Learn how to take professional-quality photographs using the same tricks today's top photographers use (surprisingly, it's easier than you'd think)

This is a completely, totally updated version of the #1 best-selling digital photography book of all time It's the award winning, worldwide smash hit, written by Scott Kelby, that's been translated into dozens of different languages.

Here's how Scott describes this book's brilliant premise: If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, with the background out of focus?, ' I wouldn't stand there and give you a photography lecture. In real life, I'd just say, 'Put on your zoom lens, set your f-stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' That's what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend--without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak.

This isn't a book of theory--full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. This is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With over 200 of the most closely guarded photographic tricks of the trade, this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos every time.

Each page covers a single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you're tired of taking shots that look okay, and if you're tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, Why don't my shots look like that? then this is the book for you.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Pro Tips for Getting Sharp Photos
Chapter 2: The Scoop on Lenses
Chapter 3: Shooting Landscapes Like a Pro
Chapter 4: Shooting Travel Like a Pro
Chapter 5: Making Portraits Like a Pro
Chapter 6: Making Portraits with Flash Like a Pro
Chapter 7: Shooting Weddings Like a Pro
Chapter 8: Shooting Sports Like a Pro
Chapter 9: Shooting Other Stuff Like a Pro
Chapter 10: Pro Tips for Getting Better Photos
Chapter 11: How to Print Like a Pro
Chapter 12: Photo Recipes to Help You Get the Shot

Learn to take great photos with your iPhone--the camera you always have with you

Imagine if someone took the same photographic techniques, principles, and tools used by high-end and professional photographers, but applied them to shooting with an iPhone. Imagine the type of images you'd be able to create using those same ideas. Well, finally, somebody has.

The world's #1 best-selling photography techniques author is about to break all the rules as he shows you how to apply the same techniques today's top pro photographers use to make stunning images. You're going to learn exactly how to use these techniques to create images that people will just not believe you could actually take with a phone (but with the quality of the iPhone's camera, you absolutely can ).

Scott leaves all the techno-speak behind and, instead, treats the whole book as if it were just you and he out on a shoot with your iPhones, using his trademark casual, plain-English writing style to help you unlock the power of your iPhone to make the type of pictures you never thought could be done with a phone. You'll learn:

- Which tools to use to make pro-quality portraits in any lighting situation.

- How to create stunning landscape shots that people will swear you took with an expensive DSLR or mirrorless camera.

- Proven posing techniques that flatter your subject and make anyone you photograph look their very best in every shot.

- How to organize and edit your photos like a pro

- The pros' top tips for making amazing shots of everything from flowers to product shots, from food photography to travel shots, and everything in between.

Each page covers a single concept, a single tool, or a trick to take your iPhone photography from snapshots to shots that will make your friends and family say, Wait...you took this?

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: iPhone Camera Essentials
Chapter 2: How to Compose Like a Pro
Chapter 3: Photographing People
Chapter 4: Posing People
Chapter 5: Travel & Landscape Photography
Chapter 6: Other Cool Stuff to Shoot
Chapter 7: iPhone Camera Tips and Tricks
Chapter 8: Organizing Your Photo Library
Chapter 9: Editing Your Images
Chapter 10: Incredible Apps That Can Take Your Photos to the Next Level
Chapter 11: Awesome iPhone Accessories
Chapter 12: Photo Recipes

Uncover the transformative power of composition and elevate your photography!

If you bought a book from the 1940s on photography composition, what would you imagine its chapters might be? Rule of Thirds? Leading Lines? Using Patterns? Exactly. Heck, the phrase leading lines in photography composition was first used back in the late 1700s, but after all this time, we're still teaching these rules of composition. Why? It's probably because they actually work pretty well, but they only scratch the surface of composition. After all, there has got to be more to great composition than just those rules or everybody would already be a composition master, right?

That's what sets Crush the Composition apart. Written by photographer and best-selling author Scott Kelby, it's the first book of its kind to take you beyond the time-honored rules of composition covered in every book on composition since the beginning of photography and share the concepts that nobody has been talking about--until now. These are some of the best-kept secrets in photography, and Scott unveils them all here in this groundbreaking new book whose layout and design put one leg in the classroom and one leg on the coffee table. You're holding a book that has the power to transform the way you see, frame, and create images from this day forward because it will give you a clear plan of exactly what to do when you pick up your camera and start to frame up your shot.

You'll learn exactly how to work the scene when it comes to photographing landscapes, travel, and even portraits, along with what to do first, what to do next, and how to move step by step through the process. Plus, you'll learn:

- What to do when the classic rules don't apply (for example, what you can do if there are no leading lines or using the rule of thirds doesn't work).

