Index
/ (Forward Slash key), 77
[ ] (Bracket keys), 202
16-bit images, 147
A
Add Audio dialog, 405
Add Noise filter, 307
Add Photos dialog, 401
adjustment layers, 167
Adobe Reader program, 391
Adobe Web Photo Gallery dialog, 377, 379, 420
album pages, 407–411
arm slimming technique, 266–267
arranging photos, 36–37
Attach to E-mail dialog, 392, 395
Auto Smart Fix command, 153
B
backdrops, 305–311
Background copy layer, 106
backing up photos, 3–5
batch renaming files, 31–34
black-and-white photos
colorizing, 332–335
converting color photos to, 178–183
blank slide option, 404
blemish removal, 202–207
blurred lighting vignette, 270–272
body sculpting, 255–267
arm slimming, 266–267
buttocks slimming, 262–264
love handle removal, 260–261
slimming/trimming technique, 256–259
thigh slimming, 264–265 See also portrait retouching
Bracket keys ([ ]), 202
bright areas, 117–118
Browse for Folder dialog, 378
Brush Picker, 128, 176, 196, 202, 241, 278
Brush tool
color correction and, 176
fill flash technique, 128
photo restoration and, 337
portrait retouching and, 212, 219, 233–234
special effects and, 273
Burn/Backup dialog, 4
burning and dodging, 218–221
buttocks slimming technique, 262–264
C
calendars, 416–418
canvas area, 91–92
Canvas Size dialog, 316
captions
adding to calendars, 418
finding photos using, 62
CDs
burning digital negatives to, 3–5
creating contact sheets for, 6–10
slide shows transferred to, 406, 422–423
circular selections, 186
classic vignette effect, 299–301
Clear Emboss effect, 372
Clone Stamp tool
body sculpting and, 263, 265, 267
photo restoration and, 342, 344–346
portrait retouching and, 202–204, 206–208, 240–242, 251
collaging techniques, 286–291
collections, 56–58
creating, 56
deleting, 58
icons for, 57
color
backdrop, 310
changing in objects, 280–282
emphasizing objects with, 273–275
noise reduction methods, 109–114
restoring to eyes in photos, 133–137
selecting areas by, 194–195
slide, 405
color correction, 149–183
converting images to B&W, 178–183
cooling down photos, 169–170
digital camera images and, 158–165
drag-and-drop technique for, 166–168
flesh tone adjustments, 171–173
Histogram palette and, 157, 164
multiple photos and, 166–168
problem areas and, 174–177
Quick Fix mode for, 152–156
settings for, 150–151
warming up photos, 169–170
Color Dodge mode, 313
Color palette, 154
Color Picker, 139, 159–160, 305, 317
Color Replacement tool, 280–281
Color Settings dialog, 150
color sketch effect, 312–315
Color Variations dialog, 303
colorizing
B&W photos, 332–335
hair, 222–223
comparing photos, 68–71
contact sheets
adding file names to, 9
creating for CDs, 6–10
Cookie Cutter tool, 84
cooling down photos, 169–170
copyright information, 374–375
Create feature, 398–399
creating projects, 397–423
calendars, 416–418
Create feature for, 398–399
greeting cards, 412–415
photo album pages, 407–411
postcards, 415
slide shows, 400–406
Creation Setup dialog, 388, 399
Crop command, 89
Crop tool, 76
canvas area added with, 91–92
cropping photos without, 88–90
custom size options, 81–83
standard size options, 79–80
cropping photos, 76–92
body sculpting and, 258
canceling crops, 78
canvas area and, 91–92
custom photo sizes and, 81–83
gang-scanned images and, 87
pre-designed shapes and, 84–86
standard photo sizes and, 79–80
steps in process of, 76–78
without the Crop tool, 88–90
Cuerdon, David, 424
Custom Shape Picker, 84
Custom Thumbnail Size, 28–29
D
Darken Highlights slider, 118
date information
adding to scanned photos, 48
finding photos by, 49, 62, 64–65
sorting photos by, 47
Date View, 64–65
deleting photos, 39
depth-of-field effects, 292–298
advanced technique, 295–298
quick and simple technique, 292–294
digital noise removal, 109–114
arranging, 36–37
burning to CDs, 3–5
collections of, 56–58
color correcting, 149–183
comparing, 68–71
contact sheets for, 6–10
cropping, 76–92
deleting, 39
fixing image problems in, 105–147
info added to, 60
moving between folders, 22
renaming, 30
rotating, 35
saving to hard disk, 2
sharpening, 349–366
sizing and resizing, 98–103
stacking, 72–73
