Photoshop elements 2019 for dummies / Barbara Obermeier and Ted Padova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obermeier, Barbara, author.

Padova, Ted, author.

Series:

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop elements.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Image processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (451 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2019.

Summary:

Turn blah photos into dazzling images Photoshop Elements offers enough of the power you'll find in full Photoshop to make both basic and artistic edits to your photos. Photoshop Elements 2019 For Dummies helps you learn how to use Photoshop Elements to take your shots to stunning new heights! Photoshop Elements 2019 For Dummies offers photographers of all skill levels the power to turn run-of-the-mill digital pictures into beautiful photographs. This friendly and helpful guidebook directs you on how to harness all the tools this powerful software has to offer. Simple explanations for handling image editing Steps for giving your photos a digital makeover Ways to turn your photos into works of art Guidance on fixing your pics with one click No matter if you're a photo editing newcomer looking for advice on making the most common fixes or an experienced editor in need of a road map to this version of Photoshop Elements, this book has you covered!

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part 1 Getting Started with Photoshop Elements 2019

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Image Editing

Getting Familiar with the New Home Screen

Launching the Photo Editor

Making Basic Edits in Quick Mode

Sharing a Photo

Retracing Your Steps

Using the History panel

Reverting to the last save

Getting a Helping Hand

Saving Files with Purpose

Using the Save/Save As dialog box

Saving files for the web

Chapter 2 Taking Pictures

Understanding the Importance of Lighting

Identifying the Different Kinds of Photography

Focusing on the Phases of Photography

Setting up

Shooting the picture

Processing your images

Choosing Your Camera Equipment

DSLR cameras

Mirrorless cameras

Point-and-shoot cameras

Cellphone cameras

Working with Color Profile Equipment

Getting Familiar with Indoor Lighting Equipment

Inexpensive lighting equipment

Professional lighting equipment

Working with Common Lighting Patterns

Split lighting

Loop lighting

Broad lighting

Short lighting

Butterfly lighting

Rembrandt lighting

Reflecting the Light

Working with Flash

Understanding flash units and equipment

Using flash as a fill light

Chapter 3 Basic Image-Editing Concepts

Grappling with the Ubiquitous Pixels

Understanding resolution

Understanding image dimensions

The Art of Resampling

Changing image size and resolution

Choosing a Resolution for Print or Onscreen

Working with File Formats

JPEG (*.JPG, *.JPEG, *.JPE)

PNG (*.PNG)

TIFF (*.TIF, *.TIFF)

Getting Familiar with Color

Getting Color Right

Color the easy way

Calibrating your monitor

Choosing a color workspace.

Understanding how profiles work

Chapter 4 Exploring the Photo Editor

Examining the Photo Editor

Examining the image window

Uncovering the contextual menus

Selecting the tools

Selecting from the Tool Options

Playing with panels

Using the Photo Bin

Creating different views of an image

Viewing filenames

Using Photo Bin Actions

Finding Your Bearings in Guided Mode

Controlling the Editing Environment

Launching and navigating preferences

Checking out all the preferences panes

Part 2 Managing Media

Chapter 5 Navigating the Organizer

Organizing Photos and Media on a Hard Drive

Adding Images to the Organizer

Adding files from folders and removable media

Downloading camera images with the Elements Downloader

Importing additional photos from folders

Navigating the Media Browser

Using a Scanner

Understanding image requirements

Using scanner plug-ins (Windows)

Scanning on the Mac

Scanning many photos at a time

Phoning in Your Images

Setting Organizer Preferences

Chapter 6 Organizing Your Pictures

Touring the Organizer

Organizing Groups of Images with Tags

Creating and viewing a tag

Adding icons to tags

Working with custom tags

Working with default tags

Working with subcategories

Sorting photos according to tags

Auto Curating Images

Working with Auto Creations

Auto-generating creations

Adding new events

Rating Images with Stars

Adding Images to an Album

Creating an album

Using albums for temporary work

Editing an album

Finding out more about sharing your albums

Adding People in the Media Browser

Placing Pictures on Maps

Working with Events

Chapter 7 Viewing and Finding Your Images

Cataloging Files

Using the Catalog Manager

Working with catalogs

Backing up your catalog.

