Photoshop Elements 7 for the Digital Photographer
In
this Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 class, you'll learn the secrets to
successfully editing photos and bringing out the best in your images! An
award-winning package designed for photo enthusiasts, Adobe's Photoshop
Elements 7 provides the tools for making both quick fixes and detailed
improvements. Perfect for those with no image-editing experience, this
course will take you from novice to accomplished user. Upgrade students are
welcome as well!
You'll experience editing images on your computer, correcting flaws,
enhancing the final product, creating simple art projects, preparing images
for e-mail and the Web, and more. You'll achieve high-quality results with
your images without having to learn complex professional techniques. And
you'll see how Photoshop Elements 7 gives you room to grow while making it
easy to achieve amazing results even in the early stages of your learning.
So get ready to unlock the mysteries of Photoshop Elements 7. The hands-on,
easy-to-follow exercises in this course will leave you with a great feeling
of accomplishment!
To enroll in this course, click the Enroll Now button below:
Requirements:
Photoshop Elements 7.0 for Windows (please be sure to install this
software on your computer before the course begins); Microsoft Windows Vista
or XP; Internet access; e-mail; and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or
Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
Note: Adobe does not
currently offer a Mac version of PSE 7.0—this class is designed for Windows
users.
Syllabus:
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end.
Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course.
You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must
complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each
month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to
space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
| Photoshop Elements is an excellent package for
photographers to enhance and edit digital images. In our first
lesson, we'll discuss online training, go over how to download the
images you'll use in this course, and start with the very basics of
Photoshop Elements. We'll take things one step at a time so that
even if you're a new user, you'll have no trouble getting
comfortable editing and enhancing your digital photos. We'll also
talk about what's new in Elements 7. |
| Friday - Lesson 02 |
| Today we'll discuss the many file formats digital
images can take and how you can use them to your best advantage with
Photoshop. You'll learn how to save updated originals and copies of
your images, and how to use Quick Edit to produce fast results.
You'll see how to crop and rotate images to get just the look you're
after, and you'll practice using the Straighten tool for one-step
corrections. |
| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
| Digital images come in all sizes! In this lesson,
we'll discuss image resolution, pixels, and recommendations for
resizing pictures with excellent results. Whether you want to create
flawless prints or send your photos quickly by e-mail, you'll learn
how to optimize your images for the best results. You'll see how the
Crop tool, Options bars, and a 3:2 ratio can change the look of your
pictures. |
| Friday - Lesson 04 |
| Photoshop Elements gives you lots of options for
printing your documents, and you'll learn about all of them in this
lesson. You'll find out how to add temporary colorful borders and
how to print images to just the size you want. You'll also practice
saving photos for use on the Web using Photoshop Elements' Save for
Web feature, and you'll have a chance to try out the new
Photoshop.com Web site for Adobe users. In addition, we'll look at
the Organizer and see how to print multiple photos on a page. |
| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
| Most of the time, photographers have plenty of
images to work with, but in some instances you'll want to create a
new file as a foundation for your images. You'll learn how to do
that in this lesson. From there, you'll add color and then move a
photo onto your background. You'll discover how to use the Layers
feature in the process. |
| Friday - Lesson 06 |
| Have you ever wondered how professional
photographers can make the colors in some images look out of this
world? Today you'll find out how they do it! You'll work with color
adjustments in your images, including hue and saturation. You'll
also create black-and-white images from color images using Elements'
Black and White Conversion feature, and you'll pick individual
colors to replace with others. Color Variations is a wonderful
visual tool included in Photoshop Elements. You'll learn how to make
quick changes with it! |
| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
| Light is the essence of photography, but it's not
always cooperative. In this lesson, we'll discuss ways to enhance
and even create better lighting after you've taken an image. You'll
see how to use Brightness and Contrast to improve your images, and
we'll cover techniques for lightening shadows. You'll also have a
chance to work with the histogram, Levels, and Color Curves—all
excellent tools for correcting lighting and color tones. Through all
this, you'll see how Elements keeps track of your changes and lets
you go back through them if you want to undo something. |
| Friday - Lesson 08 |
| Adobe includes Organizer, a powerful organization
package, with its industry-standard editor, Photoshop Elements.
Today we'll take a look at how Organizer works to keep track of your
images. We'll also cover strategies for using both folders and
Organizer, as well as connecting with Photoshop.com online. You'll
see how to sort your pictures, add tags, and collect them for use in
projects like scrapbook pages and greeting cards. |
| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
| Creative projects often pair photos with text.
Photoshop Elements gives you plenty of text tools, and in this
lesson, you'll explore those and add text to your images. You'll see
how Photoshop Elements uses layers with text, and you'll get tips on
how to master the Layers palette. You'll also begin your study of
the powerful selection tools, including the color-based Magic Wand
tool and the flexible Lasso tool. With these, you'll discover the
power of Feathering selections and copying selections within an
image. |
| Friday - Lesson 10 |
| As you continue your study of selection tools
today, you'll learn how to create a silhouette image using the Quick
Selection tool. You'll also practice using any of the selection
tools in a reverse mode for tricky selections. We'll see how the
Marquee tools let you select perfect squares and circles for use in
framing and highlighting your images. You'll also work more with
Feathering and see the difference it makes, especially when you want
to create a soft, blended background in your image. Finally, we'll
go over how to add colors with the Gradient tool. |
| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
| In this final lesson on the selection tools,
you'll work with the Selection Brush tool, discovering how you can
do detailed and exacting work. You'll also learn some advanced
techniques for using the selection tools together. We'll work
extensively with the Add to selection option, and we'll preview our
work with Mask Mode. You'll have a chance to experiment with some of
Photoshop Elements' filters and color options, as well as the
settings in the Magnetic Lasso tool. As a final addition to your
knowledge in this area, you'll have a chance to explore and work
with each item on the Select menu. |
| Friday - Lesson 12 |
| We'll finish the course today by discussing the
Retouching and Correcting tools, and you'll perfect your skills with
the Red Eye tool, the Clone Stamp tool, and both the powerful
Healing Brushes. You'll learn when to use each tool for the best
results. The power of Photoshop Elements will come to life as you
use these tools in your final assignments. |
To enroll in this course, click the Enroll Now button below:
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