Index

[ ] (Bracket keys), 148

/ (Forward Slash key), 95

18% gray card, 53

50% gray fill option, 186

50% magnification, 298

100% size view, 62, 74–76

A

about this book, xiii–xvii

actions

cropping photos with, 99

Add Layer Mask icon, 167, 266, 270

Add Noise filter, 333

Add Photos dialog, 327

Add Texture button, 292

Adjust Edge sliders, 231

Adjust Intensity sliders, 272

Adjust Sharpness control, 313–315

adjustment layers

B&W conversions and, 274–277

composite images and, 235

dark subject fixes and, 196

flesh tone fixes and, 174

Hue/Saturation and, 217

landscape retouching and, 384, 385

portrait retouching and, 247, 255

selections and, 217, 220, 222, 226, 235

Smart Brush tool and, 178

adjustment marker, 179

adjustments palette, 174, 179, 196

Adobe Camera Raw. See Camera Raw

Adobe RGB color space, 318

Adobe Standard profile, 49

albums

creating, 23

deleting, 25

location-based, 39

Albums palette, 23, 25

aligning layers, 150

Alignment tool, 250

all-purpose sharpening, 302

Amount slider

Adjust Sharpness control, 313

Camera Raw Sharpening section, 73, 75, 88

Correct Camera Distortion and, 282

Unsharp Mask dialog, 299, 304

Angle controls

Correct Camera Distortion filter, 205

Emboss filter, 309

Gradient Fill dialog, 289

Angle settings, 129

Arrow keys, 101

artifact removal, 238–239

As Shot white balance, 50, 52–53

Auto correction, Camera Raw, 59–61, 89

Auto Red Eye Fix option, 199

Auto Tone adjustments, 59

Auto Smart Looks, 257

Auto White Balance setting, 60–61

Auto-Enhance checkbox, 224

Autofill Edges checkbox, 110

automated

blur correction, 206

haze removal, 190

saving and resizing, 117

Automatic Download checkbox, 4

B

B&W Detail Brush, 286

B&W Selection Brush, 284–285

Background color setting, 106, 273–274

Background layer, 140, 151

backgrounds

blurring, 261–264

composite image, 233

cropping to remove, 110

making subject stand out, 261

masking from effects, 270

Picture Stack effect, 260

textured, 150–152

transparent, 105

backing up photos, 6

backlit subject, 57

Backup Catalog option, 6

Balance palette, 126

banding in prints, 333

basic sharpening, 298

Before & After previews, 124

Black & White selection view, 229

black-and-white conversions

in Camera Raw, 89–91

in Photoshop Elements, 271–277, 284

Blacks slider, 58, 90, 278, 291

blemish removal, 337, 339

blend modes

Color, 295

Hard Light, 309

Luminosity, 326

Multiply, 163–164, 332

Overlay, 165, 186, 232, 269, 288

Screen, 161, 332, 336

Soft Light, 165, 188, 266,

Vivid Light, 267

for photographers 161–169

blending layers, 147–148, 161–169

Blue color channel, 276, 291, 293

Blue Skies effect, 177, 180

blur

background, 261–264

correction, 206

Depth of Field effect, 261–264

Gaussian Blur filter, 314

options for removing, 314

Motion blur, 314

Reduce Noise filter, 184

Speed Effect, 128–131

Surface Blur filter, 268

Blur slider, 262, 264

Border Selection dialog, 292

borders, Instagram, 292

Bracket keys ([ ]), 148

bright area fixes, 194–195, 287

Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, 179, 337

Brush Picker

Brush tool and, 141, 162, 169, 186, 197, 232, 266, 270, 307, 312

Eraser tool and, 147, 162

opacity setting, 147

Brush tool

dodging/burning and, 186, 188

drawing on layers with, 141–142

fill flash technique and, 197

layer masks and, 169, 197, 266, 270

opacity setting and, 186

portrait retouching and, 336–339

sharpening technique using, 307

special effects and, 266, 270,

tricky selections and, 231–232

brushes, sizing/resizing, 148, 177

burned-in edge effect, 282

burning and dodging, 188

C

calibrating your monitor, 319–321

Camera Calibration icon, 48

Camera Landscape profile, 49

Camera Profiles, 48–49

Camera Raw, 44–91

Auto corrections, 59–61, 89

black-and-white conversions in, 89–91

Blacks slider, 58, 61, 90, 278, 291

Camera Profiles, 48

Clarity slider, 62, 63, 89

clipping warning, 55–56

color warning triangles, 56

Contrast slider, 54, 55, 84, 90, 291

cropping and straightening, 65–68

