The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers

by Kelby, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780321384836
• ISBN10: 0321384830
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: New Riders Press

Summary

Edit images like a pro in this Photoshop Elements 4 handbook for digital photographers from best - selling author Scott Kelby.

Author Biography

Scott Kelby is Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Nikon's digital software magazine, Publisher of Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything Adobe), and is Executive Editor of the Photoshop Elements Techniques newsletter.

Table of Contents

Organized Chaos Managing Photos Using the Organizer	1	(48)
Saving Your Digital Negatives	2	(4)
Creating a Contact Sheet for Your CD	6	(6)
Dealing with the Welcome Screen	12	(2)
Importing Photos from Your Scanner	14	(1)
Automating the Importing of Photos by Using Watched Folders	15	(1)
Changing the Size of Your Photo Thumbnails	16	(1)
Seeing Full-Screen Previews	17	(1)
Sorting Photos by Date	18	(1)
Adding Scanned Photos? Enter the Right Time and Date	19	(1)
Finding Photos Fast by Their Month and Year	20	(1)
Tagging Your Photos (Tags are Keywords)	21	(3)
Tagging Images of People (Face Tagging)	24	(2)
Tagging Multiple Photos	26	(1)
Assigning Multiple Tags to One Photo	27	(1)
Combining (Merging) Tags	28	(1)
Sharing Your Tags (or Collections) with Others	29	(1)
Collections: It's How You Put Photos in Order One by One	30	(1)
Choosing Your Own Icons for Tags and Collections	31	(1)
Deleting Tags (or Collections)	32	(1)
Seeing Your Photo's Metadata (EXIF Info)	33	(1)
Adding Your Own Info to Photos	34	(1)
Finding Photos	35	(3)
Finding Photos Using the Date View	38	(2)
Seeing an Instant Slide Show	40	(2)
Comparing Photos	42	(2)
Comparing Photos by Zooming and Panning	44	(2)
Reducing Clutter by Stacking Your Photos	46	(3)
Raw Hide Mastering Camera Raw	49	(18)
Editing Your Raw Images in Camera Raw	50	(8)
Noise Reduction in Camera Raw	58	(1)
Sharpening within Camera Raw	59	(1)
Bracketing with Camera Raw	60	(4)
Saving Raw Files in Adobe's Digital Negative (DNG) Format	64	(1)
Working with 16-Bit Images	65	(2)
Super Size Me Resizing and Cropping	67	(38)
Cropping Photos	68	(3)
Cropping Using the ``Rule of Thirds''	71	(3)
Auto-Cropping to Standard Sizes	74	(2)
Cropping to an Exact Custom Size	76	(3)
Cropping into a Shape	79	(3)
Cropping without the Crop Tool	82	(2)
Using the Crop Tool to Add More Canvas Area	84	(2)
Auto-Cropping Gang-Scanned Photos	86	(1)
Straightening Photos with the Straighten Tool	87	(3)
Straightening Crooked Photos	90	(3)
Resizing Digital Camera Photos	93	(3)
Resizing and How to Reach Those Hidden Free Transform Handles	96	(1)
Making Your Photos Smaller (Downsizing)	97	(2)
Rule-Breaking Resizing for Poster-Sized Prints	99	(2)
Automated Saving and Resizing	101	(4)
Color Me Badd Color Correction for Photographers	105	(38)
Before You Color Correct Anything, Do This First!	106	(2)
Photo Quick Fix	108	(5)
Getting a Visual Readout (Histogram) of Your Corrections	113	(1)
Color Correcting Digital Camera Images	114	(8)
Dave's Amazing Trick for Finding a Neutral Gray	122	(2)
Studio Portrait Correction Made Simple	124	(2)
Drag-and-Drop Instant Color Correction	126	(3)
Adjusting Flesh Tones	129	(3)
Warming Up (or Cooling Down) a Photo	132	(2)
Color Correcting One Problem Area Fast!	134	(3)
Getting a Better Conversion from Color to Black and White	137	(6)
The Big Fixx Digital Camera Image Problems	143	(34)
Compensating for ``Too Much Flash'' or Overexposure	144	(2)
Removing Digital Noise	146	(2)
Focusing Light with Digital Dodging and Burning	148	(4)
