by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Mar 24, 2013 | Digital Cameras, Editing Software, Photo Editing
Lexi
Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 is a great software program for organizing and editing digital images and runs on both PC and MAC computers. Priced at under $ 64.00 on Amazon, it is far more affordable than its big brother Adobe Photoshop CS6, costing relatively $600.00. Despite its inexpensive price, Elements is a very powerful program, intuitive and is easy to use. It even has some of the sophisticated editing tools found in CS such as masks, layers, and selections. It is designed to meet the needs of most amateur photographers whereas Photoshop CS is more complex and more suitable for graphic artists and pro photographers. Elements consists of two modules – the Organizer & Editor. With the organizer, you can import images into your computer, rank them, and arrange them in a way that you can easily retrieve the images at a later date using file names, captions, keywords, file size, camera, locations, events, people’s names, and much more. With the Editing module, you can enhance your images producing photographs suitable for display. You can crop; straighten; sharpen; correct color casts; reduce noise, remove dust specks; cover distractions; add text; soften wrinkles; and adjust exposure, color saturation, and contrast. You can prepare images for printing, e-mail, and posting on the web plus to create cards, calendars and slide shows. For those with little experience editing, Elements provides “Guided Edits” that take you step-by-step thru the editing process including creating more complex effects such as vignettes. For little money, the Elements provides a great introduction to the editing process. Why not display your images at home and in the office and share memories with friends and family in e-mails and on Facebook and the web?
Look for my Adobe Photoshop Elements 11, Basic Editing Class in August in White Marsh, MD. Class size limited to 6. For the best price for the program, check out www.Amazon.com
by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Jan 20, 2013 | Photo Editing, Photo Workshops
My feelings regarding the update of Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 to Version 11
There is a major revision of the Organizer (look & functions) which for users of earlier versions comes with a bit of a learning curve. More automated categorizing of images. Has major tabs for People, Places, & Events. Under the “People” tab, you can use facial recognition to group images of individuals. Under “Places”, if your camera captures GPS info, the location of your images can be automatically marked on a map. You can manually note locations of images as well. As primarily a nature photographer, I don’t find the changes that useful.
Changes in the appearance of the program and the Editor are more significant.
The screen is visually easier to read with lighter color scheme. Tool options are larger, clearer, and now at the bottom of page.
The raw converter is improved with better results and new sliders. Becoming more similar to Lightroom’s raw converter but still not as effective.
Under Selections, “Refine edge” makes selection of fuzzy-edged items, such as hair, easier and more natural in appearance.
More guided edits & new filters such as sketch filters and a better blur filter to better separate subjects from their background with depth of field.
To keep up with the new versions drives me a bit crazy since they are released so often.
To learn what is new and old, attend my photo workshop on digital editing & Photoshop Elements at Norfolk Botanical Gardens starting 6 Feb. See my website for details. www.ospreyphoto.com/schedule
by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Jan 4, 2013 | Digital Cameras, Lighting, Photo Editing, Photo Workshops
Intro to the Digital Darkroom (7, 8, & 10 Feb 13)
Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Instructor – Irene Hinke-Sacilotto
Limited class size for personalized instruction – maximum 10 students
Dates:
Thu & Fri, 7 AND 8 Feb 2013 (Time: 6:30-9:30 PM)
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 (Time: 1:00–4:00 PM)
Description:
In this class you will learn digital editing skills using Adobe Photoshop Elements 10/11, the basic computer editing program used by most non-pro photographers. It is designed as a refresher course for those who attended the previous photo editing class at NBG this summer and those who have rudimentary knowledge of the program but wish to learn more. Both the Organizer module used to load, tag, rate, & locate images and the Editor will be covered. Included is information on cropping, straightening, reducing noise, and sharpening images plus adjusting contrast, exposure, and color saturation. Tips include how to create and use selections; remove distractions; add text; alter file size for e-mail, web, and print applications; and utilize layers and masks. Instruction is based on Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & 11 Software & PC Computers. Students should be familiar with rudimentary PC and digital camera operation.
Time has been set aside between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon to allow participants the opportunity to practice techniques discussed in class on their own and to bring questions to class. With the small class size, the instructor will be able to customize instruction for individual needs.
For details contact me at ospreyphot@aol.com or 410 679-2873
or Norfolk Botanical Gardens (sponsor) nofolkbotanicalgarden.org/programs-events/calendar 757 441-5830
