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THE PHOTOSHOP® ELEMENTS 4 BOOK FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
By Scott Kelby
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Publisher: New Riders
Pub Date: November 14, 2005
ISBN: 0-321-38483-0
Pages: 472

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		ABOUT THE AUTHOR
		READ THIS FIRST, BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS
			I had no intentions of writing this book
			So now I had intentions
			How the book was developed
			New and improved (with the same great taste!)
			This version has a secret weapon
			So what's not in this book?
			Is this book for you?
			Is this book for Windows users, Mac users, or both?
			How should you use this book?
			Wait, one more thing! You can download the photos used in the book!
		Chapter 1.  Organized Chaos: managing photos using the organizer
			Saving Your Digital Negatives
			Creating a Contact Sheet for Your CD
			Dealing with the Welcome Screen
			Importing Photos from Your Scanner
			Automating the Importing of Photos by Using Watched Folders
			Changing the Size of Your Photo Thumbnails
			Seeing Full-Screen Previews
			Sorting Photos by Date
			Adding Scanned Photos? Enter the Right Time and Date
			Finding Photos Fast by Their Month and Year
			Tagging Your Photos (Tags are Keywords)
			Tagging Images of People (Face Tagging)
			Tagging Multiple Photos
			Assigning Multiple Tags to One Photo
			Combining (Merging) Tags
			Sharing Your Tags (or Collections) with Others
			Collections: It's How You Put Photos in Order One by One
			Choosing Your Own Icons for Tags and Collections
			Deleting Tags (or Collections)
			Seeing Your Photo's Metadata (EXIF Info)
			Adding Your Own Info to Photos
			Finding Photos
			Finding Photos Using the Date View
			Seeing an Instant Slide Show
			Comparing Photos
			Comparing Photos by Zooming and Panning
			Reducing Clutter by Stacking Your Photos
		Chapter 2.  Raw Hide: mastering camera raw
			Editing Your RAW Images in Camera Raw
			Noise Reduction in Camera Raw
			Sharpening within Camera Raw
			Bracketing with Camera Raw
			Saving RAW Files in Adobe's Digital Negative (DNG) Format
			Working with 16-Bit Images
		Chapter 3.  Super Size Me: resizing and cropping
			Cropping Photos
			Cropping Using the "Rule of Thirds"
			Auto-Cropping to Standard Sizes
			Cropping to an Exact Custom Size
			Cropping into a Shape
			Cropping without the Crop Tool
			Using the Crop Tool to Add More Canvas Area
			Auto-Cropping Gang-Scanned Photos
			Straightening Photos with the Straighten Tool
			Straightening Crooked Photos
			Resizing Digital Camera Photos
			Resizing and How to Reach Those Hidden Free Transform Handles
			Making Your Photos Smaller (Downsizing)
			Rule-Breaking Resizing for Poster-Sized Prints
			Automated Saving and Resizing
		Chapter 4.  Color Me Badd: color correction for photographers
			Before You Color Correct Anything, Do This First!
			Photo Quick Fix
			Getting a Visual Readout (Histogram) of Your Corrections
			Color Correcting Digital Camera Images
			Dave's Amazing Trick for Finding a Neutral Gray
			Studio Portrait Correction Made Simple
			Drag-and-Drop Instant Color Correction
			Adjusting Flesh Tones
			Warming Up (or Cooling Down) a Photo
			Color Correcting One Problem Area Fast!
			Getting a Better Conversion from Color to Black and White
		Chapter 5.  The Big Fixx: digital camera image problems
			Compensating for "Too Much Flash" or Overexposure
			Removing Digital Noise
			Focusing Light with Digital Dodging and Burning
			Opening Up Shadow Areas That Are Too Dark
			Fixing Areas That Are Too Bright
			Fixing Photos Where You Wish You Hadn't Used the Flash
			When You Forget to Use Fill Flash
			Fixing Underexposed Photos
			Automatic Red-Eye Removal
			Instant Red-Eye Removal
			Removing Red Eye and Recoloring the Eye
			Repairing Keystoning
		Chapter 6.  The Mask: selection techniques
			Selecting Square, Rectangular, or Round Areas
			Saving Your Selections
			How to Select Things That Aren't Round, Square, or Rectangular
			Softening Those Harsh Edges
			Selecting Areas by Their Color
			Making Selections Using a Brush
			Selecting Everything on a Layer at Once!
			Getting Elements to Help You Make Tricky Selections
			Easier Selections with the Magic Selection Tool
			Removing Backgrounds
		Chapter 7.  Head Games: retouching portraits
			Quick Skin Tone Fix
			Removing Blemishes
			Lessening Freckles or Facial Acne
			Removing Dark Circles under Eyes
			Removing or Lessening Wrinkles
			Whitening the Eyes
			Making Eyes that Sparkle
			Enhancing Eyebrows and Eyelashes
			Colorizing Hair
			Whitening and Brightening Teeth
			Removing Hot Spots
			Digital Nose Job
			Transforming a Frown into a Smile
			Glamour Skin Softening
			Slimming and Trimming
			Removing Love Handles
		Chapter 8.  Take Me Away: removing unwanted objects
			Cloning Away Unwanted Objects
			Removing Things in a Straight Line
			Covering Unwanted Elements
			Removing Spots and Other Artifacts
			Removing Distracting Objects (Healing Brush)
		Chapter 9.  38 Special: photographic special effects
			Creating Drama with a Soft Spotlight
			Burned-In Edge Effect (Vignetting)
			Using Color for Emphasis
			Soft Focus Effect
			Changing an Object's Color
			Replacing the Sky
			Neutral Density Gradient Filter
			Putting One Photo Inside Another
			Simple Depth-of-Field Effect
			Creating Photo Montages
			Creating the Classic Vignette Effect
			Fake Duotone
			Getting the Polaroid™ Look
			Photo to Sketch in 60 Seconds Flat
			Automated Pano Stitching with Photomerge
		Chapter 10.  Get Back: photo restoration techniques
			Colorizing Black-and-White Photos
			Repairing Washed-Out Photos
			Removing Spots and Other Little Junk
			Removing Lots of Specks, Dust, and Scratches
			Repairing Damaged or Missing Parts
			Repairing Rips and Tears
		Chapter 11.  Sharp Dressed Man: sharpening techniques
			Basic Sharpening
			Creating Extraordinary Sharpening
			Luminosity Sharpening
			Edge Sharpening Technique
		Chapter 12.  The Show Must Go On: showing it to your clients
			Watermarking and Adding Copyright Info
			Creating Your Own Custom Copyright Brush
			Poster Presentation
			Creating a Digital Frame
			Putting Your Photos Up on the Web
			Getting One 5x7", Two 2.5x3.5", and Four Wallet-Size Photos on One Print
			Using Picture Package Layouts with More Than One Photo
			Creating a PDF Presentation for a Client
			How to Email Photos
		Chapter 13.  Create (or Die): how to make Presentations With Your Photos
			Creating with Your Photos
			Making Full-Blown Slide Shows
			Creating Postcards or Greeting Cards
			Creating Photo Album Pages
			Creating Calendars
			Creating a Video CD
			Creating Your Own Photo Website
			Ordering Prints with Just One Click
		Colophon
		Additional Resources
		Index