Pin It This post might seem very elementary, but really, there are many, many out there who don’t have a good organizational system on their computers and they spend time just trying to find what they want. I have done many private workshops and often when I see their desktop, I realize right away where […]
Archives for January 2012
Free Add Haze Action for Photoshop and PSE
January 28, 2012 by 32 Comments
Pin It Earlier this week I did a tutorial on how to add haze to an image in Photoshop Elements (and Photoshop) and mentioned that I would be releasing an action that does just that. So….here you go….. Add Haze. 😉 No confusion in what it does, right? The action offers six different color hazes […]
Step by Step Clean Edit Tutorial {with picture for practice}
January 27, 2012 by 4 Comments
Rock the Shot, a wonderful photography forum, has asked me back again to provide a lesson on clean editing. I decided to teach a few of the ways Levels can be a blessing to your workflow, and five of the seven edits are done with just Levels! To see the tutorial, with video, and download […]
How to Add a Haze to Pictures in PSE
January 26, 2012 by 5 Comments
Recently there were some questions on Everyday Element’s Facebook page about how to add a haze to an image. I had added a haze to a beach shot of this lovely subject, and while it is not something I do very often, it can be fun to play with and very simple to do. First, […]
Add a Color Logo to Your Images in PSE
January 24, 2012 by 14 Comments
Just recently I received two requests asking me to explain how to get a color logo on an image. The PSE/PS users had made watermark brushes with their logos, but when you make the logo a brush, it can only be applied as one color; you lose the specific colors in the logo. First things […]
Creating Albums in Photoshop Elements Organizer
January 23, 2012 by 20 Comments
Due to some excellent questions about exceeding memory and moving images, I will do a follow to this post on Wednesday. Okay, so you’ve been clipping along, learning tons about editing in Photoshop Elements, but how does your file management look? If you wanted to find a particular image from last year, could you do […]
Savannah Retreat 2012
January 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
I have been missing-in-action this past week because I have been working double-time to stay on top of homeschooling, housework, business stuff and kids’ activities after being gone almost four days last weekend. I went down to Savannah, Georgia to meet up with seven photography friends, whom I got together with last year also. Thanks […]
How to Use and Print Templates for Albums and Cards
January 12, 2012 by 4 Comments
This post comes as a special request, but because of it’s inherent complexity, it relies heavily on the video tutorial. I love the mini-accordian albums that WHCC and other print labs offer. They are cute, space-friendly and affordable. Many template designers create beautiful templates for them, to fit any and all events: seniors, weddings, newborns, […]
How to Download Pictures from Phones to Organizer
January 11, 2012 by 3 Comments
Pin It What do you do with the pictures you take with your cell phone? Trash them? Hoard them on your phone? Do you even know how to get them OFF the phone? If you don’t, you are not alone! This tutorial is going to seem super-simple to most, but it is a question that […]
Enhance Eyes in Photoshop Elements
January 9, 2012 by 14 Comments
Pin It Today I am going to show you how you can brighten, define and sharpen eyes in just one layer. Often I have each step be a different layer but if you are in a hurry or you don’t care to keep each step separate, doing it on one layer is perfectly okay. First […]