DNG file options, 67, 71–72

double processing in, 83–88

Elements Editor and, xv

editing multiple photos, 69–70

Exposure slider, 54

Filmstrip, 70

Full Screen view, 75

highlight clipping, 55

Highlights slider, 56, 90

Luminance Contrast slider, 79

opening photos in, 46–47

panorama images edited in, 278

Preferences dialog, 72, 74

removing noise in, 78–80

removing red eye in, 81–82

Saturation slider, 66, 89

Shadows slider, 56–57

sharpening in, 73–77

Straighten tool, 68

Temperature slider, 51

Tint slider, 51

Vibrance slider, 64,

white balance adjustment, 50–53

Whites slider, 58, 61, 90, 278, 291

workflow order using, 336

See also RAW images

Camera Standard profile, 48–49

cameras. See digital cameras

Canon cameras, 48–49

Canon printers, 318, 322, 327, 330–331

canvas area, 106–107

captions

adding to photos, 9, 27

finding photos by, 30

slide shows using, 36

capture sharpening, 73

CD/DVD backups, 6

Channel pop-up menu, 174, 235, 275–276, 291–292, 333, 338

circular selections, 219–220

Clarity slider, 58, 62–63, 83–84, 89

Clean Edges dialog, 280

Clear Crop option, 65

clipping warning, 55–56

Clone Stamp tool

Content-Aware features and, 241, 248

panorama stitching and, 280

removing unwanted objects with, 241

Cloud Contrast effect, 180

cloudy sky enhancement, 181–182

clutter, reducing, 37–38

collections. See albums

color

adding vibrance to, 64

converting to black-and-white, 89–91, 271–277

filling layers with, 295

filling layer masks with, 169

filling selections with, 159, 292

noise reduction methods, 79–80, 183–184

optimizing for printing, 318

removing from layers, 265, 269, 295

sampling from duotones, 294

selective color effect, 284–286

white balance and, 50–53

Color blend mode, 295

color casts, 50–53, 124, 126, 333

color channels

B&W conversions and, 275–276

flesh tone fixes and, 174

Instagram app look and, 291–293

color correction, 235

fixing prints requiring, 333

skin tone adjustments, 174–175

Color Detail slider, 79

Color Handling pop-up menu, 325, 329

color management, 318–325

color space settings, 318

monitor calibration, 319–321

paper profiles and, 322–325, 330

printer configuration, 329–331

color noise reduction, 78–79, 183–184

Color palette, 126

Color Picker, 260, 294

Color Settings dialog, 318

Color slider, 78–79

color space configuration, 318

color warning triangles, 56

combining images, 166–171, 233–235

composite images, 166–171, 233–235

fringe removal from, 234

Hue/Saturation adjustments, 235

sizing subjects in, 233

Constrain Proportions checkbox, 114, 116, 119, 219, 233

contact information, 28

Content-Aware features

Content-Aware Fill, 240–244

Content-Aware Move, 246–248

Spot Healing Brush tool, 238, 243–244

contrast

adding to cloudy skies, 181–182

black-and-white conversions and, 90, 271–272

Camera Raw adjustments, 54–55, 90

high-contrast portrait look, 267–270

Instagram app look, 291

Contrast slider

Camera Raw, 54–55, 90, 291

control palette, 11

Convert to Black and White dialog, 271–272

Cookie Cutter tool, 103–105

copying-and-pasting images, 145–146, 149, 154, 233

copyright information, 5, 28, 334

Correct Camera Distortion filter, 203–205

Amount slider, 203, 282

Angle setting, 205

Horizontal Perspective slider, 205

Midpoint slider, 203, 283

Perspective control, 204

Remove Distortion slider, 203

Show Grid checkbox, 203, 205, 282

Vertical Perspective slider, 204

Create a New Layer icon, 105, 142, 151, 157–159, 185, 188, 295

Create Category dialog, 16

Create Keyword Tag dialog, 16

Create New Adjustment Layer icon, 174, 196, 217, 220, 222, 226, 235, 333, 337

Create New Album button, 23, 40

Create Subfolder(s) pop-up menu, 2

Crop icon, 67

Crop Suggestions feature, 96

Crop tool, 94

Camera Raw, 65–67

canvas area added with, 106–107

custom size options, 100–102

Group Shot Merge and, 212

overlay features, 96–97

Quick edit mode, 127

standard size options, 98–99

cropping border, 65, 66, 68, 96, 102, 107

dragging out, 94, 97, 101

resizing, 101–102

rotating, 95

