Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 Tutorial Video - Infinite Skills

Explore the Adobe Elements editor, examining tools, bins, and workspaces; navigate multiple windows, grids, and history; learn gestures and time-saving actions, and preview future tech.

Explore Adobe Photoshop Elements 12, including the welcome screen, organizer vs photo editor workflow, a new red-eye removal tool, and before-and-after viewing with image open and zoom options.

Learn how to work with Photoshop Elements 12 tools and tool options, mastering zoom, fit to screen, one-to-one, and print size choices, plus resets and pet eye feature.

Explore Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 by managing multiple images with the photo bin, three work modes (quick, guided, expert), and workspaces with layers, adjustments, and customizable panels for efficient editing.

Master navigation in expert mode by using zoom tools, plus/minus shortcuts, and the navigator panel to zoom, pan, and view different images; adjust layout and collapse panels for more workspace.

Work with multiple windows to zoom in on details while watching the full image, using side-by-side layouts and the healing brush with bracket keys.

Learn to use guides, rulers, and grids in Photoshop Elements to precisely align elements. Set your default units, create exact guides, and enable snapping to improve accuracy and control.

Master history and multiple undo in Photoshop Elements 12, adjusting history states and stepping back through edits in a linear history without losing the original image.

Explore how multi-touch trackpads and devices like the Magic Trackpad enable gesture-based control in Photoshop Elements, including pinch-zoom, rotate, and pan, enhancing a natural, efficient workflow.

Discover how to eliminate repetitive tasks in Adobe Photoshop Elements using actions, load actions and play them, and create your own actions in Photoshop to save time.

Learn how to import images into Photoshop Elements editor by using two methods: from a camera directly into the organizer, and from files and folders.

Learn to grab images from external devices using the Photoshop Elements organizer, including cameras and mobile devices, with import options, default folders, renaming, and metadata.

Import images from preexisting folders into Photoshop Elements 12 using the import button and files and folders options, then explore organizing in the Elements organizer and instant fix features.

Explore the organizer in Photoshop Elements, learn the interface, tag and locate images in large collections, identify places where you shot the photographs and faces, and manage missing media.

Master the elements organizer interface, including import, folders, catalog, face recognition, places with maps, and event linking. Use search, sort, tags, and undo redo to organize thousands of images.

Explore accessing and editing image information in the organizer, adding captions, tags, and metadata, adjusting dates and locations, and managing visibility and batch updates across multiple images.

Tag images in the organizer using keywords and tags to categorize by color, people, places, and events, and apply custom keywords to selected media for fast searching.

Enable auto analyzer and smart tags to automatically classify images in Photoshop Elements 12. Set preferences for keywords, blur, brightness, and faces to improve search and organize thousands of images.

Learn to identify and tag people in photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 using face recognition and labeling. Save and manage labeled faces for easy organization.

Identify places in media by geocoding photos to a map and placing them at locations like Old Town, Wichita Kansas, and Sedgwick County Zoo.

Learn how to handle missing media in Photoshop Elements by moving and reconnecting files, reestablishing links, and verifying file details to locate renamed or relocated images.

Explore albums, slideshows, and creating events in organizer part two, and master backups, restores, multi-catalog workflows, and repairing or upgrading older catalogs.

Learn how to organize photos in Photoshop Elements organizer by creating local albums and categories, adding items through drag-and-drop, making instant albums, and managing temporary collections.

Create a slideshow from an instant album by ordering slides, removing unwanted images, and applying a theme such as pan and zoom, with optional background music.

Generate events in Photoshop Elements organizer by grouping photos with a date-based event, such as party time, assign date, add to albums, and explore smart events that sort by metadata.

Organize your photos with stacks in the organizer to group similar images. Group similar images into stacks, then open, collapse, flatten, remove, or set the top photo to manage collection.

Learn how to back up and restore the Photoshop Elements organizer catalog, choosing between full and incremental backups, selecting backup locations, and restoring from the last backup.

Create multiple catalogs in Photoshop Elements 12 by using the manage catalogs option, naming new catalogs, and switching between open catalogs, noting only one can be open at a time.

Discover how to optimize and repair Photoshop Elements catalogs, manage multiple catalogs, and rely on regular backups to keep your catalog system fast, reliable, and recoverable.

Upgrade your Photoshop Elements organizer catalogs from a previous version by converting them with the manage catalogs tool, preferably on the same hard drive, then confirm and finish.

Crop and straighten images using the elements editor, learning cropping 101 and practical tips. Explore composition and the brand new content aware tool to enhance edits.

Learn how to load images into Photoshop Elements organizer from files and folders, import with keyword management, and handle duplicates by skipping existing or unsupported files.

Master cropping in Photoshop Elements 12, using the cropping tool, rule of thirds, and shield aids. Save edited copies while preserving originals and adjust ratios.

Explore straightening techniques in Photoshop Elements using the straightening tool to draw a level line, rotate layers, enable autofill edges, and crop to remove background or crop to original size.

This lecture shows how to use the recompose tool in Photoshop Elements to remove unwanted elements, protect surrounding areas with red and green brushes, and crop for a tighter composition.

Explore the content aware move tool in Photoshop Elements 12 to move or copy image content, adjust selections, and blend with healing across layers.

Explore quick and guided modes in Adobe Photoshop Elements, starting with quick mode and transitioning to guided mode, red-eye removal for people and pets, teeth whitening, and saving Elements files.

Import the chapter 7 media from the Elements organizer, select all, and click okay to load new exercise files for the Photoshop Elements 12 tutorial.

