Book 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-Mask-filter”
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 printing your photos like a
pro. You’ll be absolutely amazed at how easy and effective
these techniques are—once you know the secrets.
LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT
Each year we train thousands of digital photographers and, almost
without exception, they have the same questions and face the same
problems—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 the pros 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 10 offers some digital photography features that
Photoshop CS5 doesn’t offer, there are plenty of features
that Photoshop CS5 has that Elements 10 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, set 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!
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Acknowledgments (Scott)
- Acknowledgments (Matt)
- Other Books By Scott KelBy
- Other Books By Matt Kloskowski
- About the Authors
- Table of Contents
- The Quick Q&A You’re Going To Wish You Read First
-
Chapter 1. Organized Chaos: Managing Photos Using the Organizer
- Importing Your Photos
- Backing Up Your Photos to a Disc or Hard Drive
- Importing Photos from Your Scanner
- Automating the Importing of Photos by Using Watched Folders
- Changing the Size of Your Photo Thumbnails
- Seeing Full-Screen Previews
- Sorting Photos by Date and Viewing Filenames
- Adding Scanned Photos? Enter the Right Time & Date
- Finding Photos Fast by Their Month & Year
- Tagging Your Photos (with Keyword Tags)
- Auto Tagging with Smart Tags
- Tagging Multiple Photos
- Assigning Multiple Tags to One Photo
- Tagging Images of People
- Sharing Your Keyword Tags with Others
- Albums: It’s How You Put Photos in Order One by One
- Using Smart Albums for Automatic Organization
- Choosing Your Own Icons for Keyword Tags
- Deleting Keyword Tags or Albums
- Seeing Your Photo’s Metadata (EXIF Info)
- Adding Your Own Info to Photos
- Finding Photos
- Finding Duplicate Photos
- Finding Photos Using the Date View
- Seeing an Instant Slide Show
- Comparing Photos
- Reducing Clutter by Stacking Your Photos
- Sharing Your Photos
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Chapter 2. Raw Justice: Processing Your Images Using Camera Raw
- Opening RAW, JPEG, and TIFF Photos into Camera Raw
- Miss the JPEG Look? Try Applying a Camera Profile
- The Essential Adjustments: White Balance
- The Essential Adjustments #2: Exposure
- Letting Camera Raw Auto Correct Your Photos
- The Fix for Shadow Problems: Fill Light
- Adding “Snap” (or Softening) to Your Images Using the Clarity Slider
- Making Your Colors More Vibrant
- Cropping and Straightening
- Editing Multiple Photos at Once
- Saving RAW Files in Adobe’s Digital Negative (DNG) Format
- Sharpening in Camera Raw
- Camera Raw’s Noise Reduction
- Removing Red Eye in Camera Raw
- The Trick for Expanding the Range of Your Photos
- Black & White Conversions in Camera Raw
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Chapter 3. Scream of the Crop: How to Resize and Crop Photos
- Cropping Photos
- Auto-Cropping to Standard Sizes
- Cropping to an Exact Custom Size
- Cropping into a Shape
- Using the Crop Tool to Add More Canvas Area
- Auto-Cropping Gang-Scanned Photos
- Straightening Photos with the Straighten Tool
- Resizing Digital Camera Photos
- Resizing and How to Reach Those Hidden Free Transform Handles
- Making Your Photos Smaller (Downsizing)
- Automated Saving and Resizing
- Resizing Just Parts of Your Image Using the Recompose Tool
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Chapter 4. Jonas Sees in Color: Color Correction Secrets
- Before You Color Correct Anything, Do This First!
- The Advantages of Adjustment Layers
- Photo Quick Fix
- Getting a Visual Readout (Histogram) of Your Corrections
- Color Correcting Digital Camera Images
- Dave’s Amazing Trick for Finding a Neutral Gray
- Studio Photo Correction Made Simple
- Adjusting Flesh Tones
- Warming Up (or Cooling Down) a Photo
- Color Correcting One Problem Area Fast!
- Getting a Better Conversion from Color to Black and White
- Correcting Color and Contrast Using Color Curves
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Chapter 5. Little Problems: Fixing Common Problems
- Using the Smart Brush Tool to Select and Fix at the Same Time
- Removing Digital Noise
- Focusing Light with Digital Dodging and Burning
- Opening Up Shadow Areas That Are Too Dark
- Fixing Areas That Are Too Bright
- When Your Subject Is Too Dark
- Automatic Red-Eye Removal
- Instant Red-Eye Removal
- Fixing Problems Caused by Your Camera’s Lens
- The Elements Secret to Fixing Group Shots
- Blending Multiple Exposures (a.k.a. Pseudo-HDR Technique)
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Chapter 6. Select Start: Selection Techniques
- Selecting Square, Rectangular, or Round Areas
- Saving Your Selections
- Softening Those Harsh Edges
- Selecting Areas by Their Color
- Making Selections Using a Brush
- Getting Elements to Help You Make Tricky Selections
- Easier Selections with the Quick Selection Tool
- Removing People (or Objects) from Backgrounds
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Chapter 7. Retouch Me: Retouching Portraits
- Quick Skin Tone Fix
- The Power of Layer Masks
- Removing Blemishes and Hot Spots
- Lessening Freckles or Facial Acne
- Removing Dark Circles Under Eyes
- Removing or Lessening Wrinkles
- Brightening the Whites of the Eyes
- Making Eyes That Sparkle
- Whitening and Brightening Teeth
- Repairing Teeth
- Digital Nose Jobs Made Easy
- Transforming a Frown into a Smile
- Slimming and Trimming
- Advanced Skin Softening
- Fixing Reflections in Glasses
- Chapter 8. Clone Wars: Removing Unwanted Objects
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Chapter 9. Side Effects: Special Effects for Photographers
- Automatic Special Effects
- Creating a Picture Stack Effect
- The Orton Effect
- Enhancing Depth of Field
- Trendy Desaturated Portrait Look
- High-Contrast Look
- Getting the Grungy, High-Contrast Look Right Within Camera Raw
- Converting to Black and White
- Panoramas Made Crazy Easy
- Creating Drama with a Soft Spotlight
- Burned-In Edge Effect (Vignetting)
- Using Color for Emphasis
- The Faded Antique Look
- Matching Photo Styles
- Replacing the Sky
- Neutral Density Gradient Filter
- Skylight Filter Effect
- Taming Your Light
- Creating Photo Collages
- Scott’s Three-Step Portrait Finishing Technique
- Fake Duotone
- Simulating Film Grain
- Chapter 10. Sharpen Your Teeth: Sharpening Techniques
- Chapter 11. Fine Print: Step-by-Step Printing and Color Management
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Photoshop® Elements 10 Book for Digital Photographers
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2011
- Publisher(s): New Riders
- ISBN: 9780132883207
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