A Book Review:

v>your color results using channels, custom
You can never find a graphic art professional whoseparations, and image luminosity; change reality
doesn’t know about Adobe Photoshop.by creating new photo-realistic objects and adding
This well-known professional digital imaging toolthem to existing images; create dynamic images
has been widely used in the world of web andfor the web using animation and rollovers; correct
graphic design. Adobe Photoshop Elements, on theand improve image tone and color with curves,
other hand, is the student-friendly version ofcolor balance, and custom layer-blending tools;
Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop Elements allow evenmake complicated masks and advanced selections
novice users who work with digital or traditionalto easily target your corrections; and create
photographs to eliminate red-eye, change tonecreative, scalable line art for logos by harnessing
and color, crop and smooth pictures, repairthe power of personalized vectors.
over-exposed areas, and finally, prepare theAnother good thing about this book — it
edited images for print, e-mail or web posting.has an enclosed CD-ROM that makes it more
According to the article “The Hidden Power ofthan a how-to book. Also, it has a collection of
Photoshop Elements 2 by Richard Lynch” bytools that reveal powerful features which aren't
Sue Chastain which was posted at this book andaccessible through Elements' standard interface
the bonus Power Tools provided on the attached— masks, curves, channels, calculations,
CD can help those who are looking for the fullclipping paths, color separations, and many more.
power of Photoshop without the high price toTherefore, when you think you've gone as far as
achieve that with Photoshop Elements.you can go with Elements but wish to do more,
The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2 is ahave The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2
unique book that does what other books on thebefore you consider stepping up to Photoshop.
same topic don’t do. Photoshop ElementsUp to these days, Adobe’s Photoshop
is treated by the author not just as a tool forElements hasn’t been considered powerful
aspiring Photoshop users, but as an advanced andenough for serious image manipulation. I must say
powerful application for those who are seriousthat this book will surely change that concept
about image editing. The book doesn’t onlyforever because it reveals advanced features
contain great advanced techniques for correctinglocked inside Photoshop Elements that are now
and creating images but also provides tools thatready to be turned loose. So, if you want to
add functionality. If you are looking for a realharness the awesome power of Photoshop
alternative to Photoshop at an affordable cost,Elements, get free answers to the most difficult
never hesitate to use Elements and obtain all theimage editing questions, and learn new techniques
knowledge you need in web and graphic designing.that are not found anywhere else, purchase this
Here are the other things that you can learn frombook and unleash your great designing capabilities
this book: you can totally improve the quality ofnow.