Subject Matter: Adobe Photoshop CS4
Grades: High school to college, Multimedia
Excellent Learning
Richard Harrington, in Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4, provides an excellent learning platform for beginner and intermediate Photoshop users. He provides comprehensive, yet engaging explanations.

Subject Matter: A Visual depiction of HDR
Grades: High school to College, Marketing, Nonprofits, Digital Photographers
The Wow Factor in Pictures
In the book A World in HDR by Trey Ratcliff, the author takes time to share the experience of creating and capturing each image in high dynamic range (HDR). This book not only provides vivid pictures, [...]

Subject Matter:Using Photoshop Elements 8 for digital photography
Grades: High School, Technical Schools, Marketing, Intermediate to Advanced Photographers
Just For Digital Images
Photoshop Elements 8 offers far more than expected for photo editing, yet it’s format and function keys are pretty easy to figure out. And the software offers beginners to advanced users a wide range of [...]

Subject Matter: How to use a variety of Photoshop Elements 8 functions
Grades: High School and above; Individual with experience in Photoshop Elements 8
Quick and Easy Tricks
I love the way this book is laid out. There are numerous pictures, screen shots displaying command functions, and two page lessons on a wide variety of Photoshop Elements [...]

Subject Matter: Learning how to operate  Premiere Elements 8
Grades: Upper Middle School to College, Technical courses
Adobe’s Classroom in a Book: Lots to Work With
I’ve reviewed other how-to books on Photoshop and Premiere Elements 8. Adobe’s Classroom in a Book also tops with the better choices, too.

Subject Matter: How to use Photoshop Elements 8
Grades: Middle School & Up
Another For Dummies Book
I think this book has merit in that the Dummies series offers 9 books in one, however I would have preferred a different format. When you’re writing a how-to book on using imaging editing software, your clients are going to [...]

Subject Matter: How to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Grades: Elementary to College beginners to intermediate students in photo editing

Easy as 1-2-3
There are several books available to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. One of the better ones I’m reviewing is Teach Yourself Visually: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 by Mike Wooldridge, and published by Wiley.