I am pleased to present my first action set designed from start to finish especially for those who are brand new to Photoshop Elements (or Photoshop) and interested in using actions. The actions were created to help walk new users through a good, clean edit workflow plus give them a few extra simple “creative” actions […]
Favorite How-To Book for Photoshop Elements
October 5, 2011 by 190 Comments
I get asked a LOT about which book to buy for help with Photoshop Elements. I know most people start with Scott Kelby’s books, however, his books are not at the top of my list. At the beginning of my PSE journey, I started with Scott’s book (for PSE 7), but I suffered through many […]
Syncing White Balance With Gray Card in Adobe Camera Raw
October 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
Special Announcements! Everyday Elements is going to be undergoing some “remodeling” later this week and certain pages may not be available at various times. By next week all should be well again, so just hang tight. Also, Everyday Basics 123, a brand new set of actions for beginners with PSE and/or Photoshop, will be […]
Batch Processing in Photoshop Elements
September 25, 2011 by 9 Comments
Pin It Every so often I get asked about batch converting of raw files to jpgs or batch resizing. It is a relatively simple task once you get the hang of it. This tutorial has just the basic information written out but the video tutorial goes a bit more in depth. The Process Multiple Files […]
Custom White Balancing in Camera
September 15, 2011 by 29 Comments
Pin It Remember our talk about white balance last week? I discussed the WB presets that are in your camera, which you change to best suit your light. Another option is to “custom” white balance and that can be done one of two ways. Actually set a white balance for the light you have at […]
Upcoming PSE Workshops {and last ones for a while}
September 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I have three upcoming live, online workshops coming up this month, Beginners tomorrow, September 15, Skintones on September 18th and Clean Edit Workflow on September 22nd. These are the last live, online workshops I will be doing for a while because I am going to take a month or two off from them so I […]
White Balance Camera Settings
September 8, 2011 by 12 Comments
Ever take a picture and it comes out looking orange, gray or blue? Well, the problem was with the white balance you used when taking the picture. White balance is often something people either don’t know to think about or forget to think about. Why is WB something you need to pay attention to when […]
Eating Drinking Breathing Photoshop
September 6, 2011 by 8 Comments
Later this morning I am boarding a plane to fly to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend Photoshop World, a three day conference devoted only to photography and Adobe products such as Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator. How am I feeling about it? I am nervous, excited, apprehensive and giddy. The decision to attend came from a […]
Sharpening Images in Photoshop Elements {Part 2}
September 5, 2011 by 5 Comments
Recently I did a quick tutorial showing you my favorite way to sharpen, the High Pass filter technique, but promised to bring you another post showing you an alternate way to sharpen. This time I am going to talk about the Unsharp Mask filter technique. Steps to take when sharpening with Unsharp Mask: Finish ALL […]
Moving Forward with Homeschooling
August 30, 2011 by 12 Comments
Well, it’s that time of year – back to school or homeschool, whichever the case may be for your family. For mine, it is actually both. My youngest started kindergarten at the local public school (GREAT little rural school, LOVE them!) and my older three started their new homeschool curricula. I will be very honest […]
