On my workshop descriptions, and even some of my action set descriptions, I mention “clean edits” and many people ask me “what is a clean edit?” A clean edit is the result you get from taking basic steps to bring the image to the best possible look and have it still look like it came […]
Clean Edit Workflow Workshop
April 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tonight is the new Clean Edit Workflow live workshop that will teach people how to get started editing in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop, with the priority centered on getting a squeaky clean edit. When I was asked by Rock the Shot to teach a workshop on clean editing and I said “sure thing, that’s right […]
Simple Edit Steps in Photoshop Elements -Fix It Friday
January 14, 2011 by 30 Comments
I am thrilled that I Heart Faces has started their Fix It Friday back up, and this week they haven given us a beautiful photo to edit! Below is the straight-out-of-the-camera (SOOC) image they provided. Note: All my edits were done in Photoshop Element 9 The picture is really lovely and only had a few […]
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 […]
Photoshop Elements Online Workshop – Intermediate
November 16, 2010 by
One of my most popular workshops is the Intermediate class for Photoshop Elements. This class is a fast paced, but thorough workshop that is meant to help you learn to really make the most of Photoshop Elements. I cover a LOT of information, but provide the attendees with class notes and access to private video […]
Give an Image a Clean Edit With Photoshop Elements
October 21, 2010 by 46 Comments
Pin It Some questions I get asked a lot are “what is a clean edit” and “what are your steps for a clean edit?” So, today I thought I would share the steps I take in Photoshop Elements to achieve a basic, clean edit. Now, you Photoshop (CS#) users can apply 100% of this in […]
Love That Shot Link Up
September 17, 2010 by 7 Comments
Instead of doing the Fix It Friday with I Heart Faces this week I am going to join in with Love That Shot’s link up party. This is a shot of my second son that I took last weekend, while getting shots for my photography workshop. I didn’t meter on the right spot, so his […]
Types of Actions and When to Use Them
September 11, 2010 by
Actions, actions, actions! Lots of talk about actions, both here and at so many other places. I am a member of Clickin Moms, an incredible message board for women who are amateur or professional photographers, and I frequently see the question “When do you run actions? Before or after general edits?” Well, I have the […]
