Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 For Photographers

Description:
If you're new to Elements and need a complete overview of each feature and function, you'll find exactly what you're looking for here: step-by-step instructions covering every aspect of Elements, accompanied by helpful screenshots and colorful images. If you're a more experienced user, you'll find Philip's signature advanced tips and techniques invaluable as you stretch the power of Elements beyond what you previously thought possible. From basic techniques such as importing files and performing simple image edits to more complex projects such as creating scrapbooks, making panoramas, and working with raw files, it's all covered in this comprehensive guide from one of the industry's premier Elements experts, and always in the context of creating great photographs first and foremost. Be sure to visit the accompanying websites for additional Elements 8 tutorials, tips, example galleries, offers, and advice. The key features of the book include: a supplemental website features over an hour of video tutorials for additional training and practice; an example gallery site, showcasing the synchronization links between Photoshop Elements and Photoshop.com; written by an official Adobe Ambassador and expert author whose tips and tricks are featured in the Adobe Inspirational Browser in both Photoshop Elements 7 and 8; and contains step-by-step instructions and resources (via the book's website) for completing an entire project - a multi-page Photo Book - so you can work through the whole process from start to finish, and apply the skills you learn to other creative photographic projects.

Author Biography:
Philip Andrews is Adobe Australia's official Photoshop and Elements Ambassador. He is an experienced photographer, author, magazine editor and online course creator. He was previously a lecturer at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia and Nescot, England. He is a beta tester for Photoshop, an alpha tester for Photoshop Elements and a Photoshop specialist demonstrator for Adobe Australia. Philip is also co-founder of photo-college.com an online photography training college. He's a regular contributor to several magazines including Shutterbug, Amateur Photographer, Australian Photography and Better Photography, he is senior contributing editor for Better Digital, columnist for What Digital Camera and Co-editor and publisher of Better Photoshop Techniques magazine.