<\/a><\/p>\nNotable features include three editing modes:\u00a0 <\/span>quick, guided, and full.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Quick mode let you access a few features to tweak lighting, sharpness, and colour, amongst others for those quick fixes.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Guided mode provides you with step-by-step How to\u2019s on common editing choices and shows even the beginners the robust functionality of <\/span>the Elements program.\u00a0 <\/span>In fact, its almost like having a private tutour to show you how to work through the program, saving you the trouble <\/span>and aggravation of looking for third-party tutourials or the dreaded instructional books.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Full mode opens up twenty-two different tools and the opportunity to work with multiple layers, for those more seasoned editors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFeatures to Write Home About\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\nElements\u2019 \u201cPhotomerge\u201d feature lets you pick the best of all worlds when trying to edit a group photo.\u00a0 <\/span>If someone wasn\u2019t smiling or their eyes were closed, simply choose the best side of each person (providing you have several photos of the group) and merge the photos to create the perfect group shot, ensuring that everyone is happy with the next pic they\u2019re tagged in.\u00a0 <\/span>And, as mentioned before, definitely use Elements\u2019 \u201cGuided Help\u201d if you need to beef up on your editing skills.<\/em><\/p>\nIf you need more help outside of the built-in assistance that Elements has to offer, you can find your pick of online tutourials and printed books \u2013 but play around with the \u201cGuided\u201d editing and you\u2019ll find that you may not need them.\u00a0 <\/span>Because of Adobe\u2019s popularity, you can find a lot of forums and third-party help.<\/p>\nThe Bottom Line:<\/strong><\/p>\nA great program for anyone who wants an (almost) full-fledged photo-editing suite without paying the price for Adobe\u2019s Photoshop program.\u00a0 <\/span>At an MSRP of $99.99 (USD) and many outlets offering a lower price, Elements is the way to go if you\u2019re looking for hassle-free photo editing without sacrificing functionality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFinal Mentions:<\/strong><\/p>\nElements works incredibly with the Adobe Premiere bundle if you\u2019re also interested in video editing.<\/p>\n
Look for our upcoming reviews of the Top Ten Photo Editing Applications (including freeware) and an upcoming series of articles on web design software.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elements is a great choice for those web designers who want great functionality at a fraction of the Photoshop\u2019s price. If you\u2019re looking for a piece of photo editing software that doesn\u2019t sacrifice features for simplicity, look no further than creative software giants Adobe\u2019s Photoshop Elements program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,8],"tags":[39,38,37,187],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2250,"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/2250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.killersites.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}