- How to vary your settings and how it can change your composition. Plus, you'll learn not only when to do it but, most importantly, why you'd want to in the first place.

- How to add depth to your images, so they go from looking flat to having that deep, epic feeling that draws the viewer into your image.

- How to compose for great-looking portraits and why certain composition decisions can make your subject look their very best.

- How to use sharpness and depth of field to your advantage and how they play into your entire composition (it's more powerful than you'd think).

You'll also find a chapter on composition tips and tricks, and there's even a short chapter that covers those classic rules of composition. But, instead of dedicating an entire chapter to each rule, each one is just one page--they're short, sweet, and to the point, so you get them out of the way fast. They're still valid, but the way Scott describes them, in his trademark casual style, all you'll need is that one page and you'll totally get them. That way, you can focus on the stuff that goes way beyond just those classic rules.

It's all here in the only book of its kind, so get ready to rethink everything and come away with the type of images you've always dreamed of creating.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Seeing Differently

Chapter 2: Work the Scene

Chapter 3: Change Your Perspective

Chapter 4: Work the Sharpness

Chapter 5: Work the Settings

Chapter 6: Add Depth to Your Composition

Chapter 7: The Power of Simplicity

Chapter 8: Composition for Portraits

Chapter 9: How to Critique Your Own Work

Chapter 10: Composition Tips

Chapter 11: The Classic Rules of Composition

Chapter 12: The Numbers Behind the Pixels

The simplest, easiest, and quickest ways to learn over 250 Photoshop tips, tricks, and techniques!

Scott Kelby, the world's #1 best-selling photography technique books author, is back with a totally updated and revised new edition of his bestselling book How Do I Do That In Photoshop? This book presents an entirely new concept in Photoshop books--one that's designed from the ground up to get you straight to whatever it is you need to do in Photoshop right now, get your answer fast, and get you back to editing your images in Photoshop.

Photoshop has so much depth and so many features, tools, and filters that sometimes the things you need are...well...kinda hidden or not really obvious. In fact, there will probably be a lot of times when you need to get something done in Photoshop, and you know Photoshop can do it (because Photoshop can literally do just about anything), but you have no idea where Adobe hid that feature, or what the secret handshake or shortcut is to do that thing you need to do right now. That's why this book was created: to quickly get you to the technique, the shortcut, the setting, or exactly the right thing, so you can do what you need to do right now.

Here's how it works: When you need to know how to do a particular thing, you turn to the chapter where it would be found (Layers, Printing, Masking, Special Effects, etc.), find the thing you need to do (it's easy; each page covers just one single topic), and Scott tells you exactly how to do it just like he was sitting there beside you, using the same casual style as if he were telling a friend. That way, you get back to editing your images fast.

This isn't a book of theory, full of confusing jargon and detailed multistep concepts. This is a book on which button to click, which setting to use, and exactly how and when to use it, so you're never stuck in Photoshop again. This will be your go-to book that sits within reach any time you're working in Photoshop, and you are going to love having this type of help right at your fingertips.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: How to Get Around Like a Pro

Chapter 2: How to Use Photoshop's Tools

Chapter 3: How to Use Camera Raw Like a Boss

Chapter 4: How to Use Camera Raw's AI-Powered Masking Tools

Chapter 5: How to Crop, Resize & Stuff Like That

Chapter 6: How to Work with Layers

Chapter 7: How to Adjust Your Image

Chapter 8: How to Remove, Add & Change Stuff

Chapter 9: How to Make Beautiful Prints

Chapter 10: How to Do the Most Popular Special Effects

Chapter 11: How to Sharpen Your Images

Chapter 12: Other Stuff You'll Want to Know

Learn how to take professional-quality photographs when you travel, using the same tricks today's top photographers use!

If you've ever dreamed of making such incredible travel photos that when your friends and family see them they say, Wait a minute, this is your photo!? You took this? then you're holding the right book.

Scott Kelby, award-winning travel photographer and author of the best-selling digital photography book in history, shares all his secrets and time-tested techniques as he discusses everything from his go-to essential travel gear, to camera settings, to how to research before your trip, to the travel photography techniques that will help you capture truly captivating images on your trip.

Among many other topics, you'll learn:

- What makes a great travel photo (including what to shoot and what to skip).

- Which lenses and accessories will get you the best results (including when to use them and why).

- How to post-process your images in Lightroom or Photoshop to get incredible results.

- Tips for getting great portraits of the locals and even how to get them to pose for your shots.

- When it makes more sense to use your cell phone's camera instead.

- Travel photo recipes that show you the ingredients for creating specific types of travel shots.