cropping photos, 65–68, 94–108

Camera Raw for, 65–68

canceling crops, 96

custom size options for, 100–102

for keyword tag icons, 24

gang-scanned photos and, 108

grid overlay, 94

panorama stitching and, 280

rotating the border for, 95

Rule of Thirds overlay for, 96–97

scene cleanup and, 253

shading features for, 94–95

shapes used for, 103–105

square crop ratio for, 290

standard size options for, 98–99

steps in process of, 94–97

straightening and, 68, 110

suggestions feature for, 96

custom crop

Camera Raw, 66

Elements Editor, 100–102

Custom Name option, 3

custom printer profiles, 325

Custom Shape Picker, 103–104

Custom Workspace option, 135

D

dark print fixes, 332

dark subject fixes, 196–198

Darken Highlights slider, 195

date information

changing for photos, 13

finding photos by, 31

sorting photos by, 12

Decontaminate Colors checkbox, 231

Default button for Camera Raw, 59

Defringe Layer option, 234

Delete Options settings, 3

deleting

albums, 25

bad photos, 334

duplicate photos, 33

keyword tags, 25

metadata, 28

photos from memory cards, 3

Shake Regions, 209

unwanted layers, 160

See also removing

Depth of Field effect, 261–264

Desaturate command, 265

desaturated skin look, 265–266

Deselect command, 157, 159, 163, 179, 195, 219, 242, 248, 292

Destination Settings screen, 7

Detail icon, 73

Detail slider, 76, 79

Details search, 12, 30

digital cameras

camera profiles, 48–49

importing photos from, 2–5

lens distortion problems, 203–205

Digital Negative (DNG) format, 67, 71–72

digital noise

adding noise, 333

reducing, 78–79

removing, 183–184

digital photos

adding info to, 27–28

automated saving and resizing, 117–118

backing up, 6–7

changing time and date, 13

creating albums of, 23

cropping and resizing, 94

deleting, 3, 33

downsizing, 115–116

emailing, 42–43

finding, 14, 29–33

finding duplicates, 32–33

finding fast, 14

fixing problems in, 174–213

importing, 2–5

location info for, 39

metadata info for, 5, 26, 28

previewing, 10–11

recomposing, 119–121

renaming, 3, 117–118

resizing, 111–121

rotating, 127

saving, 117–118

seeing full screen, 10–11

sharing 42–43, 130

sharpening, 73–77, 298–315

sorting by date, 12

stacking, 33, 37–38

straightening, 68, 109–110

tagging people, 20–22

tagging, 15–19

viewing filenames, 12

viewing on a map, 39–41

digital workflow, 334–339

disc backups, 6–7

distortion problems, 203–205, 279

distracting object removal, 238–253

Content-Aware features for, 240–248

Photomerge Scene Cleaner for, 249–253

Spot Healing Brush tool for, 238–245

See also unwanted object removal

Divide Scanned Photos option, 108

DNG file format, 67, 71–72

DNG Profile Editor, 49

documents

copying images into, 145–146, 154, 166, 218, 233

resizing photos between, 116

Dodge and Burn tools, 185

dodging and burning, 185–189

double processing, 83–88

downsizing photos, 115–116

duotone effect, 294–295

duplicate photos, 32–33

duplicating

layers, 162, 305, 311

selections, 161

DVD/CD backups, 7

E

edge sharpening, 308–310

edge vignettes

adding to image, 282–283

removing from image, 203, 279

edges

removing fringe around, 234

softening around selections, 222–223

Edit IPTC Information dialog, 28

Edit Keyword Tag dialog, 24

editing

Keyword Tag icons, 24

multiple photos, 69–70, 117–118

RAW images, 46–91

slide show, 35

workflow for, 334–339

editing modes, 124–135

Expert mode, 132–135

Guided mode, 128–131, 258–264, 278–281, 284–286

Quick mode, 124–127, 256–257

effects. See special effects

Elements Editor

Camera Raw and, xv

Expert mode, 132–135

Guided mode, 128–131, 258–264, 278–281, 284–286

Quick mode, 124–127, 256–257

Elements Organizer, 2–43

Elliptical Marquee tool, 219, 222

Email Attachments palette, 43

emailing photos, 42–43

Embed Fast Load Data checkbox, 72

Emboss filter, 309

Epson printers/papers, 322–324

Eraser tool, 141

blended images and, 147–148, 162

combining layers and, 170

Group Shot merge and, 211–212

setting options for, 147

Esc key, 10, 65, 68, 96

EXIF data, 12, 26, 48

