The recent boom in digital camera sales has created a tremendous demand for simple yet powerful photo-editing software. This is because experienced users, as well as amateurs, are quickly outgrowing the program that was originally bundled with their cameras.Fortunately, Photoshop Elements 3, the latest photo-editing software from Adobe, is filling this void. It allows users to achieve high-quality results without the overwhelming complexity of professional-level software. And it's also affordable. As a result, it is the best-selling photo-editing software on the market today. Yet, while Photoshop Elements 3.0 seems to have everything going in its favor, it is missing one very important element: a manual that explains all of its incredible capabilities.To help consumers truly understand this software, there's now Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual. This comprehensive guide from Barbarba Brundage offers page after page of valuable insight into this popular program, making it the only book readers will need on the topic.Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual does a whole lot more than just point out how to straighten photos, crop, and adjust the color and focus. It's a collection of wonderful tips and tricks, from how to make basic selections to advanced color correction strategies, and from classic darkroom techniques to stylized digital effects. Each feature is carefully explained in easy-to-understand language, so that everyone from professional shooters to hobbyists can benefit. Among other lessons, readers will learn how to:
<ul>
<li>Instantly fix flaws using Elements' Quick Fix mode</li>
<li>Gain control with sliders, zoom tools, and before and after views</li>
<li>Easily organize photos by calendar or keyword label</li>
<li>Make dynamic slide shows with transitions, captions, music, and narration</li>
<li>Create themed photo email</li>
</ul>Whether you're a hobbyist or a professional photographer, Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual will help you become a more efficient, sophisticated digital camera user.

Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual

Arts & Photography

Brundage, Barbara

Photography & Video

O'Reilly Media

Digital Photography: The Missing Manual helps you to take beautiful digital pictures -- of your baby, your trip to Paris, your new pet iguana--and then share the stunning results with your friends and family. Spiked with the advice and humor that are trademarks of the Missing Manual series, this book shows you how to:
<ul>Master your digital camera.</ul>
<ul> Learn how to use those mysterious buttons and modes to improve your pictures.</ul>
<ul>Take memorable photos.</ul>
<ul> Become a better photographer right away with a few simple tricks from the pros.</ul>
<ul>Edit your photos to remove red eye, or crop out extraneous buildings.</ul>
<ul> Add colors and effects not normally found in nature.</ul>
<ul>Share your pictures using the best programs and Web sites for sharing your photos-in print, online, and via ESP.</ul>This is a great book for people who want to get started with digital photography but it's also perfect for those who need to increase the skills they already have. Intermediate digital photographers will love the tips and tricks from the pros and the helpful buying guides for those accessories they're ready to add.Note: This book is Windows-only. For Mac fans, iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual has a whole section on digital photography.

Digital Photography: The Missing Manual

Grover, Chris

The popularity of digital cameras continues to grow exponentially. They are now more powerful, feature rich, and affordable--turning digital photography into a mainstream interest. And with Photoshop Elements, Adobe has created the most popular photo-editing program on the planet. Learning how to work Photoshop Elements and manage digital photos can be a challenge for anyone just getting started--from the hobbyist to the pro photographer. With the latest Photoshop Elements 4 update, Adobe delivers a powerful new program that provides photo editing and organizing functionality with improved performance. The updated version also includes new, more intuitive features that are streamlined and easier to use--when the photographer has the right learning tool in hand.
With Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual, author Barbara Brundage has written the perfect digital photography guide. In a clear, easy-to-read format, the author provides step-by-step instruction so readers can learn what they need to do to edit their photos successfully and manage their collection. This new edition also includes more than a dozen downloadable images so readers can practice using the editing tools. Readers will master useful editing techniques--from the most common to the advanced:
<ul>
<li>Automatically correct red eye and skin tones</li>
<li>Select and extract complex objects with the Magic Selection Brush and The Magic Extractor</li>
<li>Create photomontages</li>
<li>Restore old photographs</li>
<li>Post photos on the web</li>
<li>Manage and archive an entire collection</li>
<li>Design a custom slide show with panning and zooming capabilities</li>
</ul>
Once photographers learn how to edit their photos successfully, they'll also learn how to post them online or upload them to the Kodak EasyShare Gallery for use in creating personal mailing lists, post cards, calendars, and much more. Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual, is for any photographer interested in learning the right editing techniques for producing and sharing beautiful digital photography.
Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual covers the Windows version of the software only. When we published the book, there was no Mac version of the software (as there is now), and for various reasons, we've been unable to update this edition to include the Mac version. Nonetheless, if you're on a Mac, you can use this book. Just substitute Command for Ctrl, and Option for Alt whenever you see keystroke shortcuts, and about 98 percent of the Editor functions will work the same. The sections on the Organizer only apply to Windows because the Mac version has no Organizer.

Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual

With Photoshop Elements 6, the most popular photo-editing program on Earth just keeps getting better. It's perfect for scrapbooking, email-ready slideshows, Web galleries, you name it. But knowing what to do and when is tricky. That's why our Missing Manual is the bestselling book on the topic. This fully revised guide explains not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them. Photoshop Elements 6 is packed with new features. You get a new Quick Edit function, Windows Vista compatibility, improved RAW conversion, a handy Quick Selection Tool, and more. In fact, there's so much to the latest version that it can be quite confusing at times. Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual carefully explains every feature the program has to offer by putting each one into a clear, easy-to-understand context --something no other book does! 
<ul>
<li>
Learn to import, organize, and fix photos quickly and easily.</li>
<li>
Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image.</li>
<li>
Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects.</li>
<li>
Learn which tools the pros use -- you'll finally understand how layers work!</li>
<li>
Create collages and photo layout pages for greeting cards and other projects.</li>
<li>
Get downloadable practice images and try new tricks right away.</li>
</ul>
 This guide progresses from simple to complex features, but if you're ready for the more sophisticated tools, you can easily jump around to learn specific techniques. As always, author Barbara Brundage lets you know which Elements features work well, which don't, and why -- all with a bit of wit and good humor. Don't hesitate. Dive into Adobe's outstanding photo editor with Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual right away.

Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual

After more than two years, Adobe has finally released a new version of Photoshop Elements for the Mac. Version 6 packs a lot more editing firepower than iPhoto, and this Missing Manual puts every feature into a clear, easy-to-understand context -- something that no other book on Elements does! Photoshop Elements 6 is perfect for scrapbooking, making fancy photo collages, and creating Web galleries. It has lots of new features such as Guided Edit for performing basic editing tasks, an improved Photomerge feature, a handy Quick Selection Tool, and much more. But knowing what to do and when is tricky. Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual explains not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them. With it, you will: 
<ul>
<li>Learn to import, organize, and fix photos quickly and easily.</li> <li>Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image.</li> <li>Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects.</li> <li>Learn which tools the pros use -- you'll finally understand how layers work!</li> <li>Create collages and photo layout pages for greeting cards and other projects.</li> <li>Get downloadable practice images and try new tricks right away.</li> </ul>
This full-color guide starts with the simplest functions and progresses to increasingly complex features of Elements. If you're ready for the more sophisticated tools, you can easily jump around to learn specific techniques. As always, author Barbara Brundage lets you know which Elements features work well, which don't, and why -- all with a bit of wit and humor. Don't hesitate: Now that Adobe's outstanding photo editor has been updated for the Mac, dive in with Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual right away.

Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual

Photoshop Elements 7 includes lots of new tools for sprucing up your photos, like the Scene Cleaner that lets you get rid of unwanted elements and the Smart Brush that makes touch-ups a breeze. But the one thing you won't find in Elements is reader-friendly guidance on how to get the most out of this powerful program. Enter Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual, ready to explain not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them. With this bestselling book (now in its 5th edition), you'll learn everything from the basics of loading photos into Elements to the new online photo-sharing and storage service that Adobe's offering (for free!) at Photoshop.com. There's so much to Elements 7 that knowing what to do -- and when to do it -- is tricky. That's why this book carefully explains all the tools and options by putting each one into a clear, easy-to-understand context.
<ul>
<li>
Learn to import, organize, and fix photos quickly and easily</li>
<li>
Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image</li>
<li>
Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects</li>
<li>
Learn which tools the pros use -- you'll finally understand how layers work!</li>
<li>
Create collages and photo layout pages for scrapbooks and other projects</li>
<li>
Fix your photos online and synch the changes to your own photo library</li>
</ul>
As always, author Barbara Brundage lets you know which features work well, which don't, and why -- all with a bit of wit and good humor. Dive into Adobe's outstanding photo editor and find out why this Missing Manual is the bestselling book on the topic.

Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual

Computers & Technology

Anyone still think that Adobe Photoshop Elements is a toy version of the real thing? As the most popular photo-editing program on the market, Photoshop Elements not only has Photoshop's marvelous powers, but also has capabilities the mothership lacks. Each new version includes more tools designed specifically for today's consumer digital photo enthusiasts. The latest edition, Photoshop Elements 5, solidifies the reputation of this superb and inexpensive product with new scrapbook features, a link to online photo services, and many other improvements.
In fact, there's so much to Photoshop Elements that it can be quite confusing at times. That's precisely why our Missing Manuals are the bestselling books on the topic. Adobe provides a pamphlet and some help files; our book, now in its fifth edition, carefully explains every feature the program has to offer (something no other book has done) by putting each one into a clear, easy-to-understand context. Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual covers the Windows version of Adobe's workhorse and gives you the low down on a host of new features:
<ul>
<li>Learn to create multiple page documents, custom photo layouts with frames, and highly customized layouts for scrapbook projects</li>
<li>Master the new editor for Layer Styles, which lets you customize individual layers in a photo</li>
<li>"Attach" your photos to areas of a Yahoo! Map so your friends and family can see the pictures you took in specific places</li>
</ul>
Author Barbara Brundage also introduces you to a new sophisticated tool called "Curves" to adjust the color and contrast in your photos, and shows you how to burn multi-session CDs and DVDs. As always, she lets you know which features work well, which don't, and why -- all with a bit of wit and good humor. Although the book progresses from simple to complex tasks, you can easily jump around to learn specific techniques, such as creating photomontages (composites), restoring old photos, preparing images for the Web, and archiving. More than a dozen downloadable images let you practice using the editing tools right away!

Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual

Ideal for scrapbookers, serious and casual photographers, and budding graphic artists alike, Photoshop Elements 8 is more powerful and easier to use than previous versions. But figuring out how and when to use the program's tools is still tricky. With this book, you'll learn not only what each tool does, but also when it makes the most sense to use it and why. You get easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from importing photos to organizing, editing, sharing, and storing your images. And if a feature isn't all that it's cracked up to be, we'll tell you. How do you use the Photomerge Exposure? How do Quick Fix previews work? With a gentle introduction to get you started quickly, and advanced tips to help you produce really creative work, this Missing Manual provides the answers you need.
<ul>
<li>Get crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of every feature</li>
<li>Learn to import, organize, back up, and fix photos quickly and easily</li>
<li>Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image</li>
<li>Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects</li>
<li>Remove unwanted objects from images with the new Recompose tool</li>
<li>Learn advanced techniques like working with layers and applying blend modes</li>
<li>Download practice images and try new tricks right away</li>
</ul>

Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows: The Missing Manual

Ideal for scrapbookers, serious and casual photographers, and budding graphic artists alike, Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac is more powerful and easier to use than previous versions. But figuring out how and when to use the program's tools is still tricky. With this book, you'll learn not only what each tool does, but also when it makes the most sense to use it and why. You get easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from importing photos to organizing, editing, sharing, and storing your images. You'll also find a tour of Bridge, the ultra-deluxe file browser that comes with Photoshop CS4 --and Elements 8. How do you use the Photomerge Exposure? How do Quick Fix previews work? With a gentle introduction to get you started quickly, and advanced tips to help you produce really creative work, this Missing Manual provides the answers you need. 
<ul>
<li>Get crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of every feature</li>
<li>Learn to import, organize, back up, and fix photos quickly and easily</li>
<li>Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image</li>
<li>Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects</li>
<li>Remove unwanted objects from images with the new Recompose tool</li>
<li>Learn advanced techniques like working with layers and applying blend modes</li>
<li>Download practice images and try new tricks right away</li>
</ul>

Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual

Whether you’re a photographer, scrapbooker, or aspiring graphic artist, Photoshop Elements is an ideal image-editing tool—once you know your way around. This bestselling book removes the guesswork. With candid, jargon-free advice and step-by-step guidance, you’ll get the most out of Elements for everything from sharing and touching-up photos to fun print and online projects.
The important stuff you need to know:
<ul>
<li>
Get to work right away. Import, organize, and make quick fixes with ease.</li>
<li>
Retouch any image. Repair and restore old and damaged photos.</li>
<li>
Add pizzazz. Use dozens of filters, layer styles, and special effects.</li>
<li>
Share photos. Create online albums, email-ready slideshows, and web-ready files.</li>
<li>
Find your artistic flair. Use tools to draw, paint, work with blend modes, and more.</li>
<li>
Use your words. Make text flow along a curved path or around an object or shape.</li>
<li>
Unleash your creativity. Design photo books, greeting cards, calendars, and collages.</li>
<li>
Make yourself comfortable. Customize Elements to fit your working style.</li>
</ul>

Photoshop Elements 11: The Missing Manual

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