Photoshop^® Elements 3 Solutions: The Art of Digital Photography

by Mikkel Aaland

• ISBN13: 9780782143638
• ISBN10: 0782143636
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Transform the Ordinary into the ExtraordinaryWith Photoshop Elements 3, Adobe has introduced substantial new features for digital photographers-including RAW support, organizing tools, Healing Brushes, and much more. As the software has become easier for digital photography enthusiasts to use and more compelling for serious digital photographers who seek the finest results, so has this acclaimed guide.In Photoshop Elements 3 Solutions, award-winning photographer and author Mikkel Aaland has extensively revised his best-seller to include all of version 3's smart new features plus many fresh techniques and examples. Whether working with digital images is a hobby or part of your livelihood, Aaland's practical solutions, stunning color images, and reader-friendly approach will guide you to a higher level of expertise.Inside, Aaland shows you the ins and outs of Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows and the Macintosh, including: Organizing and managing your digital images Touching- up faces to make people glow Enhancing product images so they stand out Transforming outdoor and real-estate shots Fusing photos into priceless panoramics Combining images into realistic composites Working with the Camera RAW format and advanced digital photo techniques Optimizing photos for the Web, screen, and e-mail transmission Creating PDF slide shows and professional-looking picture packages And more...

Author Biography

Mikkel Aaland is an award-winning photographer and author of eight books

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Importing and Organizing Digital Images	1	(25)
Importing Digital Images into Photoshop Elements	2	(8)
Managing Files with the Organizer (Windows Only)	10	(11)
Managing Files with the File Browser (Mac and Windows)	21	(5)
Chapter 2 Your Images: Global Solutions	26	(34)
Choosing an Editing Workspace	28	(2)
Deciding What Comes When	30	(1)
Setting Proper Orientation	31	(2)
Making Dull Images Shine	33	(7)
Correcting Color	40	(4)
Tinting Images	44	(1)
Eliminating or Diminishing Dust, Scratches, and Electronic Noise	45	(5)
Converting Color Images to Black-and-White	50	(1)
Cropping to the Essential Parts	51	(3)
Resizing	54	(3)
Sharpening	57	(3)
Chapter 3 Better Faces	60	(30)
What Comes First	62	(1)
Working the Eyes	62	(11)
Working the Lips	73	(1)
Whitening and Fixing Teeth	73	(2)
Selectively Removing Wrinkles and Blemishes with the Healing Brush	75	(3)
Diminishing and Straightening the Nose	78	(1)
Making People Glow	79	(2)
Creating a Grainy 35mm Black-and-White Look	81	(1)
Creating a Digital Fill Flash	82	(1)
Making Distorted Faces Normal	83	(1)
Fixing Hair	84	(5)
Getting Rid of Glasses Glare	89	(1)
Chapter 4 Better Outside Shots	90	(20)
Intensifying the Sky	92	(2)
Changing the Time of Day	94	(7)
Making Weather	101	(1)
Working with the Midday Sun	101	(1)
Adding Lighting Effects	102	(2)
Removing Unwanted Objects	104	(3)
Adding Selective Focus	107	(1)
Creating a Large-Scale Digital Fill Flash	108	(2)
Chapter 5 Better Product Shots	110	(38)
Separating a Product from Its Background	112	(7)
Changing a Product's Color	119	(4)
Changing a Product's Texture	123	(5)
Adding Motion Blur	128	(2)
Changing Scale and Perspective	130	(2)
Fixing Keystoning	132	(1)
Improving the Background	133	(5)
Adding Depth	138	(3)
Creating Lighting Effects	141	(1)
Softening Highlights and Glare	142	(1)
Adding a New Label	143	(1)
Making a Product Smile	144	(2)
Simplifying a Product Shot	146	(2)
Chapter 6 Making Photo-Realistic Composites	148	(22)
Adding Yourself (or Anyone) to a Group Shot	150	(2)
Combining Different Resolutions	152	(5)
Swapping Kids	157	(3)
Expanding Your Image	160	(4)
Seamlessly Pasting	164	(1)
Cloning Elements from Multiple Images	165	(2)
Pre-visualizing a Scene	167	(3)
Chapter 7 Exteriors and Interiors	170	(18)
Straightening Slanted Looking Facade	172	(3)
Transforming a Kitchen	175	(2)
Removing a Construction Sign	177	(2)
Smart-Blurring a Background	179	(2)
Balancing the Light	181	(2)
Creating a Warm and Inviting Atmosphere	183	(1)
Removing Wires	184	(4)
Chapter 8 Creating Panoramics with Photomerge	188	(18)
Photomerge Dos	190	(1)
Creating a Precious View	190	(8)
Creating an Interior Panoramic	198	(2)
Creating an Epic Panoramic	200	(2)
Making a Handheld Vertical Panoramic	202	(1)
Showing Baseball's Big Picture	203	(1)
Photomerging a Collage	204	(2)
Chapter 9 Taking Type Further	206	(20)
Adding a Photo Credit	208	(4)
Adding a Copyright Watermark	212	(2)
Making Headline Type	214	(1)
Making Type More Readable	215	(4)
Using Shape Tools to Accent Type	219	(2)
Warping Type	221	(1)
Filling Type with an Image	222	(1)
Adding Effects to Type	223	(1)
Applying Liquify to Type	224	(2)
Chapter 10 Preparing Images and Graphics for the Screen	226	(40)
Choosing a File Format	228	(2)
Making Great JPEGs	230	(7)
Optimizing Digital Images for PEG Compression	237	(5)
Converting GIFs to JPEGs	242	(1)
Making TIFFs	242	(1)
Making GIFs	243	(16)
Building Web Page Backgrounds	259	(4)
Creating Navigational Graphics	263	(3)
Chapter 11 Using Camera Raw and Other Advanced Techniques	266	(24)
Using Adobe's Camera Raw	268	(7)
Working in 16-Bit Mode	275	(1)
Extending Dynamic Range with Photomerge	276	(3)
Using Layer Adjustments with Masks	279	(4)
Using a Gradient Mask to Combine Multiple Images	283	(4)
Converting a Photo to a Painting	287	(3)
Chapter 12 Sharing and Auto-Processing Images	290	(26)
Printing from the Organizer (Windows Only)	292	(4)
Printing from the Editor (Windows) or Application (Mac)	296	(5)
Creating and Sharing with the Organizer (Windows Only)	301	(5)
Processing Multiple Files (Windows and Mac)	306	(2)
Creating and Printing on the Mac OS	308	(8)
Appendix A Reference to the Tools and Features of Photoshop Elements	316	(22)
Setting Preferences	318	(4)
Customizing and Organizing the Work Area	322	(2)
Histograms	324	(1)
All about Layers	325	(4)
Effects	329	(1)
Selection Tools	330	(4)
Viewing and Navigation Tools	334	(2)
Brushes	336	(2)
Index	338	(14)
What's on the CD-ROM	352