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Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z

Tools and features illustrated ready reference

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And finally my thanks to all the readers who continue to inspire and encourage me with their generous praise and great images Keep emailing me to let me know how your imaging is going

Accented Edges filter – Automation Tools 23

Background color – Burn tool 37 Calibrate monitor – Cutout filter 50 Darken blending mode – DVD menu templates, editing 73

Edit in Progress – Eyedropper tool 84 Facet filter – Full Screen view 92 Gaussian Blur filter – Grow, selection 107 Halftone Pattern filter – Hue/Saturation, adjust 113

ICC profiles – JPEG2000 120 Labels, print – LZW compression 125 Magic Eraser tool – Multi-select photos 141

Navigator – Note Paper filter 153 Ocean Ripple filter – Overlay blending mode 156

Page Setup – Quick Fix Editor 163 Radial Blur filter – Rulers 192 Sample Size, Eyedropper tool – Swatches palette 206

Tags – Type Masks 232 Underlining type – Unsharp Mask filter 242 Vanishing Point tool – Vivid Light blend mode 245 Wall Calendar – WYSIWYG font preview 249

ZigZag filter – Zoom tool 254

Step by Step Techniques

18 Adding color to black and white 17

A–Z

Foreword

As much as the developers might try to create the perfect

software, no application can be completely intuitive for every

user At some point you will need to seek help in completing

a project or for accomplishing a task The Help system that

is included with Photoshop Elements 5.0 contains lots of

good information (yes, you should always try there first),

but it may not cover the entire breadth of the application

as well as you’d like

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z provides a valuable service

for the digital editing newcomer or experienced hobbyist

It alphabetically covers all aspects of the entire application

(including versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0) with easily

accessible tabs and lots of explanatory graphics and screen

shots This book can be a quick reference for those times

when you need to know ‘What does this tool do?’ It is very

thorough and every section is cross-referenced to other

similar tools to give you the information you need to make

an informed decision

Why buy yet another book on Elements? Like its predecessors,

Photoshop Elements 5.0 expands both your control and your

capacity, and focuses on making the process of creating

and sharing your digital photographs even easier You can

create multiple page photo creations documents based upon

Introduction

Now in its fifth release Photoshop Elements has developed

into a sophisticated and complete editing and

photo-management program

It seems that the software’s popularity grows almost as

quickly as its impressive list of editing and enhancement

features More and more digital photographers are

awakening to the pure imaging power that hides beneath

the deceptively simple front end

But rather than sitting back and basking in the reflected glory

of the success of the first editions of Elements (versions 1.0,

2.0, 3.0 and 4.0), Adobe has been hard at work improving

what was already a great product Version 5.0, just like the

releases before it, is a state-of-the-art image-editing program

full of the features and functions that digital photographers

and desktop image makers desire the most

In fact, the program has become so comprehensive that

producing an illustrated A–Z book like this one is not just

a nicety, but has became a necessity The software covers so

provided templates, and modify all aspects of each page using the content from the revamped Artwork and Effects palette For further control, you can now create custom Black and White images from color photos, or use the new Adjust Color Curves dialog to fine-tune your photos Anything you create you can easily share, either by printing online, or by sharing with friends using various online gallery options The new map feature allows you to add a new dimension to your presentations

Those of you familiar with Photoshop Elements may need some help coming up to speed with all the new features of the Organizer Conversely, those of you who started out with Photoshop Album may not be aware of all the image correction and creation features

of the Editor With Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z at your side, you’ll be up to speed in no time

Don DayPhotoshop Elements QEAdobe Systems Inc

many areas that Elements users need a quick ready reference guide

to all the major tools and features Here I provide such a guide but

I don’t stop at simply describing the tool or feature, I accompany the text with illustrations of the software in action together with before and after pictures of the applied changes All entries include shortcut keys, menu locations and are cross-referenced to other related Elements features New for this edition is a Fast Techniques section that provides step-by-step guides to most regularly used features and extended visual examples of the effects of using different settings on your pictures

Keep this ready reference handy for all those occasions when you ask yourself ‘What does that do?’

But most of all keep enjoying your digital photography!

