Photoshop Elements 9 E-Book

Rob Sheppard

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 331

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

A visual guide to innovative techniques with Photoshop Elements9Photographers who are familiar with the basics of usingPhotoshop Elements 9 will love this collection of 100 tips andtricks to getting more from the software. Highly visual two-pagetutorials and step-by-step screen shots make it easy to see andfollow the directions, enabling you to coax even more functionalityfrom this top-selling image-editing software. This guide venturesinto the bells and whistles of Photoshop Elements, showing you allthe cool effects you can achieve.* Photoshop Elements is the leading and most affordableimage-editing software on the market; the latest version offers newopportunities to enhance your photos and develop your ownindividual style* Full-color, step-by-step instructions make learning each of thecool techniques faster and easier* Features secrets from the author, a well-known professionalphotographer, and uses his own stunning images to illustrate thetips and techniquesPhotoshop Elements 9: Top 100 Simplified Tips &Tricks helps you take your Photoshop Elements skills to thenext level.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Organize and Prepare Photos for Processing

#1 Set Up a Workflow

#2 Import Your Images

#3 View Photos with Full-Screen Mode

#4 Sort the Good Pictures from the Bad

#5 Stack Your Images

#6 Create Albums to Group Your Pictures

#7 Use Keywords to Tag Your Images

#8 Tag Photos with Face Recognition

#9 Change the Organizer Interface as Needed

#10 Back Up Your Pictures to Protect Them

Chapter 2: Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements

#11 Open pictures and Use Save As

#12 Make the Editor Interface Your Own

#13 Set Preferences to Make Editor work for you

#14 You Cannot Hurt Your Pictures

#15 Crop Your Photos for Tighter Shots

#16 Fix and Rotate Crooked Pictures

#17 Use Guided Edit to Help You Learn the Program

#18 Use Guided Edit for Special Effects

#19 Set Blacks and Whites with Levels

#20 Adjust Your Midtones with Levels

#21 Adjust Your Midtones with Color Curves

#22 Quickly Adjust Dark Shadows and Bright Highlights

#23 Correct Color to Remove Color Casts

#24 Enhance Color with Hue/Saturation

#25 Use Quick Edit to Work Fast

Chapter 3: Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop Elements

#26 Change Images Nondestructively

#27 Crop Your Photos to Start Your Processing

#28 Adjust Blacks and Whites to Give a Photo Strength

#29 Adjust Midtones To Make Tonalities Light or Dark

#30 Correct Color to Clean Up Color Casts

#31 Use Vibrance and Clarity to Intensify Images

#32 Sharpen Photos with Precision

#33 Control Noise in Your Photo

#34 Apply Adjustments to Multiple Photos

#35 Move Your Picture to Photoshop Elements

Chapter 4: Choose Local Control Features

#36 Create and Use a Selection

#37 Use Marquee Tools for Specific Shapes

#38 Use Lasso Tools to Follow Picture Elements

#39 Use Automated Tools for Easy Selections

#40 Expand or Contract Your Selection

#41 Select What Is Easy and Invert

#42 Blend Edges by Feathering

#43 Use Selections for Traditional Edge Darkening

#44 Use the Smart Brush for Specific Area Fixes

Chapter 5: Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes

#45 Understand How Layers Work

#46 Understand How Adjustment Layers Work

#47 Work Blacks and Whites with a Levels Adjustment Layer

#48 Work Midtones with a Levels Adjustment Layer

#49 Correct Color with an Adjustment Layer

#50 Enhance Color with an Adjustment Layer

#51 Fix Problem Exposures with Layer Blending Modes

#52 Understand How Layer Masks Work

#53 Combine Two Photos with Layer Masks

#54 Remove Adjustments with Black

#55 Add Adjustments Using Black and then White

#56 Combine Layer Masks with Selections

#57 Balance Colors and Tones in a Picture

#58 Bring Out Shadow Detail in Specific Areas

#59 Darken Highlight Detail in Specific Areas

#60 Flatten Layers When Done

Chapter 6: Solve Photo Problems

#61 Clone Out Problems

#62 Remove People from a Scene with Photomerge Scene Cleaner

#63 Remove Unwanted Objects with Content-Aware Spot Healing

#64 Fix Problems Due to Lens Distortion

#65 Fix Perspective Problems with Building Photographs

#66 Remove Dead Space with Recompose

#67 Make an Out-of-Focus Background

#68 Remove Distracting Colors

#69 Improve Blank Skies

#70 Create the Focus with Gaussian Blur

#71 Add a New Background for Your Subject

Chapter 7: Size and Sharpen Photos

#72 Basic Workflow for Image Sizing

#73 Size Photos for Printing

#74 Size Photos for E-mail

#75 Sharpen Photos with Unsharp Mask

#76 Sharpen Photos with Adjust Sharpness

#77 Sharpen Photos When You Have Layers

#78 Selectively Sharpen Parts of Your Photo

Chapter 8: Go Beyond the Basics

#79 Convert Color Photos to Black-and-White

#80 Adjust Your Photos in Black-and-White

#81 Create Toned Images

#82 Use the Smart Brush for Creative Effects

#83 Create a Hand-Colored Look

#84 Photograph a Scene to Get More Exposure Detail

#85 Merge Photos for more Photo Detail

#86 Photograph a Scene for a Panoramic Image

#87 Merge Photos for a Panoramic Image

#88 Group Images on a Page

#89 Transfer Styles Between Photos

Chapter 9: Software Plug-ins Make Work Easier

#90 Use Viveza for Quick Creative Adjustments

#91 Use Color Efex Pro for Efficient Photo Work

#92 Remove Noise with Dfine

