Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Tutorials To Help Tweak Your Pics

Many people can get really frustrated and disappointed with numerous pictures taken with still cameras because of the poor quality of the shot. Even if you have managed to find the negatives and have them reprinted, if the pictures were poorly taken to begin with, having it reproduced will be useless. But that does not mean to say that these could not be salvaged. Using simple elements of Adobe Photoshop, you would be able to improve the quality of the pictures and keep the memories alive.

Here are some nifty ways to tweak your photos through Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 tutorials...

Cropping

You look fabulous in your high school prom picture, but you'd rather forget that guy standing right next to you. By using the crop tool, you can be able to keep a copy of your high school prom picture sans your ex-sweetheart. After scanning the picture and opening the file in your Adobe Photoshop, drag the cursor while holding down the left button on your mouse to select the area that you want to keep. Then click on Image and select Crop. You will be left with the selected area of the picture that you have highlighted.

Fixing the Angles

If your little one tried to take a picture and it came out slightly tilted, you can realign it so that it comes out straight. Simply select the measuring tool located in your menu toolbar on the left side of your screen. Click on one horizon of the picture that you would like to realign and then dragging it the cursor to the other end. This would fix up any minor misalignments. If it still looks a bit off, click on the canvas option and rotate it on the canvas until you are satisfied with it. The software will automatically expand the canvas to fill in the empty spots.

Color Touch Ups

If the lighting caused the picture you took to come up a tad bit too orange, you can also remedy this by adjusting the colors on the picture. Go to Image then select Adjustments and then Color Balance. It would open up a menu that would allow you to fix up the colors of the picture. Just drag each cursor to the right or to the left. Since Adobe comes with a preview feature, it would allow you to see the changes as you drag the cursors to help you make the picture come as close as how you remember it.

Sharpen

The most common of all pictures taken by film cameras is that sometimes they tend to look a little bit blurred. To bring out the details of the shot, select the sharpen feature in the Filter option on the menu bar. The program will automatically sharpen the details of the picture a little at a time. Continue the entire process until you are satisfied with the details of the entire picture.