Photoshop Elements 9 For Dummies

Photoshop Elements 9 For Dummies

Perfect your photos and images with this ?focused? guide to the latest version of Photoshop ElementsFor most of us, the professional-level Photoshop is overkill for our needs. Amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts turn to Photoshop Elements for a powerful but simpler way to edit and retouch their snapshots. Photoshop Elements 9 For Dummies, fully updated and revised for the latest release of this software product, helps you navigate Elements to create, edit, fix, share, and organize the high-quality images you desire. Full color pages bring the techniques to life and make taking great photos fun and easy.Introduces you to the work area Shows you how to upload images to your computer Reviews ways to view, find, organize, and manage your photos Details how to modify your photos to your specifications Distills working with layers, contrast, color, clarity, filter, effects, styles, and type Explains how to print your creations, create a slide show, and optimize images for the Web Written by veteran digital imaging and print authors Barbara Obermeier and Ted Padova, this handy reference is a highly readable and enjoyable way to learn this powerful image editing application.From the Back CoverFind out how to get more fun from your photos with Photoshop Elements!Whether you photograph with a top-of-the-line dSLR or snap your family and friends on your cellphone, Photoshop Elements can help you make your photos look their best. And this book makes it easy! Discover how to organize and manage your images, correct common mistakes, tweak color, and print and share your photos any number of ways. Beginners start here - get familiar with Photoshop Elements - the tools, menus, commands, preferences, and workspaces Give a makeover - crop photos for better composition, correct an over- or underexposed picture, straighten crooked images, or fix red-eye Bring out your inner artist - discover how to add effects with filters, get creative with type, or play with the drawing and painting tools Share your masterpiece - turn your photos into slide shows, calendars, cards, CD/DVD labels, photo books, and even movies Conjure visual magic - make unwanted objects disappear, move people into or out of an image, and merge photos into a magnificent panorama Open the book and find: How to get images into Elements from a variety of sources Instructions for both Windows and Mac users Helpful tips for composing better photos How to correct color, contrast, and clarity Tips for performing simple image makeovers Steps for combining multiple images into creative collages Details about sharing photos on your favorite social networks How to upload and save images to Photoshop.com Learn to: Find your way around the tools, menus, panels, buttons, and options Edit and crop images, enhance color, fix flaws, and apply filters Scan a photo, make a slide show, and create a photo album online IN FULL COLOR!About the AuthorBarbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California. She is currently a faculty member in the School of Design at Brooks Institute.Ted Padova is an internationally recognized authority on Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and digital imaging.