Photoshop Elements 7 top 100 simplified tips & tricks

275 Pages·2009·45.117 MB·English

by  Sheppard, Rob

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You already know Photoshop Elements is the book for you. Inside, you’ll find
7 basics. Now you’d like to go beyond clear, illustrated instructions for 100
with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach
let you work smarter and faster. And timesaving tricks, and explain great
because you learn more easily tips guaranteed to make you more
when someone shows you how, this productive with Photoshop Elements 7.
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Photoshop® Elements 7: Top 100
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rob Sheppard is the author/photographer of more than 25 books, a
well-known speaker and workshop leader, and is editor-at-large and
columnist for the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine. As
author/photographer, Sheppard has written hundreds of articles about
photography and nature, plus books ranging from guides to
photography such as Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips &
Tricks, 3rd edition, to books about Photoshop including Adobe Camera
Raw for Digital Photographers Only and Outdoor Photographer
Landscape and Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2. His Web
site is at www.robsheppardphoto.com and his blog is at
www.photodigitary.com.
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H T U T B
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Photoshop® Elements 7: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks includes 100 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach
timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteed to make you more productive with Elements. The easy-to-use
layout lets you work through all the tasks from beginning to end or jump in at random.
Who is this book for?
You already know Elements basics. Now you’d like to go beyond, with shortcuts, tricks and tips that let you work
smarter and faster. And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you.
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not be used as a habit because brightens those dark areas, it also you can use, Opacity. With Opacity,
they can only fix limitations in the often reveals noise. That is not a you can reduce the effect of Screen
picture and not capture what was problem of Screen, but a fact of life or Multiply as you reduce the
to save you time and trouble, originally in the scene. for digital photography. opacity.
caution you about hazards to avoid, Chapter 5: Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes
and reveal how to do things in
Elements that you never thought
possible!
3 Task Numbers
Task numbers from 1 to 100 indicate
which lesson you are working on.
4 Difficulty Levels
For quick reference, the symbols Demonstrates a new spin on a
below mark the difficulty level of common task
each task.
Introduces a new skill or a new task
Combines multiple skills requiring
in-depth knowledge
Requires extensive skill and may
involve other technologies
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Table of Contents
1
Organize and Prepare Photos for Processing
#1 Develop a Workflow 4
#2 Import Your Images 6
#3 Sort the Good Pictures from the Bad 10
#4 Create Albums to Group Your Pictures 12
#5 Use Keywords to Tag Your Images 14
#6 Change the Organizer Interface As Needed 18
#7 Set Preferences to Make Organizer Work for You 20
#8 Back Up Your Pictures to Protect Them 22
2
Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop
Elements
#9 Open Pictures and Use Save As 26
#10 Make the Editor Interface Your Own 28
#11 Set Preferences to Make Editor Work for You 30
#12 Experiment to Learn More about Controls 32
#13 You Cannot Hurt Your Pictures 34
#14 Crop Your Photos for Tighter Shots 36
#15 Fix and Rotate Crooked Pictures 38
#16 Use Guided Edit to Help You Learn the Program 40
#17 Set Blacks and Whites with Levels 42
#18 Adjust Your Midtones with Levels 44
#19 Adjust Your Midtones with Color Curves 46
#20 Quickly Adjust Dark Shadows and Bright Highlights 48
#21 Correct Color to Remove Color Casts 50
#22 Enhance Color with Hue/Saturation 52
#23 Use Quick Edit to Work Fast 54
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Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop
Elements
#24 Change Images Nondestructively 58
#25 Crop Your Photos to Start Your Processing 60
#26 Adjust Blacks and Whites to Give a Photo Strength 62
#27 Adjust Midtones to Make Tonalities Light or Dark 64
#28 Correct Color to Clean Up Color Casts 66
#29 Use Vibrance and Clarity to Intensify Images 68
#30 Sharpen Photos with Precision 70
#31 Control Noise in Your Photo 72
#32 Apply Adjustments to Multiple Photos 74
#33 Move Your Picture to Photoshop Elements 76
4
Choose Local Control Features
#34 Create and Use a Selection 80
#35 Use Marquee Tools for Specific Shapes 82
#36 Use Lasso Tools to Follow Picture Elements 84
#37 Use Automated Tools for Easy Selections 86
#38 Expand or Contract Your Selection 88
#39 Select What Is Easy and Invert 90
#40 Blend Edges by Feathering 92
#41 Use Selections for Traditional Edge Darkening 94
#42 Use the Smart Brush for Specific Area Fixes 96
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Table of Contents
5
Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive
Changes
#43 Understand How Layers Work 100
#44 Understand How Adjustment Layers Work 102
#45 Work Blacks and Whites with a Levels Adjustment Layer 106
#46 Work Midtones with a Levels Adjustment Layer 108
#47 Correct Color with an Adjustment Layer 110
#48 Enhance Color with an Adjustment Layer 112
#49 Fix Problem Exposures with Layer Blending Modes 114
#50 Understand How Layer Masks Work 116
#51 Remove Adjustments with Black 118
#52 Add Adjustments Using Black and Then White 120
#53 Combine Layer Masks with Selections 124
#54 Balance Colors and Tones in a Picture 126
#55 Bring Out Shadow Detail in Specific Areas 128
#56 Darken Highlight Detail in Specific Areas 130
#57 Add a Graduated Filter Effect 132
#58 Flatten Layers When Done 134
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Solve Photo Problems
#59 Clone Out Problems 138
#60 Remove People from a Scene with Photomerge 142
#61 Fix Problems Due to Lens Distortion 144
#62 Fix Perspective Problems with Building Photographs 146
#63 Make an Out-of-Focus Background 148
#64 Remove Distracting Colors 150
#65 Improve Blank Skies 152
#66 Concentrate Attention with Gaussian Blur 156
#67 Add a New Background for Your Subject 158
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