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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 - Second Edition

By : Robin Nichols
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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 - Second Edition

By: Robin Nichols

Overview of this book

Adobe Photoshop Elements is a raster graphics editor for entry-level photographers, image editors, and hobbyists. Updated and improved to cover the latest features of Photoshop Elements 2020, this second edition includes focused coverage of Adobe's new AI-powered features that are designed to make the editing process more efficient, creative and fun. This book takes you through the complexities of image editing in easy-to-follow, bite-sized chunks, helping you to quickly recognize the editing challenge at hand and use suitable tools and techniques to overcome it. You’ll start by learning how to import, organize, manage, edit, and use your pictures in a format that’s designed for creative photography projects. Throughout this Adobe Photoshop Elements book, you'll discover how to fix different photographic problems using an extensive repertoire of commonly applied solutions. Common processes such as applying artistic effects to creative projects, custom image makeovers, processing images for social media, and other file export methods will also be covered. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned about the impressive tools available in Photoshop Elements 2020, and how it is designed not only for photographers who’d like to dip their toes into the editing world, but also for those wanting simple but effective ideas on how to expand their creativity while remaining time-efficient.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Dealing with gross overexposure or underexposure

One of the main reasons for shooting RAW files is that they are not processed in the camera, which essentially means that they end up containing a lot more picture information than you'd find in a typical JPEG file. JPEGs are processed in-camera, which is a bit like running them through a mini processing lab before the result appears on the camera's LCD screen. It's a great concept, but a machine cannot always make the best decisions when there are so many variables to account for, such as lighting, atmosphere, and the photographer's intent.

Underexposure

The main issue with underexposed images is the presence of ugly digital noise, a grittiness that appears mostly in high ISO files, and more so if the file has been underexposed. To fix the visual problems created by underexposure, try following these steps:

  1. Open the RAW file in the Camera RAW window.
  2. Use the Exposure, Highlight, and Whites sliders...