Taking photos with a digital camera is only half the fun.

Manipulating your images on the computer is the other-and, some say, better half of digital photography. Photoshop 101 teaches you everything you need to make your photos really pop using Photoshop 7 or CS or Photoshop Elements. Photography is a visual process. With Photoshop 101 you get pictures first, words second. It’s the best book of its kind on the market, with the most illustrations, the clearest and most detailed instructions, and the best practical advice. This uniquely visual guide uses more than 40 before-and-after photos to make the easy step-by-step instructions perfectly clear. Subjects covered in the guide include working with layers, simple and complex retouching techniques, removing red eye, cloning, hand tinting, restoring old photographs, photo montages, digital painting, adding text to images, special effects, and much more.

About the Author

Michael Wright is a senior lecturer who teaches photography, electronic imagery, and fine art at the University of Hertfordshire. He exhibits his work frequently in the United States and Europe. Wright is also the author of Digital Photography.