- How to compose your travel images, how to keep your gear safe when traveling, and a ton of killer tips to help you create better travel images, and make your entire trip that much more fun.

It's all here--Scott doesn't hold anything back in this groundbreaking book that will help you take the type of travel images you've always dreamed of. There's never been a travel photography book like it!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Doing the Research Before Your Trip

Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Travel Photo? It...

Chapter 3: Gear and Settings

Chapter 4: Travel Photography Accessories

Chapter 5: Capturing Images of People

Chapter 6: Composition

Chapter 7: Other Cool Stuff to Shoot

Chapter 8: When to Shoot with Your Phone Instead

Chapter 9: What to Shoot

Chapter 10: Sharing Images from Your Trip

Chapter 11: Travel Photography Tips & Tricks

Chapter 12: Editing Your Images

Chapter 13: Photo Recipes to Help You Get the Shot

Have you ever dreamed of taking such incredible landscape photos that your friends and family say, Wait a minute, this is your photo?! You took this? Well, you're in luck. Right here, in this book, pro photographer and award-winning author Scott Kelby teaches you how to shoot and edit jaw-dropping landscape photographs.

Scott shares all his secrets and time-tested techniques, as he discusses everything from his go-to essential gear and camera settings to the landscape photography techniques you need to create absolutely stunning images. From epic scenes at sunrise to capturing streams and waterfalls with that smooth, silky look, and from photographing the night sky or the Milky Way to creating breathtaking, sweeping panoramas, Scott has got you covered.

Among many other topics, you'll learn:

- The secrets to getting super-sharp, crisp images (without having to buy a new lens).

- Exactly which camera settings work best for landscape photography and why (and which ones you should avoid).

- Where to focus your camera for tack-sharp images from foreground to background.

- How to shoot beautiful high dynamic range images and stunning panoramas (and even HDR panos!), along with how to post-process them like a pro.

- How to create captivating long-exposure landscape shots that wow your viewers.

- What gear you need, what gear you can skip, which accessories work best, and a ton of killer tips that will not only help you create better images, but make the entire experience that much more fun.

It's all here, from the planning, to the shoot, to the post-processing--taking your images from flat to fabulous--and best of all, it's just one topic per page, so you'll get straight to the info you need fast. There has never been a landscape book like it!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Essential Gear
Chapter 2: Camera Settings & Lenses
Chapter 3: Before Your Shoot
Chapter 4: Composition
Chapter 5: HDR & Panos
Chapter 6: Long Exposures
Chapter 7: Starry Skies & the Milky Way
Chapter 8: Post-Processing
Chapter 9: Even More Tips
Chapter 10: Landscape Recipes

Learn all three aspects of what it takes to create stunning portraits--lighting, shooting, and retouching!

Scott Kelby, the #1 best-selling author of photography technique books and Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine, has reinvented how flash lighting books are written by finally revealing the entire process from start to finish. You see everything from the complete flash and softbox setup (including all the gear used), to the shoot (including all the camera and flash settings), to the all-important part that most books don't dare include--the post-processing and retouching in Lightroom and Photoshop.

This book also breaks new ground in the visual way it teaches you exactly how and where to set up your flash. There aren't any sketches or drawings--you see the actual lighting setup, taken from above during the live shoot, so you can see exactly where everything's positioned (the subject, the photographer, the lighting, the background, you name it--you see it all). Plus, you'll see side, over-the-shoulder, and more behind-the-scenes views (with all the exact measurements), so you can absolutely nail the lighting every time.

Scott has trained thousands of photographers during his Light It. Shoot It. Retouch It. LIVE! seminar tour and he's taken that incredibly popular style of learning and put it into book form. Now you can have a real-world reference for getting the same looks today's clients are clamoring for. You'll learn:

- The step-by-step setups for creating the most-requested and sought-after lighting looks using flash.

- How to get more out of one flash than you ever thought you could (this is worth it alone!).

- How to control and shape the light from your flash without breaking the bank.

- The camera settings, the gear, and the flash power settings for every shot.

- The retouching techniques the pros really use today to make their subjects look their very best.

- How to retouch hair, eyes, lips, and skin, plus lots of other little retouching tricks that make a really big difference.

- The measurements for everything, so you know exactly how far to position the flash from your subject, and your subject from the camera, and how high to position each and every light. It's all there, so you can't miss.

- A host of insider tricks, invaluable shortcuts, and kick-butt special effects to give you a real advantage over the competition.

