Introduction to Photoshop Elements 9
The Journey of Discovery Through PSE 9 Begins
It was July of 2011 that I finally purchased my copy of Photoshop Elements. But, it was almost a week later that I finally purchased the book that would explode my world. Even though I admired the amazing work of some very talented digital artists, I never in a million years would have believed that I could create digital art. Until this program and that book entered my life. I have been busy exploring all the tools and the tricks that this marvelous program has to offer. Some are great jus...

Creating Focal Points with Photoshop Elements
Different Ways to Set Focal Points
When you want to set off a certain focal point in your image, Photoshop Elements has many different ways to achieve this. That's been my focus (yes, pun intended - groan) today. I did this via 4 different ways and each one is described and shown below. I started with the photo you see here. The dog is a young Redbone Coonhound named Bailey. He was a rescued dog at the BuckHawk Center and has since been adopted. I love the look in his eyes, sad yet intense. He's a heartbreaker for sure. Those...

PhotoShop Elements Tool Tricks
Discovering Photoshop Elements
I added a piece of software to my arsenal of stuff to make graphic designs. It was Photoshop Elements 9. Now this did not come easy you have to understand. My younger sister basically dragged me kicking and screaming into the purchase. But, drag me she did. Especially after I discovered that I could combine photos that could be pretty interesting. This photo is the result of lots of trial and error with Corel's Photo-Paint that comes packaged with its Draw program. But, it got me excited to ...

Basic Photo-Editing in Photoshop Elements
Photo-Editing is Simple - Really
I am going to give you proof that photo-editing is basic and can be really simple. First, you have to understand that I have never successfully touched up a photograph. NEVER! I've made attempts, yes. I've tried all the tools in my other photo-editing programs to fix lighting, contrast, etc., but those mostly ended with me returning to my original and being satisfied. With Photoshop Elements, I changed a pretty good photo into a wow photo. In this page, I'll take you through what I did and w...

Adding Color in Photoshop Elements
Color Can Change Everything
Today, I played with adding color to images with Photoshop Elements 9. It turned out to be simpler than I thought and ended with a really nice visual effect. Here I have the final output, which I thought would make an interesting thank you card. For this page, I will walk you through what I did to arrive at this image. The final step was to add some text and I had a card front. Now, I just have to figure out what to put for the inside verse. After that, I have a card to say thanks to some ve...