I start every November with grand plans. I pull out my truffle recipes, devise holiday crafts, and pledge that this will be the year I get my Christmas cards out on time–no, early!
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Pump up the drama and create a great composite by combining two versions of the same shot.
For holiday cards that express your unique personality, skip the templates. We’ll show you how to design custom greeting cards.
Learn how to use your camera–and the magic of pin bokeh–to reshape the lights in your scene.
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.
Discover how easy it is to subtly minimize the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots, and other distractions in your portraits without making your subject look “retouched.”
Align the Clone Stamp tool for easier repairs, speed up Elements when it starts to act sluggish, create high-contrast black-and-white photos.
Presenting some of the best recent work created by our readers.
Occasionally someone confides to me that, while they love photography, they don’t really feel like they know how to use their camera.
Explore the more devious side of Elements with three fun photo effects, including alien eyes, ghostly apparitions, and babies with laser vision.
Let’s walk through three simple methods for backing up your image libary and help you find the one that’s right for you.
Let your camera’s built-in histogram teach you how to spot—and fix—blown highlights, weak contrast, and dark photos as you shoot.
Brush the dust off of your flatbed scanner and put it to work scanning everyday objects like flowers, coins, toys, and more.
Presenting some of the best recent work created by our readers.
Create dramatic eyes, hide bags and blemishes, and de-emphasize double chins with these clever, fully editable fixes. Your loved ones will thank you.
Learn how to use the Distort filter to digitally “paint” text or photos onto a brick wall, cracked sidewalk, or any other textured surface.
In the first year of my son’s life, I took just over 5,000 photos … When I need a quick pick-me-up, I scroll through them, marveling at how quickly the time flies.
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.
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