Getting Started with Photoshop Elements 10

Manage, Organize, Optimize, and Share

Photoshop Elements 10 provides some powerful tools in a way that makes them accessible to the casual, hobbyist, or aspiring photographer. It can help you do everything from managing and organizing your photos, to optimizing your images and making basic adjustments, to sharing your final results and making great prints. In this introduction to Photoshop Elements, Chad Chelius walks you through the new features introduced in Photoshop Elements 10, including tools to improve searching for photos and dealing with duplicates and new effects like Depth of Field and the Orton effect. You’ll also learn how to add special effects to your photos, tag images both by keyword and with Elements 10’s people recognition feature, and correct common problems like underexposure, overexposure, and color casts.

Trainer: Chad Chelius

Publication date: Sep 29, 2011

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Duration: 4 hrs 30 min

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Welcome to Getting Started with Photoshop Elements 10

Before you dive in too deep, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with the components of Photoshop Elements 10. This chapter will introduce you to the Welcome screen, import options, and the Elements Organizer and Editor.

Getting Familiar with Photoshop Elements 10
- The Welcome screen is the launchpad for everything that you'll be doing in Photoshop Elements 10. In this video, you'll learn about the many features that are accessible from the Welcome screen.
  
  The Welcome Screen
  
  05:05
- Before you can work in Photoshop Elements 10, you need to get some photos into the Elements 10 Organizer. In this video, you'll learn how to import photos from a folder on your hard drive.
  
  Importing Photos from a Folder
  
  04:48
- The most common method of importing files is from your digital camera. You'll see how it's done in this video.
  
  Importing Photos from a Camera or Card Reader
  
  07:29
- If you're a Mac user and you've already been working with photos in iPhoto, Photoshop Elements can save you time by importing directly from iPhoto. This video shows you how.
  
  Importing Photos from iPhoto (Mac Only)
  
  01:48
- The catalog is the brains of the operation and you should take care of it in case disaster strikes. In this video, you'll learn more about the catalog and how to back it up for safekeeping.
  
  Understanding Catalogs
  
  09:39
- The Elements 10 Organizer is the workspace for organizing your photos, and in this video you'll see what it can do.
  
  The Elements 10 Organizer
  
  07:43
- The Elements 10 Editor is where you'll be making edits to your photos. In this video, you'll learn about the different components of the Editor.
  
  The Elements 10 Editor
  
  07:51
The Elements 10 Organizer provides many features for organizing your images, and you'll learn all about them in this chapter.

Organizing Photos
- In this video, we'll cover some basic organizational techniques and also look at some best practices for organizing your photos.
  
  Basic Organization
  
  10:05
- In cases where you want to make photos invisible without actually deleting them, Photoshop Elements comes to the rescue. You'll learn how to hide photos from view in this video.
  
  Hiding Photos
  
  04:20
- A great way to filter your photos is to separate the good from the bad with Photoshop Elements' star rating system. You'll see how to use this system in this video.
  
  Rating Photos
  
  07:44
- Albums provide a great way to logically organize your photos. You'll learn how to create albums and use them to group your photos in this video.
  
  Creating Albums
  
  10:48
- Keyword tags allow you to identify your photos using keywords that will help you to find your photos in the future. This video shows you how to apply keyword tags to your photos.
  
  Using Keyword Tags
  
  05:54
- Photoshop Elements 10 has a powerful Full-Screen mode that allows you to perform various tasks in a full-screen environment. You'll see how it's done in this video.
  
  Organizing in Full-Screen Mode
  
  06:52
- In this video, you'll learn how to apply the Auto-Analyzer to your photos and see how Photoshop Elements 10 automatically applies keyword tags to your photos.
  
  Using the Auto-Analyzer
  
  05:27
- People recognition analyzes photos in your catalog for faces and helps you to identify the people in those photos. You'll see how this feature works in this video.
  
  Using People Recognition
  
  08:59
- Stacks help you group photos together so they occupy less space in the Media Browser. You'll learn how to create stacks in this video.
  
  Using Stacks
  
  04:38
In this chapter, you'll learn several techniques for finding the photos that you've imported into the Elements 10 Organizer.

Searching for Photos
- Photoshop Elements contains powerful tools to help you find your photos quickly and easily. This video guides you through the basic process of finding your photos.
  
  Finding Photos by Searching
  
  06:36
- Want to find photos taken during a specific time period? In this video you'll learn how to use the Timeline to find photos by date.
  
  Using the Timeline
  
  02:47
- New in Photoshop Elements 10, you can now search for images that are similar in either color or shape. This video will show you how this feature works.
  
  Using Visual Searches
  
  05:50
This chapter walks you through some of the more basic edits that can be made in Photoshop Elements 10.

Basic Photo Edits
- Auto fixes help you to perform basic edits in an automated fashion. This video shows you how to use auto fixes to fix common problems with your photos.
  
  Auto Fixes
  
  06:00
- One of the most basic edits, yet one of the most important, cropping can make an ordinary photo an extraordinary one. You'll learn how to crop your photos in this video.
  
  Cropping
  
  05:47
The Photoshop Elements Editor is where you'll work with your photos to make them better. This chapter will walk you through the different aspects of the Editor and its capabilities.