Expand Photos in Stack option, 38

Expand Selection dialog, 240

Expert mode, 132–135

exporting slide shows, 36

exposure adjustments

Camera Raw, 54–59

Quick edit mode, 125

Exposure slider, 54, 83–84

external hard drive, 6–7

extraordinary sharpening, 305–307

Eye icon, 147, 152, 156, 160, 167, 266

eye retouching 336, 338

F

Facebook friend list, 21

face-recognition feature, 20–22

facial retouching. See retouching portraits

fake duotone effect, 294–295

Feather Selection dialog

flesh tone adjustments and, 174

selection edge softening and, 223

files

automatically renaming, 118

processing multiple, 117–118

viewing names of, 12

Fill, Content-Aware, 240–245

fill flash technique, 196–198

Fill Layer command, 173

Fill Layer dialog, 169

filling

layers, 105, 169, 295

photo borders, 292

selections, 159, 292

filmstrip view, 11

filters

Add Noise, 333

Correct Camera Distortion, 203–205, 282–283

Emboss, 309

Gaussian Blur, 314

Reduce Noise, 183–184

Surface Blur, 268–269

Unsharp Mask, 281, 298–304, 314, 326

finding photos, 29–33

date info for, 14

duplicate photos, 32–33

methods used for, 29–31

Saved Searches for, 30

Search field for, 31

fisheye distortion, 203, 279

Fit in Window view, 74

fixing image problems, 174–213

blurry images, 206–209

bright areas, 194–195

camera lens distortion, 203–205

cloudy gray skies, 181–182

dark subjects, 196–198

digital noise, 183–184

flesh tone adjustments, 174–175

focusing light, 185–189

group shots, 210–213

red-eye removal, 199–202

shadow areas, 192–193

Smart Brush adjustments, 176–182, 198

Flatten Image command, 87, 180, 253, 277, 281

Flatten Stack command, 38

flesh tone adjustments, 174–175

floating windows, 85, 106, 144, 233

focusing light, 185–189

Foreground color setting, 105, 141, 158, 169–170, 187–188

Foreground to Transparent gradient, 287

Forward Slash key (/), 95

frame images, 164

Free Transform

accessing the handles of, 114, 166

Constrain Proportions checkbox, 170, 217

resizing images using, 114, 116, 119, 164, 219, 233

freeform cropping, 102

fringe removal, 234

Full Backup option, 7

Full Screen view

Camera Raw, 75

Elements Organizer, 10

full-screen previews, 10–11

G

gang-scanned photos, 108

Gaussian Blur removal option, 314

Get Media button, 199

Get Photos from Scanner dialog, 8

GPS info, 40–41

Gradient adjustment layer, 288

Gradient Editor, 288

Gradient Fill dialog, 179, 287–289

Gradient Map adjustment layer, 274

Gradient Picker, 152, 287

Gradient tool, 152

gradients

Foreground to Transparent, 287

neutral density filter effect, 165, 287

Reverse checkbox for, 152, 287

grainy photo look, 292

gray card, 53

Grayscale mode, 274, 277

Green color channel, 276, 291

Grid overlay, 96

Group Shot feature, 208–211

Groups palette, 22

Guided edit mode, 128–131, 284

See also special effects

H

hair selections, 227–229

halos, 76

Hand tool, 74

hard drive backups, 6–7

Hard Light blend mode, 309

hardware calibration, 319–321

haze removal, 191

Healing Brush tool

blemish removal and, 337, 339

See also Spot Healing Brush tool

Healing slider, 247

hiding

layers, 152, 167, 266, 270, 306

palettes, 135

Rule of Thirds overlay, 96–97

Tool Options Bar, 100

high ISO noise, 78

high-contrast portrait look, 267–270

highlights

clipping warning, 56

recovering clipped, 56

toning down, 194–195

Highlights slider

Camera Raw, 56, 90

Photoshop Elements, 195

Quick edit mode, 125

history, finding photos by, 31

Hollywood, Calvin, 267

Horizontal Perspective slider, 205

HP photo printers, 318

Hue/Saturation adjustments

composite images and, 235

flesh tone fixes and, 174

print color fixes and, 333

selections and, 217, 226

Hughes, Bryan O’Neil, 311

I

ICC profiles, 323–324

icons

Crop, 67

keyword tag, 24

Stack, 37

image files

automatically renaming, 118

downloading for this book, xiv

processing multiple, 69–70

viewing names of, 12

See also digital photos

Image Size dialog, 111, 115

importing

digital photos, 2–5, 334

scanned photos, 8