And, the entire book is written in Scott's trademark casual, step-by-step, plain-English style. There's never been a book like it and you're going to love the results you get from it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Beauty Look Clamshell Lighting

Chapter 2: Dramatic Portrait

Chapter 3: Simple One-Flash Look

Chapter 4: Location Flash with Backlight

Chapter 5: Contrasty Side Lighting

Chapter 6: Corporate Headshot (Male)

Chapter 7: Corporate Headshot (Female)

Chapter 8: Window Light + Flash

Chapter 9: Sports Look

Chapter 10: Fashion Lighting

Chapter 11: Gel Color Effects

Chapter 12: Rim Lighting

Chapter 13: One-Flash Location

Chapter 14: Compositing Portraits

Chapter 15: Sunset Location

The simplest, easiest, and quickest ways to learn over 250 Lightroom tips, tricks, and techniques!

Scott Kelby, the world's #1 best-selling Lightroom author, is here with an entirely new concept in Lightroom books--one that's designed from the ground up to get you straight to whatever you need to do in Lightroom right now, get your answer fast, and get you back to editing your images.

Lightroom has become the photographer's tool because it just has so much power and so much depth, but because it has so much power and depth, sometimes the things you need are kinda hidden or not really obvious. There will be a lot of times when you need to get something done in Lightroom, but you have no idea where Adobe hid that feature, or what the secret handshake is to do that thing you need to do right now so you can get back to working on your images. That's why this book was created--to get you to the technique, the shortcut, or exactly the right setting, right now.

How Do I Do That In Lightroom? (3rd Edition) is a fully updated version of the best-selling first and second editions, and it covers all of Lightroom's newest and best tools, such as its powerful masking features. Here's how it works: When you need to know how to do a particular thing, you turn to the chapter where it would be found (Organizing, Importing, Print, Slideshow, Mobile, etc.), find the thing you need to do (each page covers just one single topic), and Scott tells you exactly how to do it just like he was sitting there beside you, using the same casual style as if he were telling a friend. That way, you get back to editing your images fast.

This isn't a book of theory, full of confusing jargon and detailed multi-step concepts. This is a book on which button to click, which setting to use, and exactly how and when to use it, so you're never stuck in Lightroom again. This will be your go to book that sits within reach any time you're working in Lightroom, and you are going to love having this type of help right at your fingertips.

Chapter 1: How to Get Your Images Into Lightroom

Chapter 2: How to Organize Your Images

Chapter 3: How to Customize Lightroom

Chapter 4: How to Edit Your Images

Chapter 5: How to Use Masking

Chapter 6: How to Create Special Effects

Chapter 7: How to Save Your Images as JPEGs, TIFFs, Etc.

Chapter 8: How to Make Photo Books

Chapter 9: How to Make Awesome Slide Shows

Chapter 10: How to Make Beautiful Prints

Chapter 11: How to Use Lightroom on Your Phone or Tablet

Chapter 12: How to Do All That Other Stuff

What would your life be like if you could shoot absolutely amazing portraits? If you could be in any natural lighting situation, indoors or out, and know that you'd be able to create an amazing image every time? If you've ever dreamed of making such incredible portraits that your friends and family say, Wait a minute, this is your photo!? You took this? then you're in luck.

Award-winning photography book author Scott Kelby teaches you exactly how to shoot and edit gorgeous natural light portraits. Scott shares all his secrets and time-tested techniques, as he discusses everything from his essential go-to portrait gear to camera settings to the portrait photography techniques you need to create absolutely stunning images. From window light to taming harsh outdoor light, from the tools and accessories you need to capture beautiful portraits in any lighting condition, Scott has got you covered.

Among many other topics, you'll learn:

- The secrets to getting super-sharp portraits every time without breaking a sweat.

- Exactly which camera settings work best for natural light portraits (and which ones you should avoid).

- How to create separation with a silky smooth, out-of-focus background no matter which lens you have.

- How to tame even the harshest light and turn it to your advantage to create soft, beautiful, wrapping light.

- Which lenses will get you the best results and why.

- What gear you need, which accessories work best, and a ton of killer tips that will help you create better images and make the entire experience that much more fun.

It's all here, including an entire chapter on post-processing and retouching, and another with detailed portrait recipes, and best of all, it's just one topic per page, so you'll get straight to the info you need fast. There's never been a natural light portrait photography book like it!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Portrait Lenses
Chapter 2: Camera Settings
Chapter 3: Window Light Portraits
Chapter 4: Shooting Outside
Chapter 5: Shooting in Direct Light
Chapter 6: Composition
Chapter 7: Posing
Chapter 8: Post-Processing
Chapter 9: Portrait Recipes

Scott Kelby, the world's #1 best-selling photography technique books author, is here with a new concept in photography and flash books--one that's designed from the ground up to get you straight to whatever it is you need to do with a flash right now, get your answer fast, and get you back to shooting with your flash.

