I get asked a LOT about which book to buy for help with Photoshop Elements. I know most people start with Scott Kelby’s books, however, his books are not at the top of my list. At the beginning of my PSE journey, I started with Scott’s book (for PSE 7), but I suffered through many a frustrated night. He meant well, but too many steps were missing.
After many, many tears and late nights, I finally starting catching on. Once I was down the road a good bit, I bought The Missing Manual for Photoshop Elements and found that book to be much more complete and comprehensive. I am not sure how I feel about it for a brand new beginner, but if you have your feet wet in PSE at all, I feel like it is a book that will answer more of your questions than any other PSE book.
Now, the second book I would recommend is Scott Kelby’s book on PSE, but only after The Missing Manual.
If you do not know already, Photoshop Elements 10 has just recently been release and fortunately, Barbara Brundage, author of the Missing Manuals for PSE, just came out with her newest version.
p.s. Just so I stay above reproach, the links included in this post are Amazon affiliate links. What does that mean? That means if you click over and buy a book or anything else, I get like 3% of the sales as a commission. Little bits here and there help me pay for hosting and other costs I incur to keep up Everyday Elements. Thank you!
GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED
Now, for an impromptu giveaway!!I just decided to give away on copy of The Missing Manual this week! To enter just leave me a comment telling me what you ate for supper last night!
- One entry per person
- Giveaway ends Friday, October 7th at 11:00 PM EST.
- Winner has one week to respond to my email, then alternate winner will be chosen
- Winner chosen via Random.org
The winner of the giveaway was Peggy, who had comment number 127, and she has been contacted (so if you are Peggy, check your inbox/spam folder).
About Amanda
I love this giveaway requirement 😉 Quick dinner – Grilled cheese and homemade noodle soup!!!
For supper last night I ate sour cream chicken. Thanks for the chance to win!
Chili for dinner last night. Thanks for doing a giveaway
We had an interesting dish…homemade pork roast pot pie! Oh my goodness good! Looking forward to the results!
Whole Foods Balsamic chicken, it was a long day!!
I would love to win this book! Hubby is out of town this week so I just had a sandwich but no dishes!!! Yeah!
Yummy grilled chicken and green beans! Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity!
I had chili for dinner last night! Would love to have the missing manual. Love, love, love your actions and your blog. I bought the PSE for Dummies…boy, was that dumb…total waste of money that I did not have! Thank you. Audrey
What a lovely give away. I had a fabulous green salad with mango, strawberries and candied walnuts.
Well, we had chicken and noodles for supper last night! A new receipt but it turned out great!
Thanks for the chance to win!
(I hope my health coach doesn’t see this! lol) Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and veggies. :/ The veggie part was good, right???
Last night we had spaghetti. I make my sauce with extra carrots :).
Homemade chicken enchiladas. Thanks!
mmmm…. I had homemade turkey soup with ww rolls for supper last night!
I ate roast beef, mashed potatoes, and peas. Thanks!
Give aways are so fun to follow!
I fixed a wonderful chuck roast in the crockpot for my family. I have been out of town for a week and after I returned, both my kids commented on how nice it is to come home to a mom and a hot meal after a long day.
They know how to push just the right buttons.
I would LOVE this book!!! I had a salad, squash, and hashbrowns for supper last night. Leftover night!
Hubby had surgery to put 2 screws into his thumb, so on the way home we picked up Chik-Fila…you know we had to help the bovine population out!
My family had hotdogs and chili chees fries.
last night I had manicotti. sounds fancy, huh? it wasn’t.
Thanks for this giveaway and manual info. I’ve been fumbling with Photoshop for a while. Last night ate turkey sausage with spaghetti and green beans.
Ate dinner at my Mom’s last night: Chicken corn chowder with garlic bread. Yumm!!
believe or not-homemade Split Pea Soup 🙂
For supper last night we had what my 11-year-old has lovingly named “Leftover Stew.” 😉
Feeding 6 kids means we need to keep it simple… We had homemade potato chowder with Hawaiian sweet bread.
leftovers of chicken stew and rice. thanks for the chance to win!
Spaghetti and garlic toast!
What a wonderful idea. I had Beef Bourguignonne (home made) over noodles with a side of peas for dinner!! It was yummy.
I had corn chowder with corn bread before heading to camera club 🙂
Last night for dinner I ate acorn squash, salad and salmon. Simple and easy!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
We had leftovers last night. Some had steak, I had chicken and rice, and the other had spaghetti. Sometimes softball gets in the way of cooking, thank God for leftovers. 😉
I had Chicken and broccoli
What a fun way to win! I had grilled chicken and rice. YUM!!!
Last night it was baked potatoes and ribs!
Exciting giveaway! Thanks!!
In a rush and on a diet – frozen diet pizza. Thanks for the give-a-way.
I would love to win this book is a must have. I had quesadillas and tacos for dinner.
We had grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner. Thanks for the chance to win!
Leftover pork chops!
Porkchops, field peas and mashed potatoes!
Last night’s meal wasn’t one of my best due to parent-teacher conferences and poor planning on my part. We had left-overs and the kids had fish sticks and macaroni and cheese (aka sticks and cheese).
Fun giveaway responses! we had spaghetti with meat sauce.
Tacos for dinner last night. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Stuffed peppers from our garden! Thanks for the chance!
Wow! I’d love to win a copy pls! Hmm… Had Grilled Chicken Salad! Yummy..
Last night I Had 2 tacos for dinner…on the way to a photo shoot!
Baked ravioli for dinner last night! thanks for the chance to win
How fun!! Nana & Grandpa were here for my daughter’s 17th birthday…roast, mashed potatoes & gravy, salad, garden grown watermelon and San Luis Sourdough bread!
Venison… a gift from our 13 year old neighbor who shot an 8-point Buck on the first day of archery season.
Thanks for your review of these reference books, and the chance to win. We had Chicken Tetrazzini last night.
I had leftover fish and rice, added a salad and a glass of wine and voila-dinner! 🙂