2/13/2012

A Complete Review Of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9

By Willy D Wear


If you have a need for image editing software, you might want to try Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, a smaller version of Photoshop. Even though this program is far less expensive than Photoshop, it does have quite a few features. The primary difference is that this program is geared toward the average user, and can do great things with images. As you will soon see, Photoshop Elements is an exceptional program that has faults and many positive aspects.

Very often, you'll take photos and find out that there are many unwanted elements in them. For example, after taking a picture of a friend, you may notice that people passing by got into the photo. At other times, traffic, an unattractive building or perhaps something else you didn't notice gets in the way. Having unwanted people or objects in a photo can distract the eye from what you intended to capture. With Elements, you can easily remove such distractions so your photo only has what you want in it. The Spot Healing Brush allows you to quickly make such changes, as you can simply erase anything you don't want. You therefore have complete control over what's visible in your pictures.

You may be wondering if you should get Elements or the full version of Photoshop. While this is a personal choice, the fact is that the vast majority of people will find that Elements can do everything they need to do with their photos. If you do buy the full version, it will cost you several hundred dollars more, and you'll find that it's much more complicated to learn. It will also use up more of your computer's resources to run. For the most part, the full version of Photoshop is appropriate for professional photographers or graphic designers. If you need advanced features such as Advanced Color Management, Advanced Layer Style Manipulation or Lens Blur Filter, then you should get the full version. For most users, however, Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 will be perfectly sufficient.

Although it is much simpler than Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 is complicated to some degree which many people find out after starting the program. This program is not without a learning curve regardless of your experience. A user manual that you can read, by the way, is not included with Elements. Although instructions are provided, and you will be able to learn how to use this software, the lack of a user manual that you can hold and read is quite problematic. You will have to purchase the Adobe Photoshop Elements user manual at an additional cost, something that you might want to consider doing. There will be less frustration involved if you get the user manual, so it is something you should seriously consider.

To help you make a decision in regard to purchasing Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, this article should help you in some way. If you'd like to edit your photos, you will definitely enjoy using Elements and its image altering capabilities. Learning all of the features on this program will definitely take some time to understand. Even though this software works on most operating systems, it does have a few glitches that you should consider.




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