Backing up photos and files (Windows)

Switching to a Different View

Viewing Photos in Memories (Slideshow)

Searching for Photos

Using Search

Searching for untagged items

Searching captions and notes

Searching by history

Searching metadata

Searching similarities

Grouping Files That Get in the Way

Marking files as hidden

Stackin' 'em up

Creating versions

Part 3 Selecting and Correcting Photos

Chapter 8 Making and Modifying Selections

Defining Selections

Creating Rectangular and Elliptical Selections

Perfecting squares and circles with Shift and Alt (Option on the Mac)

Applying Marquee options

Making Freeform Selections with the Lasso Tools

Selecting with the Lasso tool

Getting straight with the Polygonal Lasso tool

Snapping with the Magnetic Lasso tool

Working Wizardry with the Magic Wand

Talking about Tolerance

Wielding the Wand to select

Modifying Your Selections

Adding to, subtracting from, and intersecting a selection

Avoiding key collisions

Painting with the Selection Brush

Painting with the Quick Selection Tool

Selecting with the Auto Selection Tool

Fine-Tuning with the Refine Selection Brush

Working with the Cookie Cutter Tool

Eliminating with the Eraser Tools

The Eraser tool

The Background Eraser tool

The Magic Eraser tool

Using the Select Menu

Selecting all or nothing

Reselecting a selection

Inversing a selection

Feathering a selection

Refining the edges of a selection

Using the Modify commands

Applying the Grow and Similar commands

Saving and loading selections

Chapter 9 Working with Layers

Getting to Know Layers

Converting a background to a layer

Anatomy of the Layers panel

Using the Layer and Select menus

Working with Different Layer Types

Image layers

Adjustment layers.

Fill layers

Shape layers

Type layers

Tackling Layer Basics

Creating a new layer from scratch

Using Layer via Copy and Layer via Cut

Duplicating layers

Dragging and dropping layers

Using the Paste into Selection command

Moving a Layer's Content

Transforming Layers

Adding Layer Masks

Flattening and Merging Layers

Flattening layers

Merging layers

Chapter 10 Simple Image Makeovers

Cropping and Straightening Images

Cutting away with the Crop tool

Fixing distortion with the Perspective Crop tool

Cropping with a selection border

Straightening images

Recomposing Images

Employing One-Step Auto Fixes

Auto Smart Tone

Auto Smart Fix

Auto Levels

Auto Contrast

Auto Haze Removal

Auto Color Correction

Auto Shake Reduction

Auto Sharpen

Auto Red Eye Fix

Editing in Quick Mode

Fixing Small Imperfections with Tools

Cloning with the Clone Stamp tool

Retouching with the Healing Brush

Zeroing in with the Spot Healing Brush

Repositioning with the Content-Aware Move tool

Lightening and darkening with Dodge and Burn tools

Smudging away rough spots

Softening with the Blur tool

Focusing with the Sharpen tool

Sponging color on and off

Replacing one color with another

Chapter 11 Correcting Contrast, Color, and Clarity

Editing Your Photos Using a Logical Workflow

Adjusting Lighting

Fixing lighting with Shadows/Highlights

Using Brightness/Contrast

Pinpointing proper contrast with Levels

Adjusting Color

Removing color casts automatically

Adjusting with Hue/Saturation

Eliminating color with Remove Color

Switching colors with Replace Color

Correcting with Color Curves

Adjusting skin tones

Defringing layers

Eliminating haze

Adjusting color temperature with photo filters

Mapping your colors

Adjusting Clarity.

Removing noise, artifacts, dust, and scratches

Blurring when you need to

Sharpening for better focus

Opening closed eyes

Adjusting Facial Features

Reducing shake

Working Intelligently with the Smart Brush Tools

Part 4 Exploring Your Inner Artist

Chapter 12 Playing with Filters, Effects, Styles, and More

Having Fun with Filters

Applying filters

Corrective or destructive filters

One-step or multistep filters

Fading a filter

Selectively applying a filter

Working in the Filter Gallery

Distorting with the Liquify filter

Correcting Camera Distortion

Exploring Element's Unique Filters

Creating a comic

Getting graphic

Using the Pen and Ink filter

Dressing Up with Photo and Text Effects

Adding Shadows, Glows, and More

Applying styles

Working with styles

Using the Graphics panel

Mixing It Up with Blend Modes

General blend modes

Darken blend modes

Lighten blend modes

Lighting blend modes

Inverter blend modes

HSL blend modes

Using Photomerge

Photomerge Panorama

Photomerge Group Shot

Photomerge Scene Cleaner

Photomerge Exposure

Photomerge Compose

Chapter 13 Drawing and Painting

Choosing Color

Working with the Color Picker

Dipping into the Color Swatches panel

Sampling with the Eyedropper tool

Getting Artsy with the Pencil and Brush Tools

Drawing with the Pencil tool

Painting with the Brush tool

Using the Impressionist Brush

Creating your own brush

Filling and Outlining Selections

Fill 'er up

Outlining with the Stroke command

Splashing on Color with the Paint Bucket Tool

Working with Multicolored Gradients

Applying a preset gradient

Customizing gradients

Working with Patterns

Applying a preset pattern

Creating a new pattern

Creating Shapes of All Sorts

Drawing a shape.

Drawing multiple shapes.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-119-52017-7

1-119-52014-2

OCLC:

1065257922