1 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

• Get started with the Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 interface
• Transfer photos from various sources to the Adobe Photoshop
• Elements application
• Organize photos
• Fix common flaws in photos
• Enhance photos by adding richness to the images using colors, text, and shapes
• Transform photographs
• Create the end product

Prerequisites

This course is for the amateur photographer who wants to do more with his images, but does not need the sophistication of a complete Photoshop application. Students who want to produce attractive pictures and sophisticated graphics for the web and print will also benefit from this course. Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions, such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows, of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and others.

Course Content

Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0

• Explore the Interface
• Obtain Help

Transferring Photos

• Transfer Photos from a Digital Camera li>
• Transfer Photos from a Scanner
• Transfer Photos from Files and Folders
• Transfer Photos from a Mobile Phone

Organizing Photos

• Group Photos into Albums and Stacks
• Organize Photos and Find Photos Using Keyword Tags
• Get Photos from PDF
• Create a Smart Album li>
• Search for Photos

Correcting Photos

• Correct Camera Distortion
• Remove Red Eye
• Adjust the Color in a Photo
• Remove the Background in a Photo

Enhancing Photos

• Change an Object's Color
• Apply Artistic Effects
• Add Text
• Crop Photos into Shapes
• Add Shapes

Transforming Photos

• Create an Old-Fashioned Photo
• Restore a Faded Photo
• Merge Photos