Philip Andrews

FOREWORD/INTRODUCTION

Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Filters

The Fragment fi lter, as one of the group

The before and after examples illustrate how features, tools and techniques can be used to change the way that your pictures look

Step by step

After Before

Levels

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Levels Shortcut: Ctrl L OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also:Levels

Adjust Color Curves

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Color Curves Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 5 See also:Adjust Color Curves

Edge tabs

The colored edge tabs change for each letter

section They can be used in conjunction

with the contents page to quickly thumb

through the book to locate a particular

group of entries

Online extensions

Don’t forget about the book’s website –

www.elementsa-z.com Here you will

fi nd video tutorials on how to use the top new features in Photoshop Elements 5.0, the example pictures used in the step-by-step guides, links to all the featured plug-

in vendors and much more

Tips and Reminders

Important ideas and techniques are highlighted with the Remember icon and the tips and tricks used by working professionals are noted with the ‘Pro’s Tip’

ticked box

Each feature and tool entry is headed with

a summary table that details the menu

where the feature can be found, any

keyboard shortcuts associated with the

tool, the version of Photoshop Elements

that contains the feature and any other

features that are linked to the feature

In order to make the most of this book, take a couple of minutes to read the following This will let me introduce a few of the special features that I have included to help you fi nd the information that you need fast Apart from the basic A–Z structure that lists the topics, features and tools alphabetically, I have also used the following design devices to make

‘search and locate’ missions speedier and more productive

Frame and photo

editing

Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Windows

Version: 5 See also: Frame layers

New feature entries

Those features that are new to Elements

5.0, or have undergone a revision for the

new edition, now get their own red colored

heading for locating quickly

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

Step by step

Finally, choose what action Elements will

take after downloading the fi les via the

Delete Options menu It is a good idea to

choose the Verify and Delete option as this

makes sure that your valuable pictures have

been downloaded successfully before they

are removed from the card Clicking the

Get Photos button will transfer your

pictures to your hard drive

3

After fi nding and selecting the source of

the pictures adjust the Import Settings

Browse for the folder where you want the

photographs to be stored and if you want

to use a subfolder select the way that this

folder will be named from the Create

Subfolder drop-down menu

2

Select the From Camera or Card Reader

option from the File > Get Photos menu or

from the list that pops up when you click

the Get Photos button in the shortcuts

3

01 IMPORTING PHOTOS INTO ELEMENTS

From camera or card

reader

Menu:Organizer: File > Get Photos > From Camera or Card Reader

Shortcut: Ctrl G OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Get Photos

From fi les or folders

Menu:Organizer: File > Get Photos > From Files or Folders Shortcut: Ctrl Shft G OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Get Photos

The new Adjust Color Curves feature provides three ways to brighten an image Moving the Adjust Highlights, Midtone Brightness and Adjust Shadows options to the right lightens these areas of the photo

Adjust Color Curves

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Color Curves Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 5 See

also:

Adjust Color Curves

02 CHANGING BRIGHTNESS

After

IMPORTING PHOTOS INTO ELEMENTS

Before

Step by step

Holding the Alt key whilst moving these Input sliders will preview the pixels that are being converted to pure black or white (clipped) Move the sliders in until you see the fi rst few pixels and then adjust the sliders slightly to ensure no pixels are being clipped

2

To increase contrast in a photograph move the Highlight and Shadow Input sliders in the Levels dialog towards the center of the histogram

1

3

To add more contrast move the Adjust Highlights slider to the right and the Adjust Shadows slider to the left Move these settings in the opposite direction if you want to decrease contrast in the picture

3

You can fi ne-tune the sample setting by moving the Midtone Contrast slider to the right to increase contrast or to the left to lessen the effect

2

The simplest way to increase contrast with the new Adjust Color Curves feature is to click on the Increase Contrast sample thumbnail To decrease contrast in a photo click on the Backlight sample

1

After Before

Levels

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Levels Shortcut: Ctrl L OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Levels

Adjust Color Curves

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Color Curves Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 5 See

also:

Adjust Color Curves

03 ADJUSTING CONTRAST

ADJUSTING CONTRAST

The Shadows/Highlight feature provides

some brightness control using the Lighten

Shadows slider Moving this control to the

right brightens the darkest portions of the

image

Shadows/Highlights

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Shadows/Highlights

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Shadows/Highlights

The Brightness/Contrast feature provides

a quick and easy adjustment of the overall

brightness of the image Pushing the slider

to the right lightens the midtones

Brightness/Contrast

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Brightness/Contrast

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Brightness/Contrast

Moving the Midtone Input slider to the left

increases the brightness of the photo

Levels

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Levels

Shortcut: Ctrl L OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Levels

Step by step

05 SHARPENING

The Auto Color Correction feature provides

a handy one-click correction of many color

cast problems The Auto Levels option can

also provide good results and you should

try these options fi rst before moving onto

more manual approaches if necessary

Using the Color Variations requires you to recognize the nature of the cast in your photos and then to click on a thumbnail sample that will help reduce the problem

In this example Decrease Red and Increase Green were both used to help correct the picture

The Amount slider is used to alter the degree of change applied when each thumbnail sample is pressed

Select the sharpening type from the Remove list Choose Lens Blur for less halo effects at higher sharpening settings

