TIE Conference 2010Photoshop Elements 8.0 Overview

By: Heidi NoemHamlin School District

About Me• Currently teach at Hamlin• Where I use Photoshop Elements

Photoshop 8.0 Features Use:

red eye reduction clone

saturation/colors spot healing tool

The #1 selling consumer photo-editing software1

• Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 8 software combines power and simplicity so you can make your photos look extraordinary, share your life stories in unique print creations and web experiences, and easily manage and protect all your photos and video clips.

• http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/ 1Source: NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service (April 2002 to March 2009) based on units sold (North America only).

Objective:

• provide the audience with an overview of Photoshop Elements 8.0 by– Layout of Program (GUI)– Terminology– Demonstration of concepts– Sample projects (of mine and my students)

Tools

• Black Arrow – more tools hidden beneath• Tool Tips – automatically appear to let you know

what it is• Options bar – will change when specific tools

become selected• 3 tabs– edit/full– create– share

Spot Brush Healing Tool

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Tip: *Spot Healing Brush: small area

*Healing Brush Tool: use for larger areas

Saturation Infatuation

• Boosting and Removing Color– Color Saturation – a measure of the color purity• High – closest to its true essence• Low – contains more gray

Saturation Infatuation (cont)

1. open image2. Go to Layer (on menu bar) – New Adjustment

Layer – Hue/Saturation• Can modify the whole image with master• Can choose specific hues to alter

Saturation Infatuation

• DEMO with flower• DEMO with vampire

Text – Sample #1

Sample #2

Text (cont)

• Open Image – select Text tool and type word or phrase (thick font works best)**NOTE: best to use a font that has a “thickness” to it

• Press Ctrl+Enter to save text (resize if needed)• Alt+Double Click Background Layer (to unlock it)• Drag it above text layer• Activate top layer, Ctl+G• Activate text layer – control click on new layer icon• Can add drop shadow for additional effect

Text

• Drop shadow options for additional effect

be sure the “T” layer is selected**Save file as a photoshop file or as a different extension

Superimpose

Superimpose• Open picture you want to cut something out• Use Lasso tool (I use magnetic lasso), trace around• Go to edit – CUT• Open desired image for placement• Go to edit – PASTE• Adjust size• Click on eyeball on complete picture in layers section to

turn it off (go to layer 1)• Use eraser to adjust any messy edges• Turn eyeball back on for finished look

Recompose

• Defined: alters orientation and size of photo while preserving the parts that are important (people or objects)

• Found under “crop” icon• Auto feature that does the work for you• Manual feature:– Green – KEEP, Red – RID

• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-8/new-features-recompose-tool/

• DEMO WITH TANNER AND TREVOR

Smartbrush

• Allows you to quickly select an area in a photo and apply one of more than 50 effects

• Increase blueness in sky, adjust contrast, whiten teeth, etc.

• Demo 3 items: – greener grass, teeth whitening, B&W with color

Samples

• Kelsey Popham – current Junior• Amber Smith – current Junior

REFERENCES:

• http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/features/?view=topnew

• http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/

• http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/ • http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/lear

ningcenter/ (online tutorials)