Ever take a picture of someone who has beautiful blue or green eyes, yet when you look at the picture in Photoshop or Elements, the eyes seem a little dreary and lacking the color they have in real life? Today I am going to show you how one adjustment layer in Photoshop or PSE can […]
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Enhancing Sunsets and Landscapes
June 27, 2012 by 7 Comments
A few weeks ago my friend Jenn from SuperJenn, emailed me and asked if I could give her some suggestions on how to edit a landscape shot she had captured. After seeing the image, I knew right away what I would do – emphasize the dreamy mist and beautiful sunset. Jenn loved the edit and […]
Celebrating Facebook Milestone
April 29, 2012 by 20 Comments
10,000 Facebook Likes – Oh. My. Goodness. No one could be more surprised than me that Everyday Elements has reached over 10,000 likes on Facebook! I started EE in late May of 2010, and created the Facebook page for it in early June. I really didn’t think many people would be interested in following and […]
Even and Smooth Skin in Photoshop and PSE
April 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Welcome to part 3 of my portrait touch-up series, where I use one picture and edit it from start to finish. The last two tutorials were done in Photoshop CS6, but today we are using Photoshop Elements (10). As we did with the Eye Enhance tutorial, we are building on past edit steps using a […]
Correcting Color in Photoshop {and PSE}
April 10, 2012 by 22 Comments
I thought it might be fun to take a photo and work on one thing at a time, and have the tutorials build on each other, all using the same photo. I am starting out this “series” in Photoshop CS6 beta, but the steps can be done in Photoshop Elements also (or an alternate step […]
Simple Color Pop in Photoshop
February 16, 2012 by 16 Comments
Pin It One request I see so often on message boards is how to get a good “color pop.” Many people enjoy bold, rich colors in their photos and often feel the only to get them with with actions. While actions can certainly make it easier to create the effect, the steps to make it […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beginners Guide to External Flash
January 4, 2012 by 55 Comments
Pin It Natural light is beautiful and photographers love it, that is a fact. However, there are times when the natural light you have available is not sufficient for what you are trying to capture. That is when having a flash is advantageous. Will any old flash work, like the one built into your camera? […]
Editing Teenagers in PSE
December 27, 2011 by 9 Comments
Pin It About a month ago a PSE user posted a picture on Everyday Elements’s Facebook page and asked how to fix redness and blemishes on a picture of her teen son. With her permission, I edited the image and posted back to Facebook. Many people inquired how I did it, and after gaining the […]
