Photoshop Elements 2018: From Novice to Expert

Designed for all photographers from enthusiasts to professionals, this book provides readers with easy to follow, building-block style learning of Photoshop Elements 2018 through hands on projects working in both its Organizer and Photo Editor work spaces. Companion files with practice projects and all of the color figures from the text are included (also available by writing to the publisher at info@merclearning.com). Divided into two parts, using the files supplied or your own, Part One will teach you to easily import, sort and find your photographs working in the Elements Organizer. When working with the Elements Photo Editor in Part Two, topics include understanding resolution, using Camera Raw, multiple techniques for color and image correction, precision selection, using layers, accurate color printing, removing unwanted content, correcting red eye and closed eyes, creating a panorama and much more, plus numerous tricks of the trade and ways to share your precious photographs in print and online. Through projects using each of its modes: Quick, Guided, and Expert, you will gain a comprehensive knowledge of the Photo Editor, allowing you later to choose the mode best suited to your working style and project requirements. (400 printed book pages)

Key Features:
+Divided into two parts each exclusively dedicated to one of the Photoshop Elements 2018 workspaces, this book offers readers the opportunity to focus their learning on one workspace or both depending on their needs and interests
+Companion files with practice projects and all of the color figures from the text (also available by writing to the publisher at info@merclearning.com)
+Project photographs are supplied for each chapter to guide readers through the learning process
+Additional supplementary projects and images are provided with each chapter to further reinforce learning
+Helpful tips and notes are included in each chapter to maximize and streamline learning and efficiency

Table of Contents:
Part One: Working in the Elements Organizer. 1: Bringing in Your Photographs. 2: Easy Ways to Sort, Search, and Find Your Photographs. Part Two: Working in the Elements Photo Editor. 3: Basics for All Editing Modes. 4: Basics of the Expert Mode. 5: Getting the Color Right. 6: Transformations and Adding Content. 7: Making Good Photographs Great by Removing Unwanted Content. 8: Using the Photo Editor for Photograph Restoration. 9: Tricks of the Trade. 10: Adding Special Effects to Your Photographs. 11: Creating Projects and Sharing Photographs. 12: Applying Your Expertise.

On the Companion Files:
( Available for downloading with Amazon proof of purchase by writing to the publisher at: info@merclearning.com)
+Photographs to complete all projects covered in the text
+Extra practice project files for each chapter
+Copies of all figures used in the text

About the Author
Vickie Ellen Wolper has been an Adobe software trainer for over three decades. Currently a higher education instructor and a Photoshop master featured in Yankee Magazine and on the television series Chronicle, she has built a reputation for teaching complex computer graphic programs. In this book she tailors her Photoshop experience to Photoshop Elements 2018 to provide you with comprehensive training from novice to expert.