Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 Classroom in a Book

by Jeff Carlson

Overview

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021




Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does — an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.




Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 Classroom in a Book contains 10 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.





Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book’s “Getting Started” section to unlock access to:

• Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book
• Web Edition containing the complete text of the book

What you need to use this book: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)




Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 software.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780136887072
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	12/23/2020
Series:	Classroom in a Book Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jeff Carlson is a columnist for the Seattle Times and a contributing editor at TidBITS, and writes for publications such as DPReview, CreativePro, and Macworld. He is the author of the books Take Control of Your Digital Photos, Take Control of Your Digital Storage, and Take Control of Lightroom CC, among many other titles, including several editions of Photoshop Elements: Visual QuickStart Guide. He also co-hosts the podcast PhotoActive and leads photography workshops in the Pacific Northwest. He believes there’s never enough coffee, and does his best to test that theory.

Table of Contents

Getting Started 1

About Classroom in a Book 1

What's new in this edition 1

Prerequisites 2

Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 2

Online content 2

Creating a work folder 3

Creating an Adobe ID 4

Understanding the catalog file 4

Additional resources 5

1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Elements 6

How Photoshop Elements works 8

Importing media 9

Exploring the Organizer workspace 12

Reviewing and comparing images 16

The Editor workspace 21

Getting help and inspiration 26

Backing up your catalog and media files 29

Review questions 31

2 Importing and Sorting Photos 32

Getting started 34

Getting photos 34

Sorting your photos 45

Automatically finding faces for tagging 45

Welcome to the People view 49

Sorting photos by location 55

Grouping photos as events 60

Review questions 65

3 Tagging, Grouping, and Searching Photos 66

Getting started 68

Making it easier to find your photos 68

Grouping Photos 75

Filtering and finding photos 84

Letting Photoshop Elements curate your photo collection automatically 95

Review questions 99

4 Image Editing Background and Basics 100

Getting started 102

Editing photos in the Organizer 102

Recognizing what your photo needs 104

Saving files to the cloud 107

Correcting photos in Quick Edit mode 114

Working in Guided Edit mode 116

Guided color correction 117

Resizing photos made easy 119

Working with Auto Smart Tone 120

Opening closed eyes 122

Putting the best faces forward 123

Selective editing with the Smart Brush 124

Working with camera raw images 127

Review questions 135

5 Working With Color and Making Selections 136

Getting started 138

Correcting color problems 138

Working with red-eye 145

Brightening a smile 147

Why won't Photoshop Elements do what I tell it to do? 148

Making selections 149

Changing the color of a pictured object 156

Colorizing a photo 161

Working with color management 162

Review questions 163

6 Fixing Lighting and Exposure Problems 164

Getting started 166

Adjusting images for tonal balance 166

Brightening an underexposed image 167

Correcting parts of an image selectively 172

Improving faded or overexposed images 178

Review questions 185

7 Reframing, Retouching, and Recomposing Images 186

Getting started 188

Improving the composition of a photo 188

Working with the image canvas 192

Working with text 194

Adding a quick border 195

Recomposing an image within, its frame 196

Removing wrinkles and spots 202

Removing unwanted objects from images 206

Creative fun with guided edits 210

Creating effects with filters 211

Review questions 215

8 Combing Images 216

Getting started 218

Combining images automatically 218

Using layers to combine photographs 237

Review questions 245

9 Getting Creative 246

Getting started 248

On the arty side of the Editor 248

Producing a photo book 251

Creating a slideshow 268

Making your own meme 270

Creative framing with layer masks 272

Making a photo look like a painting 274

Creating an easy duotone effect 279

Replacing a lackluster sky 280

Making moving photos 281

Creating a photo collage 282

Getting creative with text 284

Creating a type mask 288

Making a Quote Graphic project 289

Review questions 291

10 Printing, Sharing, and Exporting 292

Getting started 294

About printing 294

Sharing photos and videos online 301

Review questions 303

Index 304