This book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that s never been done before-it cuts through the bull & shows you exactly how to do it." It s not a bunch of theory; it doesn t challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure things out on your own. Instead it does something that virtually no other Elements book has ever done-it tells you flat-out which settings to use when to use them & why. If you re looking for one of those "tell-me-everything-about-the-Unsharp-Mask-filter" books this isn t it. You can grab any other Elements book on the shelf because they all do that. Instead this book gives you the inside tips & tricks of the trade for organizing correcting editing sharpening retouching & printing your photos like a pro. You ll be absolutely amazed at how easy & effective these techniques are-once you know the secrets. LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT Each year we train thousands of digital photographers & almost without exception they have the same questions & face the same problems-that s exactly what we cover in this book. You ll learn: * The real secrets of how the pros retouch portraits * How to color correct any photo without breaking a sweat (you ll be amazed at how the pros do it!) * How to use Camera Raw for processing not only RAW photos but JPEGs & TIFFs too! (And you ll learn why so many pros like it best-because it s faster & easier) * The sharpening techniques the pros really use (there s an entire chapter just on this!) * How to deal with common digital camera image problems including removing noise & avoiding halos * The most requested photographic special effects & much more! THE BOOK S SECRET WEAPON Although Elements 10 offers some digital photography features that Photoshop CS5 doesn t offer there are plenty of features that Photoshop CS5 has that Elements 10 still doesn t have (things like paths Channel Mixer etc.). But in this book you ll learn some slick workarounds cheats & some fairly ingenious ways to replicate many of those Photoshop features from right within Elements. Plus since this book is designed for photographers it doesn t waste your time talking about how to frame a shot set your exposure etc. & there s no talk about which camera or printer to buy. It s all Elements step by step cover to cover in the only book of its kind & you re gonna love it!"