Chapter 2. Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements

A digital camera is an interesting bit of technology. It does a great job of capturing an image from the world, but this image is not necessarily a correct interpretation of that world. A camera is limited by the capabilities of its sensor, by how the camera engineers have designed its internal processing, and its lens. These engineers must create image capture potential for the camera that works for everyone, so consequently it is rarely perfect for anyone.

That is where Photoshop Elements comes in. Most images require you to spend at least a little time tweaking so that they accurately reflect what you originally saw. In this chapter you learn some of the basic steps to get your photos ...

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