straightening, 93–97
tagging, 50–55
viewing, 26–29
displaying photos. See showing photos
dodging and burning, 218–221
Duplicate Layer command, 270
Dust & Scratches filter, 336–338
E
edge sharpening, 360–362
Edit Text Properties dialog, 404
effects. See special effects
Elements Editor, 11
comparing photos in, 70–71
copyright info embedding, 374–375
Create button, 398
email feature, 392–395
PDF presentation creation, 388–391
Picture Package feature, 380–387
watermark creation, 370–374
Web gallery creation, 376–379
Elliptical Marquee tool, 188, 270, 299, 309
emailing photos, 392–395
Emboss filter, 361
Eraser tool
photo restoration and, 242
portrait retouching and, 245
special effects and, 274, 278, 293
EXIF data, 59
Expanded View, 27
exporting tags, 55
eye retouching
dark circle removal, 208–210
eyebrow/eyelash enhancement, 231–235
recoloring eyes, 133–137
sparkle added to eyes, 228–230
whitening eyes, 224–227
Eyedropper tool, 151, 159–161, 163–164
F
facial retouching. See portrait retouching
Favorite Folders, 21
Feather Selection dialog
body sculpting and, 264
classic vignette effect and, 300
color correction and, 171
image fixes and, 120
photo restoration and, 340
portrait retouching and, 204, 225, 237, 250
selection techniques and, 190, 193
accessing, 20
batch renaming files in, 31–34
deleting files from within, 39
getting metadata info in, 25
navigating to photos using, 21–22
previewing images in, 23–24
refreshing, 37
renaming individual photos in, 30
rotating photos in, 35
searching for photos in, 38
sizing thumbnails in, 27–29
sorting and arranging photos in, 36–37
viewing photos in, 26–29 See also Organizer
file names
adding to contact sheets, 9
batch renaming process for, 31–34
changing for individual photos, 30
extensions added to, 33
fill flash technique, 126–129
fixing image problems, 105–147
16-bit images, 147
bright areas, 117–118
digital noise, 109–114
fill flash technique, 126–129
flash removal process, 119–122
keystoning, 138–143
overexposed flash images, 106–108
RAW images, 144–146
red-eye removal, 130–137
shadow areas, 115–116
underexposed photos, 123–125
flash photos
overexposure of, 106–108
removing flash from, 119–122
Flatten Image command, 182, 330, 334, 365
flesh tone adjustments, 171–173
floating palettes, 15
folders
moving photos between, 22
saving as favorites, 21
Folders palette, 21
freckle or acne removal, 211–213
Free Transform bounding box
accessing hidden handles on, 101
body sculpting and, 257–258
keystoning problems and, 140–142
photo collages and, 287
Polaroid snapshot effect and, 319
portrait retouching and, 251
straightening photos using, 96, 97
watermarking process and, 373
Freeman, Carol, 425
Full Color Management option, 150
G
Gallery Style pop-up menu, 420
gang-printed photos, 380
gang-scanned photos, 87
Gaussian Blur filter
color sketch effect and, 313
depth-of-field effect and, 292, 297
digital noise removal and, 112
photo backdrops and, 309
Polaroid snapshot effect and, 318
portrait retouching and, 211, 244
sharpening techniques and, 365
soft lighting vignette and, 272
General Fixes palette, 155
glamour skin-softening effect, 244–246
Gradient Editor, 305–306
Gradient tool
depth-of-field effect and, 296
montages and, 289–290
greeting cards, 412–415
Grid, 96–97
H
hair colorizing, 222–223
Healing Brush tool, 206, 209, 215, 346
history, finding photos by, 63
hot spot removal, 240–243
Hue/Saturation dialog
B&W colorization and, 333, 334
color correction and, 172, 174–175, 179
image fixes and, 135
photo backdrops and, 310
portrait retouching and, 222, 225–226, 237–238
sepia tone effect and, 302
I
icons, tag/collection, 57
Image Size dialog, 98–100, 102
importing scanned photos, 42, 48
information
adding to photos, 60
copyright, 374–375
Input Levels slider, 127, 232, 341
Inverse command, 300
K
keystoning problems, 138–143
L
landscape orientation previews, 24
Lasso tool
body sculpting and, 262, 264, 266
color correction and, 171
image fixes and, 117, 120, 134
photo restoration and, 333, 334, 339
portrait retouching and, 204, 224, 237, 250
