Photoshop Elements 2020 Book for Digital Photographers The

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ARE YOU READY FOR AN ELEMENTS BOOK THAT BREAKS ALL THE RULES? This book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers thats never been done beforeit cuts through the bull and shows you exactly how to do it. Its not a bunch of theory; it doesnt challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure things out on your own. Instead it does something that virtually no other Elements book has ever doneit tells you flat-out which settings to use when to use them and why. If youre looking for one of those tell-me-everything-about-the-Unsharp-Mask-filter books this isnt it. You can grab any other Elements book on the shelf because they all do that. Instead this book gives you the inside tips and tricks of the trade for organizing correcting editing sharpening retouching and printing your photos like a pro. Youll be absolutely amazed at how easy and effective these techniques areonce you know the secrets. LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT Each year Scott trains thousands of digital photographers and almost without exception they have the same questions and face the same problemsthats exactly what he covers in this book. Youll learn: How to unlock the power of layers (youll be amazed at how easy it is!) How to use Camera Raw for processing not only RAW photos but JPEGs TIFFs and PSDs too! (And youll learn why so many pros like it bestbecause its faster and easier) The sharpening techniques the pros really use (theres an entire chapter just on this!) How to deal with common digital camera image problems including brightening people in dark shadows and getting the best color possible The most requested photographic special effects and much more! THE BOOKS SECRET WEAPON Although Elements 2020 offers some digital photography features that Photoshop doesnt offer there are plenty of features that Photoshop has that Elements 2020 doesnt (like channels HDR etc.). But in this book youll learn some slick workarounds cheats and fairly ingenious ways to replicate many of those Photoshop features right within Elements. Plus you can download many of the images used in the book so you can follow right along with the techniques. Since this book is designed for photographers it doesnt waste your time talking about what a pixel is how to frame a shot or set your exposure etc. and theres no talk about which camera or printer to buy. Its all Elements step by step cover to cover in the only book of its kind and youre gonna love it!