Thanks to inexpensive flashes that are compatible with all major camera manufacturers (such as Yongnuo), owning and using a flash is now easily within reach for nearly all shooters, whether you're a hobbyist or aspriring professional. Once you own a flash, though, you'll have a lot of questions about how to get it to create the light you need--questions about camera and flash settings, questions about direction, quality, and quantity of light. And in addition to knowing how to use your flash, you need to know which modifiers and triggers you might need, and you need to learn use them quickly.

That's why this book was created: to quickly get you to the technique, the setting, or exactly the right thing you need to do right now to improve your work.

Here's how it works: When you need to know how to do a particular thing, you turn to the chapter where it would be found, find the thing you need to do (it's easy, each page covers just one single topic), and Scott tells you exactly how to do it just like he was sitting there beside you, using the same casual style as if he were telling a friend. That way, you get back to shooting fast.

This isn't a book of theory, full of confusing jargon and complicated concepts. This is a book on which settings to use, and exactly how and when to use them. The whole book is written in Scott's plain-English, down-to-earth style, which makes the experience more like the two of you are out together on a shoot.

It's time to fall truly head-over-heels in love with your flash, so you can start creating the type of images with your flash that you've always dreamed of, and this is the book that can take you there.

Are you ready for an amazing new edition of the Photoshop book that breaks all the rules?

Scott Kelby, Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine--and the #1 best-selling photography techniques author--once again takes this book to a whole new level as he uncovers more of the latest, most important, and most useful Adobe Photoshop techniques for photographers.

This update to his award-winning, record-breaking book does something for digital photographers that has never been done before--it cuts through the bull and 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 it out on your own. Instead, Scott shows you step by step the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge photographers, and best of all, he shows you flat-out exactly which settings to use, when to use them, and why. That's why editions of this book are widely used as the official study guide in photography courses at colleges and universities around the world.

The photographer's workflow in Photoshop has evolved greatly over time and, in the latest edition of this book, you'll learn how to leverage Photoshop's new AI-powered masking features and how to spend less time on boring production tasks, so you can spend more time being creative. Plus, you'll learn:

• The most useful retouching techniques for photographers, such as how to make impossible selections, like wind-blown hair (it's easy, once you know the secrets), and how to use layers like a pro.
• The sharpening techniques the pros really use.
• The pros' tricks for fixing the most common photo problems fast!
• How to seamlessly remove distracting things from your images.
• How to make the most of Camera Raw and when to work it into your workflow, even if you never shoot in RAW--it works great on JPEGs and TIFFs, too.
• The latest Photoshop special effects for photographers (there's a whole chapter just on these!).
• A host of shortcuts, workarounds, and slick insider tricks to help you get twice the work done in half the time.

You also get four online bonus chapters with even more content, along with the images used in the book, for download, so you can follow right along. If you're ready to learn all the tricks of the trade--the same ones that today's leading pros use to correct, edit, retouch, and sharpen their work--then you're holding the book that will do just that.

Since Lightroom first launched 15 years ago, Scott Kelby's The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers has been the world's #1 top-selling Lightroom book (it has been translated into dozens of different languages), and in this latest version, Scott did his biggest update ever, sharing all his newest techniques, insights, and invaluable tips using his award-winning, plain-English style that makes learning Lightroom easy and fun.

Scott doesn't just show you which sliders do what (every Lightroom book does that, right?). Instead, he shares his own personal settings, his time-tested techniques, and his proven step-by-step method of learning Lightroom, so you can begin using it like a pro from the start.

Each year, he trains thousands of Lightroom users at his live seminars, online conferences, and through his blog at LightroomKillerTips.com, and he has learned firsthand what really works and what doesn't. He tells you flat-out which techniques work best, which ones to avoid, and why.

You'll learn:

• His famous SLIM (Simplified Lightroom Image Management) system that will teach you, step by step, how to organize your images, back them up, and be able to find them quickly and easily. Scott's SLIM system is taught at colleges and universities around the world, because it's so simple, straightforward, and it works.
• How to make your images look like the pros, and how to take advantage of the camera, creative, and B&W profiles--you'll finally get the whole image editing thing, and you'll know exactly what to do, which sliders to move (and which to avoid) in what order, and why.
• How to unlock the power of Lightroom's Masking tools and how to paint with light to take your images to another level.
• How to use Lightroom along with Photoshop, and how to make the two work together absolutely seamlessly. You'll be surprised at what you'll be able to do, even if you've never used Photoshop before.
• How to expand Lightroom's power to your phone or tablet, so you can organize and edit your images from anywhere.
• How to share your images in print and in gorgeous coffee table books, or online, including how to do online client proofing or share images with a group.
• Download most of the same images used in the book to follow right along with.
• You'll get a killer collection of custom Lightroom Develop and Print presets to give you some of the most sought-after looks and effects, all with just one click.