Auto Color Correction

Menu: Enhance > Auto Color Correction

Shortcut: Shft Ctrl B OS: Mac, Windows

4

REMOVING COLOR CASTS

When the dialog fi rst opens click on a

section of skin tone to adjust the dialog’s

default settings then use the Tan, Blush and

Ambient Light sliders until the skin color

(and the rest of the photos) is more

natural

Adjust Color for Skin

Tone

Menu:Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Color for Skin Tone

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

to click on the neutral picture part Elements will change the color at this point to even amounts of red, green and blue and then apply the same changes to the rest of the photo

Remove Color Cast

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Color > Remove Color Cast Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Remove Color Cast

Step by step

Adjust the opacity of this layer to govern

the level of sharpening Sharpening using

this technique means that you can remove

or adjust the strength of the effect later by

manipulating the fi ltered layer

3

With the fi ltered layer still selected switch

the blend mode to Hard Light This mode

blends both the dark and light parts of the

fi ltered layer with the picture layer, causing

an increase in contrast

2

Make a copy (Layer > Duplicate Layer) of

the picture layer that you want to sharpen

Filter the copied layer with the High Pass

fi lter (Filter > Other > High Pass) and press

OK

1

Next apply the Find Edges fi lter (Filter >

Stylize > Find Edges) to the grayscale layer and then invert the results (Filter >

Adjustments > Invert)

2

The fi rst step to using the Find Edges fi lter

to confi ne sharpening to just the edges of

a picture is to make a copy of the ground layer (Layer > Duplicate Layer) and desaturate the color (Enhance >

back-Adjust Color > Remove Color)

1

Create a new selection using the layer mask

by Ctrl/Cmd clicking the thumbnail With the selection still active, hide the marching ants (Ctrl/Cmd H) as well as the Levels and

fi ltered layers (click on the Eye icon) Now choose the picture layer from the layer stack and apply the Unsharp Mask fi lter

The fi lter will be applied through the selection and as the selection is of the edges

of the picture only then the sharpening effect will be restricted to these areas

4

With the scratch disks now allocated click

OK to close the window and then quit Elements as the changes will not take effect until you restart the program Next time you use Elements you will be able to work with bigger fi les and perform more com-plex operations faster than ever before

3

The Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks dialog has settings to allocate up to four different locations for use as extra RAM It is best not to use the same location for Windows virtual memory It is also worth selecting your fastest drive fi rst as the extra speed will also help increase performance

2

The preferences settings for Elements are located under the Edit > Preferences menu Here you will fi nd a series of settings that allow you to adjust the default workings

of the program To change or allocate scratch disks select the Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks option from the menu

1

High Pass sharpening

Menu: Filters > Other > High Pass

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Adjust Sharpness, Unsharp Mask fi lter

Find Edges sharpening

Menu: Filters > Stylize > Find Edges Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Adjust Sharpness, Unsharp Mask fi lter

Scratch disks

Menu: Edit > Preferences > Plug-ins & Scratch Disks Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Preferences

After

06 SPEEDING UP ELEMENTS

Now select all of the fi ltered layer (Select

> All) and copy the selection to memory (Edit > Copy) Create a new Levels adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels) but make no adjustments and click OK Select the thumbnail of the adjustment layer (Alt/Opt-Click) and then paste (Ctrl/Cmd V) the copied selection into the layer to create a layer mask

3

SHARPENING

Step by step

Adjust the Amount slider to control the

strength of the fi lter, checking the results

in both the thumbnail and full image

previews Click OK to fi nish

3

Tick the Monochromatic option to restrict

the effect to changes in the tone of pixels

rather than color

2

Select the Add Noise fi lter from the Noise

section of the Filter menu Adjust the

thumbnail preview to a view of 100% and

tick the Preview option Select Uniform for

an even distribution of new pixels across

the image, or pick Gaussian for a more

speckled effect

1

Move the Scaling slider to change the size

of the texture Adjust the Relief slider to control the dominance of the fi lter Select

a Light direction to adjust the highlights and shadow areas of the texture

2

Select the Texturizer fi lter from the Texture section of the Filter menu Adjust the thumbnail preview to a view of 100%

Select Texture type from the drop-down menu

1

Tick the invert box to switch the texture position from ‘hills’ to ‘valleys’ or reverse the texture’s light and dark tones Click OK

to fi nish

3

Once back at the Texturizer dialog, move the Scaling slider to change the size of the texture Adjust the Relief slider to control the dominance of the fi lter Select a Light direction to adjust the highlights and shadow areas of the texture Click OK to

fi lter the photo

3

Pick the Load Texture item from the down list in the Texture menu Browse folders and fi les to locate texture fi les Click

drop-fi le name and then open to select

2

Shoot, scan or design a texture image and save as an Elements or Photoshop fi le (.PSD) Next, select the Texturizer fi lter from the Texture heading in the Filter menu

