Master the most powerful photo editing tools & techniques that Elements has to offer! Using step-by-step projects Mark Galer will have you creating stunning images in no time at all. Whether you want to create impressive seamless montages optimize your photos for perfect print quality or simply enhance your images for maximum impact Maximum Performance will give you the skills & know-how you need to create professional quality results. Featured projects teach you how to work with multilayered 16 bit/channel files as well as convert to black & white using Adobe Camera Raw create High Key images work with image borders & textures & create tilt-shift & cross-process effects. Three movie tutorials featuring specific techniques from the book are available for free online & a supplemental package of images & movies can be purchased with an easy one-time download from the authors website www.elements-maxperformance.com. Find everything you need to unleash the power of Elements with Max Performance or for a more interactive learning experience download the supplemental images & movies for comprehensive hands-on learning. ...

To coincide with some of the biggest changes in Photoshop Elements for years Philip Andrews completely revises his bestselling title to include all the new features of this release. See how the new interface works alongside new tools techniques & workflows to make editing enhancing & sharing your pictures easier than ever. & as always he introduces the changed & enhanced features with colorful illustrations & the clear step-by-step instruction that has made his books the go-to titles for photographers the world over. In this edition Andrews highlights following new features Interface for both the Editor & Organizer Revel integration in Organizer New tools in the Quick Editor workspace Changes to the Actions palette Pen & Ink Comic & Graphic Novel filters Vignette Tilt-Shift High Key & Low Key Guided Edit effects Places People & Events Organizer work modes Changes for Adobe Camera Raw Supercharged folder view Online content The Task bar Exposure & Vibrance sliders in Quick Edit while at the same time providing a comprehensive overview of the most used tools & techniques in the rest of the program. Readers also benefit from a being able to access book resources & instructional videos at the associated website www.photoshopelements.com. They can also extend their learning with the special Photoshop Elements for Photographers app available from the Apple App Store. ...

Since Lightroom first launched Scott Kelby's The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers has been the world's 1 best-selling Lightroom book (it has been translated into a dozen different languages) & in this latest version for Lightroom 4 Scott uses his same award-winning step-by-step plain-English style & layout to make learning Lightroom easy & fun. Scott doesn't just show you which sliders do what (every Lightroom book will do that). Instead by using the following three simple yet brilliant techniques that make it just an incredible learning tool this book shows you how to create your own photography workflow using Lightroom: * Throughout the book Scott shares his own personal settings & studio-tested techniques. Each year he trains thousands of Lightroom users at his Lightroom Live!" tour & through that he's learned what really works what doesn't & he tells you flat out which techniques work best which to avoid & why.* The entire book is laid out in a real workflow order with everything step by step so you can begin using Lightroom like a pro from the start.* What really sets this book apart is the last chapter. This is where Scott dramatically answers his 1 most-asked Lightroom question which is: " Exactly what order am I supposed to do things in & where does Photoshop fit in?" You'll see Scott's entire start-to-finish Lightroom 4 workflow & learn how to incorporate it into your own workflow. Scott knows first-hand the challenges today's digital photographers are facing & what they want to learn next to make their workflow faster easier & more fun. He has incorporated all of that into this major update for Lightroom 4. It's the first & only book to bring the whole process together in such a clear concise & visual way. Plus the book

Includes:: a special chapter on integrating Adobe Photoshop seamlessly into your workflow & you'll also learn some of Scott's latest Photoshop portrait retouching techniques & special effects which take this book to a whole new level. There is no faster more straight-to-the-point or more fun way to learn Lightroom than with this groundbreaking book."

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom was designed from the ground up with digital photographers in mind offering powerful editing features in a streamlined interface that lets photographers import sort & organize images. This completely updated bestseller was also written with photographers in mind. Author Martin Evening describes features in Lightroom 4 in detail from a photographers perspective. As an established commercial & fashion photographer Martin knows firsthand what photographers need for an efficient workflow. He has also been working with Lightroom from the beginning monitoring the products development & providing valued feedback to Adobe. As a result Martin knows the software inside & out from image selection to image editing to image management. In this book youll learn how to: * Work efficiently with images shot in the raw or JPEG format * Import photographs with ease & sort them according to your workflow * Create & manage a personal image library * Apply tonal adjustments to multiple images quickly * Integrate Lightroom with Adobe Photoshop * Export images for print or Web as digital contact sheets or personal portfolios * Make the most of new features in Lightroom 4 such as the Camera Raw Process 2012 Basic panel tone controls Photographers will find Lightroom 4-and The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Book-indispensable tools in their digital darkrooms. This books companion site www.thelightroombook.com offers video tutorials articles sample images & updates from author Martin Evening. With Martins expert guidance youll soon find that you have precisely the tools you need to turn your concentration back where it belongs-on making better pictures!" -George Jardine digital photography consultant " As a photographer himself Martin Evening knows what tools photographers need to realize their creative vision. In this book he shows not only how Adobe Photoshop Lightroom works but also why it will become an essential part of any photographers workflow." -Greg Gorman photographer" ...