This is the first and only book to bring the whole process together in such a clear, concise, and visual way. There is no faster, more straight-to-the-point, or more fun way to learn Lightroom.

Learn Scott Kelby's 7-Point System for developing photos to perfection in Adobe Lightroom!

Imagine how awesome it would be if you opened up an image in Lightroom, even a really messed up one, and you knew exactly what to do first, what to do next, and every step along the way to take that image from flat to fabulous. Well, that is precisely what this book is all about. You're learning a system--the same one taught in colleges and universities around the world--that was crafted by world-renowned Lightroom expert Scott Kelby, the world's #1 best-selling Lightroom book author.

This is a new way of working and thinking about editing your images that will change the way you work in Lightroom forever, so you'll spend less time fixing your photos and more time finishing them, and doing the fun, creative things that make Lightroom the amazing tool that it is.

Scott narrowed things down to just the seven major editing moves we need to master to enhance our images like a pro, so we're not learning Lightroom tools we're probably never going to need. Then, and perhaps most importantly, he determined exactly when and in which order to apply these seven techniques that make up this proven, time-tested Lightroom 7-Point System.

But, the magic of this book isn't just listing the seven techniques and how they work. It's how they're used together, and it's the learning process you go through that makes this book so unique. This isn't a read about it book. This is a hands-on you do it book. You start each lesson with the RAW photo, right out of the camera (you can download Scott's images, so you can follow right along). Then, you're going to apply the 7-Point System in a very specific way, and you're going to do it over and over again, and again, and again, on a range of various photos, with different challenges and situations, until these seven points are absolutely second nature to you. You're going to do the full edit each time--from beginning to end--with nothing left out. Once you learn this system, there won't be an image on your screen that you won't be able to enhance, fix, edit, and finish like a pro!

As you move through the book, you'll be amazed at how well this system works across such a wide range of photos, from landscapes to portraits, from architectural to sports photography, from wedding photos to everything in between. The book is 21 short lessons (including two bonus lessons where you work with Lightroom and Photoshop together), and if you spend just 10 minutes a day doing that day's lesson, in three weeks, there won't be a photo you won't be able to beat! You'll know what to do first, what to do next, and in exactly which order to take a dull, lifeless image and make it one you'd proudly hang on your wall. Best of all, you'll learn more than just the 7-Point System along the way, as you'll have to tackle whatever each image throws at you, so you're going to discover extra techniques, shortcuts, and workarounds that will help you in every aspect of your editing.

This is the book you've been waiting for--the industry has been waiting for--and once you learn this system and start applying it yourself, you'll be the next one to say, You can't beat the system!

ARE YOU READY FOR AN ELEMENTS BOOK THAT BREAKS ALL THE RULES?
This book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that's never been done before-it cuts through the bull and 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, and 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 and tricks of the trade for organizing, correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and printing your photos like a pro. You'll be absolutely amazed at how easy and effective these techniques are-once you know the secrets.
LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT
Each year Scott trains thousands of digital photographers and, almost without exception, they have the same questions and face the same problems-that's exactly what he covers in this book. You'll learn:

• How to unlock the power of layers (you'll be amazed at how easy it is!)
• How to use Camera Raw for processing not only RAW photos, but JPEGs, TIFFs, and PSDs too! (And you'll learn why so many pros like it best-because it's faster and 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 brightening people in dark shadows and getting the best color possible
• The most requested photographic special effects, and much more!

THE BOOK'S SECRET WEAPON
Although Elements 2020 offers some digital photography features that Photoshop doesn't offer, there are plenty of features that Photoshop has that Elements 2020 doesn't (like channels, HDR, etc.). But in this book, you'll learn some slick workarounds, cheats, and fairly ingenious ways to replicate many of those Photoshop features right within Elements. Plus, you can download many of the images used in the book, so you can follow right along with the techniques.
Since this book is designed for photographers, it doesn't waste your time talking about what a pixel is, how to frame a shot or set your exposure, etc., and 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, and you're gonna love it!

Scott Kelby, the #1 best-selling Lightroom book author, brings you everything you need to know about Lightroom Mobile in his newest book.

Lightroom Mobile, which is kind of like an extension of the regular desktop version of Lightroom, allows users to use Lightroom on their iPads, iPhones, and Android devices. This is really handy because it lets you do a lot of the main things you use the desktop version for, but with Lightroom Mobile, you can easily do them on your mobile device. Plus, it's free, and that's a hard price to beat.

