The Bottom Line
For folks looking for the full power of Photoshop without the high price, this book and the bonus Power Tools provided on the accompanying CD can help them achieve that with Photoshop Elements.
Pros
- Bonus Power Tools add functionality to Elements
- CD-ROM includes over 70 practice files
Cons
- A bit advanced for the typical Elements user
Description
- Chapter 1: Essentials of Images and Image Editing
- Chapter 2: Separating Color and Tone
- Chapter 3: Manipulating Image Tones
- Chapter 4: Applying Tonal Manipulations to Color
- Chapter 5: Color-Specific Correction Tools
- Chapter 6: Altering Composition
- Chapter 7: Shaping and Replacing Objects
- Chapter 8: Vectors
- Chapter 9: Options for Printing
- Chapter 10: Creating and Using Web Graphics
Guide Review - The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2 by Richard Lynch
"Hidden Power" can show you how to unlock the power of Photoshop within Photoshop Elements at a fraction of the price. This is not a book for people who want simplified point-and-click solutions, but for those ready to get serious about image correction, Richard Lynch covers the essential concepts thoroughly and clearly. The enclosed CD-ROM makes this more than a how-to book, with a collection of tools that uncover powerful features which aren't accessible through Elements' standard interface--curves, channels, calculations, clipping paths, color separations, masks, and more. If you think you've gone as far as you can go with Elements but want to do more, get this book before you consider stepping up to Photoshop.
