Photoshop Elements Solutions (With CD-ROM) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Mikkel Aaland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2001

Photoshop Elements is Adobe's image-editing software. It provides the tools for creating professional-quality digital images for print and the Web. This text covers frequently encountered problems in working with digital imaging. Topics include: improving portraits, landscapes, real estate, and product shots; creating panoramas; working with type; and making the best prints. The CD includes a 30-day trial version of Photoshop Elements, plus digital imaging tools and utilities.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

If you're a Photoshop Elements user -- or even if you're not -- Sybex is proud to introduce you to Photoshop Elements Solutions. Written by noted photographer Mikkel Aaland, this book shows readers how to capture the power of Adobe’s newest user-friendly digital imaging program. Mikkel has written a personable book filled with valuable insights and instruction. Its outstanding written content is matched by its elegant design and hundreds of stunning, full-color images.If you're already a reader of Photoshop Elements Solutions, we've heard your requests and posted additional example images on the Web page for this book.

From the Author

I wrote Photoshop Elements Solutions with a very specific goal in mind: to create a practical book full of solutions to real-world problems associated with using digital images. As I organized and collected dozens and dozens of examples, I imagined a wide range of professionals and serious amateurs who used digital images to sell a product, illustrate a presentation, make a great-looking portrait, or share digital images via email or through the web. I even imagined professional photographers finding much of the information useful. Many professionals photographers are intimated by the complexity of the full version of Photoshop and will welcome the user-friendly aspects of Photoshop Elements and see it as a way to "ramp-up" to the full version when and if they find the need.

Nearly ten years ago I wrote a book titled Digital Photography. The book was dedicated in part to the great photographer, Ansel Adams, who introduced me to digital photography. In the book I wrote that the future of digital photography is now: "The new technology would enable people to make photographic expressions for their own amusement, for the enjoyment of others, or for professional gain." Well, I was a little ahead of myself. Photoshop had to evolve, and so did digital cameras and scanners. Now, with the introduction of Photoshop Elements and affordable digital cameras and scanners, that time I anticipated ten years ago is here. I've really enjoyed writing this book, especially since I can truly say: "The future is now."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc (September 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782129730
• ISBN-13: 978-0782129731
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #813,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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94 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop Elements Solutions, November 19, 2001

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Charles Peterson (Paraparaumu Beach New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Elements Solutions (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

WELL WORTH WAITING FOR -November 19,2001
Chuck Peterson from New Zealand
After buying the first book printed on Photoshop Elements (Introductions).
I reviewed it in Oct./2001 with my disappointment that it was a B&W illustrated and hard to see what the author was trying to show . What a difference color and good print quality makes.This book has it all with good color illustrations and easy to understand text. After downloading a free 30 day trial of Photoshop Elements then buying the software - the CD included is of little use and I prefer to use my own photos to change and correct or create what I want . After 40+ years working in a darkroom trying to be creative. this book makes it all so easy ( with the lights on and NO smelly chemicals)

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Photoshop Elements Textbook!, January 31, 2002

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Stevarn (Burbank, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Elements Solutions (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

This book stands head and shoulders above the other Photoshop Elements books I've looked at. Actually I've bought several Photoshop Elements books at my local Borders and Barns and Noble bookstores on Photoshop Elements and returned all of them. I also purchased my copy of this book locally for $... before I realized that I could have gotten it for much less at Amazon. Oh well.

This is the last Photoshop Elements book you will ever need. What sets this book apart from the others is that there are symbols accompanying the text that correspond with the symbols you see on the screen! You simply read the paragraph and click on the symbol that is illustrated in the book. This makes it much easier to learn and remember the program.

I'm glad I bought this book at $..., but at Amazon's price, it's a steal.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop Elements Solutions, November 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Photoshop Elements Solutions (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

This is a great book for the nonprofessional who wants to do serious image editing on family photos, etc. It . The Adobe manual that comes with the program is one of the best from a software producer in that it explains the various features of the program quite well. Photoshop Elements Solutions picksup where Adobe's instruction manual leaves off in that it shows you how to combine the features sequentially to get to a great end product.