Product Description

Literally stamped with the approval seal of Corel, this book is more than just a guide to the features of the software. So many books are aimed at only the introductory level, but this guide explores all the capabilities of Paint Shop Pro Photo XI for digital imaging.

Achieve professional results with this complete and easy-to-follow guide to Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo XI. Packed with a wide variety of real life workflow projects, eye-catching visuals and numerous tips and tricks, Paint Shop Pro Photo XI for Photographers gives you all the skills you need to create outstanding images.

All the new features of Paint Shop Pro Photo XI are covered including Snapfire, Photo Organizer, Skin Smoother, Photo Time Machine and much more. Get the best from Camera Raw images, create high-quality web graphics and learn how to efficiently organize your ever-expanding collections of digital photographs!

If you are an amateur digital photographer, web or graphic designer, and want to get stunning results with Paint Shop Pro, this Corel recommended guide is for you!

'This book is ideal for you whether you are new or well versed in the world of mega pixels. Enjoy!'
Gage S. Lockhart, Technical Support Specialist, Corel Software Inc.

Praise for the previous edition:

"This beautifully illustrated book provides information and guidance on using Paint Shop Pro X from a photographer's perspective...Newcomers to Paint Shop should read the book in a linear manner, while others may wish to use the book more as a reference by sampling particular chapters...The book is very well written and organized." - HiTech Review, July/Aug. 2006

"If you have Paint Shop Pro and really want to use it to its fullest, you need this book. There are vert few quality books available for this program, and this one, published by Focal Press, is at the top of the list...This book is organized well by using color coded pages for easy access to the many chapters, quality images to illustrate technique instructions and results, and tutorials at the end of every chapter to put to use the information that was just explained." - Apogee Photo Magazine, August 2006

"If you're using Corel's Paint Shop Pro X for your digital darkroom work, you'll really appreciate this book...Beginners, as well as experienced, Paint Shop Pro X users will benefit from this well written, easy to understand book...Paint Shop Pro X for Photographers is well written, well organized and well illustrated, and that's more than enough to put it on your bookshelf." - Digital Photographer, Oct/Dec 2006

* Get the best from your digital images and improve your workflow with top techniques from a creative industry pro
* Gain the vital skills you need fast with step-by-step tutorials to help you learn every tool, feature and technique
* Be inspired by more than 1500 beautiful, color images throughout the book and available for download from the online gallery at www.guide2psp.com

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #139614 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
"This is the best book on Paint Shop Pro - period."
Dave Huss, photographer, contributing editor for Photoshop User magazine, author of Paint Shop Pro books.

About the Author
Ken McMahon runs Pelican Graphics, a digital design consultancy specializing in design and artwork production for print media and the web. He is also a freelance journalist, writing for PCWorld, Mac User and PC Pro in the UK, and a best-selling author.

Customer Reviews

Emphasis on PSP techniques for PHOTOGRAPHERS makes this book a real winner for digi-cam users!
A beautifully produced book with good clear type on top quality paper with possibly the best colour photographic illustrations I've ever seen.

As a user of versions 8 - 11 of Paint Shop Pro, I thought I was fairly skilled in using the programme, but Ken McMahon gives such a wealth of tips and tricks using the new features of PSPPXI, that even someone with little or no knowledge of the software can easily learn to tweak mundane digital shots into images that zing with vibrancy.

A really big bonus in owning this book is being able to download all its photographs from Ken's own website [...], so you can carry out each step of his instruction on your PC whist having the book propped open beside you.

More advanced topics, such as layers, masks, combining images, resizing or uploading to the web, are described and stunningly illustrated in the same clear, user-friendly style that the author uses throughout the book.

I'd go so far as to say this is a first rate guide that no digital photographer should be without; even keen amateurs and professionals cannot fail to be impressed by its contents. Image editing was never such fun or so easy to learn.

The Missing Bible
This book has everything and more you would want as a photographer. Easy to follow and a joy to work with. What Coral missed Ken Mahon simplified.
A wonderful book.

Excellent
I'm only part way through reading this book and I've already discovered more about PSP than I ever new was there. The book is clearly written and very methodically ordered to help you get the best out of this richly functioned programme. I only hope Ken is going to add more content to his website.