Incremental Backup option, 7

information

adding to photos, 27–28

location, 39–41

metadata, 5, 26, 28

removing from photos, 28

Information palette, 26–27

inkjet printer profiles, 325, 327–330

Input Levels sliders, 197, 223, 276–276, 291, 293

Instagram app look, 290–293

inversing selections, 86, 220–223

Invert Effect checkbox, 286

inverting

layer masks, 336–338

layers, 268 selective color effect, 286

IPTC metadata, 28

ISO setting, 78, 183

J

JPEG photos

cropping in Camera Raw, 67

opening in Camera Raw, 47

simulating look of in Camera Raw, 48–49

K

Katz, Shelly, 326

kelbyone.com website, xiv

keyboard shortcuts, xvii, 133

keyword tags, 15–22

applying multiple, 19

assigning to photos, 15, 17, 19, 335

choosing icons for, 24

creating, 15–16

deleting, 25

finding photos using, 29

multiple photos receiving, 18

people recognition and, 20–22

removing from photos, 18

selecting photos for, 18

L

landscape photos

adjusting skies in, 176–182

converting to black and white, 89, 271–277

Lasso tool

image fixes and, 194

selections made with, 161, 240, 242

layer blend modes. See blend modes

layer masks, 166–171

advantages of, 169–170

applying to layers, 233

brushes and, 169–170

combining images using, 166–171

double processing and, 86

example of filling, 169

inverting, 336–338

portrait retouching and, 241, 252, 263–265, 271

selections and, 171–173, 229–231

sharpening photos with, 350–351

special effects and, 265–266, 270

thumbnails for, 169

viewing, 232

Layer via Copy command, 308

layers, 137–171

aligning, 155

applying masks to, 233

basics of, 138–143

blending, 148, 161–165

creating new, 151, 157

deleting, 160, 269

desaturating, 265

duplicating, 161, 162, 234, 265, 267, 305, 311

filling, 169, 295

hiding, 147, 167

inverting, 268

linking, 156

logos added as, 148–149

merging, 160, 234, 266, 268

multiple images and, 144–149, 150–160

naming/renaming, 157

opacity settings for, 152

Picture Stack effect, 258–260

rearranging, 147

selecting, 155

stroke, 157–158

texture, 150–160, 165

See also adjustment layers

Layers palette

Add Layer Mask icon, 86, 167, 266, 270, 306

Background layer, 140, 151

Create a New Layer icon, 142, 151,

Create New Adjustment Layer icon, 196, 174

Eye icon, 147, 152, 167

Flatten Image command, 87, 180, 253, 269, 277, 281

Link Layers icon, 156

naming layers in, 157

opening/closing, 134

thumbnail resizing, 150

undocking, 135

Lens Blur removal option, 314

lens distortion problems, 203–205, 279

lens vignetting, 279, 282–283,

Levels adjustments, xvi

B&W conversions and, 274–277

color channel controls and, 274–277, 291–293

dark subject fixes and, 196–198

selections and, 222–223

light, focusing, 185–189

light print fixes, 332

Lighten Shadows slider, 193, 195, 269

Lighten Skin Tones preset, 198

Lighting presets, 179

Lightness slider, 217

Link Layers icon, 156

linking layers, 156

Load Selection dialog, 221

location information, 39–41

logos in images, 148–149

lossy compression, 72

Luminance Contrast slider, 79

Luminance Detail slider, 79

luminance noise reduction, 78–79

Luminance slider, 79, 87

Luminosity blend mode, 326

M

Macintosh computers

calibration utility on, 319

color management options on, 329, 330

Organizer functions on, xvii

Magic Wand tool, 228

magnification settings, 298

Map view, 39–41

Mark Face icon, 22

Mark for Protection tool, 120

Mark for Removal tool, 120

marquees. See selections

Masking slider, 76, 77

Maximize Mode, 106

maximum sharpening, 301

memory cards

deleting photos from, 3

importing photos from, 2–5

menu bar, 135

merging layers, 160, 234, 266, 268

metadata information, 5, 26, 28, 334

Midpoint slider, 205, 283

midtone adjustments, 54, 89, 125, 197

Midtone Contrast slider, 269

moderate sharpening, 301

monitor calibration, 319–321

Motion Blur removal option, 314

Move, Content-Aware, 246–248

Move tool, 85, 89, 114, 119, 146, 153, 233

Multiply blend mode, 163–164, 332

music for slide shows, 35

N

naming/renaming

imported files, 3, 334

