Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Start Me Up: Mastering the File Browser
Creating a Contact Sheet for Your CD
Dealing with the Welcome Screen
How to Make Elements 3 Look and Act Like Elements 2
It’s Decision Time: File Browser or Organizer?
Navigating to Your Photos Using the File Browser
Getting Info (Called Metadata) on Your Photos
Setting Up How You’ll View Your Photos
Sorting and Arranging Your Photos
Deleting Files from within the File Browser
CHAPTER 2 Organized Chaos: Managing Photos Using the Organizer
Importing Photos from Your Scanner
Automating the Importing of Photos by Using Watched Folders
Changing the Size of Your Photo Thumbnails
Adding Scanned Photos? Enter the Right Time and Date
Finding Photos Fast by Their Month and Year
Tagging Your Photos (Tags are Keywords)
Assigning Multiple Tags to One Photo
Sharing Your Tags (or Collections) with Others
Collections: It’s How You Put Photos in Order One by One
Choosing Your Own Icons for Tags and Collections
Deleting Tags (or Collections)
Seeing Your Photo’s Metadata (EXIF Info)
Adding Your Own Info to Photos
Finding Photos Using the Date View
Comparing Photos by Zooming and Panning
Reducing Clutter by Stacking Your Photos
CHAPTER 3 Cream of the Crop: Cropping and Resizing
Cropping to an Exact Custom Size
Auto-Cropping Gang-Scanned Photos
Cropping without the Crop Tool
Using the Crop Tool to Add More Canvas Area
Using a Visible Grid for Straightening Photos
Resizing Digital Camera Photos
Resizing and How to Reach Those Hidden Free Transform Handles
The Cool Trick for Turning Small Photos into Poster-Sized Prints
CHAPTER 4 The Big Fixx: Digital Camera Image Problems
Compensating for “Too Much Flash” or Overexposure
Removing Digital Noise (Method #1)
Removing Digital Noise (Method #2)
Opening Up Shadow Areas That Are Too Dark
Fixing Areas That Are Too Bright
Fixing Photos Where You Wish You Hadn’t Used the Flash
When You Forget to Use Fill Flash
Removing Red Eye and Recoloring the Eye
Opening and Processing RAW Images
CHAPTER 5 Color Me Badd: Color Correction for Photographers
Before You Color Correct Anything, Do This First!
Getting a Visual Readout (Histogram) of Your Corrections
Color Correcting Digital Camera Images
Drag-and-Drop Instant Color Correction
Warming Up or Cooling Down a Photo
Color Correcting One Problem Area Fast!
Getting a Better Conversion from Color to Black-and-White
CHAPTER 6 The Mask: Selection Techniques
Selecting Square, Rectangular, or Round Areas
How to Select Things that Aren’t Round, Square, or Rectangular
Selecting Areas by Their Color
Making Selections Using a Brush
Selecting Everything On a Layer at Once
Getting Elements to Help You Make Tricky Selections
CHAPTER 7 Head Games: Retouching Portraits
Removing Dark Circles Under Eyes
Lessening Freckles or Facial Acne
Removing or Lessening Wrinkles
Dodging and Burning Done Right
Enhancing Eyebrows and Eyelashes
Whitening and Brightening Teeth
Transforming a Frown into a Smile
CHAPTER 8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Body Sculpting
Slimming Buttocks, Thighs, and Arms
CHAPTER 9 38 Special: Photographic Special Effects
Adding Motion Where You Want It
Putting One Photo Inside Another
Creating the Classic Vignette Effect
Photo to Sketch in 60 Seconds Flat
Automated Pano Stitching with Photomerge
CHAPTER 10 Get Back: Photo Restoration Techniques
Colorizing Black-and-White Photos
Removing Specks, Dust, and Scratches
Repairing Damaged or Missing Parts
CHAPTER 11 Sharp Dressed Man: Sharpening Techniques
Sharpening with Layers to Avoid Color Shifts and Noise
CHAPTER 12 The Show Must Go On: Showing It to Your Clients
Watermarking and Adding Copyright Info
Putting Your Photos Up on the Web
Getting One 5×7″, Two 2.5×3.5″, and Four Wallet Size Photos on One Print
Using Picture Package Layouts with More Than One Photo
Sending a PDF Presentation to a Client
CHAPTER 13 Create (or Die): How to Make Presentations with Your Photos
Creating Greeting Cards or Postcards