I've become increasingly drawn to digital scrapbooking. Traditional scrapbooking is cool, but I don't want to get heavily involved with all the supplies, needing to clear out a space and so on. So it's digital scrapbooking for me. I am an experienced user of Photoshop, Illustrator and other graphics editing and design software.
So why do I find an introductory book like this so appealing? Because scrapbooking is an art form unlike what I've done in the past. I need to develop new ways of seeing and not be bound by the restrictions of the kind of stuff I've been doing.
The authors provide that introduction based around Photoshop Elements ("PE"), a trial copy of which is on the included CD, but you'll want to download the current trial version from Adobe's site.
They take you through all the main features of using PE, but everything is centered on digitally scrapbooking.
The approach is very casual. Quick basic introductions first to camera vocabulary, cameras, scanners (and scanning ideas), printers (with an excellent short section on papers and specialty media).
Next is an introduction to "Digital Layouts 101", which is thorough, entertaining and educational. This is also a guide to your first steps in using Photoshop Elements.
After that, the book flows well into sections on image editing, using text, backgrounds and accents (the latter both digital and analog) and using digital kits.
The authors really do this well. The book is profusely illustrated with very striking and creative layouts that go beyond simply demonstrating the techniques described, but rather serve to illuminate and inspire. Unlike the work I've been doing, scrapbooking lets you throw traditional rules out the window and create to your heart's content.
"Scrapbooking Digitally" would be an excellent intro just to Photoshop Elements. Coupled with its focus on digital scrapbooking, it is an excellent introduction to both subjects.
Jerry
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