layers in the Layers palette, 155

multiple files automatically, 118

Nature presets, 176, 180, 181

negative Clarity adjustment, 63

neutral density gradient effect, 287–289

neutral gray color, 53

New Album pane, 23

New document dialog, 145

New Keyword Tag option, 19

New Layer dialog, 151, 185–186

Nikon cameras, 49

noise, digital

adding, 333

reducing, 78–80, 183–184

notes

adding to photos, 27

finding photos by, 30

numbering photos, 118

O

object removal

Content-Aware features for, 240–243, 246–248

Photomerge Scene Cleaner for, 250–252

Spot Healing Brush tool for, 242, 243, 244

See also unwanted object removal

Old Fashioned Photo effect, 292

Opacity settings

Brush tool, 186, 241, 242

double processing and, 86

duplicate layers and, 234

edge sharpening and, 310

fill flash effect and, 198

layer blending and, 147, 152, 162

portrait retouching and, 336

print sharpening and, 332

Smart Brush adjustments and, 182

special effects and, 266, 270

Open Images button, 70, 278

Organizer, 1–43

albums in, 23, 25

backup options in, 6–7

emailing photos from, 42–43

finding photos in, 14, 29–33

full-screen previews in, 10–11

importing photos into, 2–5

info added to photos in, 27–28

Mac computers and, xvii

metadata viewed in, 26

Places feature in, 39–41

removing red eye in, 199–200

scanning images into, 8

setting preferences in, 4

sizing thumbnails in, 9

slide show option, 34–36

sorting photos by date in, 12

stacking photos in, 33, 37–38

tagging photos in, 15–22

time/date changes in, 13

Output Levels slider, 292, 293

output sharpening, 73

oval selections, 219–220

overexposure, 194

Overlay blend mode, 165, 186, 232, 266, 269, 288

Overlay selection view, 230

P

Palette Bin, 124, 129, 260, 284

palettes

Actions, 99

Adjustments, 179

Balance, 130

Color, 126

Email Attachments, 43

Groups, 22

Information, 26, 27–28

Layers, 86, 105, 134, 135, 140, 150

Lighting, 125

My Albums, 23, 40

Sharpen, 127

Smart Fix, 124

Tags, 15, 19, 25, 29

panoramas, 278–281

editing RAW files for, 278

finishing techniques for, 281

Photomerge creation of, 278–280

paper profiles, 322–325, 330

paper size options, 327

Paste Into Selection command, 218

Pencil tool, 212, 352

people-recognition feature, 20–22

Perceptual Rendering Intent, 331

perspective distortion, 204–206

Photo Bin, 250, 251

Photo Downloader, 2, 4, 5, 334

photographs

example of drawing on, 138–140

scanning into Organizer, 8

See also digital photos

Photomerge Group Shot feature, 210–213

Photomerge Panorama feature, 278–281

Photomerge Scene Cleaner feature, 249–253

Photoshop Elements Manages Colors option, 325, 329

Picture Stack effect, 258–260

pin-registered photos, 85

Places feature, 39–41

portraits

desaturated skin look for, 265–266

high-contrast look for, 267–270

sharpening, 300, 311–312

See also retouching portraits

practice photos, xiv

Preferences dialog

Camera Raw, 72, 74

Elements Organizer, 4, 42

Preserve Current Filename in XMP checkbox, 3

Preserve Details slider, 183, 184

Preset Picker, 176, 181

presets

Crop tool, 65, 98

Recompose tool, 119

Smart Brush tool, 176, 178, 180, 181, 198, 256

Preview on/off option, 53

previews

B&W conversion, 271

full-screen, 10–11

noise reduction, 184

print, 327

Quick mode, 124

sharpening, 74, 77

slide show, 36

white balance, 53

Print dialog, 325, 327–331

Printer Preferences button, 329

Printer Profile pop-up menu, 325

printing process

fixing images for, 332–333

monitor calibration for, 319–321

optimizing colors for, 318

paper profiles for, 322–325, 330

setting options for, 327–331

sharpening images for, 326

Process Multiple Files dialog, 117–118

profiles

camera, 48–49

printer/paper, 322–325, 330

Protect Detail checkbox, 311

PSD images

cropping in Camera Raw, 65, 67

opening in Camera Raw, 47

Pupil Radius setting, 202

Q

Quick edit mode, 124–127, 256–257

Quick Selection tool, 224–226

Auto-Enhance checkbox, 224

Depth Of Field effect and, 261–264

double processing and, 85

flesh tone adjustments and, 174

