Make a portrait pop by adding a soft blur and a vignette effect with a few simple steps.
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Matt shows a few tricks for removing people or objects from a background using the Magic Extractor tool, as well as some tips for cleaning up selections.
Matt shows you a few tips for getting a little bit more performance out of Photoshop Elements while you’re working on your images.
Matt shows you an advanced technique for realistically softening skin in portraits.
Three great elements for digital designs and scrapbook layouts are card-stock, stripes, and off-set polka-dots. Today, we show you how to make them yourself. Plus, we have a download sampler!
This simple technique from Corey Barker adds a touch of bokeh to the background of your photos.
Dave shows you how to use selective editing, Photo Filter adjustment layers and the Clone Stamp tool to repair bad highlights in a photo.
This video covers some basic concepts and tips for getting started with Photoshop Elements, including panels, the Color Picker, managing windows, and more.
Forgot to get that holiday photo card done? Need one quick? Matt shows you how to spruce up an older photo with a seasonal element.
Corey shows off one of his “go-to” techniques for quickly creating a border/frame effect on a photo.
Dave Cross shows you how experimenting with your photos can help you create a new masterpiece, while improving your layer and filter skills.
Using displacement maps, Matt shows you how to “wrap” one graphic onto another.
Corey shows you how to take a couple of photos and an image of some old parchment paper to create a collage with an old-fashioned sepia look.
Matt shows you how to fix the color in one photo and apply the same changes to other photos by dragging and dropping Levels adjustment layers.
Liz turned a happy accident into a new technique for creating masks inside Photoshop Elements.
Chromatic aberration can be a problem with certain cameras and lenses. Liz Ness shows you a quick way for you to eliminate the effect inside Elements.
Taking a cue from the tutorial site Abduzeedo, Dave Cross shows you how to create a very cool “I was here when” effect in Photoshop Elements.
Use Camera Raw and layer blend modes to create a cool grungy portrait effect.
Mike Rodriguez shows you some of the fun new options in Elements 9′s Guided Edit modes.
Matt’s easy technique lets you add emphasis to key elements inside a photo.
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