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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements

You're reading from   Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements Bring out the best in your images using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835469385
Length 544 pages
Edition 6th Edition
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Robin Nichols Robin Nichols
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Color keys
2. Chapter 1: Photoshop Elements Features Overview FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch 4. Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing 5. Chapter 4: Getting Started with Simple Solutions 6. Chapter 5: Easy Creative Projects 7. Chapter 6: Advanced Techniques: Transformations, Layers, Masking, and Blend Modes 8. Chapter 7: Advanced Techniques: Retouching, Selections, and Text 9. Chapter 8: Additional Tools and Features 10. Chapter 9: Advanced Drawing, Painting and Illustration Techniques 11. Chapter 10: Exporting Work, Sharpening, and Plug-ins 12. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Additional Techniques 13. Chapter 12: Feature Appendix 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

My photo needs cutting (cropping)

Photographers use the Crop Tool to remove bits of the picture that they don't like. It's easy to do but don't forget, a downside of cropping is that you lose pixels, therefore receive a lower resolution. This might negatively impact how large the photo can be printed and still appear sharp. If you've never cropped a photo, here's a good place to start:

  • Guided > Basics > Crop Photo. This mode provides step-by step directions on how it works. Otherwise I'd recommend going directly to the Crop Tool located on the Tool Bar.
  • Quick/Advanced > Tool Bar > Crop Tool (C). Same as above but manual operation.

TIP: To avoid losing pixels when you crop, set the tool to Use Photo Ratio - this not only crops the image but Resamples it as well, produced a same sized file albeit one that's cropped.

Once the Crop Tool is selected, a crop marquee (grid) appears...

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