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Beginning Digital Scrapbooking with Photoshop Elements
Imagine scrapbooking with supplies that you can reuse, resize and recolor in seconds flat! No need to set up or clean up your work area, it's all in your computer ready to go wherever you are.
Save time! Make a page and print a copy for yourself and another for Grama…even in different sizes. Spend your time scrapping instead of vacuuming up your scraps or clearing off the dining room table….again.
Still have lots of traditional scrapbook supplies that you want to use? Not a problem. I will introduce you to hybrid scrapbooking which incorporates traditional supplies with digital projects.
We will start with the basics so that you understand what Photoshop Elements has to offer which will save you precious time.
- Week One:Create a page from a quick page and use the Type tool to add a title. We will also cover opening, closing, resizing, re-coloring and saving. Confused by layers? Don't worry, they will make complete sense after this class. Not sure what your printing options are? We'll cover those too.
- Week Two: Create two pages from two different types of templates. Discover how quickly you can make a page with a layered template.
- Week Three: Create a page from a digital kit. Learn how to crop photos and papers to mat them. You will learn more options for changing the colors of your supplies and master the Type tool.
- Week Four: While creating more pages you will learn tips to save you lots of time. I will also introduce you to the Brush tool. Want to add traditional embellishments to your digital pages? I'll show you some tricks to make it easy.
Any version of Photoshop Elements. Please install prior to the start of class.
Fast & Easy Photo Editing #1 with Photoshop Elements
Do your photos leave a lot to be desired? Have you tried fixing them only to make them look even worse? Have you opened Photoshop Elements and closed it right away because it seems too complicated to use? Are you looking for a class to get you started without overwhelming you? Have you dabbled a little with Photoshop Elements but want to understand how it really works? If you have answered yes to any of these questions this class is for you!
In this class you will learn how to lose the fear of your computer and enjoy editing your photos as Patty explains in plain English (no techie talk) how to get great results quickly and easily. This class is the first in a series of photo editing classes that you will love! Both PC and Mac users are welcome. Sign up early, Patty's classes sell out!
Patty Debowski, founder of TheDigitalScrapbookTeacher.com, is an expert Photoshop Elements instructor and a member of the Photoshop Elements Prerelease Beta Team. Patty is also the author of three books about Photoshop Elements.
- Week 1- Getting Started (Even if you've used Photoshop Elements in the past you will learn new stuff in this lesson!)
- Week 2-Lightening and Darkening a Photo: Which method is the best?
- Week 3-Color: How to Fix It, Change it, and Remove it.
- Week 4-Straightening, Cropping, and Getting Artistic.
Supply List:
- Computer (PC or Mac)
- Photoshop Elements version 7 (released September 2008) or newer, installed prior to the start of class*
- We will use my photos for class projects, but you will use your own photos for extra homework assignments
- Wired Mouse-In my experience I have found that my beginning students do much better with a wired mouse than with a laptop touch pad or wireless mouse.
- *Adobe.com offers a free, onetime 30 day trial download for Photoshop Elements.
NEW! Fast & Easy Photo Editing #2 with Photoshop Elements
In this class you will expand on what you learned in Fast & Easy Photo Editing #1. No techie talk in this class! Some of the things you will learn how to do are:
- Edit Specific Areas of a Photo
- Perform easy cosmetic fixes like red eye, whiten teeth, and fix blemishes
- Use Several Photos to Make the Perfect Family Photo
- Add Textures to a Photo
- Cut Your Photo into a Word
- Cut Something Out of a Photo and Add it to another Photo
- Clean Up Your Vacation Photos; Get Those Other Tourists Out of Your Way!
- Create a Focal Point in Your Photos
- Learn the Basics of Selections and Masks
- And more!
This class is the second in a series of photo editing classes that you will love!
Prerequisites:
Basically you should have completed my Fast & Easy Photo Editing with Photoshop Elements #1 Class.