1

07 INCORPORATING TEXTURE

After Before

Adding noise

Menu: Filters > Noise > Add Noise

Shortcut: Ctrl F OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Add Noise fi lter

The Texturizer fi lter

Menu: Filters > Texture > Texturizer Shortcut: Ctrl F OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Texturizer fi lter

INCORPORATING TEXTURE

Step by step

With the dialog still open use the Hue slider

to alter the color of the tint Traditional

looking sepia tone is approximately a value

of 30 and a blue tonier equivalent can be

found at a value of 215 The strength of the

color is controlled by the Saturation

slider

3

After the Hue/Saturation dialog is opened

proceed to the bottom right-hand corner

of the dialog and select the Colorize option

Immediately the image will be changed to

a tinted monochrome

2

The simplest way to add a tint to your color

photos and convert them to monochrome

in one step is to make use of the Colorize

option in the Adjust Hue Saturation feature

in the Enhance > Adjust Color menu

1

With the Filter dialog open either select a preset fi lter from the drop-down menu or choose a color as the basis of the fi ltering

Unlike monochrome tinting this fi lter keeps the underlying color of the picture

2

The Photo Filters feature in Elements is designed to correct casts in a picture but it can also be used to apply tinting to your photos Start by selecting the feature from the Filer > Adjustments menu

1

Adjust the density setting to fi ne-tune the strength of the fi lter To maintain the overall contrast ensure that the Preserve Luminosity option is selected Alternatively,

to emphasize the fi lter color deselect this setting

3

Without closing the Color Variations dialog now check the Shadows option and add a different color to these image tones In the example the shadows were colored blue

by clicking the Increase Blue thumbnail repeatedly Click OK to apply the split toning changes

3

Next select the Color Variations option from the Enhance > Adjust Color menu Check the Highlights option and then click

on the thumbnail for the color to apply to these tones Here I decreased Blue

2

Changes Grayscale photos to RGB mode (Image > Mode > RGB Color) If you are starting with a colored photo convert it to

a monochrome using the Enhance > Adjust Color > Remove Color command

1

08 TINTING AND TONING PICTURES

After split toning Before

Simple tints

Menu: Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Hue/Saturation

Shortcut: Ctrl U OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Adjust Hue/Saturation

Color temperature tints

Menu: Filter > Adjustment > Photo Filters Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Color Variations

After temperature tint

TINTING AND TONING PICTURES

Step by step

To help you preview how your cropped

picture will appear Elements shades the

area of the picture that is to be removed

You can alter the color and opacity of this

shading (called the ‘shield’) using the

settings in the Display & Cursors section of

the preferences The crop is executed by

clicking the ‘tick’ at the bottom right of the

crop marquee

3

By dragging the cursor whilst it is outside

the marquee it can be rotated to crop and

straighten at the same time

2

To start a new crop select the Crop tool and

click-drag a marquee over the parts of the

picture you want to keep You don’t have

to be exact with this fi rst rectangle as you

can adjust the size and shape of the

marquee by click-dragging the corner and

side handles

1

With the dimensions and resolution values set when you click-drag the Crop tool it will only draw rectangles the size and shape of the values you have entered Preset crop ratios can be selected from the drop-down menu in the options bar

2

You can make a crop of a specifi c size and resolution by adding these values to the options bar before drawing the cropping marquee Using this feature you can crop and resize in one step

1

When you execute the crop, Photoshop Elements will automatically crop and resize the picture To reset the Crop tool to normal choose the No Restriction option from the Aspect Ratio drop-down menu

3

Click-drag the tool over the surface of the picture Let the mouse button go and click -drag the edge handles to adjust the size

of the cookie shape to suit the picture Double-click inside the cookie shape or click the Tick icon in the options bar to apply the crop

2

Open an image to crop and select the Cookie Cutter tool from the toolbox Click the Shape button in the options bar to reveal the pop-up menu of cookie shapes Select the shape to use To soften the edge

of the cookie cutter crop, add a Feather value in the options bar

1

09 CROPPING YOUR PHOTOS

After Before

also:

Crop Tool

Crop to a shape

Menu: – Shortcut: Q OS: Mac, Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Cookie Cutter

After crop to shape

CROPPING YOUR PHOTOS

Step by step

With the Snap to Image function turned on, Photomerge will match like details of different images when they are dragged over each other

3

Select OK to open the Photomerge main workspace The feature will

automatically position the source fi les If need be, click-drag photos

to change position or add from the light box (top of window)

