements 3, to the "Editor" and gives really good tips on the new features here.
All in all a great book. I highly recommend it to anyone using Photoshop Elements 3.0
Chuck Clark