
Explore the Photoshop Elements editor and organizer to learn how the program works, then organize content, create and edit images, and craft your own unique visions.
Learn to use Photoshop Elements 10’s two programs—the organizer for sorting and the editor for editing—importing working files and accessing them via folders.
Meet John Smith, an artist and educator from New York, who introduces Photoshop Elements 10, showing how to organize photos, fix flaws, and control color, tone, and content.
Explore Photoshop Elements' two applications—the organizer for arranging, storing, and sharing photos, and the editor for major corrections, detailed edits, and creative projects.
Create an Adobe ID to access online backup, album uploads, slideshows, and tutorials; sign in across organizer and editor, with optional premium upgrades.
Navigate the organizer as a content management tool to import, store, and tag photos, view, rate, and share, with edits synchronized to the editor via the fix tab.
Create a new catalog in the Photoshop Elements organizer to store images and albums, keeping infinite's skills PSC 10 content separate from photos while managing catalogs via the catalog manager.
Import photos and videos into Photoshop Elements organizer from cameras, card readers, or folders via get photos and videos from files and folders, then tag with keywords for easy search.
Learn how to import photos from a camera into Photoshop Elements organizer, choose import location and naming options, copy all files, and add them to the catalog with optional stacking.
Learn to view and organize photos in the organizer by showing filenames, adjusting thumbnails, and zooming with keyboard shortcuts, plus double-click to full-screen and automatic face tagging.
Learn to select photos in the Photoshop Elements organizer and editor, using shift for sequential selections, command or control for non-sequential selections, and to open or edit multiple images simultaneously.
Rename photos in the Photoshop Elements organizer by using the rename dialog to assign meaningful base names, preserve extensions, and sequentially number multiple files.
Rotate photos in Photoshop Elements organizer to switch between landscape and portrait orientations, applying 90-degree left or right rotations to single or multiple images with the rotate button or shortcuts.
Explore viewing and editing image properties with the properties panel, captions, notes, filenames, and metadata to organize and sort photos in the organizer.
Hide and sort photos in the organizer by marking items as hidden or visible, toggle between views, and delete selections from the catalog or from the hard drive.
Create and manage albums in the organizer by grouping similar photos, adding content, and using smart albums for the last six months, with optional online backup.
Learn to create dynamic smart albums in Photoshop Elements 10 by setting criteria like capture date (last 12 months) or file type (camera raw), combining rules to auto organize photos.
Rate photos using a five-star system in the elements organizer, then filter to show five-star images or all ratings, helping you quickly focus on your best photos.
Learn to organize images in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 with keyword tags and subcategories. Tag multiple photos, drag and drop to apply tags, and search by keywords for quick retrieval.
Tag people in the Adobe Elements organizer using facial recognition to search images by person after authorizing the organizer to connect with Facebook and download your friends list.
Learn to use the Adobe Elements organizer’s facial recognition to identify and tag people across your photos, adjust results manually, and refine faces like sculptures or artwork.
Group related photos into stacks in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 by selecting multiple images and stacking them for easy organization; expand a stack to view individual photos for panorama creation.
Automatically suggest photo stacks groups related images by content similarity, letting you select images, right-click, and let the organizer stack them for quick consolidation while you retain full edit control.
Use the auto analyzer in Photoshop Elements to automatically tag a range or your entire catalog, generating keywords like blurred images, faces, and image quality.
Add captions and notes to photos by double-clicking in full view to edit, then return to normal size; captions appear in full-screen view and can be searched by content.
Organize photos efficiently by using the Adobe Elements Organizer’s date range feature to isolate images shot in a specific year. Clear the range to return to the default organizer view.
Search images by caption or notes to locate them by text, such as museum. Choose match options for word beginnings or any part, and view results in the organizer.
Search for images by filename in the organizer to quickly locate assets; type the filename in the search field and use show all to return to the main display.
Discover how to search images by keyword tags and metadata using the find dropdown, filtering by details and camera information, and organize with smart items and smart albums.
Explore how to find and organize media in the Adobe Elements organizer by history, media type, and untagged items, including keyword tagging and import-based sorting.