selection techniques and, 190, 199
sky replacement technique and, 283
layers
adjustment, 167
Background copy, 106
duplicating, 270
selecting, 197
sharpening with, 363–366
Layout panel, 394
Levels dialog
blurred lighting vignette and, 271
color correction process and, 158–161, 163–164, 167
color to B&W conversion and, 180–181
eyebrow/eyelash enhancement and, 232
flash removal process and, 120–121
photo restoration and, 341
Lighten Shadows slider, 116, 118, 153
Liquify dialog
body sculpting and, 260–261
portrait retouching and, 247–248
Load Selection dialog, 198
love handle removal, 260–261
luminosity sharpening, 357–359, 364
M
Magic Wand tool, 194–195, 283, 308
Magnetic Lasso tool, 199
Magnifying Glass. See Zoom tool
Maximize Mode, 15, 91, 139, 288
Merge Tags dialog, 54
Midtone Contrast slider, 118
montages, 288–291
Moser, David, 425
Motion Blur filter, 277
motion effect, 276–279
Move tool
body sculpting and, 263, 265, 266
collaging techniques and, 289
photo backdrops and, 308
Polaroid snapshot effect and, 318
restoration techniques and, 341
watermarking process and, 373
music for slide shows, 405
N
batches of files, 31–34
individual photos, 30
New Layer dialog, 218–219
noise
adding, 307
reducing, 109–114
nose retouching, 250–252
notes
adding to photos, 60
finding photos using, 62
numbering photos, 33
O
collections in, 56–58
comparing photos in, 68–69
Create button, 398
Date View in, 64–65
getting metadata info in, 59
info added to photos in, 60
PDF presentations created in, 388
previewing photos in, 46
sizing thumbnails in, 44–45
slide show option, 66–67
sorting photos by date in, 47
stacking photos in, 72–73
tagging photos in, 50–55
Watch Folders feature, 43
Web gallery creation, 376, 419 See also File Browser
Output Levels slider, 120
overexposed images
bright areas and, 117–118
flash photos and, 106–108, 119–122
Overlay mode, 219
P
Palette Bin, 15–16
palettes
nested vs. floating, 15 See also specific palettes
panning photos, 70–71
panorama stitching, 321–324
Paste Into Selection command, 284, 287
PDF presentations, 388–391
pencil sketch effect, 312–315
photo album pages, 407–411
Photo Browser button, 41
Photo Filter dialog, 169–170
photo restoration. See restoration techniques
Photo Review dialog, 46, 66, 68
photographs
restoring old photos, 327–347
scanning into Organizer, 42, 48 See also digital photos
Photomerge feature, 321–324
Photoshop Elements
changes to version 3 of, 14–17
File Browser vs. Organizer, 18–19
Welcome Screen, 11–13 See also Elements Editor
Picture Package feature, 380–387
for individual photos, 380–384
for multiple photos, 385–387
Pinch dialog, 142
Polaroid snapshot effect, 316–320
Polygonal Lasso tool, 286
portrait retouching, 201–252
blemish removal, 202–207
colorizing hair, 222–223
dark circle removal, 208–210
dodging and burning, 218–221
eyebrow/eyelash enhancement, 231–235
freckle or acne removal, 211–213
frown into smile transformation, 247–249
glamour skin softening, 244–246
hot spot removal, 240–243
nose size reduction, 250–252
sparkling eyes, 228–230
whitening eyes, 224–227
whitening teeth, 236–239
wrinkle removal, 214–217 See also body sculpting
postcards, 415
poster-sized prints, 102–103
Preferences dialog, 29
presentations, 397–423
calendars, 416–418
Create feature for, 398–399
greeting cards, 412–415
photo album pages, 407–411
postcards, 415
slide shows, 400–406
Preview palette, 23–24
previewing
contact sheets, 9
Print Photos dialog, 6–7
project creation. See presentations
Q
Quick Fix mode, 152–156
R
RAW files, 144–146
recoloring eyes, 133–137
Rectangular Marquee tool
cropping photos with, 88
photo restoration and, 339
Polaroid snapshot effect and, 317
selection techniques and, 186, 188
rectangular selections, 186–187
red-eye removal, 130–137
eye recoloring after, 133–137
steps in process of, 130–132
Reduce Color Noise slider, 109
Reduce Noise filter, 109–110
refreshing the File Browser, 37
renaming. See naming and renaming
Resample Image option, 99, 100, 102
resizing. See sizing and resizing
resolution, increasing, 98–100
restoration techniques, 327–347
