Photoshop Elements 6 For Dummies View Larger Image | Barbara Obermeier
Wiley, Paperback, Published December 2007, 400 pages, ISBN 0470192380 | List Price: $24.99
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Want to get more fun from your photos? To edit and enhance your pictures, fix
flaws, and create greeting cards or cool photo projects to share? What about
turning out some really professional prints with simply stunning color? Photoshop
Elements can handle it, and Photoshop Elements 6 For Dummies gets you up and
running on Elements in a hurry.
Photoshop Elements 6 is a reasonably priced, full-featured, powerful image-editing
program for Windows (Adobe stopped supporting Elements for Mac with version
4.) This colorful guide helps you make the most of all its coolest features.
You'll quickly get familiar with the work area and all the tools; be able to
find, organize, and manage your images; correct common mistakes; and explore
fun ways to share your photos. You’ll discover how to:
• Acquire images from your camera or scanner
• Organize your files and photos you so can quickly find what you’re looking
for
• Crop and straighten pictures, fix exposure, and clean up dust and scratches
• Create sharp and colorful images for printing
• Correct color, contrast, and clarity
• Combine multiple images into creative collages
• Use filters to create different effects
• Turn your photos into slide shows, movie files, or Web-hosted images
Elements has something for everyone, from beginning dabblers to serious photo
hobbyists to professionals. With plenty of full-color illustrations that show
what you can achieve, this friendly guide will help you use Elements to make
the most of your digital photos.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started.
Chapter 1: Getting to Know the Work Area.
Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Edit.
Chapter 3: Working with Resolutions, Color Modes, and File Formats.
Part II: Getting Organized.
Chapter 4: Getting Your Images.
Chapter 5: Viewing and Finding Your Images.
Chapter 6: Organizing and Managing Your Photos.
Part III: Selecting and Correcting Photos.
Chapter 7: Making and Modifying Selections.
Chapter 8: Working with Layers.
Chapter 9: Simple Image Makeovers.
Chapter 10: Correcting Contrast, Color, and Clarity.
Part IV: Exploring Your Inner Artist.
Chapter 11: Playing with Filters, Effects, Styles, and More.
Chapter 12: Drawing and Painting.
Chapter 13: Working with Type.
Part V: Printing, Creating, and Sharing.
Chapter 14: Getting It on Paper.
Chapter 15: Showing It Onscreen.
Chapter 16: Making Creations and Sharing.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Composing Better Photos.
Chapter 18: Ten More Project Ideas.
Index.
About the Authors
Barbara Obermeier is the principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design
studio in Ventura, California. She is the author of Photoshop CS3 All-in-One
Desk Reference For Dummies (Wiley) and has contributed as author or coauthor
on numerous books on Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Illustrator, and PowerPoint.
She is currently a faculty member in the Graphic Design Department at Brooks
Institute.
Ted Padova: In addition to writing several books on Adobe Photoshop
and Adobe Illustrator, Ted is the world’s leading author of books on Adobe
Acrobat. He is also a co-author of Adobe Acrobat 8 PDF Bible, Adobe Creative
Suite Bible, Color Correction For Digital Photographers Only, and Color Management
for Digital Photographers For Dummies (all from Wiley). Ted spends most of his
time writing and speaking at conferences and expos nationally and internationally.
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