Explore how the Adobe Elements 10 organizer uses visual similarity and object search to find beach photos and identify duplicates.
Change the catalog display from the default date view to sorting by imported batch or folder locations, using the display menu and folder tree, then use the data view calendar.
Learn how to use full screen viewing in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, adjust thumbnail sizes, enter and exit full screen, and perform quick edits and keyword organization.
View two images side by side to compare photos in photoshop elements 10. Enable sync panning and zooming to reveal shadows, highlights, and color changes across the images.
Use auto smart fix in Photoshop Elements to correct exposure, contrast, and color balance quickly. The organizer preserves your original photo with nondestructive version sets, allowing side-by-side comparisons of edits.
Auto color automatically corrects color balance and removes lighting-induced color casts, such as green from fluorescent lights, in the elements organizer. It may require extra adjustments for exposure or contrast.
Learn to use the Auto Levels command to correct underexposed or overexposed photos, adjust levels for contrast and exposure, and compare results side by side using the effects tab.
Use auto contrast in the organizer to automatically adjust darkest and brightest areas, boosting image contrast and producing dramatic before-and-after improvements.
Discover how auto sharpen in Photoshop Elements enhances slight blur by increasing pixel contrast, with results varying based on image sharpness. Compare organizer results to editor for control.
Explore the auto red-eye fix in Adobe Photoshop Elements, including import-time red-eye reduction, non-destructive edits, and manual correction with the editor's red-eye tools for stubborn cases and extreme angles.
Learn to non-destructively crop photos in the organizer using the crop tool, adjust the crop, undo changes, and manage edits in a version set.
learn to create a photomerge panorama by compiling overlapping photos in the organizer and editor, using auto layout, blending, edge filling, and layer masks to produce a final image.
Master photomerge exposure in Photoshop Elements by bracketing three exposures, aligning and blending them to create an hdr image, using automatic and manual options to control detail and saturation.
Learn to perform a photomerge style match in photoshop elements by selecting a base style image, enabling transfer tones, and adjusting style intensity for blended results.
Because of the advanced technology in today's cameras, it's never been easier to take high quality photos, and so many! But once it's time to put your images on your computer, the problems begin. What's the best way to organize them? How do you prepare them for online publishing or to print? Photoshop Elements 10 is Adobe's latest answer for home and small business customers, packing many of it's most useful high-end tools in one affordable program. But you have to know how it works to get results! In these hands-on Photoshop Elements 10 tutorials from InfiniteSkills, you will learn how to organize, edit and share your images with ease. You'll learn how to remove red eye, fix color issues, and do many of the things previously only possible in the full version of Photoshop costing hundreds of dollars. Led by multimedia expert and author Jerron Smith, you'll get practical advice on how to use Photoshop Elements to clear the digital clutter, streamline your workflow, and get fantastic results in your final, edited photos.
What You Will Learn in the Photoshop Elements 10 tutorials
- How to apply professional image editing and correction techniques to your digital and
scanned photos.
- How to prepare and optimize images to be printed, shared online and backed up on
remote storage devices.
- How to work with layers, brushes and drawing tools to accomplish basic graphic design
tasks.
- How to sort and organize large collections of photos based on custom keywords and
information already embedded in digital images.
Who Should Take This Course
- Amateur and home photographers looking to improve the quality of their images and
their workflow techniques.
- Small business owners and real estate / sales personnel who rely on high quality images
for their work with clients and customers.
- Anyone who wants to know how to get full Photoshop-quality results using a program
that costs a fraction of the price.
What People Are Saying
"This course was great. I thought since Elements was already pretty easy to use, I
wouldn't learn much. But these videos brought my capabilities to an entirely new level."
-J Stratlin
"I really got a lot out of these videos because of the way Jerron uses examples, instead of
speeding through menus everything was clearly laid out in steps onscreen. Thank you."
-Donica Waverly
"Just what I needed...a very nice look at the main tools...with cool sections on camera raw
and panoramic merging that gave me more options even when shooting."
-Ryan Schutto
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