The book is called, Digital Photo Editing for Seniors. Since the book is meant for seniors, I nearly passed it up thinking the content would be a bit shallow and intended for neophytes.
I looked up the book on Amazon.com. The MSRP price was $29.95. Amazon had it listed for $19.47, marked down from $24.95. I scrolled down to the link “61 used and new available from $3.95.” These are available from other vendors who sell new and used books through Amazon via Amazon Marketplace.I found a used copy of this book from a third party Amazon Marketplace seller for $4.05 plus $3.49 shipping. The book arrived, from the third party vendor in Oregon, 5 days after placing the order with Amazon.
The book was a pleasant surprise. It contains 360 pages of comprehensive instruction including retouching, layering and special effects using the software on the CD supplied with the book.
It was written by Addo Stuur and translated into English by Visual Steps. The first printing was January, 2005.
The CD contains ArcSoft PhotoStudio, a program that seems to contain a very adequate set of tools for editing digital photos.
Now, back to the unseemly title of this book. I really don’t know any seniors, just beginning to work with digital photos, who are eager to dive into 360 pages of techno talk about everything from translucent layering to removing a selection boundary and using tools like the bucket fill and magnetic lasso.
Incidentally, if you buy this book used, make sure the description says the CD is included.
Link here to book description which has mostly been translated into English. The book itself has been translated into English in its entirety.
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