making selections with, 225, 227

portrait retouching and, 254

Refine Edge dialog with, 229–231

sky selections and, 221

Subtract mode for, 225–226, 264

tricky selections and, 227–228

R

Radial Gradient icon, 152

Radius slider

Adjust Sharpness control, 313

Camera Raw sharpening section, 75

Refine Edge dialog, 229–230

Refine Mask dialog, 91

Unsharp Mask dialog, 299, 303

RAW images, 45–92

auto correcting, 59–61, 89

camera profiles, 48–49

color vibrance in, 64

contrast adjustments, 54–55

converting to black-and-white, 89–91

cropping and straightening, 65–68

double processing, 83–87

editing multiple, 69–70

exposure adjustments, 54–58

highlight adjustments, 56

noise reduction, 78–80

opening in Camera Raw, 46

panorama creation and, 278

punch added to, 62–63

red-eye removal, 81–82

saving in DNG format, 71–72

shadow adjustments, 56–57

sharpening, 73–77

softening effect, 63

white balance settings, 50–53

See also Camera Raw

Recompose tool, 119–121

Rectangular Marquee tool, 153, 167, 216, 218

rectangular selections, 216–217

Red color channel, 275

Red Eye Removal tool

Camera Raw, 81–82

Photoshop Elements, 201–202

red-eye removal, 199–203

automatic process of, 199–200

Camera Raw feature for, 81–82

instant method of, 201–202

red face corrections, 174–175

Reduce Noise filter, 183–184

Refine Edge dialog, 229–231, 286

Refine Radius tool, 230

Refine Selection Brush, 225–226

Relative Colorimetric Rendering Intent, 331

Remove Background icon, 110

Remove Color command, 269, 271, 295

Remove Distortion slider, 203

Remove IPTC Metadata button, 28

Remove Keyword Tag option, 18

removing

blur from photos, 206, 314

color from layers, 265, 269, 295

distractions from photos, 240–245

IPTC metadata, 28

keyword tags, 18

red eye, 81–82, 199–202

spots and artifacts, 238–239

unwanted objects, 237–253

white backgrounds, 110

See also deleting

Rename Files pop-up menu, 3

renaming. See naming/renaming

Rendering Intent options, 331

Resample Image checkbox, 112, 113, 115

Reselect option, 221

Reset Image icon, 125

resizing. See sizing/resizing

resolution

setting for photos, 111–113

viewing size and, 116

retouching portraits

blemish removal, 337

brightening whites of eyes, 336

skin tone fix, 174–175

softening skin, 63

sparkle added to eyes, 338

Reverse gradient checkbox, 152, 287

rotating

cropping border, 95

photos in Quick mode, 127

shapes, 104

round selections, 219–220

Rule of Thirds overlay

cropping photos using, 96–97

hiding, 98, 101

rulers, 99, 101, 111

S

sampling

with Color Picker tool, 294

with Healing Brush tool, 238, 243, 339

Saturation slider

B&W conversions and, 89

composite image adjustments and, 235

portrait retouching and, 338

print color fixes and, 333

Quick edit mode, 126

selection adjustments and, 226

skin tone adjustments and, 175

Vibrance slider vs., 64

Save Backup button, 7

Save Options dialog, 71

Save Selection dialog, 221

Saved Searches features, 25, 30

saving

automated processing and, 117

blurry photos, 206–209

digital photos, 5

RAW files to DNG, 71–72, 85

search criteria, 30

selections, 221

slide shows, 36

Scale icon, Free Transform, 154

Scale setting for gradients, 288

Scale to Fit Media checkbox, 328

scanned photos

dividing gang-scanned images, 108

importing into Organizer, 8

scene cleanup technique, 249–253

Scenic Landscape B&W conversion style, 271–272

Screen blend mode, 161, 332, 336

Search field, 30

Search the Map field, 41

searching for photos. See finding photos

Select All button, 49, 67, 69, 278

Select All command, 155, 164, 166, 218, 292

selections, 216–235

adjusting, 217, 220, 222, 226

brush for refining, 225–226

compositing, 227–235

deselecting, 156, 157, 159, 163, 179, 195, 217, 241–242, 248, 292

duplicating, 61

expanding, 240

filling, 105, 159, 292, 295

inversing, 86, 220, 221, 222–223

Lasso tool, 161, 194, 240, 242–243, 246

layer masks and, 167–169, 229

Magic Wand tool, 207, 228

Quick Selection tool, 85, 129, 133, 161, 163, 174, 221, 224–226, 227–229, 240, 263–264

