Focal Press Book: Advanced Photoshop Elements 5.0 for Digital Photographers by Philip Andrews

Advanced Photoshop Elements 5.0 for Digital Photographers - Once you have mastered the fundamentals, this easy-to-follow, advanced guide takes you to new levels of expertise. Advance your skills and artistry far beyond the basics with expert guidance from the top industry insider to achieve professional-level results.

Find innovative ways to exploit the new features of Elements 5.0 to achieve outstanding digital images. You learn how to stretch your digital photos and Elements to their limits and master all of the insider tricks, tips, and techniques that guarantee outstanding results.

Learn everything you need to know about raw files, workflow, storage, toning, speed tweaks for no cost, how to fix scanning problems, make the most of dodging and burning-in techniques, adjust images for changes in color balance, set up a color managed workflow; and more from this completely updated edition for Elements 5.0.

Learn how to use features like the Adjust Color Curves and Sharpness options, the Convert to Black and White feature, 5 click web photo galleries and the Correct Camera Distortion filter. Chapters walk you through professional retouching, a complete raw workflow for Elements users, and the new free-form layout feature - Photo Layouts, including the Artworks and Effects palette.

Learn how to get the most from Philip Andrews, best-selling author, renowned photographer, Adobe Photoshop Elements Ambassador, professional photographer, accomplished teacher, best-selling international author, and alpha tester for Adobe.

Free Bonus! Companion website ( www.adv-elements.com ) provides even more tools to hone your skills with

1. Images for you to manipulate as you follow step-by-step book projects
2. Video tutorials and printable lesson plans
3. Links for examples, updates, and further learning
4. Raw and 16-bits/Channel files to examine and put to the test
5. And more!