If you haven't completed this class you must know how to:
- Open, Close, Save files in jpeg & psd format
- Use Quick Edit/Quick Fix
- Create black & white, sepia, & black, white, & color images
- Use Levels and most everything in the Enhance Menu
- Straighten and crop a photo
- Use basic filters
- Use blending modes (basics)
If you don't know how to do these things, please sign up for my Fast & Easy Photo Editing #1 with Photoshop Elements class.
Supply List - Fast & Easy Photo Editing with Photoshop Elements #2
- Computer (PC or Mac)
- Photoshop Elements 9 or 10 is preferred because it includes the Mask feature. You can use version 7 (released September 2008) or 8 and we can work around it, but you will be happier with PSE 9 or 10. Please install prior to the start of class*
- We will use my photos for class projects, but you will use your own photos for extra homework assignments
- Wired Mouse-In my experience I have found that my beginning students do much better with a wired mouse than with a laptop touch pad or wireless mouse.
- *Adobe.com offers a free, onetime 30 day trial download for Photoshop Elements.
NEW! Fast & Easy Photo Editing #3 with Photoshop Elements
You're hungry to fine tune your photo editing skills and want to learn more!
In this class you will learn how to:
- Perform liposuction without a medical license…sorry…only on your photos!
- Remove wrinkles and create realistic results.
- Fix a blurry photo.
- Add a blue sky to a photo with a dreary or blown out sky.
- Blend two or more photos together.
- Work magic with the Clone tool.
- Remove gaps between the people in your photos.
- Combine multiple photos together.
- Add cool effects to your photos.
- And more!
This class is the third class in a series of photo editing classes that you will love!
You should have completed my Fast & Easy Photo Editing with Photoshop Elements classes #1 & 2.
If you haven't completed these classes you must know how to:
- Open, Close, Save files in jpeg & psd format
- Use Quick Edit/Quick Fix
- Create black & white, sepia, and black, white, & color images
- Use Levels and most everything in the Enhance Menu
- Straighten and crop a photo
- Use basic filters
- Use blending modes (basics)
- Use a layer mask
- Make selections with the selection tools
Supply List - Fast & Easy Photo Editing with Photoshop Elements #3
- Computer (PC or Mac)
- Photoshop Elements 9 or 10 is preferred because it includes the Mask feature. You can use version 7 (released September 2008) or 8 and we can work around it, but you will be happier with PSE 9 or 10. Please install prior to the start of class*
- We will use my photos for class projects, but you will use your own photos for extra homework assignments
- Wired Mouse-In my experience I have found that my beginning students do much better with a wired mouse than with a laptop touch pad or wireless mouse.
- *Adobe.com offers a free, onetime 30 day trial download for Photoshop Elements.
Organizing Photos with Photoshop Elements
Because digital photos are “free” we take a lot of them! The big problem is that all of those “free” photos have filled up our computers and external hard drives and we can’t find the photos we need. Even if you think you’re organized, you will be amazed at what you will learn in this class.
We will use the Photoshop Elements Organizer to set up a custom organizational system for your photos. You will organize your photos in this class; you will not be using my sample photos.
This class will show you how to organize your photos so that you can find them by:
- Event
- People in the Photo
- Date
- Your Favorites
- You will also learn ways to protect your photos from a hard drive failure or other disaster.
- Imagine finding the exact photo you need in seconds! My students tell me that this class has changed their life!
Note to Mac Users: The Organizer was not added to Photoshop Elements until version 9 (released September, 2010). Please do not sign up for this class if you have an older version of Photoshop Elements for the Mac. You may download a free trial version of Photoshop Elements at www.Adobe.com.
Class Supply List:
- Computer
- Windows - Photoshop Elements* version 7 (released September 2008) or newer, installed prior to the start of class
- Mac - Photoshop Elements* version 9 (released September 2010) or newer, installed prior to the start of class.
- Your own photos
- Wired Mouse - In my experience I have found that my beginning students do much better with a wired mouse than a laptop touch pad or wireless mouse.
- *Adobe.com offers a free, onetime 30 day trial download for Photoshop Elements.
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