green hectares rural tech workshop – photoshop elements
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A workshop covering the basics of Photoshop Elements. Green Hectares offers this content as part of an initiative to enable rural communities with technology.TRANSCRIPT
Photoshop Elements
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When Elements is first loaded, a Welcome Screen will appear automatically on the screen.
Welcome Screen
The Organizer
The Organizer can be used to import photos from almost any digital device. Photos already on a computer can also be imported into the Organizer.
Importing Images
Connect a Digital Camera to the computer and the Elements Photo Downloader will launch automatically. There will be options to create a subfolder, rename files and delete files after import.
Importing from a Digital Camera
There are two main areas to the Organizer. The Photo Browser is the main area with thumbnails and the Bin on the right holds the Panels. There are also a few important features that can be turned on from under the View and Window Menus.
The Organizer Interface
The Timeline & Properties
General Info
Metadata
The Keyword Tags Panel also resides in the Bin on the right and is a very powerful way to organize, sort, categorize and find all your photos.
Keyword Tags
Albums are another great way to organize photos. They are a digital version of traditional photo albums.
Albums
Photos can be located many ways inside the Organizer. A text search can be done in the top left Corner. Many options are available under the Find Menu.
Finding Photos
There are many powerful tools inside the Editor available for photo manipulation. Select any photo in the Organizer, right click and choose Edit with Photoshop Elements .
Using the Editor
The Editor
Other Features
Elements
Undo, Redo and Organizer Button
Project Bin and Thumbnails
It can get confusing with both the Organizer and the Editor running at the same time.
There is a coloured horizontal stripe running near the top of each program.
Where am I?
Blue for the Organizer / Orange for Editor.
When working on large photos it is a good idea to zoom at times and take a look at the pixels in more detail especially when making corrections. Hold down ALT and use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out one step at a time.
Zooming
When zoomed in on a photo, moving around can be done with the Hand Tool. The Hand Tool is located near the top of the Tool Panel. When using other tools hold down the Spacebar to toggle to the Hand.
Moving around
The Editor has three types of Edits:
Full Edit - all the controls are manual.
Quick Edit – sliders for common fixes and adjustments.
Guided Edit – explanations and descriptions for common fixes.
What Type of Edit?
The Lighting can be adjusted through the Highlights, the Shadows and the Midtone Contrast. All three can be very powerful to help fix an underexposed or overexposed photo.
Quick Fix - Lighting
Any slider changes need to be accepted with the checkmark or denied with the X before other changes can be done.
Accept or Reject
Use these sliders to create a photo with vivid colors or use the Saturation slider to pull all the color out of the photo. Use Temperature and Tint to help counter balance a color cast.
Color and Balance
72 Pixels per Inch300 Pixels per Inch
Resizing
Elements can save a photo out in many different formats. .PSD is the native file format for Elements and the most flexible for future edits.
Saving a File
There are many great features to help from saving over originals and keeping track of different versions.
Saving Features
The Share Tab has many options to output photos from the Organizer including many online options. The Online Album is a great way to share photos with friends and family.
Sharing Photos Online
Creating an Online Album uses the Photoshop Showcase to distribute a link for people to view photos online.
Creating an Online Album