Lynda - Photoshop Elements 11 Essentials 02 Editing and Retouching Photos

Go beyond the automatic editing features in Adobe Photoshop Elements and find out how to make sophisticated edits using the program's Expert Edit mode. In this course, author, teacher, and photographer Jan Kabili explores the core features of the Expert Edit mode, from making exposure adjustments, retouching, and compositing images, to adding text. The course also takes a close look at adjusting photos with Adobe Camera Raw, included with Elements 11.

Topics include:

Arranging the panels and interface

Cropping and resizing photos

Creating new layersRefining selections

Hiding content with a layer mask

Using adjustment layers

Correcting color, lighting, and contrast

Converting a color photo to black and white

Creating a panorama from multiple photos

Retouching blemishes and wrinkles

Making adjustments in Camera Raw

authorJan Kabili

subjectPhotography, Retouching?

software Photoshop Elements 11, Elements 11

level Beginner

duration 4h 17m

released Nov 07, 2012