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The Photoshop Elements 8 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) |  | Authors: Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski
Publisher: New Riders Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 4126
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 496
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0321660331
Dewey Decimal Number: 006
EAN: 9780321660336
ASIN: 0321660331
Publication Date: November 8, 2009
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Product Description
This book (for Windows and Mac) breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that’s never been done before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.” It’s not a bunch of theory; it doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure things out on your own. Instead, it does something that virtually no other Elements book has ever done—it tells you flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why. If you’re looking for one of those “tell-me-everything-about-the-Unsharp-Maskfilter” books, this isn’t it. You can grab any other Elements book on the shelf, because they all do that. Instead, this book gives you the inside tips and tricks of the trade for organizing, correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and presenting your photos like a pro. You’ll be absolutely amazed at how easy and effective these techniques are—once you know the secrets.
You’ll learn:
- The real secrets of how the pros retouch portraits
- How to color correct any photo without breaking a sweat (you’ll be amazed at how they do it!)
- How to use Camera Raw for processing not only RAW photos, but JPEGs and TIFFs, too! (And you’ll learn why so many pros like it best— because it’s faster and easier)
- The sharpening techniques the pros really use (there’s an entire chapter just on this!)
- How to deal with common digital camera image problems, including removing noise and avoiding halos
- The most requested photographic special effects, and much more!
The Book's Secret Weapon
Although Elements 8 offers some digital photography features that Photoshop CS4 doesn’t offer, there are plenty of features that Photoshop CS4 has that Elements 8 still doesn’t have (things like paths, Channel Mixer, etc.). But in this book, you’ll learn some slick workarounds, cheats, and some fairly ingenious ways to replicate many of those Photoshop features from right within Elements. Plus, since this book is designed for photographers, it doesn’t waste your time talking about how to frame a shot, setting your exposure, etc., and there’s no talk about which camera or printer to buy. It’s all Elements, step-by-step, cover-to-cover, in the only book of its kind!
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 Not a Great Buy August 31, 2010
D. White (Columbus, MS United States)
If you're trying to learn how to use the Photoshop Element 8 software, this is not the book for you. When you follow the directions step-by-step, you have a good chance that it won't work the first, second, third, or fourth time. There always seems to be something missing in the instructions.
 I love this book! August 27, 2010
AZDaver01 (Scottsdale, AZ, USA)
Ok, this was my second book purchase to use to figure out Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac. Wish I had purchased this first. I'm a fan of Scott Kelby's style, that is to say I just want somebody to make it easy to do what I want to do with my photos. I've had tremendous success following along in this book. The layout is simple and makes it easy to work on pictures while thumbing through the book. I was ready to give up on Elements and just use the Mac software until I got the book. Now I am getting deeper into the program and my pictures are getting better and my ability to edit photos is going much faster. I highly recommend this book.
 Great book August 3, 2010
sduff
This book is very great, explanations simple and clear. I have all Kelby's book.
I set 4 stars on 5, because the beginning of this book is only for windows user and not for Mac and I'm a Mac User
great elements 8 tutorial July 16, 2010
vickie (georgia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the BEST, most well written book on how to use Elements 8. Each task has it's own heading and pictures to illustrate the task - step by step. Highly recommend it.
Love It!! July 14, 2010
Kelly Cooper
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love all of Scott Kelby's products this is no different. Very helpful for a novice.
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