Photoshop Elements 11 : top 100 simplified tips & tricks / / Rob Sheppard

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819525003321
• Autore: Sheppard Rob
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Indianapolis, IN, : Wiley, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-38084-3; 1-283-64558-0; 1-118-50646-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Collana: Top 100 simplified tips & tricks; Read less - learn more
• Disciplina: 006.6/86; 006.686
• Soggetti: Photography - Digital techniques; Image processing - Digital techniques
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Photoshop® Elements 11 Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Import and Organize Photos; IMPORT your images; Use the ORGANIZER INTERFACE; SORT THE GOOD PICTURES from the bad; STACK your images; BACK UP YOUR PICTURES to protect them; Use INSTANT FIX; CREATE ALBUMS to group your pictures; Work with PEOPLE VIEW; Work with PLACES VIEW; Work with EVENTS VIEW; USE KEYWORDS to tag your images; Chapter 2: Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements; Open pictures and USE SAVE AS; SET PREFERENCES to make Editor work for you; YOU CANNOT HURT your pictures; CROP YOUR PHOTOS for tighter shotsFIX AND ROTATE crooked pictures; USE GUIDED EDIT to help you learn the program; SET BLACKS AND WHITES with levels; ADJUST YOUR MIDTONES with Levels; ADJUST YOUR MIDTONES with Color Curves; QUICKLY ADJUST dark shadows and bright highlights; CORRECT COLOR to remove color casts; ENHANCE COLOR with Hue/Saturation; USE QUICK EDIT to work fast; Chapter 3: Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop Elements; CHANGE IMAGES nondestructively; CROP YOUR PHOTOS to start your processing; ; ADJUST BLACKS AND WHITES to give a photo strength; ADJUST MIDTONES to make tonalities light or darkCORRECT COLOR to clean up color casts; USE VIBRANCE AND CLARITY to intensify images; SHARPEN PHOTOS with precision; CONTROL NOISE in your photo; Apply adjustments to MULTIPLE PHOTOS; MOVE YOUR PICTURE to Photoshop Elements; Chapter 4: Choose Local Control Features; CREATE AND USE a selection; USE MARQUEE TOOLS for specific shapes; USE LASSO TOOLS to follow picture elements; USE AUTOMATED TOOLS for easy selections; EXPAND OR CONTRACT your selection; SELECT WHAT IS EASY and invert; BLEND EDGES by feathering; REFINE EDGES for more selection control; USE THE SMART BRUSH for specific area fixesChapter 5: Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes; Understand HOW LAYERS WORK; Understand HOW ADJUSTMENT LAYERS WORK; WORK BLACKS AND WHITES with a levels adjustment layer; WORK MIDTONES with a levels adjustment layer; CORRECT COLOR with an adjustment layer; ENHANCE COLOR with an adjustment layer; FIX PROBLEM EXPOSURES with layer blending modes; Understand HOW LAYER MASKS WORK; COMBINE TWO PHOTOS with layer masks; REMOVE ADJUSTMENTS with black; ADD ADJUSTMENTS using black and then white; COMBINE LAYER MASKS with selections; BALANCE COLORS AND TONES in a pictureBRING OUT SHADOW DETAIL in specific areas; DARKEN HIGHLIGHT DETAIL in specific areas; FLATTEN LAYERS when done; Chapter 6: Solve Photo Problems; CLONE OUT problems; Remove people from a scene with PHOTOMERGE SCENE CLEANER; Remove unwanted objects with ENHANCED SPOT HEALING; Fix problems due to LENS DISTORTION; FIX PERSPECTIVE PROBLEMS with building photographs; Remove dead space with RECOMPOSE; Make an OUT-OF-FOCUS BACKGROUND; Remove DISTRACTING COLORS; Improve BLANK SKIES; Control the focus with TILT-SHIFT EFFECTS; ADD A NEW BACKGROUND for your subject; Chapter 7: Size and Sharpen Photos
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