Photoshop Elements 10 for Dummies

by Obermeier, Barbara; Padova, Ted

• ISBN13: 9781118107423
• ISBN10: 111810742X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-04
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Perfect your photos and images with this "focused" guide to the latest version of Photoshop Elements For 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 10 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.

Author Biography

Barbara 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Organized 7

Chapter 1: Getting Your Images 9

Chapter 2: Viewing and Finding Your Images 25

Chapter 3: Organizing and Managing Your Photos 51

Part II: Using the Editors 65

Chapter 4: Working with Resolutions, Color Modes, and File Formats 67

Chapter 5: Getting Ready to Edit 93

Chapter 6: Getting to Know the Editing Work Areas 111

Part III: Selecting and Correcting 139

Chapter 7: Making and Modifying Selections 141

Chapter 8: Working with Layers 175

Chapter 9: Simple Image Makeovers 197

Chapter 10: Correcting Contrast, Color, and Clarity 227

Part IV: Exploring Your Inner Artist 257

Chapter 11: Playing with Filters, Effects, Styles, and More 259

Chapter 12: Drawing and Painting 291

Chapter 13: Working with Type 317

Part V: Printing, Creating, and Sharing 337

Chapter 14: Getting It on Paper 339

Chapter 15: Sharing Your Work 355

Chapter 16: Making Creations 367

Part VI: The Part of Tens 377

Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Composing Better Photos 379

Chapter 18: Ten More Project Ideas 387

Index 393