The Photoshop Elements 7 Book for Digital Photographers |  | Authors: Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski
Publisher: New Riders Press
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Edition: 1
Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0321565959
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.686
EAN: 9780321565952
ASIN: 0321565959
Publication Date: March 5, 2009
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Product Description
This book 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.
Each year we train thousands of digital photographers and, almost without exception, they have the same questions and face the same problem—that’s exactly what we cover in this book. 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 7 offers some digital photography features that Photoshop CS4 doesn’t offer, there are plenty of features that Photoshop CS4 has that Elements 7 still doesn’t have (things like layer masking, 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, and you’re gonna love it!
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 Love this book! February 18, 2010
Jake Riley (Canton, OH)
As a beginner digital photographer and new to the world of photo software, this book is perfect. It is easy to read and understand, humorous, gives step-by-step solutions to common problems and, most importantly, it is FUN.
It is not an exhaustive desk-top reference for PS Elements, and I'm sure it is not intended to be. As a beginner, the problem I have with photo software is understanding what the applications might be for the myriad features. This book takes a look at common applications and, using a step-by-step approach, walks the reader through frequently used features for organizing and editing photos. It gets you started...it's a terrific learning tool!
It also includes ideas for projects to show your work, such as client presentations, multi-photo layouts, postcards and book pages, to name a few.
Love it, love it, love it!
 Photoshop Elements 7 February 17, 2010
Alton L. Strickland
I waited a long time before buying this book. After seeing how helpful the version 6 book was, the wait was ended. I use it in my business.
excellent February 10, 2010
Christina Magoo (Jax, FL)
i have resorted to this book many, many, many, many, many times, lol. i'd be lost without it. and i chose this one, as opposed to other elements7 books, because to me it is written in a more user friendly way. the other ones that i have checkd out were not layed out as well.
 Too wordy February 9, 2010
Robert Cooper
This book has color pictures on every page, which is nice, but the BIG problem with this book is that it is too verbose (i.e. too wordy). For every procedure they talk about they provide about 10 times the verbiage that other books provide to explain things. It's like listening to a blabbermouth on the phone who never gets to the point. If you have unlimited time to waste reading something said in 300 words that could have been concisely said in 30 words then this is the book for you. If you value your time, chose one of the other books on this subject.
Scott Kelby - The Photoshop Elements 7 Book for Digital Photographers February 6, 2010
M. Moore (Sarasota, FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As in the other books written by Scott Kelby, this book is well written and easy to follow.
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