2

Start the Photomerge feature Click the Browse button in the dialog

box Search for the pictures for your panorama Click Open to add

the fi les to the Source Files section of the dialog

1

Use the Advanced Blending option to smooth out uneven exposure

or tonal difference between stitched pictures Click Preview to see the blending before clicking OK to produce the panorama

10 CREATING PANORAMAS

Stitching Photos

Menu: File > New > Photomerge Panorama

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

Convert to Black and White

Correct the highlights by dragging the

white point slider to the left

3

Using the Levels control, map the dark

pixels to black by dragging the black point

slider to the right

2

Select the Image > Mode > Grayscale option

and then click on the OK button in the

Discard Color warning box

1

The one-step Remove Color feature produces the same results as manually desaturating the photo using the controls

in the Hue/Saturation feature (Enhance >

Adjust Color > Adjust Hue/Saturation)

1

With the Hue/Saturation dialog open, drag the Saturation slider all the way to the left (a setting of -100) to produce a grayscale result

3

Fine-tune how colors map to specifi c grays using the Adjustment buttons Click on specifi c More options to emphasize these colors and then click the Less buttons of opposite colors to add more contrast to the conversion

2

The Convert to Black and White feature (Enhance > Convert to Black and White) in version 5.0 of Elements provides custom mapping of color to gray

1

11 CONVERT COLOR PHOTOS TO BLACK AND WHITE

After Before

Change to Grayscale

Menu: Imge > Mode > Grayscale

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

also:

Hue/Saturation

CONVERT COLOR PHOTOS TO BLACK AND WHITE

Step by step

Remove colorful or highly patterned

backgrounds from your screen, as this can

affect your color perception

3

Check that your computer is displaying

thousands ( 16-bit color) or millions (24- or

32-bit color) of colors

2

To start the calibration process make sure

that your monitor has been turned on for

at least 30 minutes

1

Use the Step By Step Wizard to guide you through the set up process If a default profi le was not supplied with your computer, contact your monitor manufacturer or check their website for details

5

Start the Adobe Gamma utility In Windows, this is located in the Control Panel For Macintosh users, use Apple’s own Display Calibrator Assistant, as Adobe Gamma is not used with the new system software

4

Save the profi le, including the date in the

fi le name As your monitor will change with age, you should perform the Gamma setup every couple of months Saving the setup date as part of the profi le name will help remind you when last you used the utility

To ensure that Elements is operating with

a color-managed workfl ow think about how you would normally view your work and then choose between screen optimized and print optimized options

Color Settings

Menu: Editor: Edit > Color Settings Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Color Settings

Selecting one of the options in the Image

> Convert Color Profi le menu will convert the picture’s color to the selected color space Use sRGB for screen work and AdobeRGB for images destined for printing

Convert to Profi le

Menu: Editor: Image > Convert Color Profi le Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 4, 5 See

also:

AdobeRGB, sRGB, Remove profi le

Pressing Ctrl when selecting a new profi le will apply the profi le without converting the picture This gives the image the appearance that it has been converted but maintains the underlying colors of the original

Apply Profi le

Menu: Editor: Image > Convert Color Profi le Shortcut: Ctrl OS: Mac, Windows Version: 4, 5 See

also:

AdobeRGB, sRGB, Remove profi le

COLOR MANAGEMENT

Adobe Gamma is not installed

automatically with Photoshop Elements

5.0 To install it you will need to:

Copy it from the Goodies\Software\

Adobe Gamma folder on the CD to

the C:Program Files\Common Files\

Adobe\Calibration\ folder

Then right-click on the Adobe Gamma

Loader.exe fi le in the Calibration

folder and choose Copy

3

4

Installing Adobe Gamma in version 5.0:

Step by step

With the selection still active choose Edit >

Stroke (Outline) Selection In the Stroke

dialog that appears, pick the width of the

stroke (line) and its color Next select the

Inside option as the location Click OK to

draw the colored border

2

Open a suitable photo in the Editor

work-space Use the Select > All command to

place a marquee around the whole

canvas

1

Add a white background layer below the image layer and then select the image layer and add a drop shadow layer style from the Special Effects section of the Artwork and Effects palette

2

To create a simple line frame in Elements 5.0 change the background layer to an image layer (Layer > New > Layer from Background) and then increase the canvas size (Image > Resize > Canvas size)

1

Open the Style Settings dialog by double- clicking the Starburst icon in the Layers palette Remove the drop shadow effect and add in a stroke effect by clicking the box next to the Effect entry Adjust the effects settings using the controls

3

13 SIMPLE LINE FRAME

Before

Stroke selection

Menu: Editor: Edit > Stroke Selection

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Stroke Selection

Stroke layer style

Menu: Layer > Layer Style > Style Settings Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 5 See