Opening Up Shadow Areas That Are Too Dark	152	(2)
Fixing Areas That Are Too Bright	154	(2)
Fixing Photos Where You Wish You Hadn't Used the Flash	156	(3)
When You Forget to Use Fill Flash	159	(3)
Fixing Underexposed Photos	162	(2)
Automatic Red-Eye Removal	164	(2)
Instant Red-Eye Removal	166	(2)
Removing Red Eye and Recoloring the Eye	168	(4)
Repairing Keystoning	172	(5)
The Mask Selection Techniques	177	(26)
Selecting Square, Rectangular, or Round Areas	178	(5)
Saving Your Selections	183	(1)
How to Select Things That Aren't Round, Square, or Rectangular	184	(2)
Softening Those Harsh Edges	186	(2)
Selecting Areas by Their Color	188	(2)
Making Selections Using a Brush	190	(1)
Selecting Everything on a Layer at Once!	191	(1)
Getting Elements to Help You Make Tricky Selections	192	(2)
Easier Selections with the Magic Selection Tool	194	(2)
Removing Backgrounds	196	(7)
Head Games Retouching Portraits	203	(48)
Quick Skin Tone Fix	204	(2)
Removing Blemishes	206	(4)
Lessening Freckles or Facial Acne	210	(3)
Removing Dark Circles under Eyes	213	(2)
Removing or Lessening Wrinkles	215	(3)
Whitening the Eyes	218	(3)
Making Eyes that Sparkle	221	(3)
Enhancing Eyebrows and Eyelashes	224	(4)
Colorizing Hair	228	(2)
Whitening and Brightening Teeth	230	(3)
Removing Hot Spots	233	(3)
Digital Nose Job	236	(3)
Transforming a Frown into a Smile	239	(3)
Glamour Skin Softening	242	(3)
Slimming and Trimming	245	(3)
Removing Love Handles	248	(3)
Take Me Away Removing Unwanted Objects	251	(20)
Cloning Away Unwanted Objects	252	(5)
Removing Things in a Straight Line	257	(2)
Covering Unwanted Elements	259	(3)
Removing Spots and Other Artifacts	262	(2)
Removing Distracting Objects (Healing Brush)	264	(7)
38 Special Photographic Special Effects	271	(44)
Creating Drama with a Soft Spotlight	272	(3)
Burned-In Edge Effect (Vignetting)	275	(3)
Using Color for Emphasis	278	(2)
Soft Focus Effect	280	(2)
Changing an Object's Color	282	(3)
Replacing the Sky	285	(3)
Neutral Density Gradient Filter	288	(4)
Putting One Photo Inside Another	292	(2)
Simple Depth-of-Field Effect	294	(2)
Creating Photo Montages	296	(3)
Creating the Classic Vignette Effect	299	(3)
Fake Duotone	302	(2)
Getting the Polaroid™ Look	304	(4)
Photo to Sketch in 60 Seconds Flat	308	(3)
Automated Pano Stitching with Photomerge	311	(4)
Get Back Photo Restoration Techniques	315	(24)
Colorizing Black-and-White Photos	316	(4)
Repairing Washed-Out Photos	320	(3)
Removing Spots and Other Little Junk	323	(3)
Removing Lots of Specks, Dust, and Scratches	326	(3)
Repairing Damaged or Missing Parts	329	(5)
Repairing Rips and Tears	334	(5)
Sharp Dressed Man Sharpening Techniques	339	(18)
Basic Sharpening	340	(7)
Creating Extraordinary Sharpening	347	(3)
Luminosity Sharpening	350	(3)
Edge Sharpening Technique	353	(4)
The Show Must Go On Showing It to Your Clients	357	(38)
Watermarking and Adding Copyright Info	358	(6)
Creating Your Own Custom Copyright Brush	364	(2)
Poster Presentation	366	(5)
Creating a Digital Frame	371	(5)
Putting Your Photos Up on the Web	376	(5)
Getting One 5x7``, Two 2.5x3.5'', and Four Wallet-Size Photos on One Print	381	(5)
Using Picture Package Layouts with More Than One Photo	386	(2)
Creating a PDF Presentation for a Client	388	(4)
How to Email Photos	392	(3)
Create (or Die) How to Make Presentations with Your Photos	395	(34)
Creating with Your Photos	396	(2)
Making Full-Blown Slide Shows	398	(8)
Creating Postcards or Greeting Cards	406	(4)
Creating Photo Album Pages	410	(5)
Creating Calendars	415	(3)
Creating a Video CD	418	(2)
Creating Your Own Photo Website	420	(4)
Ordering Prints with Just One Click	424	(5)
Index	429