ABSTRACT

Let Mark Galer guide you through the most powerful photo editing tools and techniques that Elements has to offer! A unique cominbtion of step-by-step projects, movie tutorials and sample images will have you creating stunning images in no time at all. Whether you want to enhance your images for maximum impact, optimize your photos for perfect print quality, or creating impressive, seamless montages, Maximum Performance will give you the skills and know-how to create professional quality results, enabling you get maximum performance from this credit crunch approved software.

The package is completed with an astonishingly supportive website packed with over 7 hours of movie tutorials, 100+ sample images, multimedia content and stock photography as well as automated actions to get even more out of the software.

part 1|35 pages

optimize

chapter 1|34 pages

Project 1

Adobe Camera Raw

chapter 2|12 pages

Project 2

Basic Retouching

chapter 3|12 pages

Project 3

Working Spaces

chapter 4|10 pages

Project 4

Gradients & Vignettes

chapter 5|14 pages

Project 5

Preparing for Print

chapter 6|12 pages

Project 6

Curvse

chapter 7|10 pages

Project 7

Black & White

chapter 8|10 pages

Project 8

Sharpening

part 2|101 pages

Enhance

chapter 1|10 pages

Project 1

Depth of Field

chapter 2|12 pages

Project 2

Shafts of Light

chapter 3|12 pages

Project 3

Toning

chapter 4|14 pages

Project 4

Character Portrait

chapter 5|12 pages

Project 5

Glamor Portrait

chapter 6|10 pages

Project 6

Tonal Mapping (Faux HDR)

chapter 7|12 pages

Project 7

Faux Holga

chapter 8|8 pages

Project 8

Low Key

chapter 9|10 pages

Project 9

Channels

part 3|111 pages

Composites

chapter 1|12 pages

Project 1

Creative Montage

chapter 2|8 pages

Project 2

Replacing a sky

chapter 3|10 pages

Project 3

Decisive Moments

chapter 4|10 pages

Project 4

Faux Renaissance

chapter 5|8 pages

Project 5

Layer Blending

chapter 6|8 pages

Project 6

Need for Speed

chapter 7|12 pages

Project 7

Preserving Shadows

chapter 8|14 pages

Project 8

Displacement

chapter 9|16 pages

Project 9

Photomerge

chapter 10|12 pages

Project 10

Hair Transplant