The Lightroom Mobile Book, first shows you how to get up and running quickly. Then, comes the fun stuff, like telling Lightroom on your computer which collections you want access to over in Lightroom Mobile. Plus, you'll learn how to manage your collections, add Pick flags and star ratings, move images, play slide shows, and a bunch of other important stuff you'll want to know right up front. Then, you'll learn how to edit your images in Lightroom Mobile, using the same Basic panel features found in the desktop version of Lightroom-it's the same sliders that do the same thing, and it's even in the same order. You'll also learn how to easily crop images, as well as use the in-app camera. You'll learn step by step how to set up Lightroom on your desktop and mobile device, so that during a shoot, you can hand your client your tablet and not only can they see the images coming in live as you shoot, they can make their own Picks, comments, and even share the link with someone at a different location, so they can be part of the shoot, and the approval process, too!

There are lots of other handy features you'll want to know about, and Scott tells you exactly how to use them just like he was sitting there beside you, using the same casual style as if he were telling a friend.

In The Lightroom Mobile Book, Scott brings the whole process together in a clear, concise, and visual way. There is no faster, more straight-to-the-point, or more fun way to learn Lightroom Mobile than with this groundbreaking book.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is truly an awesome program, and the primary editing tool for so many photographers today. But, at some point, you realize that there are things you need to do to your images that Lightroom just can't do. It could be anything from pro-level portrait retouching, to blending two or more images together, to incredible special effects, to removing distracting things in your image, to adding beautiful type to your images, and, well...there are just lots of incredible things you could do...if you just knew Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop is...well...it's Photoshop--this huge, amazing, Swiss Army knife of a program with 70+ tools, and more than a hundred filters. So, compared to Lightroom it seems really complicated, and it could be, but you've got a secret weapon: Scott Kelby. He's the same guy who wrote the world's #1 best-selling book on Lightroom, he's Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine and Lightroom Magazine, and he's here to teach you just the most important, most useful parts of Photoshop--just the stuff that Lightroom can't already do. Once you learn these techniques (all covered in this short, quick, easy-to-use, plain-English guide), it opens a whole new world of productivity and creativity.

Here's what you'll learn:

• Scott tells you flat-out which tools to use, which techniques work best, which ones to avoid, and why. You only really need about 20% of what Photoshop can do, and that 20% is all covered right in this book.

• The most important layer techniques, and learning layers is like being handed the keys to the candy store--this is where the fun begins, and you'll be amazed at what you'll be able to do, so quickly and easily.

• Scott's favorite (and most useful) portrait retouching techniques; his favorite special effects for landscape, travel, and people photos; plus which filters are awesome (and which ones waste your time).

• Also, you'll learn how to mask hair and create super-realistic composites (you'll be amazed when you learn how easy this is), plus how to take advantage of all the latest Photoshop technology, how to leverage the latest features (so you're doing things the easy way), and a bunch of today's most popular techniques (the same commercial looks you're seeing in hot demand), so you'll be using Photoshop like a shark in no time.

If you've been saying to yourself, Ya know, I really should learn Photoshop, you're holding the absolute best book to get you there, coming from the guy who literally wrote the book on Lightroom. He knows how to help you make the most of using these two powerful tools together to take your images (and your fun) to the next level. You are going to love being a Photoshop shark!

Learn Portrait Retouching with Scott Kelby

Each year, Scott Kelby, Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine and the #1 best-selling Photoshop author, trains thousands of photographers on how to retouch portraits using Photoshop through his live seminars, online classes, DVDs, and workshops at the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. Now you can learn the same techniques he uses in his own retouching workflow, in the only book written expressly for photographers who do their own retouching.

As a pro photographer himself, Scott understands that photographers make their living shooting, not retouching. But, delivering fully retouched images is now expected by clients. That's why Scott put together this amazing resource for teaching photographers the quickest, easiest, and most effective ways to create professional-looking, retouched final images without spending hours on detailed techniques.

LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT It's all here--the step-by-step methods for fixing, enhancing, and finishing your portraits in Photoshop. Using the techniques in this book, you'll create images that will absolutely wow your clients. You'll learn:

• How to soften skin and still retain detail and texture
• The best tricks for beautifully enhancing eyes, eyebrows, and eyelashes
• How to selectively sharpen portraits without complicated masking
• How to create gorgeous-looking lips
• How to remove blemishes fast and keep the most detail
• The pros' tricks for body sculpting
• How to make your subject's hair look fabulous
• How to give your retouches that natural look that sets them apart
• Plus, you get Scott's complete 5-minute, 15-minute, and 30-minute start-to-finish workflows

If you're ready to learn the tricks of the trade--the same ones that today's leading pro photographers use to retouch, tuck, tighten, and tone their images for that pro-retouched look--you're holding the book that will do exactly that. It will radically change the way you retouch your portraits from here on out, and give you the best-looking, most natural retouches you've ever done.

