Give the Gift of Lesa Snider King for Christmas
December 23, 2008 10:14 AM Filed in: Photoshop | PS Elements
By Robert LachmanIf you’re looking for the last minute Christmas gift for the photo enthusiast who really wants to learn more about Photoshop Elements, consider the gift of a tutorial video by Lesa Snider King. It’s a very simple way to learn the essence of what Elements is really all about.
Just try it for one month. The cost is $20 per month or $200 for the year for Scott Kelby's video training to gain access to so many great photo tutorials. Besides getting Lesa’s insightful Photoshop Elements’ tips, you get her explaining image resolution wearing a chef’s outfit as she uses brown sugar in her demonstration. It’s definitely my favorite of all the Kelby training videos.
I like to throw caution to the wind and be a little destructive using Photoshop Elements. It puts you more on the edge, one mistake and you have to start from the beginning. Lesa is so conservative, using layers and taking the safe route always working in a non-destructive way. I think she even knows how to use the curves adjustment. One day I hope she can explain it to me.
Topics Include:What is Resolution? AKA Brown Sugar
Resizing an Image for Print
Cropping and Resizing
Resizing a Web Image for Print
Classic Black Photo Border
Placing Text Behind an Object
Placing a Photo within Text
Fading One Image into another
Portrait Popper
Changing the Color of an Object
Erasing the Background of an Image
Isolating Frizzy Hair
Converting a Color Photo to Black and White
Colorizing Grayscale
Adding a Color Tint
Color Correction and Casts
Fixing Stubborn Red-Eye
Festive Frames
There are so many great tutorials to choose from with instructors who include: Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, Joe McNally, Katrin Eismann, Bert Monroy, Matt Kloskowski, Ben Willmore, and Rick Sammon. There are so many subjects like: Painting in Photoshop, Seeing the Light, Mastering Layers, Light Shaping Tools, Portrait Retouching, Selections and Masking, InDesign Beyond the Basics, and Photoshop for Beginners.
Cost of the video training is $20 a month or $200 a year. There are discounts available for NAPP member on their website.And, if you’re the Photoshop CS4 person and wouldn’t think about using Elements take a look at Lesa’s new book due out January 2009, “Photoshop CS4, The Missing Manual,” with pre-order available at Amazon for $31.49.
Kelby Online Training
The Graphic Reporter Website - Lesa’s website
Amazon - Photoshop CS4 The Missing Manual
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