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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)

Basic edit workflow

Editing any image requires us to follow a certain process. Here, I will explain the steps that are needed when you're converting an unedited image into a final product:

  1. A good portion of the editing process can be applied in Camera RAW, but if you're editing a non-RAW file, such as a .jpg, .tif, .png, or .psd file, I recommend the use of the Levels tool (Ctrl/Cmd + L, for Windows or Mac respectively) because it's used to improve the contrast and brightness first. Once the file is closer to being perfect, you will get a better idea of how the color and sharpness might appear.
  2. The second step is to adjust the color, again using one of the many enhancing tools that are available, if you think the image requires it.
  3. The final stage is to sharpen the image according to how it's going to be used. Images destined for social media are somewhat easier to sharpen because what you see on your computer monitor screen is similar to what you...