|
 |
|
 |
 |
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 in a Snap (Sams Teach Yourself)
|
by Jennifer Fulton
Sales Rank: 566802
|
List Price: $29.99
$29.99
At Amazon
|
|
Paperback: 768 pages
Publisher: Sams December 20, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 067232668X
ISBN-13: 978-0672326684
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 7 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
Product Description
These days, nobody really wants to learn everything there is about a software product like Photoshop Elements. And even if you did, who has the time to endlessly tinker and play with it until you figure everything out? You just want a book that will quickly show you how to do things with Photoshop Elements - things that aren't already covered in the docs, and things you can't just figure out on your own.
Adobe Photoshop Elements in a Snap is designed specifically for today's computer user. - Somebody who is new to Photoshop Elements, but not new to computers.
- Somebody who doesn't have time for long-winded, mind-numbing explanations - and certainly no time or patience for bad jokes.
If that sounds like you, check out this book. Comprised of a series of well-organized, bite-sized, quickly accomplished tasks, the book lets you zero right in on the one particular task you want to accomplish, quickly figure out what to do, do it, and then get back to work.
About The Author
Jennifer Fulton is an experienced trainer, consultant, and author who has used nearly every graphics editor and organizer ever produced, for both work and home. She is partnered in business with her husband, Scott. They work and live in the midwest United States with their daughter, Katerina—the subject of many illustrations in this book.
Scott M. Fulton, III is a veteran author, editor, programmer, and artist with 27 years' experience in the field of computing. As one of Computer Shopper magazine's original editorial team, he introduced North America to CorelDraw, and has since written many books and articles on the subject of graphic art and design.
Customer Reviews & Comments
I can't see how anyone can dismiss this book. I bought this book after buying Photoshop Elements - before I bought Elements I had the Visual Quickstart Guide. That book is about the program, whereas this book is about using the program. In fact it has a hundred and ninety tasks, and all the ones I've looked at were clearly explained. The inside front cover lists these tasks, and each page has the task number listed at the top. I've known Photoshop since version 2.5 for Windows, and I actually wrote a book (long out of print, thank goodness) on version 3 for Mac. So I know a lot of the underlying ideas of the program, and I'll give full marks to the Fultons for the way they explain it at the level of the newcomer to image manipulation. In fact, I needed to know how the Image Organizer and Image Editor worked together, and the book had that as a task. I examined over half a dozen Elements books, and this one was the best as well as being the largest. It has many diagrams (with many pictures of the Fulton couples' terminally cute daughter, Katerina). In fact the only reason I didn't give it five stars was that the the black and white pictures didn't have enough contrast, and it's possible to miss details. I think anyone who looks for a book on Elements and passes over this one is doing themselves a disservice. Photoshop Elements has plenty of amazing and useful features to improve your photographs, not to mention a large part of the abilities of the main Photoshop program, and using it but not knowing how to achieve new things is a waste of your money. So get your money's worth with Photoshop Elements in a Snap.
Comment | Permalink |
(Report this)
|
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 in a Snap (Sams Teach Yourself)
List Price: $29.99
Available from Amazon
Price: $29.99
| |
|
|
|
|
