About the Book
Once you have mastered the fundamentals, this easy-to-follow, advanced guide takes you to new levels of expertise. Advance your skills and artistry far beyond the basics with expert guidance from the top industry insider to achieve professional-level results. Find innovative ways to exploit the new features of Elements 5.0 to achieve outstanding digital images. You learn how to stretch your digital photos and Elements to their limits and master all the insider tricks, tips, and techniques that guarantee outstanding results.
Learn everything you need to know about raw files, workflow, storage, toning, speed tweaks for no cost, how to fix scanning problems, make the most of dodging and burning-in techniques, adjust images for changes in color balance, set up a color managed workflow; and more from this completely updated edition for Elements 5.0. Learn how to use new features like the Adjust Color Curves and Sharpness options, the Convert to Black and White feature, 5 click web photo galleries and the Correct Camera Distortion filter. New chapters walk you through professional retouching, a complete raw workflow for Elements users, and the new free-form layout feature - Photo Layouts, including the Artworks and Effects palette.
Superbly illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, written in Philip's trademark no-nonsense style, this must-have guide will help ensure that your digital photography stands out from the crowd as you learn how to:
* Take control of advanced image changes and apply amazing graphics capabilities
* Use scanner and camera capture techniques like the pros
* Extend your web capabilities
* Produce professional results quickly from your raw files with a complete workflow solution based around Elements.
* Explore the creative potential of the new Photo Layout feature
* Produce darkroom effects digitally
* Integrate all the power of Elements 5.0 to fit together for prize-winning results
* Transform your photographs with step-by-step, illustrated color tutorials into results that will amaze you (and your friends, family, colleagues, and customers)
* Increase your productivity with timesaving tips, workarounds, and advice to create an efficient, smooth workflow
* Master professional retouching techniques
* Create awesome panoramas
* Much, much more.
Learn how to get the most from Philip Andrews, best-selling author, renowned photographer, Adobe Photoshop Elements Ambassador, professional photographer, accomplished teacher, best-selling international author, and alpha tester for Adobe.
FREE Bonus! Companion website ( www.adv-elements.com ) provides even more tools to hone your skills with.
* Images for you to manipulate as you follow step-by-step book projects
* Video tutorials and printable lesson plans
* Links for examples, updates, and further learning
* Raw and 16-bits/Channel files to examine and put to the test
* And more!
Praise for previous editions of this title:
"Philip's friendly style makes learning Photoshop Elements a breeze. This book gives you everything you need to feel like a digital pro in no time at all."-Richard Coencas, Photoshop Elements Quality Engineer Lead, Adobe Systems
"With Philip as your guide, you'll be using Elements like a pro and making great images in no time.-
Nigel Atherton, Chief Editor, "What Digital Camera and "Better Digital Photography
Table of Contents:
The Next Level; Scanner and Camera Techniques; Photo Organization and Management; Pathways to Editing in Elements; Image Changes - Beyond the Basics; Darkroom Techniques on the Desktop; Professional Retouching Techniques; Making Better Panoramas; Extending Your Web Abilities; Producing Effective Graphics; Photo Creations and the Content browser; Finely Crafted Output; Photo Creations; Appendices; Blend modes; Plug-ins; Jargon buster; Keyboard shortcuts; Elements/Photoshop feature equivalents
About the Author :
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. Contributing numerous articles and videos to AdobeTV and the inspirational browser, Philip is a leading source in adobe information and instruction.
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.
Review :
"The companion website is a great addition to the book, where there are further resources, including videos and all the photos used in the book for you to download and practice on. As a digital photographer myself, I found all of Philip Andrews' books extremely clear and helpful and this one is no exception. Again, he has written one of the best books on the subject, in his usual clear and engaging style. The informative step-by-step instructions, full colour screen shots and the attractive presentation throughout only serve to reinforce the reasons to buy it." - Amazon Review
"At last - an Elements guide that moves beyond the basics to focus on getting the most out of Elements' powerful feature-set. Advanced Photoshop Elements 5.0 is a meaty tome that gets to grips with everything the true enthusiast would ever want to know - from complex layer work through to designing text for the web. Written by Adobe alpha tester Philip Andrews, this book is detailed, comprehensive and inspirational, making it the perfect accessory for those who've recently invested in the fifth instalment of the Elements program" - What Digital Camera April 07
'... a compellingly written exploration of the advanced techniques that can be accomplished with Photoshop Elements.'
Mike Leavy, Engineering Manager for Photoshop Elements, Adobe
"This book is detailed, comprehensive and inspirational, making it the perfect accessory for those who've recently invested in the fifth instalment of the Elements program" - What Digital Camera April 07