rectangular 153, 158–159, 167, 216, 218–219

refining edges of, 225, 227, 229, 286

round or circular, 219–220, 222

saving, 221

scaling, 219

softening edges of, 222–223

square, 218–219

tricky, 227–235

selective color effect, 284–286

Sensitivity slider, 207

Sepia Glow effect, 257

shadows

Camera Raw adjustments, 56–57

clipping warning, 55

lightening, 192–193

noise in, 78

Shadows slider

Camera Raw, 56–57, 83

Quick edit mode, 125

Shadows/Highlights Adjust Sharpness controls, 314

Shadows/Highlight dialog

bright area adjustments using, 195

shadow area adjustments using, 193

Shake Reduction filter, 206–209

magnifier window in, 208

Shake Regions, 206–209

adding multiple, 208

deleting, 209

moving, 207

resizing, 207

turning off, 209

shapes

cropping into, 103–105

selections based on, 216–220

sharing photos

email for, 42–43

Sharpen palette, 127

Sharpen tool, 311–312, 338

sharpening techniques 296–315

Adjust sharpness control, 313–315

basic sharpening, 298–303

Camera Raw, 73–77

edge sharpening, 308–310

extraordinary sharpening, 305–307

layer masks and, 306–307

portrait sharpening, 300, 311–312

print sharpening, 326

Quick edit mode, 127

sample settings, 77, 299–304

Sharpen tool, 311–312

soft subjects and, 300

Unsharp Mask filter, 299–304

web graphics and, 302

Show Grid checkbox, 203, 205, 282

Show Strokes checkbox, 252

sizing/resizing

automated, 117

brushes, 177, 212

cropped photos, 98–102

digital camera photos, 111–118

downsizing process and, 115–116

dragging between documents and, 116

emailed photos, 43

Free Transform for, 114, 116, 154, 166, 219

parts of image, 119–121

Shake Regions, 207

shapes, 104

thumbnails, 9, 150

skies

adding contrast to cloudy, 181–182

enhancing photos with dull, 181–185

selecting with Quick Selection tool, 221

Smart Brush adjustments, 176–182

skin softening, 63

skin tone

color adjustments, 174–175

desaturated skin look, 265–266

preset for lightening, 198

slide shows, 34–36

customizing, 35–36

exporting, 36

themes for, 34, 35

Smart Brush tool, 176–182

adjustment settings, 179

how to use, 176–180, 181–182

presets, 176, 179, 180, 181, 198

subtract mode, 178

Smart Fix palette, 124

Smart Radius checkbox, 300

Soft Light blend mode, 165, 188, 192, 266

soft subject sharpening, 344

softening selection edges, 222–223

softening skin, 63

soft-step gradients, 288

software calibration, 319

sorting photos, 12

special effects, 254–295

black-and-white conversions, 271–277

burned-in edge effect, 282–283

Depth of Field effect, 261–264

desaturated skin look, 265–266

fake duotone effect, 294–295

Guided mode, 128–131

high-contrast portrait look, 267–270

Instagram app look, 290–293

neutral density gradient effect, 287–289

panoramas, 278–281

Picture Stack effect, 258–260

Quick edit mode, 256–267

selective color effect, 284–286

Speed Effect, 128–131

vignetting, 282–283

Spot Healing Brush tool

blemish removal and, 337

Content-Aware features and, 239, 242, 243

spot/artifact removal and, 238–239

unwanted object removal and, 242–244

See also Healing Brush tool

spot removal, 238–239

Spyder5ELITE calibrator, 319–321

square crop ratio, 290

square selections, 218–219

sRGB color space, 318

Stack icon, 37

stacking photos, 33, 37–38

standard photo sizes, 98–99

stock photo websites, 294

Straighten tool

Camera Raw, 68

Photoshop Elements, 109–110

straightening photos, 68, 109–110

Stroke dialog, 158

strokes, 157–158

Subtract mode

Quick Selection tool, 225–226, 264

Smart Brush tool, 178

Surface Blur filter, 268, 306

T

tabbed viewing, 106, 114

tags. See keyword tags

Tags palette, 15–19, 22, 25, 29

Temperature slider

Camera Raw, 51, 61, 84

Quick edit mode, 124, 256–257

text search field, 30, 41

textured backgrounds, 150–153, 270

themes for slide shows, 34–35

Threshold slider, Unsharp Mask, 268, 270, 281, 299–305, 326

thumbnails

layer mask, 169, 232–233

Layers palette, 150

previewing selected, 10–11

Quick edit mode, 124–125

sizing/resizing, 9, 150

TIFF photos

cropping in Camera Raw, 65–68

opening in Camera Raw 46–47

Time Zone Adjust dialog, 13

Timeline, 14, 29

Tint slider

Camera Raw, 51, 89

Quick edit mode, 51

Toggle Film Strip button, 11

Tool Options Bar, 133

tools. See specific tools by name

tourist removal, 249–253

tripods, 249–250, 278

troubleshooting prints, 332–333

U

UnCheck All button, 5

underexposed subjects, 161, 196–198

Undo command, 59, 93, 190

Unsharp Mask filter

Adjust Sharpness control vs., 313

Amount slider, 299, 303

basic sharpening and, 298–304

extraordinary sharpening and, 305–307

panorama creation and, 281

print sharpening and, 326

Radius slider, 299, 303

resized photos and, 115–116

sample settings for, 299–304

Threshold slider, 299, 304

See also sharpening techniques

Unstack Photos command, 38

unwanted object removal, 238–253

Content-Aware features for, 238–248

moving parts of images for, 246–248

scene cleanup technique for, 249–253

Spot Healing Brush for, 238–245, 337

spots/artifacts and, 238–239

tourists as target of, 249–253

V

version sets, 200

Vertical Perspective slider, 204

vertical straightening, 110

Vibrance slider

Camera Raw, 64

Quick edit mode, 126

vignettes

applying to images, 282–283

removing from images, 203, 279

Vintage effect, 257

Visually Similar Photo Search dialog, 32

Vivid Landscapes B&W conversion style, 271–272

Vivid Light blend mode, 267

W

warning triangles, 56

web sharpening, 302

webpage for book, xiv

wedding album page, 150–160

white balance presets, 50–51, 53, 90

white balance settings, 50–53, 60–61, 64

White Balance tool, 52–53

Whites slider, 58, 61

windows, floating, 85, 144, 153, 233

Windows calibration software, 319

workflow order, 334–339

X

XMP sidecar files, 71–72

Z

Zoom slider, 9

Zoom tool

Camera Raw, 62, 74

Photoshop Elements, 131, 201, 238, 251

zooming in/out, 78, 81, 298, 311