Product Description

Think you've exhausted all of the possibilities in Adobe's awesome Photoshop Elements software? Think again. In this fully updated essential guide, Philip Andrews delves deeper into the software than ever before with advanced tips, tricks, and techniques to help the experienced Elements user take their skills to the next level. Move beyond the basics and learn how to work with raw files. Create stunning panoramas without breaking the bank on a pano camera using the Elements Photomerge technology. Create professional-quality multimedia projects in no time. Using easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions as well as full color, inspirational images to demonstrate techniques, Philip shows you how to do all this and more in Advanced Photoshop Elements 6 for Digital Photographers. Don't fall behind the learning curve - instead, let Philip show you how to get one step ahead!

UNIQUE FEATURES AND BENEFITS:
*World-renowned Elements expert Philip Andrews takes you beyond the basics to help you get the most from this powerful software
*Precise step-by-step instructions cut through the fluff so you'll be perfecting your shots in no time!
*Packed with stunning full-color images that will inspire you to take your own work to the next level - let Philip show you what's possible when you dig a little deeper

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76652 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Review
Amazon quotes for previous editions:

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

"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

"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, youll be using Elements like a pro and making great images in no time."
-Nigel Atherton, Chief Editor, What Digital Camera and Better Digital Photography

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

A really good book and well worth buying
One of the things I really like about this book is the way it carefully leads you step by step through all the stages you need to change your photographs into fantastic artistic images. Its a large subject but the book manages to successfully cover it all in an interesting and imaginative way, I found it well written and very informative.

The book is broken down into 13 sections and covers just about everything a digital photographer could wish to know, the breadth & depth of the book is just excellent. The individual sections are: The Next Level, Scanner and Camera Techniques, Processing Raw Files, Photo Organisation and Management, Pathways to Editing in Elements, Images Changes .. Beyond the Basics, Darkroom Techniques on the Doorstep, Professional Retouching, Photo Restoration, Making Better Panoramas, Extending Your Web Abilities, Free Form Photo Collages and Finely Crafted Output.

Within each chapter numerous techniques are explained in detail. The instructions are easy to follow and are accompanied by numerous colour images which make it a great learning aid, in addition there is a website where you can download the images used for each chapter. The website also has a series of 19 Video Tutorials available for PSE6 and these Video are a real bonus for users.

He has a nice style of writing which kept my interest and I found that it suited me well. It is a great book and well worth getting.

Advanced Photoshop Elements 6 for Digital Photographers
This is an excellent book, which is a fully comprehensive guide to Photoshop 6 for more advanced photographers, who want to push Elements to the limit. The sections are clearly laid out and easy to read, with plenty of tips and additional information. The illustrations are excellent and easy to follow. I have been a professional photographer for 9 years, using Photoshop on a daily basis, yet this book has taught me so much, and I am still learning from it. Highly Recommended.

Very useful intermediate to advanced guide to Elements
Written by the same author as 'Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 - A visual introduction', but covering more advanced topics as the name suggests.

The book starts with some basic concepts of digital imaging and leads on to some pretty complex projects which can be undertaken in Elements.

At the moment, it's firmly based around Windows version - all the screenshots and keyboard shortcuts refer to this and there's no indication of any proposed updates when the Macintosh version is released later this month - as a user of the beta version of the software I didn't find it difficult to navigate the menus and tools.
However, it's not restricted to users of v6 - each process has indicators showing which versions of Elements it can be applied to and they could equally be applied to Photoshop CS3.

It's written in an easy style to read - I found even the most complex of projects pretty simple to follow. However, no CD is provided as with his other book - not a major issue, but sometimes seeing a process in a video is helpful. Resources in the form of the images used in many of the chapters are available from the book's dedicated website along with some videos, but these are not particularly related to the contents of the book.

Good layout with clear graphics, before and after shots and staged walk-throughs.

The book is split into sections which are easy to navigate via a comprehensive contents page and index. A good book for dipping into when you need to figure out how to do digital hand colouring!

The sections dealing with colour management were particularly useful as this is a concept I've always
struggled with