Using Photoshop Elements 7

Digital Imaging 2

Image Source

Web gallery Clip art Scanner Webcam USB adapters (microscope….) Mobile phone POV Camera Camera

Text Film +- Print Artwork

Digital Camera

Scanner

CD On-line Packaged

Clipart

Photo editor

Wiki Wordprocessor

DTP LMS Editor

Webpage Editor Presentation

Animation Digital Story

Draw

Source Create Edit Assemble Online

Computer Drawing

Webpage Wiki LMS

Presentation Document

Digital Image Pathway Objects

Web Gallery

Mobile Phone

Do I need Photoshop/Elements? Picasa, Picnik , Flikr………. Photoshop Express Within Elements:

Step by step Quick Edit Full Edit

Quality of original images (mobile, webcam, compact, SLR…)

Number of images and level of editing Learning curve How images are to be used

Image Management

How to manage a library of images? Team share Online photogallery Keep originals? Using your own images –

Copy all originals camera/card to PC Eliminate “duds” Copy originals to working folder Edit and store in PSE Organiser / photogallery Burn copies of originals and edits to DVD

Basic Photoediting Workflow Import/open images

Rotate / align Crop Levels Colour balance Sharpening Output

Scanned image & processing

Important Concepts

PSE tools similar to Photoshop not as extensive For complex/repeat edits keep the file as PSD DO NOT repeat edit jpg Size output to suit use (eg print, doc, web) For final output Save As jpg file Non-destructive edits possible with layers Quick Fix makes it easy if desired Many levels of Undo Remember EXIF files which may help

Demonstration

Watch for workflow Consider how image is to be used Notice tools that are available Introductory only – PSE is complex!