Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop Elements [Paperback]

Mike Wooldridge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0764536788 | ISBN-13: 978-0764536786 | Edition: 1st

Covers the most important features of Photoshop Elements including: importing photos from digital cameras and scanners, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, add custom 3-D effects, editing images for posting on the Web, creating a Web photo gallery, and incorporating graphics into desktop publishing programs.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations?

If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 140 Adobe Photoshop Elements tasks, from manipulating image selections and using drawing tools to adjusting colors, working with layers, applying effects and filters, and printing your files.

"Your product has surpassed my expectations. Keep up the wonderful work!"
-Tracey Moore (Memphis, TN)

"Your step-by-step instructions and beautiful illustrations greatly simplify what so many other books overlook. I look forward to purchasing more Visual books."
-Richard Hata (Los Angeles, CA)
* "Teach Yourself" sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
* Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

About the Author

Mike Wooldridge has worked as an independent Web developer, technology writer, and educator since 1995. He's written about Web technology for various publications, including Macworld, and MacHome Journal, as well as for CNET. He is the co-author of Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver 4 and Flash 5, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop 6, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dreamweaver 4.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Visual; 1st edition (April 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764536788
• ISBN-13: 978-0764536786
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,471,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #78 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Photography & Video > Adobe Photoshop Elements

More About the Author

Mike Wooldridge is a user-interface designer and Web developer. He has authored more than 20 books for Wiley's Visual series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars John Nemerovski MyMac.com Book Review, November 4, 2002

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Tim E Robertson "Publisher MyMac" (Battle Creek, Mi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop Elements (Paperback)

Here we have dozens of well-illustrated examples of techniques and tools built into version 1 of Photoshop Elements, with basic instructions on how to use them. Elements is one of the best beginner/intermediate applications of all time.

Ironically, the software is so powerful and versatile that this colorful "Teach Yourself Visually" format can be a bit sketchy when readers need more details. If you work through the lessons and dig deeper within Elements, all will eventually be revealed. Experiment!

Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop Elements is therefore a "tip of iceberg" guidebook, assisting newcomers to feel comfy with Elements, and then by necessity encouraging them to be creative with the thousands of possibilities that this application contains. Repetition breeds understanding, especially when working with digital imagery.

Best suited to new users who learn via high-quality visual instruction.

MacMice Rating: 3 out of 5

John Nemerovski

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Pictures, But . . ., January 10, 2003

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George Garrigues (Palms, Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop Elements (Paperback)

I spent a couple of hours today in a hospital waiting room reading this book and came to this conclusion:

Mike Wooldridge and his family spent a lot of time putting the graphics together for this book, but not enough in writing and copy editing. There are better books that give more fulsome instruction., so look at some of the others and let this one just lie there, colorfully.

The one I am reading right now, one of the Dummies books, is better for my purposes. And maybe for yours, too.