ABSTRACT

Using a unique combination of step by step projects, movie tutorials and sample images, Mark Galer guides the reader through the most powerful photo editing tools that Elements has to offer. Discussing and demonstrating the skills and know-how to create professional-quality results with this budget-priced software. Whether optimizing photographs for printing, enhancing images for maximum impact, or creating impressive, seamless montages, this book will enable any aspiring digital professional to get the maximum performance from the credit crunch approved software.

The package is completed with astonishingly comprehensive downloadable resources packed with over 7 hours of movie tutorials, 100+ sample images, a stock photo gallery as well as automated actions to get even more out of the software.

part 1|105 pages

Optitmize

chapter 1|34 pages

Project 1

Adobe Camera Raw

chapter 2|10 pages

Project 2

Localized Adjustments

chapter 3|16 pages

Project 3

Preparing for Print

chapter 4|12 pages

Project 4

Curves

chapter 5|10 pages

Project 5

Hue/Saturation & Luminance

chapter 6|8 pages

Project 6

Sharpening

chapter 7|14 pages

Project 7

Printing

part 2|113 pages

Enhance

chapter 8|10 pages

Project 1

Depth of Field

chapter 9|12 pages

Project 2

Shafts of Light

chapter 10|8 pages

Project 3

Black and White

chapter 11|16 pages

Project 4

Toning

chapter 12|14 pages

Project 5

Character Portrait

chapter 13|18 pages

Project 6

Glamor Portrait

chapter 14|16 pages

Project 7

Motion Blur

chapter 15|8 pages

Project 8

Low Key

chapter 16|10 pages

Project 9

Channels

part 3|99 pages

Montage

chapter 17|12 pages

Project 1

Creative Montage

chapter 18|8 pages

Project 2

Replacing a Sky

chapter 19|10 pages

Project 3

Layer Blending

chapter 20|12 pages

Project 4

Displacement

chapter 21|10 pages

Project 5

Preserving Shadows

chapter 22|14 pages

Project 6

High Dynamic Range

chapter 23|18 pages

Project 7

Photomerge

chapter 24|14 pages

Project 8

Hair Transplant