Product Description

Once you have mastered the fundamentals, this easy-to-follow, advanced guide takes you to new levels of expertise. Advance your skills and artistry far beyond the basics with expert guidance from the top industry insider to achieve professional-level results. Find innovative ways to exploit the new features of Elements 5.0 to achieve outstanding digital images. You learn how to stretch your digital photos and Elements to their limits and master all the insider tricks, tips, and techniques that guarantee outstanding results.

Learn everything you need to know about raw files, workflow, storage, toning, speed tweaks for no cost, how to fix scanning problems, make the most of dodging and burning-in techniques, adjust images for changes in color balance, set up a color managed workflow; and more from this completely updated edition for Elements 5.0. Learn how to use new features like the Adjust Color Curves and Sharpness options, the Convert to Black and White feature, 5 click web photo galleries and the Correct Camera Distortion filter. New chapters walk you through professional retouching, a complete raw workflow for Elements users, and the new free-form layout feature - Photo Layouts, including the Artworks and Effects palette.

Superbly illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, written in Philip's trademark no-nonsense style, this must-have guide will help ensure that your digital photography stands out from the crowd as you learn how to:

* Take control of advanced image changes and apply amazing graphics capabilities
* Use scanner and camera capture techniques like the pros
* Extend your web capabilities
* Produce professional results quickly from your raw files with a complete workflow solution based around Elements.
* Explore the creative potential of the new Photo Layout feature
* Produce darkroom effects digitally
* Integrate all the power of Elements 5.0 to fit together for prize-winning results
* Transform your photographs with step-by-step, illustrated color tutorials into results that will amaze you (and your friends, family, colleagues, and customers)
* Increase your productivity with timesaving tips, workarounds, and advice to create an efficient, smooth workflow
* Master professional retouching techniques
* Create awesome panoramas
* Much, much more.

Learn how to get the most from Philip Andrews, best-selling author, renowned photographer, Adobe Photoshop Elements Ambassador, professional photographer, accomplished teacher, best-selling international author, and alpha tester for Adobe.

FREE Bonus! Companion website ( www.adv-elements.com ) provides even more tools to hone your skills with.

* Images for you to manipulate as you follow step-by-step book projects
* Video tutorials and printable lesson plans
* Links for examples, updates, and further learning
* Raw and 16-bits/Channel files to examine and put to the test
* And more!

Praise for previous editions of this title:

"Philip's friendly style makes learning Photoshop Elements a breeze. This book gives you everything you need to feel like a digital pro in no time at all."-Richard Coencas, Photoshop Elements Quality Engineer Lead, Adobe Systems

"With Philip as your guide, you'll be using Elements like a pro and making great images in no time."-
Nigel Atherton, Chief Editor, "What Digital Camera" and "Better Digital Photography"

* Go beyond the basics of Elements with this guide for serious Elements users
* Achieve professional results by following step-by-step colorfully illustrated tutorials
* Loads of new information in this version, from Macintosh users to raw workflow
* Contains hot new information that you want on raw workflow, storage, toning, protecting your assets, and loads more
* Brand new chapters on retouching and the Creations and Content Browser
* The only book out there written FOR serious Elements users BY a serious elements user

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #202793 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Mike Leavy, Engineering Manager for Photoshop Elements, Adobe
... a compellingly written exploration of the advanced techniques
that can be accomplished with Photoshop Elements.'

Review
"The companion website is a great addition to the book, where there are further resources, including videos and all the photos used in the book for you to download and practice on. As a digital photographer myself, I found all of Philip Andrews' books extremely clear and helpful and this one is no exception. Again, he has written one of the best books on the subject, in his usual clear and engaging style. The informative step-by-step instructions, full colour screen shots and the attractive presentation throughout only serve to reinforce the reasons to buy it." - Amazon Review

"At last - an Elements guide that moves beyond the basics to focus on getting the most out of Elements' powerful feature-set. Advanced Photoshop Elements 5.0 is a meaty tome that gets to grips with everything the true enthusiast would ever want to know - from complex layer work through to designing text for the web. Written by Adobe alpha tester Philip Andrews, this book is detailed, comprehensive and inspirational, making it the perfect accessory for those who've recently invested in the fifth instalment of the Elements program" - What Digital Camera April 07

About the Author
Philip Andrews is Adobe Australia's official Photoshop and Elements Ambassador. He is an experienced photographer, author, magazine editor and online course creator. He was previously a lecturer at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia and Nescot, England. He is a beta tester for Photoshop, an alpha tester for Photoshop Elements and a Photoshop specialist demonstrator for Adobe Australia. Philip is also co-founder of photo-college.com an online photography training college. He's a regular contributor to several magazines including Shutterbug, Amateur Photographer, Australian Photography and Better Photography, he is senior contributing editor for Better Digital, columnist for What Digital Camera and Co-editor and publisher of Better Photoshop Techniques magazine.

Customer Reviews

Advanced Photoshop Elements 5.0 for Digital Photographers
This is the companion book to Philip Andrews' "Photoshop Elements 5 - A Visual Introduction to Digital Photography", also from Focal Press. This title is aimed at those who have mastered the basics covered in the first book and wish to get to grips with some of the more advanced digital imaging techniques that are possible with the software. Containing 11 chapters, the book covers various topics including: camera and scanner techniques, working with RAW files, advanced image changes, darkroom techniques on the computer, making better panoramas, extending your web abilities and producing great prints, to name a few. The companion website is again a great addition to the book, where there are further resources, including videos and all the photos used in the book for you to download and practice on. As a digital photographer myself, I have found all of Philip Andrews' books extremely clear and helpful and this one is no exception. Again, he has written one of the best books available on the subject, in his usual clear and engaging style. The informative step-by-step instructions, full colour screen shots, and the attractive presentation throughout, only serve to reinforce the reasons to buy it.

Scott Congdon's Review
Advanced Photoshop Elements 5.0 for Digital Photographers
By Philip Andrews

This is the next logical step from the author's introductory books into Elements 5.0. This book aims to expand the user's knowledge of Elements 5.0 as well as update any other information within the reader's workspace. The book goes beyond simple editing and manipulating of images, but explores publishing, web design as well as simple graphic design techniques. The author also shares tips and techniques for a variety of photographic concepts such as creating panoramas, hand colouring and restoration.

The reader will also get a great insight into topics such as RAW workflow, preparing for printers and scanning technology. With its colour coordinated chapters, the author fundamentally breaks down all information required before during and after editing images within Elements 5.0. The detail within the book is immaculate and the knowledge imparted to the reader is priceless. The illustrations are fantastic and the visual explanations are easy to follow. This book is a great addition to any digital photographer's library.
This book is available direct from Elsevier Australia Customer Service, Tel: 1800 263 951, Fax: (02) 95172249 or by email: customerserviceau@elsevier.com

Avanced Photoshop Elements 5
I am on my fourth purchase of Photoshop Elements,and the other week I threw away over £70 pounds worth of books on the earlier versions.
And to be honest I never really learnt a lot from them.
But this book puts them all in the shade, if you are just an average person who wants to maximise the potential of Photoshop Elements 5 look no further.
And why bother buying version 6, if like me you haven't fully exploited version 5