Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 Tutorial Video - Infinite Skills

Explore the Photoshop Elements editor and organizer, covering basic, guided, and expert modes, grids and guides, and actions for repeated tasks. Build familiarity with the program to work confidently.

Learn how to open Adobe Photoshop Elements 11, switch between editor and organizer, and manage opening options, recent files, and before/after views in chapter one.

Explore how to use Photoshop Elements 11 tools and options, enable auto show tool options, and reset tools across quick and expert modes for precise image corrections.

Activate grids, guides, and rulers, and drag guides with snap-to tick marks. Place precise guides by entering measurements, adjust grid options in preferences, and lock or clear guides.

Speed up editing tasks in Photoshop Elements by using actions that automate resize, crop, and sepia toning. These actions are fast, precise, and repeatable.

Import images from a folder into Photoshop Elements 11 organizer using from files and folders or search, with the photo spin images folder on the hard drive.

Tag images in the organizer by using the tag info button, applying default and custom tags and subcategories to selected media for quick search.

Learn how smart tags work in Photoshop Elements 11 by using the organizer and preferences to auto analyze media for high quality, in focus, blurred, and faces.

Use the organizer's face recognition to import images, identify people, and name them for labeling. Then adjust face boxes, update labels, and manage all people across photos.

Generate a slideshow in the organizer from an album or folder, reorder images by dragging, and customize themes, transitions, captions, and keywords for the show.

Learn to create and manage events in Photoshop Elements Organizer, group photos by date, name events, set start and end dates, and view related images.

Back up the catalog regularly to protect your organized folders and edits; use a full backup, then incremental backups, and restore from the last backup when needed.

Learn to create and manage catalogs in Photoshop Elements 11: create a new catalog, switch between catalogs, and understand that only one catalog can be open at a time.

Learn basic cropping techniques in Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 using the Organizer and editor, applying the rule of thirds and keeping the original image intact.

Learn to straighten images in Photoshop Elements 11 by aligning the horizon line with the straightening tool, and choose grow, shrink, or original size.

Explore Photoshop Elements editor in guided mode to remove red eye, whiten teeth, and create a car reflection with a click, then compare guided mode and expert mode.

Learn to use guided mode in Photoshop Elements editor to apply quick fix edits, such as pencil sketch, layer opacity, Lomo camera effect, and vignette, while exploring the organizer workflow.

Create realistic reflections in Photoshop Elements 11 using guided mode, starting with a transparent background. Adjust the reflection with fill color, intensity, distortion, cropping, and softening as needed.

Eliminate red eye in Photoshop Elements 11 with the organizer’s quick fix or the editor’s auto correct, which uses face recognition and adjustable width and darkness for one-click red-eye removal.

Master whitening teeth in Photoshop Elements using guided quick fix, the brush tool, and precise selections. Adjust brush size with brackets, refine with subtract and de-select for natural, controlled results.

Master selection in Photoshop Elements using tools like lasso, polygon, magnetic, magic wand, and quick selection, then gain control of the selected area to manipulate images.

Master the keystone skill of selection in Photoshop Elements, enabling precise color changes and edits across complex images. Learn basic selection techniques and why a precise selection drives every edit.

Explore Photoshop Elements 11 selection basics with marquee tools (rectangle and ellipse), keyboard shortcuts (M, shift, ctrl), and options like add, subtract, intersect, feathering, and anti-aliasing.

Learn to use the quick selection and magic wand tools in photoshop elements 11, adjusting brush size and tolerance, and applying add or subtract refinements to perfect selections.

Master selection techniques in adobe photoshop elements 11, including magic wand with tolerance and contiguous options, inverse selections, feathering, expand and contract, and saving selections.

Explore how Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 enables multi-layer editing, blending modes, and opacity adjustments to manage and merge layers, separate content, and control text with precision.

Explore layer options in Photoshop Elements: manage layers with the layers panel, auto select vs. manual selection, linking, masking, locking, blending modes, and opacity to control your image.

Convert a background into a layer in Photoshop Elements to gain transparency and full layer controls, then erase to transparency and use blending modes.

