Restoration and retouching with Photoshop Elements 2 - Laurie Fuller

If you’re a photo hobbyist, genealogy enthusiast, or small–business owner with a Web site to maintain, the release of Photoshop Elements 2 has finally put professional digital photo editing capabilities within your grasp. This book shows you, step by step, how to use these easy yet powerful tools to revitalize faded pictures, enhance new images, restore treasured family photos that have suffered damage, produce top–quality prints, and even remove embarrassing physical flaws from your subjects. And once you’ve created your masterpieces, designer and Photoshop instructor Laurie Ulrich tells you how to protect and preserve your precious photos.

• Reverse the effects of time, improper storage methods, weather, and poor photographic technique


• Correct exposure and eliminate red–eye


• Apply dazzling special effects to photos and original artwork with Photoshop Elements’ automatic features


• Understand the Photoshop Elements interface and learn how to find help using the Hints and Recipes features


• Improve color and contrast


• Remove objects from a photo and rearrange elements for more a pleasing composition


• Reconstruct torn images and erase the effects of dust and water damage


• Fix "bad hair days,"change body shapes, and apply digital cosmetics


• Master the Effects, Filters, and Palettes unique to Photoshop Elements 2