The Photoshop Elements 12 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) by Kelby, Scott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Acknowledgments (Scott) Acknowledgments (Matt) Other Books by Scott Kelby Other Books by Matt Kloskowski About the Author Content Nine Things You’ll Wish You Had Known Before Reading This Book Organized Chaos: Managing Photos Using the Organizer

Importing Your Photos Backing Up Your Photos to a Disc or Hard Drive Importing Photos from Your Scanner Changing the Size of Your Photo Thumbnails Seeing Full-Screen Previews Sorting Photos by Date and Viewing Filenames Adding Scanned Photos? Enter the Right Time & Date Finding Photos Fast by Their Month & Year Tagging Your Photos (with Keyword Tags) Auto Tagging with Smart Tags Tagging Multiple Photos Assigning Multiple Tags to One Photo Tagging Images of People Albums: It’s How You Put Photos in Order One by One Choosing Your Own Icons for Keyword Tags Deleting Keyword Tags or Albums Seeing Your Photo’s Metadata (EXIF Info) Adding Your Own Info to Photos Finding Photos Finding Duplicate Photos Seeing an Instant Slide Show Comparing Photos Reducing Clutter by Stacking Your Photos Places: Viewing Your Photos on a Map Sharing Your Photos from the Organizer to Adobe Revel

Raw Justice: Processing Your Images Using Camera Raw

Opening Your Photos into Camera Raw Miss the JPEG Look? Try Applying a Camera Profile Updating to the Latest Camera Raw Editing Features (Not for New Users) The Essential Adjustments: White Balance The Essential Adjustments: Exposure Letting Camera Raw Auto Correct Your Photos Adding Punch to Your Images with Clarity Making Your Colors More Vibrant Cropping and Straightening Editing Multiple Photos at Once The Advantages of Adobe’s DNG Format for RAW Photos Sharpening in Camera Raw Reducing Noise in Noisy Photos Removing Red Eye in Camera Raw The Trick for Expanding the Range of Your Photos Black & White Conversions in Camera Raw

Scream of the Crop: How to Resize and Crop Photos

Basic Cropping Auto-Cropping to Standard Sizes Cropping to an Exact Custom Size Cropping into a Shape Using the Crop Tool to Add More Canvas Area Auto-Cropping Gang-Scanned Photos Straightening Photos with the Straighten Tool Resizing Digital Camera Photos Resizing and How to Reach Those Hidden Free Transform Handles Making Your Photos Smaller (Downsizing) Automated Saving and Resizing Resizing Just Parts of Your Image Using the Recompose Tool

edIT: Using Quick, Guided, and Expert Editing

Layer Cake: Working with Layers

Layer Basics Using Multiple Layers Everything Else About Layers Layer Blend Modes for Photographers The Power of Layer Masks

Little Problems: Fixing Common Problems

Adjusting Flesh Tones Using the Smart Brush Tool to Select and Enhance Skies at the Same Time Adding Contrast and Drama to Cloudy Skies Removing Digital Noise Focusing Light with Digital Dodging and Burning Opening Up Shadow Areas That Are Too Dark Fixing Areas That Are Too Bright When Your Subject Is Too Dark Automatic Red-Eye Removal Instant Red-Eye Removal Fixing Problems Caused by Your Camera’s Lens The Elements Secret to Fixing Group Shots

Select Start: Selection Techniques

Selecting Square, Rectangular, or Round Areas Saving Your Selections Softening Those Harsh Edges Easier Selections with the Quick Selection Tool Making Really Tricky Selections, Like Hair (and Some Cool Compositing Tricks, Too!)

Retouch Me: Retouching Portraits

Quick Skin Tone Fix Removing Blemishes and Hot Spots Lessening Freckles or Facial Acne Removing Dark Circles Under Eyes Removing or Lessening Wrinkles (and Why You Still Need the Healing Brush) Brightening the Whites of the Eyes Making Eyes That Sparkle Whitening and Brightening Teeth Repairing Teeth Digital Nose Jobs Made Easy Transforming a Frown into a Smile Slimming and Trimming Advanced Skin Softening Fixing Reflections in Glasses

Clone Wars: Removing Unwanted Objects

Side Effects: Special Effects for Photographers

Creating a Picture Stack Effect The Orton (Dreamy-Focus-Like) Effect Enhancing Depth of Field (or Faking That 85mm f/1.4 Look) Automating Special Effects with Actions Trendy Desaturated Skin Look High-Contrast Portrait Look Getting the Grungy, High-Contrast Look Within Camera Raw Converting to Black and White Panoramas Made Crazy Easy Burned-In Edge Effect (Vignetting) Using Color for Emphasis Matching Photo Styles Neutral Density Gradient Filter Getting the Instagram Look Fake Duotone Simulating Film Grain

Sharpen Your Teeth: Sharpening Techniques

Basic Sharpening Creating Extraordinary Sharpening Luminosity Sharpening Edge Sharpening Technique The Most Advanced Sharpening in Elements Advanced Sharpening Using Adjust Sharpness

Fine Print: Printing, Color Management, and My Elements 12 Workflow

Setting Up Your Color Management You Have to Calibrate Your Monitor Before You Go Any Further Getting Pro-Quality Prints That Match Your Screen Sharpening for Printing Making the Print What to Do If the Print Still Doesn’t Match Your Screen My Elements 12 Portrait Workflow from Start to Finish

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