Elizabeth shows you two noise reduction techniques – one inside of the Camera Raw dialog and another inside of Elements.
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Elements Basics
An overview of Elements’ essential concepts.
One-click vignette; clear away red eyes; using the Eyedropper Tool’s sampling option; resize brushes the fast way (MAC).
Using a torn–and worn–photograph, Matt walks through how to use the various clone and healing tools in Photoshop Elements.
Our latest entry in the “Quick Video Tips” series walks you through the different options found inside Elements’ Color Picker.
Mike Rodriguez offers a basic introduction and guide to printing your images from Photoshop Elements.
Adjustment layers offer almost everything you need to subtly enhance the shots you put time and effort into capturing–all without altering a single pixel in your original image.
Align the Clone Stamp tool for easier repairs, speed up Elements when it starts to act sluggish, create high-contrast black-and-white photos.
Let’s walk through three simple methods for backing up your image libary and help you find the one that’s right for you.
Following up on a recent video, “Working with Multiple Text Layers,” Dave offers up some useful tips for working with layers.
Here’s a video of the workaround for creating layer masks in Elements 8.
Here’s a workaround for creating layer masks in Elements 7 and earlier versions.
Getting sharp edges when applying a stroke to a selection; rearranging brushes in the Brush Picker; how to position lens flare; and accessing full-screen mode in Camera Raw.
The Enhance menu is full of commands that will automatically correct lighing, color and contrast.
Mike Rodriguez shows you three tips for adding some extra space to the edges of a photo.
In our latest “quick tips” video, Mike Rodriguez shows you three ways to move one image into another image or other file inside Photoshop Elements.
This video walks you through the options found in the Refine Edge command.
This short video shows how to access the nested tools in the Elements Toolbox. (Includes a Toolbox Shortcuts PDF.)
An inside look at the options and formats in Elements’ Save As and Save For Web dialog boxes.
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