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Matt Kloskowski
The Photoshop Elements 5 Restoration and Retouching Book
by Peachpit Press (Paperback)
Bring out all your old storage boxes of photos, and open up all the images you've shot that were just "okay." In his latest book, Matt Kloskowski shows you how to restore old photos and retouch newer ones to make your images go from so-so to great. Matt trains thousands of people each year, showing them exactly how to make their photos (and the people in those photos) look their very best. He won't bog readers down with unnecessary details, but instead will show them, with clear step-by-step instructions, the best techniques in Photoshop Elements to make the best images. Everyone wants their photos to look great, and to be appreciated and noticed by their family and friends. With Matt's newest book, readers will learn the most useful techniques for restoring old photos--from removing dust and mold to repairing scratches and tears--and retouching images of people--including specific sections about working on difficult areas, such as the eyes and mouth.
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Scrapbooking Your Favorite Family Memories (Scrapbook)
by Memory Makers Books (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2003-10-01)
Capture and preserve your familys most precious moments! This complete guide to safe scrapbooking provides you with the proper photo-safe techniques to preserve cherished memories without the fear of ruining treasured photographs. Inside youll find: - Over 500 inspiring page ideas - Complete lists of necessary tools - Detailed, step-by-step instructions - Tips on arranging photos, photo cropping, page layouts, - and personal touches - And so much more! Whether you are a scrapbooking novice or veteran, youll find ample inspiration to turn everyday photos into scrapbook works of art!
Memory Makers
Pet Pages Unleashed!: Fetching Ideas for Animal-Inspired Scapbook Pages (Memory Makers)
by Memory Makers (Paperback)
Pets are beloved family members and a cherished part of countless events and memories. This inspiring guide offers pet lovers hundreds of creative ideas for immortalizing their favorite animals with specially designed scrapbook pages. Scrapbookers will discover: -Hundreds of innovative ideas for creating pages dedicated to domestic pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, frogs, turtles, lizards, snakes and birds -Inspiring journaling prompts for recording special moments with pets -Tips and techniques for creating paw print cast molds -Helpful pointers for taking top-notch pet photos and portraits -Heartfelt ideas for remembering past pets -Fun pet facts and stats for extra inspiration Pet-loving scrapbookers will love this endearing guide to celebrating the ways their animals enrich their lives.
Katherine Duncan Aimone
The Adventurous Scrapbooker: Creating Wonderful Scrapbooks from Almost Anything
by Lark Books (Hardcover)
Life is filled with thrills—and sometimes a mass-produced, commercially available scrapbook just isn’t exciting or unique enough for the events it’s celebrating. What’s a scrapbooker to do? Create something original! These 25 inventive projects offer expressive ways to preserve, showcase, and share the good times. Craft a book from recipe cards to preserve fond family food memories, from big holiday dinners to that precious time spent baking cookies with Mom. Make an album out of driftwood to commemorate a vacation by the beach. Stitch up a single-signature pamphlet out of old sewing patterns for a sewing or quilting journal; glue a cloth measuring tape into the cover to use as a bookmark. You won’t find ideas like these anywhere else!
Stacey Panassidi
Scrapbooking Your Pets: 200 Page Designs
by Sterling/Chapelle (Paperback)
People love their pets—and now they can capture each playful, adorable antic and turn them into a fun scrapbook with the help of this colorful volume. It’s chock-full of creative ideas for every cute creature, including dogs, cats, critters, and even farm and zoo animals. The endless possibilities include lively pages that feature stamps, machine stitching, patterned paper, ribbon, beads, rub-ons, silk flowers tassels, tiles, a zipper pull—all the wonderful accessories that scrapbookers enjoy using. Find inspiration in pages dedicated to “Couch Kitty” and “Three Little Kittens”; “Every Dog Has its Day” and “Puppy Pick-Up”; “Hamster Head”; and “Kissing Frogs.” Special boxes offer tips on techniques, suggestions on thinking outside the scrapbook, and endearing quotations about animals.
Julie Adair King
Photo Retouching & Restoration for Dummies
by For Dummies (Paperback)
Think back to the last time you browsed through your photo collection. You probably didn’t get very far before you thought to yourself, “This picture would have been great if only. . . .” If only the exposure had been better. I only that big plant, sign, or other distracting object wasn’t cluttering up background. If only the print hadn’t been sitting for 30 years in the basement being attacked by mildew, dirt, and paper-munching bugs. In years past, you either had to live with the damaged photos or pay big bucks to have them professionally repaired. Today, thanks to the development of consumer-friendly photo-editing software, you can use your computer to do the job yourself. Whether you want to fix a 100-year-old family photo or a business shot you took yesterday, Photo Retouching & Restoration For Dummies shows you how. You’ll discover how to: Scan and prep photos for editing Work with photo-editing software Fix ...
Kerry Arquette, Andrea Zocchi, Darlene D'Agostino
The Joy of Scrapbooking
by Lark Books (Hardcover)
This mammoth book contains so much valuable information, and so many exciting examples of great work, it will become the must-have resource for every beginning and experienced scrapbooker’s library! In more than 300 pages, the history of the craft unfolds, from the old-fashioned albums of eras past to the renaissance of creative scrapbooking today. Interviews and profiles of leading designers and companies offer insight into the art, and there’s abundant advice for newcomers on improving their images and their layouts. They’ll find out how to take full advantage of the camera’s key components; store photographs and ensure archival quality; and create a powerful, balanced design on the page. Invaluable tips cover choice of materials, selecting and integrating type, and using words to enhance the images. And of course there’s a plethora of fabulous techniques to try, from cropping, matting and mounting photos to stamping, embossing, and distressing to ...
O. Henry MacE
Collector's Guide to Early Photographs (Collectors Guide Series)
by Wallace-Homestead Book Co (Paperback)
Kerry Arquette, Andrea Zocchi
The KODAK Book of Scrapbooking Your Favorite Photos: Easy & Fun Techniques for Beautiful Scrapbook Pages
by Lark Books (Paperback)
No one knows better than Kodak how precious photographs are: They capture the people we love, the places we've visited, and the memorable moments we've experienced. So the company has gathered today's top scrapbook artists to create more than 100 layouts putting together outstanding pages. Perfect for the beginner, this stunningly designed guide offers an introduction to basic techniques, including cropping, matting, and mounting. There are fun ways to produce one-of-a-kind backgrounds, stamped designs, and embellishments, and creative suggestions for commemorating everything from life milestones to holiday fun. Of course, since this is from the experts at Kodak Books, there's also a special emphasis on taking superior pictures right from the start?and that invaluable information is something no other scrapbooking manual can match.
Judy Pelikan
Baby's Scrapbook
by Universe (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2003-02-25)
Nothing pulls a family closer together than the birth of a child. From the moment a new baby arrives, everything changes. Baby's Scrapbook helps family members celebrate and remember this special time by offering ideas for creating scrapbook pages that provide a detailed look at a child's first year. The first part of the book covers the basics: organizing and journaling thoughts; conceptualizing and designing a page; cropping, matting, and framing photos; using stickers and borders; and creating special effects. Shape templates are included, as well as four-color printed papers and alphabet stickers. The second part of the book presents 48 single-page, beautifully color illustrated, removable mounting sheets enclosed in protective poly sleeves organized by topics and themes. A pocket separator offers a special place to hold templates, papers, photos, and other memorabilia to easily preserve this special time.
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