Week 6: Digital Photography and Adobe Elements Joel Kinison “ It can be a trap of the photographer to think that his or her best pictures were the ones that were hardest to get. – Timothy Allen - On editing photos Check out more of Hákon’s work at PhotoQuotes.com and www.Imageree.com .

Modifying Digital Images Digital Darkroom – enhancing images for print Contrast, brightness, sharpness & color balance Cropping, cloning & compositing Filters for creative effects Touch ups and coloring

Digital Darkroom – enhancing images for print

Contrast, brightness, sharpness & color balance

Cropping, cloning & compositing

Filters for creative effects

Touch ups and coloring

Cropping & Scaling Fix Scratches w/Cloning Add Contrast Expand Tonal Range Improve Sharpness

Photo Editing Software Commercial Standards Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photo Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Ulead PhotoImpact

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photo Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Ulead PhotoImpact

Top Ten Reviews Video http://photo-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/photo-editing-software-c78-video-1.html

Online Photo Editing Software Fauxto is a Flash-based Photoshop look-alike. It is the only layer-based online tool that we know of, and is by far the best of the bunch. But if all you are looking for is photo editing, and you aren’t familiar with Photoshop, Fauxto will frustrate you with its complexity. And if you are already familiar with Photoshop, chances are you have a copy already. Fauxto is lovely to look at and it is a really nice example of Flash in action, but I’m not sure who their target market is. Picnik is the new kid on the block, and they’re the best so far. It is also Flash based, it is the fastest of the bunch and the user interface is the most intuitive. Once you are done editing, you can transfer your photos directly to Flickr. Picnik has replaced Ajax-based PXN8 as our favorite online photo editing tool. Picture2life is an Ajax based photo editor. It’s focused on grabbing and editing images that are already online. The tool selection is average, and the user interface is poor. There are some bugs on the site. Photos can be transferred to Flickr, 23 and Imageshack after editing.

Fauxto is a Flash-based Photoshop look-alike. It is the only layer-based online tool that we know of, and is by far the best of the bunch. But if all you are looking for is photo editing, and you aren’t familiar with Photoshop, Fauxto will frustrate you with its complexity. And if you are already familiar with Photoshop, chances are you have a copy already. Fauxto is lovely to look at and it is a really nice example of Flash in action, but I’m not sure who their target market is.

Picnik is the new kid on the block, and they’re the best so far. It is also Flash based, it is the fastest of the bunch and the user interface is the most intuitive. Once you are done editing, you can transfer your photos directly to Flickr. Picnik has replaced Ajax-based PXN8 as our favorite online photo editing tool.

Picture2life is an Ajax based photo editor. It’s focused on grabbing and editing images that are already online. The tool selection is average, and the user interface is poor. There are some bugs on the site. Photos can be transferred to Flickr, 23 and Imageshack after editing.

Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS4 Comparison PS Elements and PS CS4 Comparison

PS Elements and PS CS4 Comparison

Compare Photoshop CS4 Editions

Adobe Lightroom It is not a file browser like Adobe Bridge, but rather an image management application database which helps in viewing, editing, and managing digital photos Ver. 2 $299 $99 Academic

It is not a file browser like Adobe Bridge, but rather an image management application database which helps in viewing, editing, and managing digital photos

Adobe Photoshop Elements Easy to organize, edit, create and share photos with others Editing power of Photoshop software Option to sign-up for one year of membership on Photoshop.com (membership provides 20GB of storage - enough for 15,000 photos) New Scene Cleaner: (brush away unwanted subjects, such as tourists in a vacation shot). $99 0r $149

Easy to organize, edit, create and share photos with others

Editing power of Photoshop software

Option to sign-up for one year of membership on Photoshop.com (membership provides 20GB of storage - enough for 15,000 photos)

New Scene Cleaner: (brush away unwanted subjects, such as tourists in a vacation shot).

$99 0r $149

Purchasing Commercial $649 Upgrade from $199 Educational Price $298.95 Retail Price: $999.00 Educational Savings: 70% http://www.educational-software.com Photoshop Elements 6.0 $64

The 8 Basic Steps of Image Editing Step 1: Rotate Step 2: Crop Step 3: Fix Scratches & Dust using the Clone Tool Step 4: Expand the Tonal Range using Levels Step 5: Add Contrast using Curves Step 6: Adjust Color using Levels Step 7: Improve Sharpness using Unsharp Mask Step 8: Compare

Step 1: Rotate

Step 2: Crop

Step 3: Fix Scratches & Dust using the Clone Tool

Step 4: Expand the Tonal Range using Levels

Step 5: Add Contrast using Curves

Step 6: Adjust Color using Levels

Step 7: Improve Sharpness using Unsharp Mask

Step 8: Compare