Have you got a cute photo that has a distracting background? With a couple of tweaks in Photoshop Elements, you can fix it up in just a couple of minutes! When you are stepping through fixing your photos, here’s the basic steps to follow: Protect your original photo Whenever you edit a photo, you want to… [Continue reading]
How to Create A Precise Selection in Photoshop Elements
If you to make a precise selection in a photo, you’ll love the Refine Selection Brush tool in Photoshop Elements 13 and 14. If you used older versions of Elements you may remember the magic extractor, which auto-magically found the edges of the item you wanted to extract. The refine selection brush helps you make precise selections. You can use them to… [Continue reading]
Top 5 New Features in Photoshop Elements 13 for Scrapbookers
It’s that time of the year! The newest version of PSE, Photoshop Elements 13, is here and we are all scurrying to see what’s new and whether we should upgrade. [Continue reading]
How to swap faces in a photo
Watch how you can use Photomerge Group Shot in Photoshop Elements to get great group photos every time! [Continue reading]
ABCs of PSE: Z is for Zoom
Did you know PSE has some different tools to full Photoshop and different keyboard shortcuts? Stop the confusion with the ABCs of PSE! Z is for Zoom! Zoom in to correct fine details – zoom out for a birds eye view. ZOOM TIP: Click to zoom in by default. ZOOM TIP: Alt or Option Click… [Continue reading]
ABCs of PSE: Y is for Red Eye
Did you know PSE has some different tools to full Photoshop and different keyboard shortcuts? Stop the confusion with the ABCs of PSE! Y is for the Red Eye tool. Just click on a red pupil and PSE will instantly fix it! Watch me use the Red Eye tool and fix my photos in less… [Continue reading]
ABCs of PSE: X is to Swap Colours
Did you know PSE has some different tools to full Photoshop and different keyboard shortcuts? Stop the confusion with the ABCs of PSE! Press X to swap your foreground and background colours. COLOUR SWITCH TIP: When using a layer mask it’s handy to use X to switch between black and white. COLOUR SWITCH TIP: Black… [Continue reading]
ABCs of PSE: W is for Recompose
Did you know PSE has some different tools to full Photoshop and different keyboard shortcuts? Stop the confusion with the ABCs of PSE! W is for Recompose. Get a better photo thanks to PSE magic. Watch how to use the recompose tool. A great tutorial on how to use the recompose tool. Have Photoshop Elements 8?… [Continue reading]
ABCs of PSE: V is for Move
Did you know PSE has some different tools to full Photoshop and different keyboard shortcuts? Stop the confusion with the ABCs of PSE! Press V for the Move tool. Just click and drag to move layers on your layout. Learn how to create a whole digital scrapbook layout in 4 minutes using just the move… [Continue reading]
ABCs of PSE: U is for Custom Shape
Did you know PSE has some different tools to full Photoshop and different keyboard shortcuts? Stop the confusion with the ABCs of PSE! Press U for the Custom Shape tool. Create your own shapes as embellishments. Watch how to clip your photo or paper to a custom shape. CUSTOM SHAPE TIP: Draw a shape, put… [Continue reading]