3

Add or delete photos from the thumbnail list of those to include with the buttons at the bottom left of the dialog

2

You can elect to use a photo that is currently open in the Editor workspace or select images from inside the Photo Browser Select the File > E-mail to start the feature and display the new dialog

also:

Slide show

For the Photo Mail (HTML) option select the stationery to use as a background for the e-mail Add in your message and click

OK When your e-mail program displays the new message, click Send to E-mail in the usual manner

4

SIMPLE LINE FRAME

Step by step

browser preview button Close the browser

to return to the Save for Web dialog Select

OK to save the fi le

3

Adjust the Frame Delay option to control

the length of time each individual image

is displayed Tick the Loop check box if you

want the animation to repeat

2

Create an Elements fi le with several layers

of differing content Select Editor: File >

Save for Web Ensure that the GIF setting

is selected in the Settings section of the

dialog Tick the Animate check box

1

Adjust the speed of the animation, the frame order (forward or reverse) and the Output settings in the Flipbook dialog

Preview the animation via the Play, Next and Previous buttons Create the fl ipbook

by clicking the Output button This creates

a wmv fi le and adds it to the catalog

Menu: Editor: File > Save for Web

Shortcut:Alt Shft Ctrl S OS: Mac, Windows

also:

Flipbook

Frame 3 Frame 2

3

Choose Editor: File > Save for Web In the dialog select the JPEG option as the fi le format Select the web page color from the Matte pop-up menu Click OK to save

2

To create a matted web image, choose the web page color and then create a picture with a transparent background

also:

Save for Web

ELEMENTS’ ANIMATIONS

Step by step

To add specifi c captions to individual photos

simply select the thumbnail and then

choose the Add Caption option from the

right-click menu The existing caption will

be displayed in the dialog allowing you to

replace or add to this description

3

Type the new caption into the dialog that

pops up leaving the Replace Existing

Captions option unchecked Click OK To

view the newly added caption select

Window > Properties to display the

Properties pane

2

Multi-select images in the Photo Browser

workspace and then choose the Add

Caption to Selected Items option from the

2

To make a new collection click on the New button in the Collections pane and select the New Collection menu item

3

To add a tag to a single image click and drag the tag from the Tags pane to the thumbnail image in the Organizer workspace

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17 MANAGING YOUR PHOTOS

Adding captions

Menu: Organizer: Edit > Add Caption to Selected Items

Shortcut: Shft Ctrl T OS: Windows

also:

Collections, Tags

Tagging photos

Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Collections, Tags

MANAGING YOUR PHOTOS

Step by step

Now apply the color and notice that the

brush is substituting the color for the gray

tones in the picture and it is doing so

proportionately: dark gray = dark green,

light gray = light green Once the leaves

and stems have been colored, select new

colors for the fl owers and fi nally the

bucket

3

Select the Brush tool from the toolbox and

adjust its size and edge softness using the

settings in the options bar Change the

blend mode to Color by clicking on the

Mode drop-down menu in the options bar

and selecting the Color option from

towards the bottom of the list

2

Most black and white photographs will

need to be changed to RGB mode for this

technique (Image > Mode > RGB Color)

Now click on the foreground swatch in the

toolbox and select a color appropriate for

your picture Here I chose a dark green for

Menu: Editor: Image > Mode > RGB

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

3

With the selection still active choose the Feather command (Select > Feather) and input a Feather Radius value into the dialog Click OK to continue

2

To create a vignette make an oval selection

of the focal point of the picture with the Elliptical Marquee tool Next, invert the selection (Select > Inverse) so that everything else is now selected

1

Create a vignette

Menu: Editor: Select > Feather Shortcut: Alt Ctrl D OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

Add or delete photos from the thumbnail list of those to include with the buttons at the bottom left of the dialog

2

You can elect to use a photo that is currently open in the Editor work space or select images from inside the Photo Browser

Select the File > Attach to E-mail to start the feature and display the new dialog

Adjust the Angle and Distance settings to suit the picture and check the preview Click

OK to complete

To soften the transition between the sharp and blurred sections apply a large feather (Select > Feather) to the selection This replaces the normal sharp edge of the selection with a gradual change between selected and non-selected areas

2

To control the picture parts to be blurred

we start by selecting the area to remain sharp Use the Lasso tool to draw a freehand selection around the driver Next, invert the selection (Select > Inverse) so that the entire image except the driver is now selected

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19 RECREATING MOTION

Motion Blur fi lter

Menu: Editor: Filter > Blur > Motion Blur Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

