The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4.0 - The Book

The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4 is the first book released for Elements 4 that covers Mac and PC. It has been completely re-worked by the author (Richard Lynch) to focus on the image editing workflow. Almost half of the book has been replaced with new tutorials and expanded concentration on practical application of tools for image correction. The goal was to make the book a more cohesive whole.

The book includes a CD with over 100 Hidden Power tools that enhance the functionality of Photoshop Elements as an image editing tool. This includes RGB, CMYK and Luminosity and Color separations, channel mixers, color balance, curve presets, Gradient Map as curves, Layer masks, true duotones, text to vector, layer blending tools, custom sharpening, and more. (See the full list of tools). The CD also includes all color images used in the examples for the book, and many examples of layered corrections so you can see the results and compare them on screen.

The book has been called Elements 5 and "advanced" because it takes Elements users to a new level.

The book is divided into 5 parts and 11 chapters, including the following:

Part I: Essentials for Serious Image Editing
   Chapter 1: Resolution: The Cornerstone of Image Detail
   Chapter 2: Seeing Images as Color Contrast and Tone
   Chapter 3: The Image Editing Process Outline

Part II: Wrestling with Image Tone and Contrast
   Chapter 4: Separating and Combining Image Components
   Chapter 5: correcting Image Tone

Part III: Serious Image Correction
   Chapter 6: Color and Tone Enhancement
   Chapter 7: Altering Composition
   Chapter 8: The Image Process in Action

Part IV: Controlling and Enhancing Images in Print
    Chapter 9: Creating and Using Vectors
    Chapter 10: Color Separations for Print
    Chapter 11: Options for Printing

Appendix: Community, Concepts and References

No other book will give you more: more high-quality techniques for Elements, more understanding of digital image editing, more useful step-by-step procedures, or the ability to get more power from Elements. With all the improvements and additions, the cover price of the book has been reduced 25%, and you can get it for under $20 on Amazon.com. There is no better investment you can make to get more out of Elements.

What Others Are Saying
"I've seen a consistent improvement in my images as well as continued growth in understanding of image editing process. This is not a book that you will work through and never revisit. My HP book stays open on my computer desk as a reference at all times." — William A. Prather, amazon.com

"Photoshop Elements 5! ...actually it's version #4, but when you add Richard Lynch's new Hidden Elements then PS Elements naturally gets an upgrade."—Fred Showker, graphic-design.com