Master quick mode in Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 by applying smart fix, exposure, levels, and color adjustments, previewing before and after, then switch to guided or expert mode.

Navigate guided mode in Adobe Photoshop Elements 12, where touchups, photo effects, and photo play guide edits with on-screen help, including cropping, straightening, and effects like lomo and zoom burst.

Learn to create reflections in Photoshop Elements 12 using guided and expert modes, choosing water, floor, or glass reflections, adjusting blur, intensity, distortion, and cropping for polished results.

Whiten teeth in Adobe Photoshop Elements with the toothbrush-like tool in quick mode, using quick selection to isolate teeth, refine with add/subtract, and deselect with Ctrl-D.

Master saving in Photoshop Elements by choosing PSD or TIFF to preserve layers, or JPEG to flatten, and using save as copy with version set and embedded color profiles.

Master selection in Photoshop Elements to unlock powerful edits, using magnetic lasso, wand tools, and paint brushes, with selection as a mask and refine edge techniques.

Master keystone selection techniques to edit believably and efficiently in Photoshop Elements, using shortcut keys and add, subtract, intersect, spacebar to move, and feathering.

Master the lasso tools in Photoshop Elements 12, including regular, magnetic, and polygonal lassos, using shortcuts to create precise selections with straight lines and freeform-polygon mode combinations.

Master the magnetic lasso to select the umbrella with edge-based contrast, adjust color using hue and saturation via a nondestructive adjustment layer, and refine masks for precise, editable selections.

Replace the sky in James Bond Island by using the quick selection and magic wand tools, refine the edge, and create a layer mask.

Learn to create precise selections by painting in Photoshop Elements 12, using the paintbrush tool to add or subtract areas and paint masks, with adjustable brush size via bracket keys.

Refine edge revisited teaches you to combine rough selections with magnetic lasso and the refine edge tool, use smart radius to capture hair detail, and output via a layer mask.

Master selection options, including the magic wand tolerance, contiguous versus non-contiguous sampling, grow and similar, feather, border, and save, load, and transform selection.

Discover the layers palette in Photoshop Elements, including background versus layer, merging, stacking, copying, duplicating, opacity, blending modes, layer masks, and adjustment layers.

Load the exercise files for chapter 9 on layers by importing images from files and folders, selecting the media, and gathering the necessary images for this chapter.

Master the basics of Photoshop Elements layers, including creating, organizing, and using layer masks for nondestructive editing. Explore background vs. regular layers, stacking order, locking, show/hide, and practical layer tricks.

Discover that the background is a unique, non-movable element in the layers panel—not a true layer—lacking transparency and blending options; convert it to a normal layer for edits.

Learn to manage layers in Photoshop Elements 12 by organizing, stacking, aligning, distributing, and merging layers, using guides, visibility, and shortcuts to create clean composites.

Learn practical ways to copy and duplicate layers in Photoshop Elements 12, including drag-and-drop, shortcuts like ctrl/cmd+j, and duplicating into new documents, with notes on file sizes.

Explore opacity and blending modes to place the dog behind a window by adjusting layers, stacking order, and blending effects like multiply, screen, difference, and luminosity.

Learn to use layer masks for nondestructive editing in Photoshop Elements, painting with black, white, and grays to reveal or hide the dog, with soft edges via blur.

Clip one layer into another using clipping masks in the layers panel. Clip clouds or other shapes under an image, using the option/alt keys to reveal the texture.

Explore adjustment layers to achieve nondestructive image editing, colorizing with the color blending mode, masking with adjustment layer masks, and selectively applying saturation and grayscale within the layers panel.

Explore color theory in Photoshop Elements, mastering destructive and nondestructive editing, photo merging, color cast removal, contrast adjustments, grayscale conversion, selective colorization, and color tinting.

Navigate the organizer to import files and folders, load extra images (3, 4, 6, 7, 9) from chapter 10, then proceed to the color chapter in Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.

Explore color theory in Photoshop Elements by examining color spaces like RGB, bitmap, grayscale, and index color, plus 8-bit depth and 16.7 million colors. Use histogram insights to fix images.

Explore how the histogram reveals red, green, blue channels and luminosity to assess brightness, then use levels or curves on the whole image or selections.

Compare destructive and nondestructive editing in Photoshop Elements. Use adjustment layers to adjust levels and histogram for dynamic range, and learn when to duplicate layers and save as a copy.

Master bracketed exposure photo merge in Photoshop Elements by selecting three tripod shots and blending them with simple, smart, and manual modes using pencil tool, edge blending, and alignment tool.

Learn how to remove color casts in photoshop elements 12 by using the eyedropper to neutralize gray tones, then apply levels and adjustment layers for non-destructive color corrections.

Learn to boost image contrast in Photoshop Elements 12 using the Curves adjustment, manipulating highlights, shadows, and mid-tones with color curves to achieve a dramatic before-and-after.

Learn to convert images into grayscale in Photoshop Elements 12 using non-destructive adjustment layers and a destructive black-and-white enhancement, with layer duplication for safe editing.

Duplicate the olive layer and isolate the olives with selection tools, refine edges, and apply selective color via adjustment layers. Use gradients for creative colorization while maintaining non-destructive edits.

Learn a practical color replacement workflow in Photoshop Elements: use selection, color replace, and hue adjustments to change boat color while controlling fuzziness and masking.

Learn to control shadows and highlights in Photoshop Elements by adjusting lighting, darkening highlights, and lightening shadows. Work with layer copies, before/after views, and understand destructive editing.

Discover two non-destructive ways to tint an image in Photoshop Elements 12: apply a sepia tint with a tinted layer or use a photo filter adjustment layer with adjustable density.