The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2 by Richard Lynch
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Book Reviews of The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2
Book Review: Praise
Summary: 5 Stars
I have nothing but praise for this densely-packed book. Seek and ye shall find! The information level is as comprehensive as one could wish: Beware though, very few empty words, read carefully! Providing the hidden elements for Photoshop Elements users is an invaluable attribute.Use of these tools brings us into the realm of the full-fledged Photoshop. Thanks, Richard Lynch!Book Review: Excellent... but not your every cup of tea !
Summary: 5 Stars
To says that this book is well worth its price is an understatement. Please keep in mind, it's not intended towards beginner. The concept discussed and the topics covered in the book makes it ideal for one whom has mastered the basic of Photoshop Elements and now wishes to push the software to its limit.Book Review: The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2
Summary: 5 Stars
As great as advertised. Delivered on time. Delivered in excellent condition. Very satisfied. Will order more hard to find manuals in the future. FBliven.Book Review: The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is well worth the money for the "Hidden Tools" alone. I consider myself an intermediate user of Photoshop Elements. I have been tempted lately to buy the full-blown Photoshop to gain the additional capabilities. This book and CD gave me most of the additional tools that I thought I was missing.The book is not written for beginners. You should have a good understanding of how to use Photoshop Elements before diving into this book. Given the scope of this book, I found the first chapter to be a little too basic. I initially found parts of chapter 2 a little confusing. I never use gradient maps and found the explanation in the book to be somewhat confusing. I went back to my "Photoshop for Dummies" book and re-read the portion on gradient maps. This made the light go on for me on what the author was saying in Chapter 2. I found chapters 3, 4 and 5 the most useful. These chapters dealt with the type of image clean-up I encounter most often. These chapters dealt with curves, which I knew was a feature I missed in Photoshop Elements. Chapter 5 showed some great uses of the History Brush, another missing tool from Photoshop Elements that you get on the CD in the Hidden Tools. The remainder of the book gave some good hints on how to improve your images as well.
I read the whole book, but I am sure that not all was absorbed. I will keep this book close to my computer to use as a reference as I try to fix those difficult to correct images.
The author of the book has made himself available to answer questions on several Photoshop Elements and retouching forums. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to go beyond the basics of what is available in Photoshop Elements.
Book Review: Advanced Elements
Summary: 4 Stars
This book takes you beyond the basics of Elements, with step-by-step instructions in how to use the additional tools supplied on the companion CD to extend the power of Elements to include many of the features found in Photoshop.