Serious digital photographers amateur or pro who seek the fastest easiest most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 choose Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 11 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Photoshop Lightroom 4. Photoshop Lightroom 4 delivers a complete workflow solution for the digital photographer from powerful one-click adjustments to a full range of cutting-edge advanced controls. Readers learn how to manage large volumes of digital photographs work in a non-destructive environment to allow for fearless experimentation & perform sophisticated image processing tasks to easily produce good-looking pictures & polished presentations for both web & print. This completely revised Photoshop Lightroom 4 cross-platform edition explains new tools that bring out greater detail in highlights & shadows & tools that help you make targeted adjustments to white balance noise reduction & more. Youll learn how to craft elegant photo books organize your images by location & easily share your images & videos on social media & photo sharing sites. ...

Adobe Premiere Elements 10 Classroom in a Book is the most thorough & comprehensive way for you to master all the new features in Adobes top-rated consumer-targeted video-editing software. Each chapter in this step-by-step project-based guide contains a project that builds on your growing knowledge of the program while end-of-chapter review questions reinforce each lesson. You will learn the basics of editing your videos with Premiere Elements & learn how best to use the programs many new features. In this new version of the book you will receive complete coverage of all the new features of Adobe Premiere Elements 10. Edit with speed & stability thanks to added support for 64-bit Windows (R) 7 systems. Export movies in AVCHD format & burn HD quality movies to standard DVDs. Import videos & share them directly on You Tube (R) or share finished movies on Facebook (R). Master the new Cartoon Effect filter & techniques for sweetening audio & more! ...

Those creative professionals seeking the fastest easiest most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 choose Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 19 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Premiere Pro CS6. Readers learn to take a project from beginning to end where theyll get the basics on things like organizing media using audio creating transitions producing titles & adding effects. Once they have the basics down theyll learn how to take their projects further by sweetening & mixing sound compositing the footage adjusting color using multicamera editing techniques authoring DVDs & much more. This completely revised CS6 edition covers new features including the Warp Stabilizer effect for stabilizing uneven shaky footage. Powerful new trimming techniques are explored in detail & an entire chapter covers the new expanded multicamera editing features. The new interface in Adobe Premiere Pro 6 offers many new capabilities to the editor who needs quick results & this book covers the workflows required to get the job done. Best of all the companion DVD

Includes:: lesson files so readers can work step-by-step along with the book. The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson step-by-step instructions & the project files for the students." --Barbara Binder Adobe Certified Instructor Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book (R) the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly & easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does--an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated developed with the support of Adobe product experts."

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Adolescence & Emerging Adulthood is an innovative & exciting European adaptation of Jeffrey Arnetts hugely successful & groundbreaking US text of the same title. The book combines the most significant approaches & ideas in developmental social & behavioural psychology to produce a comprehensive picture of what it means to experience adolescence today. Drawing upon European research data & examples the text takes a fresh approach to understanding adolescent development from a broad range of perspectives including: * a focus on the cultural basis of development * consideration of the concept of emerging adulthood * an emphasis on the historical context of adolescence * an interdisciplinary approach to theory & research Packed full of illustrations & features including a focus on youth in the media professional practice & thinking critically this is an essential resource for anyone studying or working in the field of childhood youth & adolescence. ...

Adolescence is recognised as a turbulent period of human development. Along with the physical changes of puberty adolescents undergo significant transformations in the way they think act feel & perceive the world. The disruption that is manifest in their behaviour is upsetting & often incomprehensible to the adults surrounding them. In The Adolescent Psyche Richard Frankel shows how this unique stage of human development expresses through its traumas & fantasies the adolescents urge towards self-realization. The impact of contemporary culture on the lives of young people has resulted in an increasing number of adolescents being referred for psychotherapy & psychiatric treatment. Successful outcomes are often difficult to achieve in clinical work with clients of this age-group. The advice & guidelines which Frankel provides will be welcomed by psychotherapists parents educators & anyone working with adolescents. ...

Adolf Hitler: My Part on His Downfall" is volume One of Spike Milligan's outrageous hilarious legendary War Memoirs. ' At Victoria station the R.T.O. gave me a travel warrant a white feather & a picture of Hitler marked " This is your enemy". I searched every compartment but he wasn't on the train.. .' In this the first of Spike Milligan's uproarious recollections of life in the army our hero takes us from the outbreak of war in 1939 ('it must have been something we said') through his attempts to avoid enlistment ('time for my appendicitus I thought') & his gunner training in Bexhill (' There was one drawback. No ammunition') to the landing at Algiers in 1943 ('I closed my eyes & faced the sun. I fell down a hatchway'). Filled with bathos pathos & gales of ribald laughter this is a barely sane helping of military goonery & superlative Milliganese. " The most irreverent hilarious book about the war that I have ever read". (" Sunday Express"). " Desperately funny vivid vulgar". (" Sunday Times"). " Milligan is the Great God to all of us". (John Cleese). " The Godfather of Alternative Comedy". (Eddie Izzard). " That absolutely glorious way of looking at things differently. A great man". (Stephen Fry). Spike Milligan was one of the greatest & most influential comedians of the twentieth century. Born in India in 1918 he served in the Royal Artillery during WWII in North Africa & Italy. At the end of the war he forged a career as a jazz musician sketch-show writer & performer before joining forces with Peter Sellers & Harry Secombe to form the legendary " Goon Show". Until his death in 2002 he had success as on stage & screen & as the author of over eighty books of fiction memoir poetry plays cartoons & children's stories." ...