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The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers (Voices)

By: Scott Kelby
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New Riders
ISBN: 0735713928
ISBN-13: 9780735713925
Released: 21 Aug 2003
RRP: £23.50
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Fantastic - By: , 15 Jan 2005
This is a easy-to-follow book, without over-simplfying the issues. It has clear screen shots & lots of practical advice. I've looked at quite a few books on Photoshop Elements, & this one is by far the best - especiallly if you're relatively new to the package. It reallly built up my confidence to try new things.
Won't save your life; may save your photos - By: Peter Fenelon, 14 Jul 2004
The target audience for this book seems to be the intermediate amateur digital photographer who's comfortable actuallly taking decent images, but who wants to get a bit of extra polish & panache into them using Photoshop Elements. I've been using digital cameras for a few years & am relatively new to Elements after a bunch of other photo album/paint programs. I felt my new camera deserved new image manipulation tools, & I wanted to get the best out of both. This book certainly helps with the image processing side of things!

Kelby doesn't bother explaining how to take pictures - his assumption is that you're OK at the "photography" bit of digital photography; his job is to explain how best to store, manipulate & enhance pictures with Elements 2.0. The approach taken isn't exhaustive; he concentrates on showing you how to get results. This isn't a dry reference; it's more a glossy cookbook!

The techniques Kelby shows for colour balancing & sharpening images in particular are way ahead of the usual "slide the sliders" approaches in beginners' books - you'll learn a lot about the use of levels & layers which will stand you in good stead for some of the later material on retouching - the emphasis here being not on gross image manipulation but the subtle tweaks that can lift an ordinary picture into a memorable one.

This is the kind of book you can read & flip through quickly (helped by a slightly whimsical but readable style, good photography & repro, & clear design) & will want to keep near your PC while you're working with Elements. Applying Kelby's techniques reallly does make a difference to my images; the book's paid for itself (in my opinion) after only editing a few dozen pictures.

A great book for the novice photographer - By: , 12 Jul 2004
I recently bought this book, & have picked up quite a few tips to make working with PhotoShop elements quicker & easier. It simplifies the information required to enhance your photos, & illustrates each step taken. I recommend this book, there's something for every novice photographer in it