Once you have settled into using Photoshop Elements, you will eventually want to start creating new things like cards, textures, watermarks, blog graphics, etc. A wonderful tool to use when doing that is a custom brush. Today’s tutorial walks you through how to download, save and load custom brushes. The steps shown below are from […]
Archives for December 2010
Photoshop Elements Templates and Textures Christmas Giveaway
December 26, 2010 by 10 Comments
Merry Christmas to everyone (late)! I had hoped to get this out to you Christmas Eve, but I had family coming to stay and with cleaning preparations, cooking and last minute shopping, I just could not find time to get the post done. The giveaway is two downloads, good for both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop: […]
Everyday Elements Gift Certificates
December 18, 2010 by 1 Comment
If you would like to purchase a gift certificate for someone (or send someone here to buy for you), click the “Add to Cart” button above and change the amount to whatever you would like. Once I get notification of the purchase, you will be sent the above image to print, along with a coupon […]
Photo Editing With I Heart Faces
December 18, 2010 by 11 Comments
It’s Friday again, which for many in the online photog world means Fix It Friday time with I Heart Faces. This week’s image was provided by a friend of mine, Michelle Johnson of Love That Shot. She did a great job taking the shot and as with all pictures that are “right” coming from the […]
How To Use The Liquify Tool In Photoshop Elements
December 14, 2010 by 20 Comments
I have had many requests for a tutorial on how to use the liquify tool in Photoshop Elements. I must admit that I do not use that tool very much but for certain images it can be beneficial. Say you took pictures of someone who is not that happy with their weight and they ask […]
National Gingerbread House Competition {and low-light photography tips}
December 9, 2010 by 22 Comments
This past Monday I went to the National Gingerbread House Competition exhibit at Grove Park Inn, in Asheville, NC. This was an event I had watched on satellite at my in-laws the past few years and this year I was determined to make it up there to see the works-of-art myself. I cannot tell you […]
Photography Tutorial – Look For The Light
December 8, 2010 by 16 Comments
Light is a BIG concept in photography, and one that I cannot tackle completely in one post. Instead, I will do a few mini-tutorials on it and see if my haphazard knowledge of light is helpful to anyone else. 😉 A lot of people ask me about light, how to get or find great light […]
Create Your Own Christmas Cards With Photoshop Elements {guest post at Tip Junkie}
December 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It’s Christmas time, which means Christmas cards. Angie, from The Arthur Clan, wrote a wonderful post with tips on how to capture a great family photo and once you get that perfect Christmas picture, you want to share it with others in a Christmas card. Today at Tip Junkie, I explain how to make your […]
Fix It Friday {Photoshop Elements Before and After}
December 3, 2010 by 9 Comments
I Heart Faces provided a great shot of a beautiful little girl for our editing fun with Fix It Friday #79. I cleaned up the image with Deep Clean, a cleaning action of mine, but really you don’t need any action to do a good, clean edit. I have a clean edit tutorial, where I […]
How to Use Curves in Photoshop Elements {and a free action and video tutorial}
December 2, 2010 by 34 Comments
Pin It It is a well known fact that Photoshop Elements is the “baby brother” to Photoshop (Creative Suites, like CS5), and it has most of the same things Photoshop has, with some major tools/adjustments being omitted from Photoshop Elements. This helps keep the price of PSE down, but also helps keep it more user […]
