Practical Photoshop Elements

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Practical Photoshop Elements
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In this class, Lesa leads you on a journey through the most practical and non-destructive editing techniques in Photoshop Elements. Learn the truth about resolution, how to resize images without quality loss, discover the basics of layers and layer masks, how to create gorgeous grayscales, delicious duotones, festive frames, how to zap backgrounds, fix stubborn red-eye, and more!

  1. What is Resolution? AKA Brown Sugar (04:19) Understanding pixels, resolution, and when it matters... through a cup of brown sugar!
  2. Resizing An Image For Print (05:56) How to change resolution without changing quality.
  3. Resizing An Image For Email Or Posting On The Web (05:19) How to reduce file size enough for sending a photo as an email attachment or posting on a Web site.
  4. Cropping and Resizing (03:40) How to use the Crop tool to resize and change resolution at the same time.
  5. Resizing a Web Image For Print (06:20) How to snatch an image from the Web and change its resolution so that it prints well.
  6. Classic Black Photo Border (05:00) How to add a thin border around a photo to make it pop off the page.
  7. Layers 101: Building a Stacked Paper Background (10:33) Understanding layers through building a stacked paper background with shape layers.
  8. Layer Masks 101: Placing Text Behind An Object (08:12) Using a layer mask to hide pieces of text so that it looks like it was in the photo shoot.
  9. Placing A Photo Within Text (04:52) Creating the classic photo inside text effect using the Group With Previous command.
  10. Fading One Image Into Another (08:58) Use the Elliptical Marquee tool and edge feathering to create a soft oval vignette.
  11. Portrait Popper (01:50) How to use the Lens Correction filter to create softly burned edges to accentuate the focal point.
  12. Rounding The Edges Of A Photo (07:42) Use a Rounded Edge shape layer to create rounded photo edges.
  13. Changing The Color Of An Object (04:38) Use the Quick Selection tool along with a Hue/Saturation adjustment to change the color of an object.
  14. Erasing The Background Of An Image (15:03) Quickly zap the background of an object using the Background Eraser... the non-destructive way.
  15. Isolating Frizzy Hair (06:01) How to use the Magic Extractor, non-destructively, to select frizzy hair.
  16. Converting A Color Photo To Black And White (05:52) Discover the many ways of zapping color from an image to produce maximum contrast.
  17. Partial Color (08:15) Use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to drain the color from an image, then paint it back in certain areas to accentuate the focal point.
  18. Colorizing Grayscale (05:53) How to colorize a grayscale image
  19. Adding A Color Tint (05:38) Use Elements Effects and a Photo Filter adjustment layer to create a color tint or sepia effect.
  20. Color Correction and Casts (04:52) How to use the Color Cast tool and Levels adjustment layer to correct color problems.
  21. Fixing Stubborn Red-Eye (04:55) How to fix red-eye automatically in Quick Edit mode, using the Red-Eye tool, and finally, using the Color Replacement brush for super stubborn cases.
  22. Festive Frames (04:48) How to use the Cookie Cutter tool to add creative frames to an image, complete with a new background and drop shadow.
  23. Conclusion (00:42) Hope you had a good time learning about Photoshop Elements
Course Time: 02 Hours 19 Minutes
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Lesa Snider, chief evangelist of iStockphoto (iStockphoto.com/lesasnider), is the author of Photoshop CS6: The Missing Manual, coauthor of iPhoto ’11: The Missing Manual, and several videos on...VIEW FULL BIO»

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