The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2
by Richard Lynch
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Book Reviews of The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2
Book Review: Full of info but definitely a "college level" course
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first read this book I was overwhelmed by the information and have had to struggle through all of the technical work. There is so much to learn, and much of it is technical. That said, Mr. Lynch goes out of his way to help his readers, and includes extra tools on his website as well as a forum. The extra tools alone pay for the book - he includes Curves and demonstrates how valuable this is. He also has tools to give you great photo frames, etc, with a few quick moves. If you are willing to put in hours learning to achieve his results you will be very happy with this book. If you simply wish a basic beginning book on Elements this is NOT the book for you. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to be proficient with Elements 2. I am going to buy the Elements 3 book.Book Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a rank beginner to Photoshop Elements and photo enhancement. When I first started reading it, I was nearly scared off, as I didn't know what he was talking about most of the time. However, as he kept saying he would explain this later, I trusted that he would and so far I haven't been disappointed. I am in the process of working my way through the book and am learning more than I could imagine. I sometimes have to go through a lesson a few times to get it, but eventually if I follow the instructions closely, I figure it out. If there is something I can't figure out, there is a website... where one can get more information and ask questions. I am fully satisfied that I've gotten my money's worth with this book and the accompanying CD and would recommend it to anyone.Book Review: Great text, but not for beginners
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I haven't viewed all of the PE books, Hidden Power must rank with the best. I have to agree w/ the other reviewers that one must have a understanding of general photographic principles and digital photography. Coupled with the CD, you can treat this as a class or workshop. Each chapter deals with a technique or concept with exercises and examples, with step-by-step instructions. The first five chapters on gradients, histograms, curves and unSharp masks have some of the best explanations I've seen. And the CD alone with "big" Photoshop-like tools may be worth the price alone. If you need a text on PE for photographers, this is it. And if you're new to digital photography, buy a companion intro text recommended by other reviewers.Book Review: Valuable for both the book and the tools
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2" is really two products intertwined into one. The book goes over image editing by first addressing basic cleanup techniques, tone, contrast and sizing. Color editing is developed through RGB separations. Here the real value of Hidden Power comes through: Lynch provides tools (RGB separation, levels) in an included CD that add this capability thought to be available only in the full version of Photoshop.Other topics covered in the book are altering composition, shaping and replacing objects, vector art, printing (tools for CMYK separation are provided,) and web graphics, including animated GIF's.
Hidden Power is well written and suitable as both a tutorial and reference.
Book Review: Truly Hidden Power
Summary: 5 Stars
The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2
After 7 years of struggling with Elements 2 and various books, I bought this, used, and discovered the way to think about images and the Elements software interface. The enclosed toolkit of add-on functions, with the written instructions for how to use them, gives Elements much of the power of the fully-featured Photoshop products. Without this knowledge, I might have abandoned Elements and wasted money on an even more hard-to-fathom product. Now I can do everything I ever wanted to do, and do it quickly. I doubt I'll need anything more than Elements 2 with Hidden Power.