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Summary: Worth buying
Review: At first, I would view Photoshop Elements as only half the application as Photoshop is, however, after reading this book, I do not feel the same anymore. This book was put together in a very appealing format, reaching out to the artist inside I guess you would say. The examples were worth reading as well as practical and worded in a friendly manner so that if you are new or experienced you should get something out of it. I was happy to see the book came with a CD as well. It was not too long but in depth enough to cover what I wanted covered from a design book. I like the plain English talk without all the fancy technical jargon. Overall, I was very happy with the book and would recommend it to others.
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Summary: Worth buying
Review: At first, I would view Photoshop Elements as only half the application as Photoshop is, however, after reading this book, I do not feel the same anymore. This book was put together in a very appealing format, reaching out to the artist inside I guess you would say. The examples were worth reading as well as practical and worded in a friendly manner so that if you are new or experienced you should get something out of it. I was happy to see the book came with a CD as well. It was not too long but in depth enough to cover what I wanted covered from a design book. I like the plain English talk without all the fancy technical jargon. Overall, I was very happy with the book and would recommend it to others.
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Summary: Excellent tutorials with a sense of humor and style
Review: I found this book useful because it didn't just go over features like the manual--it choose effects I actually wanted to learn, and it showed me how to do them in a simple, step-by-step way. The authors all have a conversational style that's like having a friend explain it to you, and the included CD-ROM gives you all the files you need to follow along. The book is full color, easy to follow, and helped me get a LOT more out of Elements than I suspected was there!
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Summary: Simply put : COOL !
Review: Many of those nice things you've seen on websites / magazine adds, with this book, you'll now be able to accomplish easily. The authors give clear examples, in a language beginners will be able to understand. Examples are in full colors, well organized and detailed in a step by step way to help you not even do it yourself but understand them. You'll be able to integrate part of them in other projects very easily.
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Summary: PE2 Most Wanted Delivers On All Levels
Review: This book isn't the same rehash of basics and tired formulas. It concentrates on FUNCTION--how to do those things you really wondered about--and find explained here so succinctly and elegantly. The illustrations are superb, and I was particularly taken with a neon tutorial that culminated with a dazzling neon sunflower. This is powerful stuff and makes me believe I can do it too (in fact, I did!). All the instruction points you towards applying your new-found knowledge and skills to your own projects, which is what I really like (instead of making you feel you'll never be able to reach their heights like some other digital imaging books). I would recommend PE2 Most Wanted to any Elements user who is ready to unleash his/her own creativity using easy-to-learn instruction and guidance.
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Summary: Terrific book
Review: This is a terrific book for someone new to PhotoShop Elements, like me. It contains very clear, concise, easy to follow instructions for a variety of projects from producing images for the internet, to restoring old photographs, to making impressive text effects, and much more. Each project has step-by-step instructions for doing the project, with illustrations for each step of the way. The writing style is informal and friendly. It is almost like having someone there by your side to show you the way. I especially like that the CD that comes with the book has the same images they use in the book, so a beginner (like me) can practice using the same images. I like that I can see if I'm doing it right by comparing my results with the book's illustrations. This is one of the best written and easiest to follow software instruction books I have used. I learned that this book is no longer in print and that the publisher currently has no plans to reprint it. That is too bad; I think this is an extremely valuable book for newcomers to PhotoShop Elements.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This is an excellent book. It contains many tips and methods not included in the product manual. It has simplified many of the things that I was doing the "hard way". I liked the whole book, but I especially liked the chapter on Photo Restoration. The book is well worth the money.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This is an excellent book. It contains many tips and methods not included in the product manual. It has simplified many of the things that I was doing the "hard way". I liked the whole book, but I especially liked the chapter on Photo Restoration. The book is well worth the money.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This is an excellent book. It contains many tips and methods not included in the product manual. It has simplified many of the things that I was doing the "hard way". I liked the whole book, but I especially liked the chapter on Photo Restoration. The book is well worth the money.
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Summary: Frustratingly Vague
Review: This is probably an excellent book for someone with intermediate digital imaging skills, but if you've just purchased Photoshop Elements 2, and are a complete beginner, I wouldn't recommend it. OK, I'm fairly computer literate and am knowledgable about more than a few not so user-friendly applications. Even though I'm going into this with almost zero knowledge about Photoshop Elements, I'm thinking it shouldn't be so difficult to grasp, especially since I'm a fast learner - and your website reviews gave me the impression that this is a good book for beginners. I guess I underestimated the learning curve with this particular program. At the outset, I'm told to use a certain tool, but am not told where to get the tool. I'm told to blur a layer, but not how to do it or where to locate the blur tool. I constantly had to refer to the help file to supplement the instructions in the tutorials. Most confusing of all is the order in which instructions are given. I'm told to create a layer, then perform some function. Then, with the same photo, I'm told to "duplicate your photo layer" to use the Dust/Scratches filter. Next I'm instructed to duplicate the photo layer twice. Which layer? Am I supposed to revert and start over with the same photo? I couldn't tell where I was supposed to be working as I went to each new step, what I was supposed to be seeing depending on which layer I was viewing, or how I was expected to combine the results of all steps involved. So now, I'm searching the website for another book that will hopefully be a little more clear and make me feel a little less dense.
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