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Photoshop Elements Tutorial: Adjust Sharpness vs. High Pass

September 9, 2011

In Photoshop Elements, it seems that the most commonly used types of sharpening are High Pass and Adjust Sharpness/Unsharp Mask. These are two of the top Methods from my Top 12 list of sharpening methods. I used to use the High Pass method almost exclusively, but lately I’ve found myself going for Adjust Sharpening more. [...]

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What’s the Deal with Installing Actions on Lion?

September 7, 2011

Mac is certainly making things difficult on us action lovers lately. First, there’s the mess regarding Elements purchased from the App Store, and how you can’t install most actions into it. Now, Lion is making it difficult for us to find the main Mac Hard Drive. If you’ve installed actions on a Mac before, you [...]

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Using Tools in Photoshop Elements the Right Way: The Secret

July 28, 2011

Photoshop Elements gives us this robust set of tools in its toolbox. Each does something different and has its own unique settings to adjust. It’s these settings, or options, that I want to talk about today. I had used Elements for quite a while before I really understood that each tool has a very important [...]

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Creating, Loading and Saving Brushes in Photoshop Elements

July 19, 2011

Last week’s Photoshop Elements tutorial covered brushes in Photoshop Elements. You’d think it was plenty long enough to cover everything, but this is Elements after all. You can learn and learn and learn and still not get to the end of the info! So we’re going to wrap up today. After this, you’re on your [...]

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Photoshop Elements Tutorial: Brushes – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

July 8, 2011

What is it with the Soft Round Brush in Photoshop Elements anyway? Why does that term appear in every portrait retouching tutorial out there? Are you interested? Read on for excruciating detail about the who, what, where, why and when of using this tool in PSE. What’s the best way to access the Brush Tool? [...]

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A Solution for Stinky Shooting Conditions

July 6, 2011

We all have them sometimes. Those moments when we really want a photo, but conditions don’t allow even the best photographer to get a nice shot. So, here we are backstage at my daughter’s first dance recital. She wanted nothing other than to spin and twirl in her pretty costume, and to look in the [...]

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New Photoshop Elements and Lightroom Online Classes

June 29, 2011

The schedule is set for summer classes – Elements and Lightroom both. Save 25% by signing up for all 3 Elements classes at once. Read more here! And you Lightroom lovers (soon-to-be Lightroom lovers, that is) can save 20% by registering for both classes. Here’s the info. I hope to see you in on or [...]

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Portrait Retouching, Part 2: Photoshop Elements Tutorial

June 23, 2011

My Portrait Retouching Workflow tutorial for Photoshop Elements generated lots of good questions. To answer them, I going to give you some advanced portrait techniques in this tutorial. Here’s my before and after: Other than my basic workflow steps, this tutorial will show you how to repair blown out pixels, make eyes larger and add [...]

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Photoshop Elements Textures: Savings for You

June 17, 2011

The Texture and Overlays winners from Kaleidoscope have been notified. Make sure to check your spam folder looking for emails from Patti and me, especially if your name is: Danyelle Alissa Stacy Laura Starr For the rest of you, even though Patti’s spring sale has ended, she has given a 25% coupon code to Texas [...]

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Photoshop Elements Actions: A Secret Use for Magic Skin

June 10, 2011

MCP’s Magic Skin action for Photoshop Elements is my favorite way to soften and brighten skin in a jif. But did you know that it can be used to blur backgrounds and even remove noise as well? That’s right. It’s not just for skin! Last week I wrote up a tutorial about retouching portraits. Well, [...]

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Photoshop Elements Tutorial: Montage

June 9, 2011

Photoshop Elements is made for montages like this: How did I make it? I took a short cut, by starting with an MCP Print It Board, size 20×20. But you don’t have to start that way. You can start by finding a background image and sizing it to the aspect ratio that you want. Then, [...]

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Textures in Photoshop Elements for You: Win 1 of 5 $100 Gift Cards to Kaleidoscope

June 7, 2011

Using textures in Photoshop Elements is a easy way to add flair to your images. No installation required, unlike actions. For that reason, I am excited to announce a huge giveaway from Patti Brown’s Kaleidoscope. Five Texas Chicks readers will receive $100 gift cards to purchase anything they want in the Kaleidoscope store. That’s huge! [...]

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Photoshop Elements Tutorial: Portrait Retouching Workflow

June 3, 2011

After my MCP Mini Fusion Photoshop Elements tutorial last week, several people asked about softening skin and applying lipstick in Elements. It didn’t seem right to write a tutorial about those techniques without giving you my entire portrait workflow. These are the basic steps I use on any close up portrait. Depending on the subject, [...]

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Photoshop Elements Workflow Order

May 27, 2011

Workflow order in Photoshop Elements causes many people stress. Too much stress, in my opinion. Last week, I wrote about Lightroom workflow and suggested that the order of your edits isn’t all that important. Lightroom works differently from Elements, and I wouldn’t go so far as to say that workflow is unimportant in Elements, but [...]

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