Opis: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 - Philip Andrews, P Andrews

If you are an amateur or professional photographer who works with digital images and wants great results fast, this essential, easy-to-follow guide from world-renowned Adobe Photoshop Elements expert Philip Andrews is for you! There are countless ways to use Adobe's powerful Elements 6 software, and Andrews helps you with the skills to conquer them all; from turning ordinary photos into extraordinary scrapbooks, calendars, and albums to making business cards, flyers, and other promotional materials for your organization quickly and economically. Real-life examples and precise, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions will help you get up to speed with Elements 6 fast for the results you want in no time, whether your photographs are from your digital camera or scanned images from film and slides. If it's in Elements, it's in this book. Andrews covers tried and true tools which have been revamped to better suit photographers' needs, such as the Adjust Color Curves and Convert to Black and White features, the Brightness/Contrast feature, and a smoother workflow for the creation of photo projects such as Photo Books, Photo Collage, Online Galleries, CD/DVD Jackets, and CD/DVD Labels. He also dives into the exciting, all-new features of Elements 6 such as: the Quick Selection Tool; fantastic Photomerge technology for group shots and faces, which lets you combine the best pieces from multiple images; direct copy to CD/DVD to speed up your workflow when you need to copy several images to disc quickly; the Guided Edit Workshop with interactive technique tutorials; Smart Albums, to automatically add photos that match certain criteria to your Album; the Refine Edge feature, which allows you to control how smooth or feathered the edges of your images appear; a Task Pane with five different Task Modes (Organize, Fix, Create, Share and Edit) to help you manage the processing of your images; and, much, much more. Whatever your organizing, editing, creating, and sharing needs are, you'll find clear-cut, no-nonsense answers in this introductory book/CD/website learning package. If you find yourself getting stuck, Philip is just a click away with over two hours of superb video tutorials on the included CD. Or, visit the book's website, for updates and more images that you can use to practice your new skills. Written by a photographer for photographers, this book is for those who want to know the techniques that get results and can be put into practice immediately. Features include: best-selling author and world-renowned Elements expert Philip Andrews guides you through the latest and greatest features in this incredible software with easy-to-follow, precise step-by-step instructions; think again before you hit that delete button - beautiful, full color images show you how to rework ordinary shots into extraordinary pieces of art; and, begin practicing your new skills immediately with over 'two hours' of superb video tutorials included on the CD. Praise for previous editions of this title: "With Philip providing you with such a good street index to our Photoshop Elements 3.0 software you will be creating fantastic digital images in next to no time at all." Judith Salonga, Adobe Systems "If you need to manipulate digital images this is the book that will not only show you what can be achieved but inspire you to develop your skills even further." Computer Arts Special "Whether you are into manipulating photographs, wishing to build better websites or produce better looking prints, this book will help you to master all the necessary tools contained in the program. The learning curve just got shallower!" Martin Evening "Philip Andrews' knowledge and enthusiasm shines through." Royal Photographic Society Journal"If you need to manipulate digital images this is the book that will not only show you what can be achieved but inspire you to develop your skills even further." Computer Arts Special"Whether you are into manipulating photographs, wishing to build better websites or produce better looking prints, this book will help you to master all the necessary tools contained in the program. The learning curve just got shallower!" Martin Evening"Philip Andrews' knowledge and enthusiasm shines through." Royal Photographic Society JournalThe Buzz of Digital Photography; Introducing Photoshop Elements X; First Steps; Simple Image Changes; Hands on Techniques; Using Selections and Layers; Combining Text with Your Images; Using Elements' Painting and Drawing Tools; Photo Layouts; Creating Great Panoramas; Preparing Images for the Web or E-mail; Preparing Images for Printing; Photo Creations; Managing Your Files; Theory into Practice: Real Life Elements Projects; Where to From Here?

Szczegóły: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 - Philip Andrews, P Andrews

Tytuł: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
Autor: Philip Andrews, P Andrews
Producent: Focal Press
ISBN: 9780240520995
Rok produkcji: 2007
Ilość stron: 424
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.08 kg

Recenzje: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 - Philip Andrews, P Andrews