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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements - Sixth Edition

By : Robin Nichols
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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements - Sixth Edition

By: Robin Nichols

Overview of this book

Dive into the world of digital photo editing with this latest edition, crafted by a seasoned photographer and digital imaging expert, and harness the full potential of the latest Photoshop Elements 2024. With a unique blend of in-depth tutorials and practical applications, this book is an essential resource for photographers at all levels. Alongside introducing new features like Dark Mode, Match Color, and Photo Reels, as well as advanced techniques like layering and artistic effects, this book addresses common user feedback from previous editions, ensuring a refined and user-friendly experience. With the help of this guide, you’ll learn how to leverage AI to stitch widescreen panoramas, remove people from backgrounds, defocus backgrounds, recompose images, and even create a range of calendars and greeting cards for your friends and family. You’ll take your prowess to the next level by learning how to correct optical distortion, reshape images, exploit layers, layer masking, and get to grips with sharpening techniques to create the perfect picture or imaginative fantasy illustration. The online realms of animation, video creation, and third-party plugins will also be covered. By the end of this book, you'll know how to leverage the incredible features of Photoshop Elements 2024 with complete confidence.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Color keys

My colors look weak or 'desaturated'

If the brightness and contrast have been improved but the colour still looks 'underwhelming', try increasing the colour intensity using one of the following possible fixes:

I had to smile when I tried this first fix, Auto Color Correct, as Photoshop Elements transformed my late afternoon sunset to an early morning look. The color in the fixed version is good, just not the result I was after. I then tried the Vibrance and Saturation sliders under the Quick > Adjustments > Color panel and struck lucky, forcing the color enhancement you see below. Although you could enhance the color more, if you take it too far, it produces a richness than can not be printed accurately. Worth considering.

Here are a few more color fixes worth noting:

  • Quick > Enhance > Auto Color Correction
  • Quick > Adjustments Panel > Colour > Saturation/Vibrance
  • Quick/Advanced...