#93 Get Dramatic Black-and-White with Silver Efex Pro

#94 Use Bokeh for Easy Depth-of-Field Effects

#95 Try PhotoTune for Fast Color and Tonal Adjustments

#96 Use Snap Art for Creative Effects

Chapter 10: Get Photos out of Photoshop Elements

#97 Protect Your Photos with Online Backup

#98 Access Your Photos Anywhere Internet Service is Available

#99 Create Online Photo Albums

#100 Share Your Photos Online

#101 Print Your Photos

#102 Print a Group of Photos

#103 Add a Border Effect to Your Pictures

Photoshop® Elements 9: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks

by Rob Sheppard

Photoshop® Elements 9: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rob Sheppard is the author/photographer of over 30 photography books, a well-known speaker and workshop leader, and is editor-at- large for the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine. As author/ photographer, Sheppard has written hundreds of articles about digital photography, plus books ranging from guides to photography such as Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks and Digital Photography Simplified to books about Photoshop Elements and Lightroom including Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers Only and Photoshop Elements 8: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks. His Web site is at www.robsheppardphoto.com and his blog is at www.photodigitary.com.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I have enjoyed doing the Photoshop Elements Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks books. Photographers are shortchanged when they are simply pushed into Photoshop when what would really work best for them is Photoshop Elements. So first, I have to thank all of the photographers who have been in my workshops and classes because it is their questions and their responses to classwork that helps me better understand what photographers really need to know about digital photography. To do this book right for photographers requires a lot of folks doing work along the way.The folks at Wiley are great both for their work in creating books like this and their work in helping make the book the best it can be. I really appreciate all the work that editor Sarah Hellert did along with her associates in helping keep this book clear and understandable for the reader. I also thank my terrific wife of 30 years who keeps me grounded and focused while I work on my books. I thank the people at Werner Publications, my old home, where I was editor of Outdoor Photographer for 12 years and helped start PCPhoto magazine — I thank them for their continued support so I can stay on top of changes in the industry. And I thank Rick Sammon for his support and inspiration in doing photography books.

How To Use This Book

Who This Book Is For

This book is for readers who know the basics and want to expand their knowledge of this particular technology or software application.

The Conventions in This Book

Steps

This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.

Notes

Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross reference to a related area of the book.

Icons and Buttons

Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.

Tips

Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.

Bold

Bold type shows text or numbers you must type.

Italics

Italic type introduces and defines a new term.

Difficulty Levels

For quick reference, these symbols mark the difficulty level of each task.

Demonstrates a new spin on a common task

Introduces a new skill or a new task

Combines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledge

Requires extensive skill and may involve other technologies

Chapter 1: Organize and Prepare Photos for Processing

Adobe keeps improving Photoshop Elements and now has reached version 9. This new edition offers both new controls and a revision of how the program processes photos for optimum results. Photoshop Elements has become one of the best image-processing programs on the market, and is certainly one of the best values for the money. It may be Photoshop’s smaller sibling, but it is no second-rate program. Photoshop Elements uses the exact same processing algorithms that Photoshop has, but it is simpler and directly geared to photographers. In addition, the Windows and Mac versions of Photoshop Elements Editor are essentially the same, and the tips in this book work the same with either platform except for occasional keyboard commands.

Photoshop Elements is a complete program that enables you to import images, organize them, and sort the good from the bad as well as make changes to optimize individual photos. The order of this book follows a workflow that you can use to work efficiently in Photoshop Elements.

In this chapter, you learn what it means to develop a workflow right from the start. You can quickly import, sort, and organize your pictures so that you can find them more easily in the future. You can customize your workspace to fit your needs and interests and help you work more efficiently. One important thing to remember: To get the most from Photoshop Elements, you must use it, practice with it, even make mistakes, so that you really know the program.

#1Set Up a Workflow

#2Import Your Images

#3View Photos with Full-Screen Mode

#4Sort the Good Pictures from the Bad

#5Stack Your Images

#6Create Albums to Group Your Pictures

#7Use Keywords to Tag Your Images

#8Tag Photos with Face Recognition

#9Change the Organizer Interface As Needed