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Corel is now carring the book and it is for sale on their Web site. Visit the US or Canadian store to look for my book, exciting bundles, and other Corel products. The "before" photos of every photo study in the book are freely available for download. Please e-mail me at for instructions. Thanks! 
Download this free sample of one of the 73 photo studies from Photo Restoration and Retouching Using Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. There are 72 more of these in the book. 
Let me tell you what Photo Restoration and Retouching Using Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo is, and what it's not. I fully restore and retouch over 70 photos using Corel Paint Shop Pro in this book. I have organized the photos into "Photo Studies", each of which focuses on a specific aspect of restoring or retouching, like scratches, red eye, or contrast problems. I often show multiple techniques which can be useful in other circumstances, and choose the best of the bunch and say why. I fully restore each photo, which means I may show you how to remove red eye, but I finish out the photo by talking about what I did to make the photo look the best. With over 70 Photo Studies, I cover a lot of ground. Each photo is unique, but many share problems or solutions. I've got old black-and-white photos, Polaroid photos, 35-mm photos, digital photos from multiple cameras, and more. I wanted to give people an idea of the range of problems they can run across, and which solutions make the best sense. These photos come from my family, which aligns the content and style of this book towards the casual/pro user and photo enthusiast. These are the types of photos they will have and want to work on. This is not a book aimed exlusively at graphics designers, professional photographers, or marketing and advertising professionals (although they will appreciate it and learn things). This is a book grounded in reality. I don't promise to show you how to restore a pile of ashes back into the Mona Lisa. There are things I can't fix, and there are things that can't be fixed. My approach is to coach the reader try their best and compare the before and after versions against each other... not against some figment of what the perfect photo would look like. This is not a "how to use" tutorial or an "absolutely comprehensive" reference on any one version of Paint Shop Pro. This is not a "show every feature or every new feature in Photo X2" manual. The focus is on the photos and how to work with them using Paint Shop Pro Photo. There are other books on the market that serve the tutorial/reference need well and I decided very early in the process that Photo Restoration and Retouching Using Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo would not compete with them in purpose or content. To appeal to as many Paint Shop Pro users as possible, I have tried to be as "version agnostic" as I can, while not avoiding newer features. The book has been tested against the Photo X2 beta and I myself am on the Corel beta team and am currently using Photo X2. 
I write in a light-hearted and casual style. I'm friendly, easy-going, and personable. Oh, and modest too. I want the reader to connect with me and form a relationship with me. I will be available and accessible to them. Here is a more of a "stock" desctiption. Photo Restoration and Retouching Using Corel Paint Shop Pro is the first photo restoration and retouching book written specifically for the more than 30 million registered users of Paint Shop Pro and Paint Shop Pro Photo. Using a large variety of digital pictures and scanned photo prints, author Robert Correll covers the essential techniques for using Corel Paint Shop Pro to restore, edit, and enhance photos. You'll cover solutions for the most common photo problems, including lighting and color issues, tape on the surface of a photo, tears, scratches, and fire or water damage. You'll also learn how to enhance your photos by perfecting colors, sharpening subjects, changing backgrounds, and using artistic effects. The coverage Wraps with learning how to deal with photos beyond repair, retouching good photos, and restoring photos artistically.
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Interior Layout
The following links take you to the chapter pages where I show a thumbnail of each photo study, linked to a larger file. Have fun checking them out!
• Chapter 1: Preparing for Work
• Chapter 2: Removing Specks, Dust, and Noise
• Chapter 3: Finding the Right Brightness, Contrast, and Focus
• Chapter 4: Making Color Corrections
• Chapter 5: Repairing Physical Damage
• Chapter 6: Erasing Writing and Other Marks
• Chapter 7: Moving, Adding, or Removing Objects
• Chapter 8: Retouching People
• Chapter 9: Prognosis Negative
• Chapter 10: Making Good Photos Better
• Chapter 11: Artistic Restoration and Retouching
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If you would like to review the book I would be more than happy to send you a copy. Please send me your name, address, and your company (or affiliation) via e-mail. I will contact my publisher and we'll get you a copy asap. You can contact me at this address: 
Likewise, I am available for interviews and appearances. If you would like to interview me or have me make a personal appearance, please contact me at the above e-mail address and we'll schedule something that meets your deadlines. Thank you for your interest! |
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