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Photoshop® Elements 8 After the Shoot

Name: Photoshop® Elements 8 After the Shoot
Author: Mark Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9780470565094

by Mark Fitzgerald

February 2010

Beginner

272 pages

7h 27m

English

Wiley

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Copyright
About the Author
Credits
Acknowledgments
Introduction
It's all about the workflowWho should read this bookHow to use this bookA word about Windows and MacOne last thing
1. Understanding the Purpose of Photoshop Elements
1.1. Division of Labor1.1.1. Understanding the workflow concept1.1.2. The four functions of PSE1.1.2.1. Organizing your photos1.1.2.2. Fixing and editing photos1.1.2.3. Creating projects1.1.2.4. Sharing photos with other people1.2. Comparing PSE to Other Products in the Photoshop Family1.2.1. Comparing PSE to its big brother, Photoshop1.2.2. Comparing PSE to Lightroom1.3. Joining Photoshop.com
2. Importing Photos into the Organizer
2.1. Understanding the Catalog Concept2.1.1. Think of the library card catalog2.1.2. How many catalogs do you need?2.1.3. Catalog settings2.2. Cataloging Photos That Are Already on Your System2.3. Importing and Cataloging New Photos from Your Camera2.4. Automatic Cataloging with a Watch Folder2.5. Sharing Your Catalog with Other Computers
3. Understanding the Organizer
3.1. Setting Up Preferences3.1.1. General preferences3.1.2. Files preferences3.1.3. Camera or Card Reader preferences3.1.4. Adobe Partner Services preferences3.1.5. Auto Analyzer Options preferences3.2. Understanding the Workspace3.2.1. The Media Browser3.2.2. The Menu bar3.2.3. Thumbnail View slider3.2.4. The Task pane3.2.5. The Status bar3.3. Different Ways to View Your Photos3.3.1. Using Full Screen mode3.3.2. Comparing photos3.3.3. The View menu3.3.3.1. Media Types3.3.3.2. Hidden Files3.3.3.3. Details3.3.3.4. Expand/Collapse All Stacks3.4. Finding Missing Photos
4. Building and Maintaining an Organized System
4.1. Using Keyword Tags4.1.1. The Keyword Tags panel4.1.2. Creating and applying keywords4.1.3. Removing a keyword tag4.1.4. Searching for keywords4.1.5. Organizing keywords4.1.6. Editing keyword tags4.1.7. The View Keyword Tag Cloud4.1.8. About Smart Tags4.1.9. Using People Recognition4.2. Geotagging with the Map4.3. Working the Properties Panel4.3.1. General properties4.3.2. Metadata properties4.3.3. Keyword Tags properties4.3.4. History properties4.4. Using Rating Stars to Flag Your Favorites4.4.1. Rating star methodology4.4.2. Adding and removing stars4.4.3. Filtering for stars4.4.4. Combining keywords and stars4.5. Using Other Methods for Finding Photos4.5.1. Using the Timeline bar4.5.2. Using the Find menu4.5.3. Using the Search box4.6. Organizing Photos Into Albums4.6.1. Creating an album4.6.2. Creating smart albums4.6.3. Exporting and sharing an album4.6.4. Designing an album slideshow4.7. Backing Up and Archiving4.7.1. Backing up to discs and hard drives4.7.2. Backing up to Photoshop.com
5. Introduction to Editing Photos
5.1. Fixing Photos in the Organizer5.2. Understanding Version Sets5.3. Different Ways of Using the Editor5.4. Surveying the Editor Workspace5.4.1. The Menu bar5.4.2. The Toolbox5.4.3. The Options bar5.4.4. The Active Image area5.4.5. The Project Bin5.4.6. The Panel Bin5.5. Customizing the Workspace5.5.1. Modifying the Panel Bin5.5.2. Working with panels5.6. Changing How Photos Are Displayed5.6.1. Working with tabbed photos5.6.2. Using Arrange Menu5.6.3. Zooming and panning5.6.4. Maximize view5.7. Setting Up the Editor Preferences5.7.1. General preferences5.7.2. Performance preferences5.7.3. Displays & Cursors preferences5.8. Saving Files5.8.1. Using the Save As command5.8.2. Choosing a file type5.8.2.1. JPEG5.8.2.2. TIFF5.8.2.3. PSD

6. Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
6.1. Turning Off In-Camera Contrast Settings6.2. Using the Brightness/Contrast Command6.3. Understanding Histograms6.3.1. How exposure affects a histogram6.3.2. How subject matter affects the histogram6.4. Working with the Histogram Panel6.5. Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Using Levels6.6. Adjusting Midtone Contrast with Adjust Color Curves6.7. Working Non-Destructively with an Adjustment Layer6.7.1. Understanding layers6.7.2. Creating a Levels adjustment layer6.7.3. Working with layers6.8. Correcting Difficult Contrast with Shadows/Highlights
7. Working with Color
7.1. Understanding Color Theory7.2. Managing Color Spaces in Photoshop Elements7.2.1. Comparing color spaces7.2.2. Choosing a color editing space7.2.3. Setting up the Editor's color working space7.3. Adjusting a Photo's Color7.3.1. Quickly removing a color cast7.3.2. Adjusting color intuitively with Color Variations7.3.3. Color correcting skin tones7.3.4. Working with the Hue/Saturation command7.3.4.1. Adjusting colors globally with Hue/Saturation7.3.4.2. Adjusting colors locally with Hue/Saturation7.3.5. Using the Photo Filter7.4. Creating Custom Black and White Photos7.5. Sepia Toning a Photo
8. Working with Raw Files
8.1. What Is Raw?8.2. Disadvantages of Shooting Raw8.3. Exposing a Raw Photo Correctly8.4. Understanding How Raw Files Use Metadata8.5. Converting Raw Files with Adobe Camera Raw8.5.1. Overview of the ACR workspace8.5.2. Converting a raw file for editing in the Editor8.5.2.1. Setting white balance8.5.2.2. Using the Basic panel to adjust tonality8.5.2.3. Using the Detail panel8.5.3. The Camera Calibration panel8.5.4. Using the Crop tool8.5.5. Comparing 8-bit and 16-bit files8.5.6. Opening and saving raw files
9. Making Local Adjustments to Tone and Color
9.1. Using the Burn and Dodge Tools to Adjust Local Tonality9.2. Using Selections to Isolate Image Content9.2.1. Understanding selections9.2.2. Exploring the Lasso tools9.2.3. Understanding the smart selection tools9.2.4. Creating a Quick Selection9.3. Working with Smart Brushes9.3.1. Refining a selection's edge9.3.2. Changing Smart Brush styles9.3.3. Working with multiple Smart Brush adjustments9.4. Improving Your Experience with a Graphics Tablet
10. Improving Your Photos with Retouching
10.1. What Is Retouching?10.2. Understanding the Primary Retouching Tools10.2.1. Using the Clone Stamp tool10.2.2. Aligning content with the Clone Overlay10.2.3. Retouching with the Healing Brush10.2.4. Comparing the Clone Stamp and the Healing Brush10.3. Busting Dust with the Spot Healing Brush10.4. Quickly Removing Red-Eye10.5. Correcting Camera and Lens Distortion
11. Combining Multiple Photos
11.1. Manually Combining Photos11.1.1. Using a selection to copy and paste11.1.2. Transforming the geometry of a layer11.2. Managing Group Photos with Photomerge Group Shot11.3. Compositing Facial Features with Photomerge Faces11.4. Removing Unwanted Subject Matter with Photomerge Scene Cleaner11.5. Using Photomerge Panorama to Create Panoramas from Multiple Photos11.6. Using Photomerge Exposure to Compensate for High Dynamic Range
12. Adding Special Effects to Your Photos
12.1. Using the Type Tool12.1.1. Adding type to a photo12.1.2. Adding a layer style to type12.1.3. Taking layer styles one step further12.1.4. Warping type12.2. Understanding Filters and Effects12.3. Adding Photo Effects Using the Effects Panel12.4. Organizing Your Favorite Effects
13. Making Final Adjustments
13.1. Understanding Resolution13.2. Adjusting Size and Resolution13.2.1. Resampling image size13.2.2. Using the correct image interpolation method13.2.3. Changing size and resolution together13.3. Using the Crop Tool13.4. Resizing with Photomerge Recompose13.5. Sharpening Your Photos13.5.1. Optimizing the sharpening viewing environment13.5.2. Using Adjust Sharpness to apply output sharpening
14. Sharing Your Photos
14.1. Printing with an Inkjet Printer14.1.1. Setting up Editor's Print14.1.1.1. 1 Select Printer14.1.1.2. 2 Printer Settings14.1.1.3. 3 Select Paper Size14.1.1.4. 4 Select Type of Print14.1.1.5. 5 Select Print Size14.1.1.6. More Options14.1.2. Setting up Organizer's Prints14.1.2.1. Designing a contact sheet14.1.2.2. Designing a picture package14.1.2.3. Managing color in Prints14.2. Having a Lab Do Your Printing14.3. Using the Share Panel14.3.1. Sharing your albums online and on disc14.3.2. Creating e-mail attachments with ease14.3.3. Using Photo Mail14.3.4. Burning a data CD/DVD14.3.5. More Options14.4. Creating Photo Projects with the Create Panel14.4.1. Creating photo books, calendars, greeting cards, and collages14.4.2. Making Photo Prints14.4.3. Creating a really cool slideshow14.4.3.1. Adding text, graphics, and narration14.4.3.2. Adjusting individual duration times, transitions, and sequences14.4.3.3. Panning and zooming a slide14.4.3.4. Adding additional media14.4.3.5. Saving and outputting your slideshow14.4.4. More Options
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Chapter 3. Understanding the Organizer

Downloading and importing your photos into the Organizer catalog is the first step in organizing your photos. That's when the fun really begins: You sort through your images and choose which ones you want to edit and share with the world. However, before you begin spending quality time with your photos, you need to have a clear understanding of the Organizer and how to set up preferences to suit your needs. This chapter details everything you need to know about the Organizer and how to get it ready to use.

Setting Up Preferences

When you begin using any software, it's always a good idea to go through the preferences. This allows you to not only get them set up properly so that you start off on the right foot, you also get an overview of where each preference is located. Even if you don't completely understand what all the preferences are used for just yet, you'll know where to find them when the time comes to modify them.

To open the Preferences dialog choose Edit

Note

Some of these preferences are best discussed in the context where they are used, which I do in later chapters. Others are fairly intuitive. In this section, I cover the important preferences you should know about now.

General preferences

The General preferences enable you to modify some of the basic settings. You can use the Appearance Options to change the interface to a lighter shade ...

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