Editing in the Photoshop Elements Editor
- Guided Edit mode walks you step by step through various ways of editing your photos. This section shows you some of the Guided Edit mode options available in the Photoshop Elements Editor.
  
  Using Guided Edit Mode
  - In this video, we'll walk through the steps involved in cropping and straightening a photo to make it look its best.
    
    Cropping and Straightening
    
    08:17
  - The Orton Effect applies a cool dreamy effect to a photo. It's easy to do using Guided Edit mode, as you'll learn in this video.
    
    The Orton Effect
    
    04:41
  - Where do you start when you want to make your photos look better? In this video you'll learn how to use Elements 10's Guided Edit mode.
    
    Working in Guided Edit Mode
    
    10:06
  - Depth of field makes some objects in focus while other areas of the photo are out of focus. Although you can do this with your camera, you can also produce a Depth of Field effect using Photoshop Elements 10, as you'll see in this video.
    
    The Depth of Field Effect
    
    06:37
  - The Out of Bounds effect creates the appearance of a subject breaking out of the photo. In this video, you'll learn how to apply the Out of Bounds effect to your own images.
    
    The Out of Bounds Effect
    
    08:47
  - This cool new effect will have everyone talking! In this video, you'll see how to create the Picture Stack effect from a single photo in the Elements 10 Organizer.
    
    The Picture Stack Effect
    
    04:18
- Quick Edit mode is...well...quick! This section walks you through some of the options available in the Editor's Quick Edit mode.
  
  Quick Edit Mode
  - Quick Edit mode provides a simple means of making basic adjustments to your images without complex dialog boxes or hard-to-understand instructions. You'll learn how to perform these adjustments to your images in this video.
    
    Adjustments
    
    07:12
  - Quick Edit mode provides a truncated set of commonly used tools for performing edits to your photos. You'll see how these tools work in this video.
    
    Quick Edit Mode Tools
    
    09:41
- Full Edit mode is the "no hold barred" method for making powerful edits to your photos. This chapter will show you some of the more advanced capabilities of Photoshop Elements 10.
  
  Full Edit Mode
  - Layers are the backbone of advanced editing in Photoshop Elements 10. This video looks at what layers are and how they work.
    
    Understanding Layers
    
    11:41
  - Selections allow you to isolate areas of your image for editing. In this video, you'll learn how selections work and how you can use them to make advanced adjustments to your photos.
    
    Understanding Selections
    
    09:14
  - Whether the problem is a blemish on someone's skin or a piece of trash on the ground in one of your photos, retouching is how you'll fix it. You'll learn several different retouching techniques in this video.
    
    Retouching
    
    11:17
  - New in Photoshop Elements 10, you can now put type on a path or selection in your photos. This really allows you to express your creativity. You'll learn how to use this new feature in this video.
    
    Putting Type on a Path
    
    10:12
In this chapter, you'll learn how to create a photo collage and how to share your photos with friends and family through prints or online.

Creating and Sharing
- The beauty of digital photography is that you can order prints of only the good photos. In this video, you'll learn how to use popular photo services to upload your files and have prints delivered to your door!
  
  Ordering Prints
  
  05:38
- With a photo collage, you can take several of your favorite photos and creatively combine them. In this video you'll see how easy it is to create a collage in Photoshop Elements 10.
  
  Creating a Photo Collage
  
  10:22
- Photoshop Elements 10 makes it easy for you to share your photos with other people through Facebook, Flickr, and other websites. You'll see how it's done in this video.
  
  Sharing Photos
  
  07:36
This chapter covers some bonus features that can make working in Photoshop Elements more enjoyable.

Extras
- With Photoshop Elements 10 and a free Adobe ID, you can use your Photoshop.com account to back up and synchronize your photos. You'll see how easy it is in this video.
  
  Backup and Synchronization with Photoshop.com
  
  07:56
- In this video, you'll learn about some places you can go when you need help, and some places where you can find inspiration as well.
  
  Help Resources
  
  02:58

Welcome to Getting Started with Photoshop Elements 10

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use Photoshop Elements to manage and organize your photos, make adjustments to your images, and express your creativity. You’ll also be introduced to the powerful new features of Photoshop Elements 10. The contents of this course include:

Getting Familiar with Photoshop Elements 10
Before you dive in too deep, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the components of Photoshop Elements 10. This chapter will introduce you to the Welcome screen, import options, and the Elements Organizer and Editor.

Organizing Photos
The Elements 10 Organizer provides many features for organizing your images, and you’ll learn all about them in this chapter.

Searching for Photos
In this chapter, you’ll learn several techniques for finding the photos that you’ve imported into the Elements 10 Organizer.

Basic Photo Edits
This chapter walks you through some of the more basic edits that can be made in Photoshop Elements 10.

Editing in the Photoshop Elements Editor
The Photoshop Elements Editor is where you’ll work with your photos to make them better. This chapter will walk you through the different aspects of the Editor and its capabilities.

Creating and Sharing
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to create a photo collage and how to share your photos with friends and family through prints or online.

Extras
This chapter covers some bonus features that can make working in Photoshop Elements more enjoyable.

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