Advanced Editing
The tutorials in this section cover some of the most frequently used advanced editing techniques, those particularly useful to novice and intermediate digital camera users. Go beyond the basics and learn to correct, enhance and bring out the very best in your digital photos.
Introduction to High Dynamic Range Photography
Many a debate has been waged among photographers as to the value of overly tone mapped images, which can give a photo a surreal look. Look and see what you think about this sometimes controversial editing process.
Photoshop Elements 7 vs. Photoshop CS4
Is Photoshop CS 4 worth the $500 or so more than it’s little brother, Photoshop Elements 7? Here’s the low-down to help you decide.
Adjusting shadows and highlights in digital photos
When it’s beyond your digital camera’s capacity to capture the full tonal range in a scene, the Shadows/Highlight feature found in many photo editing programs can come to the rescue.
Selective Color Correction image enhancement
Discover the Selective Color Correction tool and how to correct a primary color in a digital photo without changing others.
Unsharp Mask
How to use the Unsharp Mask filter to effectively sharpening images taken with a digital camera.
Resizing images for the web
Learn how to reduce the size of a digital image so it is more suitable for viewing online and sending via email.
Layers: Harnessing their power
Layers allow you to create powerfully enhanced digital photos and sophisticated graphics. This tutorial gives you the basics of understanding and using Layers when editing an image.
Introduction to Layer Masks
If you’ve ever worn a mask, you’ll understand the basic concept of Layer masks: everything is visible except what’s behind the mask. A This technique is used to combine multiple images into a single photo as well as make color, tonal and other corrections.