Contents
The comprehensive Photoshop Elements workflow
2.01 How many pixels do I need?
2.02 More colors equal better quality
2.08 Applying fine-tuning automatically
2.09 Customizing your white balance
2.10 Shooting RAW for ultimate control
2.12 Scanning resolution – ‘Know where you are going before you start the journey’
2.15 Highlight and shadow capture
2.18 Noise Reduction technologies
2.19 Color regeneration features
Fixing common shooting problems
Fixing common scanning problems
3.02 Modifying your capture workflow for raw
3.03 Using the Adobe Photo Downloader
3.04 The Adobe Camera Raw interface
Organizing your photos with Photoshop Elements
4.01 Add picture details in-camera
4.02 Organize photos whilst downloading
Organizing using Photo Browser
4.07 Collections and how to group photos
Versions and Photoshop Elements
Automating editing of several pictures at once
5.04 Processing multiple files
5.07 Using the Quick Fix editor
5.08 Semi-auto Full Edit features
6.01 Adding to and subtracting from selections
6.02 Using the Selection Brush
6.04 Saving and loading selections
6.07 Precise control of selection size
6.08 Painting masks with the Selection Brush
6.09 Fill and adjustment layer masks
6.10 Using selections with layer masks
6.11 ‘Group with Previous’ masks
Converting color to black and white
6.12 Changing the mode to grayscale
6.13 Desaturate the color file
6.14 A more sophisticated approach
6.15 The new Convert to Black and White feature
Advanced dodging and burning-in
6.16 Using selections to change tone
6.17 Erase back through tonal layers
6.18 Paint on dodging and burning-in
Enhance your poorly exposed pictures
6.19 Screening image layers to enhance tones
6.20 Adding detail to highlights and shadows
6.21 Using Hue and Saturation to tone your pictures
6.24 Layer mask and gradient map
6.26 Sophisticated edges using grayscale masks
6.27 Creating frames with Frame Layers
6.31 Unsharp Masking to the rescue
6.32 Adjust Sharpness for the ultimate control
7.02 Instant film transfer effect
7.03 Using the Unsharp Mask filter to add contrast
7.05 Correcting perspective problems
7.06 Add emphasis with saturation
7.07 Restoring color to faded images
7.10 Realistic depth of field effects
7.11 Beyond the humble drop shadow
7.14 Dust and scratches be gone
7.15 Combining images seamlessly
7.16 Believable montages – a step further
7.17 Producing high-key pictures
Visual surgery without a hint of anything plastic
Healing Brush tool step-by-step
Spot Healing Brush tool step-by-step
8.05 Tone down skin highlights and shadows
8.06 Retouching non-destructively
9.08 Ensuring consistent overlap
9.09 Dealing with the moving subject
9.10 Fixing misaligned picture parts
9.11 Coping with extremes of brightness
9.12 Creating artificially increased DOF
9.13 Correcting exposure differences
9.14 Adjusting for changes in color balance
Building websites – the basics
10.01 Elements’ Photo Galleries websites
Creating individual web assets using Photoshop Elements
10.02 Optimizing photos for the web
10.05 Making seamless backgrounds
10.06 Using background matting
10.07 Creating downloadable slide shows
Revisiting painting and drawing basics
11.01 Controlling brush characteristics
11.02 Changing an existing brush
11.05 Adding styles to text layers
11.07 Adding pictures to shapes
11.09 Customizing the shapes you use
11.12 Realistic text and image montages
11.14 Reducing your picture’s colors
11.17 Presentation backgrounds
Before you start – edit then layout
12.01 Basic steps for layout creation
12.02 Editing existing Photo Layouts
12.03 Adding, removing and replacing photos
12.04 Adding, moving and deleting pages
12.05 Using the Artwork and Effects palette
12.06 Align, arrange and distribute your frames
12.07 Printing your Photo Layouts
12.08 Adding your own backgrounds and graphics
The version 5.0 slide show Editor in action
13.02 Producing a VCD with a menu
13.03 Creating pages for printing and publishing
13.05 Book publishing without using Photo Creations
13.06 On-line publishing options
13.07 Creating a greeting card
13.08 Making a CD or DVD Jacket
13.11 Your pictures month by month
Image resolution vs printer resolution
14.03 Multiple prints on a page
Ensuring color consistency between devices
14.04 Setting up a color-managed workflow
14.05 Calibrating your screen – Adobe Gamma
14.06 Calibrating your screen – ColorVision Spyder
Getting intimate with your printer
14.07 Calibrating your printer – resolution, color, tone and sharpness tests
14.08 Calibrating your printer – ColorVision PrintFIX
14.09 Making great black and white prints
14.11 Preparing your images for professional outsourcing
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