Photoshop Elements 10 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks

by Rob Sheppard

A visual guide to getting the most out of Photoshop Elements 10 If you understand the basics of Photoshop Elements, you'll love this collection of 100 must-know tips and tricks. Two-page tutorials, full-color screen shots, and step-by-step instructions make it easy to see and follow the directions, helping you to get the very most from this top-selling image-editing software. This guide catches you up on Photoshop Elements 10, covers features you may not have known about, and alerts you to a slew of cool effects and techniques.Explains techniques, best practices, and creative ways to transform your digital images from everyday to extraordinary Includes beautiful photos and tips from an experienced photographer and author who shares his secrets on how to create images that wow viewers Features step-by-step instruction in a series of two-page, highly visual tutorials, with helpful, full-color screen shots on every page Perfect for visual learners who are migrating from older versions of the software or who already have a comfort level with Photoshop Elements and want to move to a new skill level Take your image editing and Photoshop Elements skills beyond the essentials with this practical guide.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Terri · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is simplified, but I think I am too simple a person to worry about using Photoshop. Obviously, any books that help you work Photoshop better are going to be a good recommendation for you.
For me though, I have recently decided (after trialing Photoshop and Lightroom for free) that I don't want to do post production editing so much that I would require a program of the calibre of these ones. I'm just going to stick with the free editing programs and keep to the basics. Want to teach myself to be a better photographer and not rely on edits and 'layers' to enhance my images beyond recognition. If I start working with these programs I think I am going to get too carried away and lose focus on capturing good shots to begin with.
I still want to be able to clone a little, saturate, sharpen, crop, change to B&W etc.. but I can do all that with the Windows Photo Gallery on my laptop and the freeware I got with my dslr.
Not that I judge anybody who uses these programs, I'll just leave Photoshop and Lightroom to the Pros and the serious enthusiast. I am only an amateur photographer who enjoys taking photos to the best of my ability. All the hardcore editing stuff seems like too much of a time waster for someone at my level.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book says that it will take you beyond the beginning steps, but I think that many of the tricks are very beginning steps. For example, one of the first tricks is to do a Save As once you open a photo to begin working on it. Another trick is importing photos into PSE and another is creating albums.

10 of the tricks are about purchased add-ons.

I think what's there is good, but I don't think it's for anyone who isn't a beginner.