Explore copying and duplicating layers in Photoshop Elements 11, using alt/option drag to duplicate within or into new documents, then flip vertical to create reflections.

Master layer masks in adobe photoshop elements 11 to perform nondestructive edits by painting with black or white, revealing or concealing dog and window interactions via blending modes.

Master non-destructive editing with adjustment layers and clipping masks to isolate Joanne, adjust contrast with levels, and grayscale the image using saturation.

Explore watermark concepts, from invasive and non-invasive marks to protecting your images, and learn to apply text watermarks using layers, blending modes, styles, and simple edits in Photoshop Elements.

Demonstrate non-destructive editing with adjustment layers in Photoshop Elements, comparing permanent edits to adjustable layers and using levels and curves to preserve the original image while tweaking.

Learn to remove color casts in Photoshop Elements by using the eyedropper to set gray, and adjust color with adjustment layers and levels to fix indoor and outdoor casts.

Master curves to control the tonal range and contrast in Photoshop Elements by adjusting highlights, midtones, and shadows, using layers and color adjustments for non-linear tonal shaping.

In this Photoshop Elements 11 tutorial, learn two ways to convert an image to grayscale—via a hue/saturation adjustment and the built-in black-and-white tool—while preserving the original and exploring Adams-like contrast.

Isolate the olive and remove or alter color using selective edits, masks, and adjustment layers with saturation controls in Photoshop Elements to guide viewer attention from grayscale.

Apply selective color replacement in Photoshop Elements using the replace color feature, eyedropper selections, and fuzziness to recolor flower heads with a mask while preserving the background.

Adjust shadows and highlights to balance foreground and background in Photoshop Elements 11, then fine-tune midtones for clearer detail.

Desaturate the image to grayscale, create a layer and fill it with a tint color, then set the blending mode to color and adjust opacity and masking for precise tinting.

Explore the difference between restoration and manipulation in Photoshop Elements, and learn practical use of the clone tool, layers, and layer masks to retouch images.

Create a custom border in Photoshop Elements by using multiple layers, marquee selections, and fill techniques, then apply gaussian blur and adjust opacity for a vignette effect.

Master creative image compositing in Photoshop Elements 11 using layer masks, quick selection, and color blending to transform a grayscale Ansel Adams image into a surreal scene of snake river.

Learn to merge group photos in Photoshop Elements 11 by lightening images, aligning faces with the group shot tool, and swapping or replacing faces to keep everyone's eyes open.

Match one image to another in Photoshop Elements 11 by transferring tones from a style image, using intensity, eraser, and layer masks, then save.

Learn to create a dramatic low key studio image with a three-light setup, refining with Photoshop Elements guided and expert modes, background brush, and opacity.

Master the dodge, burn, and sponge tools in Photoshop Elements 11 to adjust saturation, lighten shadows and highlights, and darken midtones with brush size, flow, and exposure controls.

Explore the Ortman effect in Photoshop Elements 11 with guided effects, adjust input, color, brightness, and noise to create glow on flowers and lanterns, with expert mode for fine tuning.

Create an out of bounds flower composition by adding a frame, masking the top of the flower, and refining with a gradient background and drop shadow in expert mode.

Master smart brush techniques in Photoshop Elements 11 to blue skies enhancements, perform precise selections with pins and refine edge, and manage edits with opacity, copies, and 16-bit conversions.

Explore the Camera Raw interface in Photoshop Elements, open raw images, adjust with crop and straighten, use the eye dropper for color temperature, manage sidecar files, and save as DNG.

Explore basic corrections in the Photoshop Elements 11 raw plugin, including color temperature, exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, clarity, saturation, and vibrance, with non-destructive iterative edits.

Learn how to sharpen raw images in Photoshop Elements after completing basic adjustments, using amount, radius, detail, and masking to target edges while previewing in grayscale.

Reduce digital noise in photos by adjusting luminance detail, color details, and contrast in the noise reduction tab, while saving or resetting Camera Raw defaults for future raw edits.

Master straightening and cropping in Photoshop Elements by aligning the horizon with the straighten tool, then crop with fixed or custom ratios, double-click to apply.