B&W photo colorization, 332–335
damaged or missing parts, 339–343
rips and tears, 344–347
speck, dust, and scratch removal, 336–338
washed-out photos, 328–331
retouching portraits. See portrait retouching
RGB Color mode, 332
Rotate Canvas dialog, 95
rotating photos, 35
rulers, 98
S
Saturation slider
B&W colorization and, 334
color correction and, 172, 175, 179
portrait retouching and, 225, 237
selection techniques and, 191
sepia tone effect and, 302
Save Selection dialog, 198
saving
digital negatives, 2–5
favorite folders, 21
selections, 198
tags, 55
scanned photos
date/time settings, 48
dividing gang-scanned images, 87
importing into Organizer, 42
Search dialog, 38
searching for photos, 38, 49, 61–65
Select Image tool, 323
Selection Brush tool, 196
selections, 185–199
brushes for making, 196
circular, 188
color-based, 194–195
layer, 197
odd-shaped, 190–191
rectangular, 186–187
saving, 198
softening edges of, 192–193
square, 189
tricky, 199
sepia tone effect, 302–304
Set Date and Time dialog, 48
shadow areas, 115–116
Shadows/Highlights dialog, 116, 118, 192
shapes
cropping photos into, 84–86
selection techniques and, 186–191
Sharpen palette, 154
sharpening techniques, 349–366
basic sharpening, 350–356
edge sharpening, 360–362
layers and, 363–366
luminosity sharpening, 357–359
portrait sharpening, 352
sample settings, 352–356
Web graphics and, 354
Shift Pixels tool, 261
showing photos, 369–395
copyright info for, 374–375
email rules for, 392–395
PDF presentations for, 388–391
Picture Package layouts for, 380–387
watermarking process and, 370–374
Web gallery for, 376–379, 419–421
cropped photos, 79–83
digital camera photos, 98–103
poster-sized prints, 102–103
sketch effect, 312–315
skin softening technique, 244–246
sky replacement technique, 283–285
Slide Show Editor, 401–406
slide shows
creating, 400–406
Organizer feature, 66–67
PDF presentations, 388–391
slimming/trimming technique, 256–259
Smart Fix option, 152–153
Soft Light mode, 221
soft light vignette, 270–272
softening techniques
glamour skin softening, 244–246
hard edges of selections, 192–193
sorting photos
in File Browser, 36–37
in Organizer, 47
sparkling eyes, 228–230
special effects, 269–324
backdrops, 305–311
classic vignette effect, 299–301
collaging techniques, 286–291
color changes to objects, 280–282
depth-of-field effects, 292–298
emphasizing objects with color, 273–275
montages, 288–291
motion blur effect, 276–279
panorama stitching, 321–324
pencil sketch effect, 312–315
Polaroid snapshot effect, 316–320
sepia tone effect, 302–304
sky replacement technique, 283–285
soft light vignette, 270–272
square selections, 189
stacking photos, 72–73
Stationery & Layouts Wizard dialog, 393–394
straightening photos, 93–97
automatically, 93
manually, 93–95
visible grid for, 96–97
Styles and Effects palette, 372
T
tags, 50–55
adding/removing, 52
assigning multiple, 53
choosing icons for, 57
combining (merging), 54
creating, 50–51
deleting, 58
finding photos using, 61
sharing, 55
teeth whitening technique, 236–239
Texturizer dialog, 314
Theriault, Jeannie, 424
thigh slimming technique, 264–265
Threshold dialog, 162
thumbnails, 26–29
rotating, 35
selecting, 26
website, 421
Timeline, 61
Title dialog, 414
Toolbox, 14
Type tool, 371
U
underexposed photos
fill flash technique for, 126–129
steps for fixing, 123–125
Undo command, 278
Unsharp Mask filter
basic sharpening and, 350–356
luminosity sharpening and, 358, 364
portrait retouching and, 228–229
sample settings, 352–356
V
Video CDs (VCDs), 406, 422–423
viewing photos, 26–29
vignette effects
classic vignette, 299–301
soft light vignette, 270–272
W
warming up photos, 169–170
Warp tool, 247
washed-out photos
fixing, 106–108
restoring, 328–331
Watch Folders dialog, 43
watermarking photos, 370–374
Web Photo Gallery, 376–379, 419–421
websites
creating for photos, 376–379, 419–421
sharpening photos for, 354
Welcome Screen, 11–13
White Balance tool, 145
whitening techniques
for eyes, 224–227
for teeth, 236–239
WMV files, 406
wrinkle removal, 214–217
Z
zooming
comparing photos by, 70–71
RAW images, 145