Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Organized 7 Chapter 1: Getting Your Images 9 Chapter 2: Viewing and Finding Your Images 25 Chapter 3: Organizing and Managing Your Photos 51 Part II: Using the Editors 65 Chapter 4: Working with Resolutions, Color Modes, and File Formats 67 Chapter 5: Getting Ready to Edit 93 Chapter 6: Getting to Know the Editing Work Areas 111 Part III: Selecting and Correcting 139 Chapter 7: Making and Modifying Selections 141 Chapter 8: Working with Layers 175 Chapter 9: Simple Image Makeovers 197 Chapter 10: Correcting Contrast, Color, and Clarity 227 Part IV: Exploring Your Inner Artist 257 Chapter 11: Playing with Filters, Effects, Styles, and More 259 Chapter 12: Drawing and Painting 291 Chapter 13: Working with Type 317 Part V: Printing, Creating, and Sharing 337 Chapter 14: Getting It on Paper 339 Chapter 15: Sharing Your Work 355 Chapter 16: Making Creations 367 Part VI: The Part of Tens 377 Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Composing Better Photos 379 Chapter 18: Ten More Project Ideas 387 Index 393

About the Author

Barbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California. She is currently a faculty member in the School of Design at Brooks Institute. Ted Padova is an internationally recognized authority on Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and digital imaging.

Reviews

'An extremely clear, well made reference, which goes into great detail about the latest edition of Photoshop Elements and manages to make it accessible to all skill levels'. (Digital Photography Enthusiast, November 2011)