Photoshop Elements 2 Solutions: The Art of Digital Photography
by Mikkel Aaland
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Author: Mikkel AalandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-08-22
ISBN: 0782141404
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Sybex
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Book Review: AWESOME! but it's not for novice PSE2 users
Summary: 5 Stars
This handsomely produced tutorial, with color photo's and screen shots on just about every page of quality paper, is THE way to progress from mid-beginner level to skilled user - with the option to become an advanced professional given enough time. As one can tell from the mixed reviews, this is NOT a newbie's introduction to PSE2. Some basic comfort (but not necessarily expertise) with Tools, Selections, Help system, Palette Well and Layers is essential. Sybex marketing includes beginners in its blurb - you'd be disappointed and very frustratred. Once you have the basics under your belt, however, and realize the need to go beyond PSE2's nice (but limited) QuickFix command choices, this book will get you there. The accompanying CD has every technique covered with a work-along image; so you don't waste time downloading (often incomplete) chapter images from a website. Clearly, the author has spent a great deal of time and thought on effectively communicating his vast experience. After presenting general principles of 'cleaning up' that will benefit most any digital image, come well-organized chapters arranged by topics so you can concentrate on specifics: portraits, landscapes, buildings (including real estate photography), objects, composites, panoramas, etc. With the wealth of approaches to solving particular problems, you'd better plan on spending some time - but it's time well spent. The many uses of layers are explored so thoroughly (including workarounds) that the difference between professional Photoshop and Elements virtually vanishes. PC and Mac users are served equally well by this book. There are literally hundreds of tips and techniques buried in this book - but, to repeat, it will take patience and determination on the reader's part to get all you can out of this book. Coupled with a good introductory text (and I haven't found one yet), the program's excellent tutorials, and Adobe's top-notch help system, this book will take you all the way to the top. Of the several dozen PSE2 books I have read, Mikkel Aaland's book is my top recommendation. Other authors seem more interested in quantity than in quality, and few have taken that extra step to combine high-quality production with a complete image gallery on CD in an inexpensive yet most attractive and readable package.Addendum: Now that I've made the first runthrough of the book (took me some 6 weeks!) I am all the more impressed with this author's presentation, and the publisher's production. This is a veritable storehouse of literally hundreds (not just 40 or 50 or 99 or 106) techniques, alternative approaches, hints, tricks, insider secrets and pearls of wisdom I haven't found anywhere else. I'm going back for seconds in special areas such as portrait retouching and web optimization and am astounded by the new things I hadn't absorbed the first time around. Aaland's "PSE2 Solutions", combined with Lynch's "Hidden Power of PSE2" (and the Power-User Tools on that CD) will elevate you to PSE2 expert in far less time than it took these authors to learn the long hard way. My original caption of AWESOME probably doesn't do Mikkel Aaland full justice for the hard work and enormous effort expended to pass on his knowledge; I, for one, truly appreciate finding a lifetime's experience condensed in compactly readable (and viewable) form.
Summary of Photoshop Elements 2 Solutions: The Art of Digital Photography
Photoshop Elements is Adobe's newest image-editing software. Based on the immensely popular, and much more expensive Photoshop, Elements provides low-cost ($99 or less), powerful, easy-to-use tools for creating professional-quality digital images. Photoshop Elements X Solutions gives any Elements user solutions for frequently encountered problems. Its stunning full-color imagery will teach and inspire. Topics include: making the most of new Photoshop Elements X features; improving portraits, landscapes, real estate, and product shots; creating panoramas; working with type; and creating the best prints.Equipment Books
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