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The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers [Paperback]

Scott Kelby (Author)
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0735713928 978-0735713925 August 11, 2003 1

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.



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About the Author

Scott Kelbyis 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.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders Press; 1 edition (August 11, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0735713928
  • ISBN-13: 978-0735713925
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I'm President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, and a book author myself, having penned more than 30 titles.

 

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great beginner book explains things well, December 6, 2003
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This is my second Photoshop Elements book. The first one I sent back, as it was way to advanced. This one is great! It's easy to follow along with and I think it was writen with a beginner like myself in mind. I've worked my way about half way through and it's fun. The author keeps things light and easy to understand. The book is easy to read with nice color images throughout. One thing I like is that you can go to his website and download the photos in the book that you are working on. This makes it real easy to work along with the author to make sure that you achieve the same results. The only negative I would give it is that some of the shortcuts are not fully explained. For example there are lots of instances where the author says press control-f and if you do that it works fine, but how about giving us both ways to access what was just done rather than just the shortcuts. I mean there is so many layers to the top menu's unless the author tells you where something is it is hard to find on your own. That is my only complaint so far.

Well actually I have one more. He really doesn't go into some of the things that Elements 2.0 can do. For example in the introduction the author states "I DON'T HAVE A CHAPTER ON THE LAYERS PALETTE, PAINTING TOOLS OR FILTERS BECAUSE A)EVERY PHOTOSHOP BOOK DOES THAT." Well I would like to not have a whole shelf of Photoshop books. I want just one book that explains the basics to me.

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book., November 26, 2003
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First let me just say that I don't mean to insult anyone, but I read the previous reviews and could not believe that they were talking about the same book that I bought. Either they are Photoshop know-it-alls or they, for whatever reason just don't want you to buy this book. If for no other reason, it is a book that will help the beginner receive a huge headstart on what elements can do. I can understand how some people might not like some of the secrets that are given away in this book. It's like a magician giving away the secrets to his magic tricks. Secrets like "How to increase the size of an image". I have been using Elements for two years and I have read many of the other "How to" books and I have gotten something from each one, but this book proves that you can be given the "skinny" on how to create many advanced effects without all the colorful theorizing and the geeky jargon that make you go"Huh". Come on guys, you may know all of this stuff, but there are a lot of people who don't and you have to admit that this book has some good stuff on just about every page. If you don't believe me go to a bookstore and look through it. I promise that you will find a seat somewhere because you will not be able to put it down.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Educator Gives this Book the Thumbs Up!, September 19, 2003
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As an educator-- a technology teacher-- I see lots of books of how-tos for all kinds of technology products. Many of them are geared either for the beginner or for the professional. This book finds the perfect combination of help for beginners with enough "meat" for those of us who are a little beyond that. It's a very practical guide for dealing with common photography problems. The author also gives some very valuable help in keeping photos organized. I also appreciate the humor in his writing which makes the book even more enjoyable to read. I will be using this book as a guide for in-service training for teachers who want to learn to use Elements more effectively for themselves and for their students. I'll definitely be looking for more useful Scott Kelby books in the future!
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