Lessons
Class Introduction
02:57 2Understand How Elements Works
05:53 3Importing Images
11:31 4Workspace Basics: Organizer
14:47 5Workspace Basics: Editor
16:12 6Tonal Adjustments in Quick Fix
09:59 7Color Adjustments in Quick Fix
07:58 8Apply Black & White Filters
04:01Sharpen an Image
03:33 10Fix Red Eye & Pet Eye
03:05 11Straighten an Image in Quick Fix
03:01 12Explanation of Photoshop Elements
08:23 13Basic Cropping in Quick Fix
14:13 14Guided Edit Overview
02:46 15Guided Edit: Tilt Shift
04:07 16Ways to Save Files
14:37 17Layers & Simple Selections
20:47 18Combine Images with Layers
15:34 19How to Use Layer Styles
15:11 20Make Selections with Layers
11:05 21Make Selection with Lasso
10:43 22Compositing with Multiple Images
17:11 23Refine Edge Selection on Image
19:52 24Use Refine Edge on Images
12:40 25Create Gradient in Image
02:35 26Gradient Map Differences
42:38 27Options for Saving
11:40 28Brushes Overview
15:12 29Creatively Use Brushes
07:19 30How to Change Brush Settings
07:17 31Use Shape Tool with Brushes
08:22 32Work with Multiple Shape Layers
08:53 33Finish Image with Custom Shape Tool
03:21 34How to Load Brushes into Elements
04:59 35Add Layer Style to Image
04:46 36Clip Image to Shape & Use as Template
05:49 37Retouching Overview
04:11 38How to Use Content-Aware Fill
05:47 39How to Use Content-Aware Move Tool
09:38 40Spot Healing Brush on Blemishes
08:53 41Remove Frown Lines with Retouching
05:51 42How to Remove Tattoos
20:32 43Remove a Gap in Teeth
03:52 44How to Whiten Teeth
07:17 45Adjust Facial Features
03:29 46Working with Type Overview
23:17 47Match Type for Image
12:11 48How to Manipulate Type Layers
08:02 49Create Postcard with Type
16:08 50Add Type on a Path
16:59 51Organizing Images in Elements
16:03 52Add Keywords to Images
19:49 53Smart Tags Overview
07:51 54Using Albums in Elements
24:52 55Places Workspace Overview
06:20 56Use Event Tags on Images
04:56 57Timeline for Image Organization
02:45 58Recommended Workflow
07:26Lesson Info
Retouching Overview
A lot of times I think people wonder, "What is retouching really and what does that mean?" And the reality is, I think retouching means different things to different people. To me, retouching means just helping someone look like themselves but their best selves. In the fashion world, of course, retouching is taken to a pretty extreme place and people are made to look completely flawless and they may or may not look much like themselves at the end. So that's a different type of retouching. Sometimes you can use retouching to, of course, retouch people and everything, but you can also use retouching to heal problems with images or to restore images that have damage. So if you come across a box of old photos in your grandparent's attic, they may need some TLC to restore them. Some of them might be faded, there may be creases, they may even have parts missing that have torn off the page or something. So that's a whole specialty within retouching itself is restoration. So the process is the...
same whether you are restoring photos or retouching someone's face or maybe you're removing an object from the background. I end up doing that a lot in wedding photos. I shot weddings for a number of years and one of the things that always bugs me is if I was taking a picture and there'd be an outlet in the wall in the corner or an exit sign someplace or one of those sprinkler heads in the ceiling or a duct or something. So I always tried, of course, to photograph in such a way that I could block those things just based on the angle that I was shooting from, but sometimes that was just not going to be an option. So then if the client were to order a print or if I were to put that image in their album, I would definitely retouch all those little things out of the frame. So there's a lot of different ways you can apply what I'm gonna show you. And I'll try to mention that as much as I can as we go, but just keep that in mind that the techniques that I'm gonna show you and the tools that we're gonna be using are applicable in so many ways beyond the just actual literal use that I will be doing. So you can do a lot with that. We are going to start today with some really simple images. So I'm here in the organizer right now, and if you have bought the course, you get the bonus materials which includes this collection of images that in my case it's called Practice Files. So if I'm scrolling through here, the ones that I'm looking for are going to be this bird image right here, this image right here, this black and white portrait. So black and white portrait and this bird picture. I'm going to pop those over into the Editor. And let me go to my Photo Bin and close all these other ones (laughs) that I have left. They were that much fun, didn't wanna get rid of them. Alright, so here is a beautiful image, there's totally nothing wrong with this, but I'm just gonna show you some of the tools that you can use. And that's the one thing too that I wanna point out that we use a lot of words like, "This is wrong, I need to fix it." We're sort of implying that it's broken. And it's not broken, we just maybe are choosing to create something different. So I think we should just be mindful of the language that we're using when we talk about this stuff because I think it matters, I think it makes a difference.
Class Materials
Bonus Materials with Purchase
Ratings and Reviews
Patricia
Just watching this class live. It's my first class with Khara; she is a wonderful teacher, moving at a steady speed but always being careful to let us know what she's doing in the moment. I would classify myself as intermediate in terms of PSE but I've learned lots of little things that will make further use even easier and more fun. I really appreciated her descriptions of the difference between PS and PSE and her encouragement in using Photoshop Elements and all that it can do.
Lilygram
I have only been able to watch portions of this class but every single part that I have watched has been technically clear and inspiring to me. Based on this experience and the thorough, 58 item list of lessons, I will surely be buying this class soon! Thank you Khara and Creativelive for making a class on this topic and making it be super!!
Ven S
Great course. You can tell she knows the programme inside out.
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