Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom, (Book and Video Training) [Paperback]

AGI Creative Team (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470566922 | ISBN-13: 978-0470566923 | Edition: 1

A complete book-and-DVD training package covering Photoshop Elements 8.Photoshop Elements combines an easy-to-use set of features and enhancements combined with image editing power in an affordable program. The newest version—Photoshop Elements 8—features more online integration with products like the new Flash-based Web galleries. This unique full-color book and instructional DVD provides you with an exciting learning tool that will help you get working with Elements 8 quickly and easily.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom is like having your own personal instructor guiding you through each lesson, while you work at your own pace.

Thirteen self-paced lessons encourage you to discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.

A team of Adobe Certified Instructors escort you through the in and outs of working with Photoshop Elements 8, the user-friendly image-editing program.

This full-color book and instructional DVD package includes step-by-step instructions, lesson files, and video tutorials that complement the topics covered in each lesson.

Discusses the most important features of Photoshop Elements 8 including: importing photos from digital cameras and scanners, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, and perfecting group shots with Photomerge.

Addresses editing images for posting on the Web, using the sharpness interface to correct blurry images, exploring the Curves tool to adjust contract and brightness, and organizing images with auto-stacking.

The DVD demonstrates how to edit and apply effects for stellar digital images, painting and retouching, and exploring the different filters and techniques that tap into your creative side to produce great images.

Get in the digital classroom and get started using Photoshop Elements 8 today!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

You have a personal tutor in the Digital Classroom

If you want expert instruction that fits into your schedule, Digital Classroom delivers. Adobe Certified Experts guide you through 13 lessons, helping you learn essential Photoshop Elements skills at your own speed. Full-color, step-by-step instructions in the book are enhanced with video tutorials on the DVD. With Digital Classroom, you have your own private instructor showing you the easiest way to learn Photoshop Elements.

• Download images from your digital camera into Photoshop Elements

• Edit, manipulate, organize, and manage digital images

• Apply automatic corrections to remove red-eye, color-correct, and sharpen

• Discover how to manually correct colors like a pro

• Merge photos together to create composite images

• Create slide shows and online galleries of your photos

• Modify images for the Web, share them on Flickr, or print them

About the Author

The AGI Creative Team develops and delivers training programs for creative, marketing, and communications professionals. American Graphic Institute's team of Adobe Certified Instructors has created many of Adobe's official training books as well as technical training programs for Adobe employees.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470566922
• ISBN-13: 978-0470566923
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elements is worth it., January 2, 2010

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Lauren Thomas (Sinking Spring, PA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom, (Book and Video Training) (Paperback)

If you are a novice photographer/designer and feel that regular Photoshop is too much for what you need it for, Photoshop Elements 8 and the Digital Classroom book are the perfect choice. This book clearly explains how to make your pictures look the best they can and everything is easy to follow. I really enjoyed the several chapters pertaining to adjusting color and exposure. This is perfect for those "great" shots you take that don't come out quite the way you expected. I also like the fact that with Elements 8 you can actually blend photos together using the Layers feature. This is a very handy book and program for those who want to get a little more out of their photos, without feeling like they need to have a professional photography studio software to accomplish it. Thanks AGI.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny!, December 7, 2009

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Douglas Geiger "Mac support and training" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom, (Book and Video Training) (Paperback)

This is a great book for both the novice as well as the experienced user. For the novice, there's step by step instructions on how to import and edit your photos to get the most out of what might not be the best looking shot. For the experienced user, the breakdown of sections and chapters makes this an excellent reference to fine tune your skills and learn the secrets that allow you to get to the next level.

I spend my day supporting programs such as this and recommend this book to people that purchase this program and need a step by step tutor.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Instructional Manual!, March 5, 2010

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This review is from: Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom, (Book and Video Training) (Paperback)

Adobe PSE8 Digital Classroom is a great instructional manual. I can't say enough good things about it! If I could give it 10 stars, I would. First of all, I am fairly computer literate, but a novice when it comes to photo editing. After purchasing PSE8, I was struggling to learn the program on my own. Then, eureka, I found Adobe PSE8 Digital Classroom. Digital Classroom is a step-by-step book that comes with a DVD. The DVD has video lessons for each chapter of the book and pictures to use for learning each feature. The video lessons provide an overview of the material covered in each chapter. The pictures, in my opinion, are the best attribute of Digital Classroom. As you apply the applications to the pictures, you will learn what each application is and precisely how to use it. Digital Classroom teaches you how to use the program in a clear, easy to understand, step-by-step, methodical manner. One caveat is that it is a time-consuming process. For me, it took approximtely two to four hours to get through each chapter (much like going to a class). However, once you do, you'll discover that the program is actually easy and fun to use. Now, I'm glad that I bought PSE8, and I am enjoying photo editing. It's easy to use, once you know how. If you are struggling to learn how to use PSE8, then look no further. This book will truly teach you how to use the program.