Step by step

21 SELECTION TECHNIQUES

Hold down the Shift key whilst drawing to

restrict the shape to either a square or a

circle Hold down the Alt (Windows) or

Option (Mac) key to draw the shape from

its center Hold down the Spacebar to

reposition the marquee

2

After selecting the tool, click-drag to draw

a marquee on the image surface

To make a mask, change the mode to Mask and paint over the area outside the object with the mouse pointer

2

After selecting the tool, adjust the settings

in the options bar to vary the brush size, shape and hardness (edge softness) To make a selection, change the mode to Selection and paint over the object with the mouse pointer

1

Holding down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) whilst painting will change the action from adding to the Selection/Mask to taking away from the Selection/Mask

3

Selection Brush

Menu: – Shortcut: A OS: Mac, Windows Version: 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Selection, Lasso, Magic Selection Brush, Selection Brush

To draw a freehand line, hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key and click and drag the mouse

2

After selecting the tool, click and release the mouse button to mark the fi rst fastening point To draw a straight line, move the mouse and click again to mark the second point

1

Polygonal Lasso

Menu: – Shortcut: L OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Lasso tools

After selecting the tool, click-drag to draw

the selection area by freehand Release the

mouse button to join the beginning and

end points and close the outline

To close the outline, either move the cursor over the fi rst point and click or double-click

3

SELECTION TECHNIQUES

Step by step

If the tool doesn’t snap to the edge

automatically, click the mouse button to

add a fastening point manually Adjust

settings in the options bar to vary the tool’s

magnetic function To close the outline,

either double-click or drag the pointer over

the fi rst fastening point

2

After selecting the Magnetic Lasso tool,

click and release the mouse button to mark

the fi rst fastening point Trace the outline

of the object with the mouse pointer Extra

fastening points will be added to the edge

of the object automatically

Subtract from the selection by painting over new areas after switching to the Indicate Background mode via the button

in the options bar or by holding down the Alt key

2

With the Magic Selection Brush active, scribble or place dots on the area to select Add to the selection by painting over new areas after switching to the Indicate Foreground mode

1

Magic Selection Brush

Menu: – Shortcut: F OS: Mac, Windows Version: 4, 5 See

also:

Selection, Lasso, Magic Selection Brush, Selection Brush

Constrain the selection to adjacent pixels only by checking the Contiguous option

With the Magic Wand tool active, click onto the part of the image that you want to select Modify the Tolerance of the selection

by altering this setting in the options bar then deselect then click the tool again to reselect with the new Tolerance settings

1

Magic Wand

Menu: – Shortcut: W OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Lasso, Magic Selection Brush

Adding to and subtracting from selections:

The choices in the selection tools options bar determine how the new selection interacts with the existing one

(1) New selection (default mode)

(2) Add to selection (Shift key)

(3) Subtract from selection (Alt key)

(4) Intersect with selection (Shift Alt keys)

Magic Wand

settings:

The range of colors and

tones selected with the

Magic Wand tool is determined by the Tolerance (1) and Contiguous settings (3) in the tool’s options bar High Tolerance values select a broader range of color/tones Only adjacent pixels are selected when the Contiguous option is set A softer selection edge is created when the Anti-aliased option (2) is set

2

SELECTION TECHNIQUES

Step by step

Painting with white as your foreground

color restores the mask and paints back the

pattern You can experiment with

transparent effects by painting on the mask

with gray The lighter the gray the more

the pattern will dominate; the darker the

gray the less the pattern will be seen

3

Select the Brush tool with black as the

foreground color, click onto the layer mask

thumbnail and paint onto the patterned

surface The pattern is removed, the picture

beneath shows through and a black mark

now appears in the layer thumbnail

corresponding to your painting actions

2

Change how adjustment layers merge with

the image layer beneath by editing the

layer mask Start by creating a fi ll layer such

as Pattern to the image Then check to see

that the default colors (white and black)

are selected for the Elements foreground

and background colors

If the mask is selected in the layers palette,

the default colors will change to black and

Menu: Layer > Adjustment Layer

Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows

3

Now open a substitute sky picture and make a selection of the sky Copy the selection (Edit > Copy) and then switch back

to the original picture and choose Edit > Paste Into Selection

2

To replace the sky in a picture start by making a selection of just the sky Here the Magic Wand was used to select the predominantly blue sky region

1

Adding a sky

Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Magic Wand

Select an existing recipient from the contacts list or add a new contact Choose the format that the pictures will appear in from the drop-down menu

Add or delete photos from the thumbnail list of those to include with the buttons at the bottom left of the dialog

2

You can elect to use a photo that is currently open in the Editor work space or select images from inside the Photo Browser

Select the File > Attach to E-mail to start the feature and display the new dialog

