Chapter 10: Best Practices
Nothing ever goes entirely to plan when shooting pictures, which is why we use Photoshop Elements to help fine-tune things such as composition, color, and image clarity. But even then, things can still go wrong with the software.
Adobe does a great job of updating the security and stability of Photoshop Elements, but since almost everything in this industry is updated or replaced every few months, it's not surprising that problems can arise from time to time.
In this section, you will find the solutions to some of the most common imaging problems, including the following:
- Finding lost/disconnected files
- Using the Find menu
- Missing keywords
- Adjusting metadata dates for different time zones
- Reinstating the catalog
- Resampling – adding or subtracting pixels
- Gross under- and over exposure (dealing with excess digital noise)
- Techniques for fixing blurred images
- People and face-swapping (using Photomerge...
