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However my use of this tool was very limited, because all the instructions I could find seem to need me to be a whiz at the computer.Finally after reading Scott Kelby's Digital Photography books and really learning a lot from them, I bought his book on PSE. First of all a disclaimer. What a difference a book makes. I was a reluctant convert to Photoshop, being a somewhat old-fashioned, conservative photography from the days of slides and negatives. I finally bought a copy of PSE 5 at the urgings of some of the younger photographers in my club. I love his simple conversational style, even his style of humor works for me. In a few shot days I have been able to learn techniques from the book that will help me improve my photography tremendously.I would highly recommend this book to all PSE users.
I have Barbara Brundage's The Missing Manual, well thumbed, but this is the book I'll be turning to most often. This will do the job. Not nearly as techy, basic English, step-by-step instructions, good illustrations without going into much detail as to how Photoshop works. I've had my program for two or more years, use it casually, but am always trying to improve my pictures. Thank you, Mr. Kelby.
So, if you want to reduce darck circles under the eyes, it give you a few simple steps and BOOM you're done. This book is exactly what I was looking for. It skips all the boring explanations of the program and goes right to what you want to do. The steps are super easy and I'm so grateful to have found a book that gives me exactly what I need. Thank you.
I will give the Photoshop content in this book high marks. Unfortunately, the author also has the ambition to be a comedian and uses this book as a vehicle to spread his message of humor. I see nothing wrong with a "little" fun being placed here and there to break up the boredom that can creep into books like this, but this is waaaaayyyyyy over done, and it's pretty lame humor at that in most cases. Buyer be warned.
This book as exact step by step dummy proof instructions for photoshop elements. I have Elements 7 and with minor changes to the E 7 program, this book can still help you with anything you may need. If only they could put out HELP guides as fast as the programs.
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