To exaggerate the perspective select the Pucker tool and increase the size of the Brush to cover the entire bottom of the

fi gure Click to squeeze in the subject’s feet and legs Now select the Bloat tool and place it over the upper portion of the subject; click to expand this area If you want you can bloat the eyes as well

2

Select the Liquify fi lter The dialog opens with a preview in the center, tools to the left and tool options to the right (use the Size, Pressure and Jitter options to control the effects of the tools) Broaden the subject’s smile by selecting the Warp tool and dragging the edge of the lips sideways and upwards Make the brush smaller if too much of the surrounding detail is being altered as well

1

23 THE LIQUIFY FILTER

Twisting and Pulling

Menu: Filter > Distort > Liquify Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

Step by step

Select the area to be sampled, or the

‘Sample Point’ Do this by holding down

the Alt key (Win) or the Option key (Mac)

and clicking the left mouse button when

the cursor (now changed to crosshairs) is

over a part of the image that suits the area

to be repaired

3

Next, locate areas in the photograph that

are a similar tone, texture and color as the

areas needing to be fi xed It is these areas

that the Clone Stamp tool will copy and

then use to paint over fence wires

2

The Clone Stamp tool works by sampling a

selected area and pasting the characteristics

of this area over the blemish, so the fi rst

step in the process is to identify the areas

in your picture that need repair Make sure

that the image layer you want to copy is

selected

1

Like the Clone Stamp tool, the Spot Healing Brush also contains a Sample All Layers option enabling photographers to perform non-destructive editing of their photos by painting the retouched areas onto a separate layer Using a retouching layer also means that you can interactively adjust the strength of the changes via the layer’s Opacity settings

Pro tip: If unwanted detail is used to cover

the repaired area undo the changes and then draw around the area to be healed with the Lasso tool and apply the brush again This restricts the area around the blemish that the tool uses to heal

2

The Spot version of the Healing Brush removes the sampling step from the process To use the brush you simply select the feature, adjust the brush tip size and harness and then click onto the blemish Almost magically the Brush will analyse the surrounding texture, color and tones and use this as a basis for painting over the problem area

1

25 RETOUCHING MARKS AND BLEMISHES

Clone Stamp tool

Spot Healing Brush

Menu: – Shortcut: J OS: Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Clone Stamp tool

Switching between aligned and aligned (when the Aligned option is not selected) can really help when you are rebuilding missing parts of your restoration project ‘Aligned’ sets the sample point so that it remains the same distance from the stamped area no matter where on the picture you start to click, and’Non-aligned’

non-repositions the sample point back to the original sample spot each time the mouse

is moved and then clicked

6

You may need to reselect your sample point

if you fi nd that the color, texture or tone doesn’t match the surrounds of the blemish

You can also change the brush size and hardness to alter the characteristics of both the sample and stamp areas A softer edge helps blend the edge areas of the newly painted parts of the picture with the original image

Continue to click and drag to repair more areas

Pro tip: If the area to be fi xed is lighter

than the sample point (as in this example), you can also use the Darken blending mode If vice versa, use Lighten blending mode

4

RETOUCHING MARKS AND BLEMISHES

Step by step

Display the brush library again and select

the side arrow in the top right of the

pop-up Choose Save Brush from the menu

items Type a name into the Brush Name

dialog and click OK The newly created

brush is added to the bottom of the brush

library

3

Modify the selected brush by adjusting the

various settings in the options bar For more

creative changes alter the slider controls

for the brush dynamics in the More Options

dialog

2

Display the brush library by clicking the

down arrow next to the brush stroke

preview in the options bar Select a brush

set from the Brushes menu and then click

on a specifi c brush to modify

of the edge layer

2

Create an edge picture with a black surround and a completely white interior Layer this image on top of a picture and resize to suit the image

1

Manual framing

Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Blend mode

Select the new brush tip from the bottom

of the brush list thumbnails Set the foreground color to black and click-drag to draw with the brush

3

With the selection still active pick Edit >

Defi ne Brush and enter a new name for the Holly Brush Click OK to add the brush to the current set of brush tips

2

Open the source picture containing the image part that you want to use as a base for the new brush tip Using one of the selection tools outline the image part Here

I selected a single holly leaf

1

Defi ning brushes

Menu: Edit > Defi ne Brush from Selection Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See

also:

Masks

ELEMENTS’ BRUSHES

To further refi ne the look and characteristics

of the new brush click on the More Options button in the options bar Apply new settings for the Spacing, Fade, Hue Jitter and Scatter options and also change the fore- and background colors Click-drag to test the new brush tip

When completed select the Save Brush option from the pop-out menu in the brush list Thumbnails palette

4

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