When it comes time to show off your digital photographs, you want them to look as professional as possible. No more portraits of Mom marred by bad lighting, no more of those baby shots of a lifetime ruined by a rumpled collar. This essential guide to Photoshop Elements 4 gives you be best techniques for enhancing and retouching your photos, and encourages you to unleash your creativity on your photo projects. Sample files downloadable from www.peachpit.com let you re-create effects and techniques relating to nearly every aspect of digital photography, including repairing old photographs, fixing lighting and color problems, producing professional-looking slide shows, creating photo panoramas, and much more. This revised edition illuminates tools that are new to this version of Photoshop Elements, such as the Adjust Color For Skin Tone feature, Magic Selection tool, and Magic Extractor, and includes coverage on the more robust Organizer and slide show features. In just a matter of hours, award-winning photographer Dave Huss will have you producing better pictures than you ever thought possible.
Chapter 1 Introducing Photoshop Elements 4
Chapter 2 Just the Facts--The Basics of Using Photoshop Elements
Chapter 3 Making Photos Look Their Best
Chapter 4 Color Challenges and Solutions
Chapter 5 Organizing and Managing Your Pictures
Chapter 6 Dazzling Effects and Professional Techniques
Chapter 7 Fun with Type, Shapes, and Cookie Cutter Tools
chapter 8 Retouching Photos Like a Pro
Chapter 9 Scanning and Repairing Photographs
Chapter 10 Creating Stunning Panoramas
Chapter 11 Sharing Your Photos
Appendix A Working with Raw Format
Appendix B Using Pressure-Sensitive Tablets