Learning Photoshop Elements 2018

Learn the essentials of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018, the powerful image-editing software ideal for casual to intermediate photographers who want to achieve professional results.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Exercise files

1. Get to Know Photoshop Elements 2018

• The role of Photoshop Elements
• Components of Photoshop Elements 2018
• The welcome screen

2. The Elements Organizer

• What is the Elements Organizer?
• What is a catalog?
• Create a new catalog
• Importing photos
• Import photos from a camera card
• Set up watch folders
• The Elements Organizer 2018 interface
• Back up your catalogs
• Restore a catalog

3. Manage Photos

• Learn with eLive
• Take advantage of Smart Tags
• Techniques for selecting photos
• Hide and delete photos
• View and add basic metadata
• Organize photos: Albums, places, and events
• Face recognition: Tag and find photos
• Add keywords to photos
• Use the Auto Curate feature
• Find your photos
• Fix photos with improved Instant Fix
• Work with stacks and version sets

4. Share Photos

• Create a slideshow from your images
• Export photos to different formats
• Share options in Elements Organizer
• Share photos on Facebook
• Create projects from your photos
• Email your photos

5. The Elements Editor

• An overview of Photoshop Elements Editor
• Quick Editor: Tools overview
• Straighten and crop a photo
• Navigate an image in the Quick Editor
• Quick Editor: Make basic photo edits

6. Guided Edits

• Get familiar with Guided Edits mode
• Make basic tonal adjustments
• Create a black and white image
• Use the Painterly effect
• Use the Scene Cleaner
• Create a Double Exposure effect
• Apply the Out of Bounds effect
• Add a custom frame to a photo
• Create photo text
• Motion blur with Speed Pan Guided Edit
• Replace Background Guided Edit

7. Expert Mode

• The Expert Mode workspace
• Editing a RAW or DNG image
• Using the Smart Brush
• Removing haze from an image
• Adjust facial features
• Retouch photos in Expert Mode
• Edit with content-aware features
• Open closed eyes
• Resize using the Recompose tool

8. Layers and Selections

• An introduction to Layers
• Add text to an image
• Understand Smart Objects
• Combine multiple images
• Add shapes and graphics to an image
• Understand blending modes
• Selections and the selection tools
• Make the most of Adjustment layers
• Nondestructive edits with Layer Masks

Conclusion

• Next steps