Book description
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be editing and organizing your photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation in both the creative process and techniques, allowing you to learn the essentials of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 from the ground up.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Photoshop Elements tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to do something.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Color section includes a full-color collection of images found throughout the book.
Learn how to…
Import photos from your digital camera and cell phone
Get the best scans of your old prints
Post your pictures on the Web in galleries and slideshows
Order prints directly within Photoshop Elements
Create printable scrapbook pages on your computer
Improve and repair your old photos
Remove unwanted objects (or people) from photos
Get the perfect group shot using the PhotoMerge features
Fix red eye, lighten dark pictures, smooth wrinkles, and sharpen blurry images
Create stunning artistic effects with the more than 100 filters available in Photoshop Elements
In addition to writing books like this one, Kate Binder does freelance magazine and book production and creates e-books for major publishers. Books written or cowritten by Kate include Easy Mac OS X Leopard, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS3 in 24 Hours, Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 4, Get Creative! The Digital Photo Idea Book, SVG for Designers, Photoshop 6 Cookbook, and PhotoImpact Solutions.
Register your book at informit.com/sams/title/9780672330179 for convenient access to updates and corrections as they become available.
Category: Graphics
Covers: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6
User Level: Beginning—Intermediate
$24.99 USA / $26.99 CAN / £17.99 Net UKÇ
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You
- Introduction
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I. Working with Elements
- 1. Welcome to Photoshop Elements
- 2. A Tour of the Desktop
- 3. Creating and Saving Image Files
- 4. Importing Photos from Cameras and Scanners
- 5. Organizing Your Photos
- 6. Making Quick Fixes
- 7. Making Selections and Using Layers
- 8. Adding Type
- 9. Printing Your Pictures
- 10. Sharing Your Pictures Online
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II. Simple Corrections
- 11. Composing and Cropping Your Pictures
- 12. Straightening, Skewing, and Distorting an Image
- 13. Removing Red Eye, Dust, and Scratches
- 14. Adjusting Brightness, Contrast, and Color
- 15. Using Guided Edit
- III. Photo Rescue
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IV. Going Creative
- 20. Using the Artistic Filters
- 21. Creating Art from Scratch
- 22. Making Composite Images
- 23. Going Wild with Your Images
- 24. Creating Photo Projects
- Color Gallery
Product information
- Title: Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in 24 Hours
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2008
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 9780768680720
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