Photoshop Elements 8 top 100 simplified tips and tricks / by Rob Sheppard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheppard, Rob.

Series:

Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop elements.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Top 100 simplified tips and tricks : Adobe Photoshop Elements 8

Photoshop Elements Eight

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Expand your basic skill set with these best practices for getting the most out of Photoshop Elements 8! Photoshop Elements combines an easy-to-use set of features and enhancements with image editing power in an affordable program. The newest version-Photoshop Elements 8-features more online integration with products like the new Flash-based Web galleries. Packed with beyond-the-basic techniques that show you how to take your Photoshop Elements skills to the next level, this invaluable book reveals ground-breaking ideas and innovative tips and tricks for taking digital images from ba

Contents:

Photoshop® Elements 8: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Organize and Prepare Photos for Processing; Develop a WORKFLOW; IMPORT your images; VIEW PHOTOS with full-screen mode; SORT the good pictures from the bad; STACK your images; CREATE ALBUMS to group your pictures; USE KEYWORDS to tag your images; FIND PHOTOS with face recognition; CHANGE THE ORGANIZER interface as needed; SET PREFERENCES to make Organizer work for you; BACK UP YOUR PICTURES to protect them; Chapter 2: Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements; Open pictures and USE SAVE AS

MAKE THE EDITOR INTERFACE your ownSET PREFERENCES to make Editor work for you; EXPERIMENT TO LEARN more about controls; YOU CANNOT HURT your pictures; CROP YOUR PHOTOS for tighter shots; FIX AND ROTATE crooked pictures; USE GUIDED EDIT to help you learn the program; SET BLACKS AND WHITES with Levels; ADJUST YOUR MIDTONES with Levels; ADJUST YOUR MIDTONES with Color Curves; QUICKLY ADJUST dark shadows and bright highlights; CORRECT COLOR to remove color casts; ENHANCE COLOR with Hue/Saturation; Use Quick Edit to WORK FAST; Chapter 3: Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop Elements

Change images NONDESTRUCTIVELYCROP YOUR PHOTOS to start your processing; ADJUST BLACKS AND WHITES to give a photo strength; ADJUST MIDTONES to make tonalities light or dark; CORRECT COLOR to clean up color casts; USE VIBRANCE AND CLARITY to intensify images; SHARPEN PHOTOS with precision; CONTROL NOISE in your photo; Apply adjustments to MULTIPLE PHOTOS; MOVE YOUR PICTURE to Photoshop Elements; Chapter 4: Choose Local Control Features; CREATE AND USE a Selection; USE MARQUEE TOOLS for specific shapes; USE LASSO TOOLS to follow picture elements; USE AUTOMATED TOOLS for easy selections

EXPAND OR CONTRACT your selectionSELECT WHAT IS EASY and invert; BLEND EDGES by feathering; USE SELECTIONS FOR traditional edge darkening; USE THE SMART BRUSH for specific area fixes; Chapter 5: Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes; Understand HOW LAYERS WORK; Understand HOW ADJUSTMENT LAYERS WORK; WORK BLACKS AND WHITES with a Levels adjustment layer; WORK MIDTONES with a Levels adjustment layer; CORRECT COLOR with an adjustment layer; ENHANCE COLOR with an adjustment layer; FIX PROBLEM EXPOSURES with layer blending modes; Understand HOW LAYER MASKS WORK

REMOVE ADJUSTMENTS with blackADD ADJUSTMENTS using black and then white; COMBINE LAYER MASKS with selections; BALANCE COLORS AND TONES in a picture; BRING OUT SHADOW DETAIL in specific areas; DARKEN HIGHLIGHT DETAIL in specific areas; Add a GRADUATED FILTER EFFECT; FLATTEN LAYERS when done; Chapter 6: Solve Photo Problems; CLONE OUT problems; REMOVE PEOPLE FROM A SCENE with Photomerge Scene Cleaner; Fix problems due to LENS DISTORTION; FIX PERSPECTIVE PROBLEMS with building photographs; REMOVE DEAD SPACE with Recompose; Make an OUT-OF-FOCUS BACKGROUND; Remove DISTRACTING COLORS

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Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612491009

9781282491007

1282491008

9780470606766

0470606762

OCLC:

609856204