Project2.Quick Fixes: Get Your Photos Ready for Projects

Project 2. Quick Fixes: Get Your Photos Ready for Projects

Learn easy ways to fix such problems as red-eye, incorrect colors, crooked images, and more.

Tools: Photoshop Elements

Materials: Your photo

In this first project, you will learn to use some of Photoshop Elements' features to fix common image problems such as red-eye, color casts, and backlighting. Open an image that you'd like to work on and use the techniques that are best suited to your image. Note: Most of the issues mentioned can be dealt with in Quick Fix mode; however, it is a good idea to become familiar with the Standard Edit mode so you can solve more in-depth problems, such as getting rid of blemishes.

Before you start to edit your image, take a look at the following checklist to help ensure a smooth project workflow:

Save a copy of the original image. It's always smart to keep the original version of your photo as a backup in case you need it for any reason. The easiest way to remember to do this is, once you edit your image, just save it with a new name. That way, you can always go back.

Work in RGB mode. In Photoshop Elements, you can work in RGB, Bitmap, Grayscale, or Index color mode. Very rarely will you work in any mode other than RGB. To see what mode your image is in, or to change the mode, choose Image > Mode.