Understand Photography

Here is a question that came in today: “I would love to get an educated opinion on software available for processing my pics. I currently use Picasa…..mostly because its free and easy. I am very computer literate, but don’t need ...

by Peggy Farren This is a basic lesson on using Layers in Photoshop or Elements. Layers are an easy way to save your work a bit at a time. The simplest way to understand layers is to start using them. ...

The brush feature in Photoshop Elements can do so much more than mimic a paint brush. Many photographers and digital artists use the custom brush functionality to easily add their own signature or watermark to the images they create. To ...

The procedure to load Actions is the same in Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements. First download your new Actions and save them somewhere easy to find (on your Desktop?). Now open Photoshop or Elements. From the top menu, click on ...

SIZE MATTERS. Last week I wrote about JPEG quality levels. The look of your prints or on screen images is also determined by the number of pixels your image contains. More pixels means more detail but also larger file size. ...

“Photomerge” within Photoshop and Photoshop Elements is just incredible. Last night, I witnessed this unbelievable cloud! I had my camera with me, but no tripod and there was no way I could capture the entire cloud with one picture. So….. ...