The unofficial manual that should have come with your car! Become a Tesla pro in no time with over 250 Tesla tips and tricks to get the most out of your electric vehicle!

Scott Kelby and Terry White, both renowned tech experts, long-time Tesla owners, and bestselling authors, have teamed up to create an entirely new concept for learning about your Tesla--a simple guide designed to get you straight to whatever it is you need to know about your Tesla right now, provide quick answers, and get you back to enjoying your awesome car.

Teslas are tech cars, with so many remarkable features, but a bunch of them are kind of buried (you'd swear some are almost hidden by design), and a lot of them just aren't obvious. There will be times when you need to do something in your Tesla right now, but you're not sure where that feature is, what the secret handshake is to uncover it, or if that feature even exists in the first place. That's why this book was created--to get you to the feature, or the right button, or exactly the right setting you need, right now.

Here's how the book works: When you need to know how to do a particular thing, you turn to the relevant chapter (Charging, Navigation, Autopilot, etc.), find the specific thing you want to do (each page covers just one topic), and Scott and Terry show you exactly how to do it as if they were sitting right there in the car beside you, using the same casual writing style as if they were talking to a friend. You're going to learn so much about your Tesla, and you'll uncover lots of cool features you might have missed otherwise.

This isn't a book of confusing jargon only car nerds can understand. This is a practical guide that tells you where the thing you're looking for is, which settings we recommend, and exactly how and when to use them, so you're never stuck wondering how to do something in your Tesla again. This will be your go-to resource for learning everything you need to know about your Tesla and uncovering cool new features you didn't know were there (and there are a ton of them!). You're going to love having this type of help right at your fingertips. There's even a bonus chapter on how to deal with the electric vehicle haters and naysayers (they're out there, and you'll run into some, but at least now you'll be ready for 'em).

Whether you're a new Tesla driver or you've had one for a while now and you're looking to make the most of it, keep a copy in your glove box (or the eBook version on your phone), so Scott's and Terry's super-helpful tips are right there when you need them.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: How to Do the Essentials

Chapter 2: How to Do Everyday Driving Stuff

Chapter 3: How to Use Climate Control Like a Boss

Chapter 4: How to Charge Your Tesla

Chapter 5: How to Use the Entertainment System

Chapter 6: How to Use the Navigation System

Chapter 7: How to Use the Tesla App

Chapter 8: How to Use Autopilot & Full Self-Driving

Chapter 9: How to Use Superchargers

Chapter 10: How to Be Safe & Secure

Chapter 11: How to Service & Maintain

Chapter 12: How to Deal with the Haters

Learn to take great photos with your iPhone--the camera you always have with you!

Imagine if someone took the same photographic techniques, principles, and tools used by high-end and professional photographers, but applied them to shooting with an iPhone. Imagine the type of images you'd be able to create using those same ideas. Well, that's exactly what Scott Kelby did in the first edition of the bestselling The iPhone Photography Book, and now he's done it again in this fully updated second edition!

The world's #1 best-selling photography techniques author is once again about to break all the rules as he shows you how to apply the same techniques today's top pro photographers use to make stunning images. You're going to learn exactly how to use these techniques to create images that people will just not believe you could actually take with a phone (but with the quality of the iPhone's camera, you absolutely can!).

Scott leaves all the techno-speak behind and, instead, treats the whole book as if it were just you and he out on a shoot with your iPhones, using his trademark casual, plain-English writing style to help you unlock the power of your iPhone to make the type of pictures you never thought could be done with a phone. You'll learn:

- Which tools to use to make pro-quality portraits in any lighting situation.

- How to create stunning landscape shots that people will swear you took with an expensive DSLR or mirrorless camera.

- Proven posing techniques that flatter your subject and make anyone you photograph look their very best in every shot.

- How to organize and edit your photos like a pro!

- The pros' top tips for making amazing shots of everything from flowers to product shots, from food photography to travel shots, and everything in between.

- Each page covers a single concept, a single tool, or a trick to take your iPhone photography from snapshots to shots that will make your friends and family say, Wait... you took this?!

Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar offers features that will change how people use their Macs, such as iChat, improved Unix tools, Bluetooth-enabled contact management software, and more. This book aims to teach these changes in Mac operating system. It presents the original OS on the left page, and the changes made on the right page.