Photoshop CS2 vs. Photoshop Elements

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Stephen Henning wrote:
> b.ingraham.TakeThisOut@shaw.ca wrote:
>
> > I am slowly becoming comfortable with basic operations in Photoshop
> > CS2. Can someone please tell me what features Photoshop Elements has
> > that aren't in Photoshop CS2?
>
> Photoshop Elements has several editing commands that are missing from
> Photoshop CS2. They are under the Enhance Tab. They include:
>
> Remove Color Cast, Remove Fringing, Adjust Highlights, Adjust Shadows.
> The feature I go to Photoshop Elements the most for is Adjust Highlights
> and Adjust Shadows.
>
> One thing that iPhoto has that none of the Photoshops have is adjust
> Color Temperature. It is great for correcting color temperature of
> photographs. The normal 3 color sliders and the adjust hue and
> saturation make it very awkward to correct for simple color temperature
> errors. Another nice feature of Photoshop Elements is the ability to
> make color variations in a multiple choice menu.
>
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There are several ways in Photoshop to deal with color casts.
ACR from a RAW file
Photo Filters if it is a simple color balance problem
Color Balance, Curves and Levels are all very powerful in this regard.
I very seldom use the hue/saturation sliders, you are right they are
awkward for this type of adjustment.
Adjust hightlights and shadows can again be done in ACR from a RAW
file, or with curves or levels. As been said a lot of what you are
mentioning are short cut buttons.

Tom
 >> Stay informed about: Photoshop CS2 vs. Photoshop Elements 

b.ingraham DeleteThis @shaw.ca wrote:

> I am slowly becoming comfortable with basic operations in Photoshop
> CS2. Can someone please tell me what features Photoshop Elements has
> that aren't in Photoshop CS2?

Photoshop Elements has several editing commands that are missing from
Photoshop CS2. They are under the Enhance Tab. They include:

Remove Color Cast, Remove Fringing, Adjust Highlights, Adjust Shadows.
The feature I go to Photoshop Elements the most for is Adjust Highlights
and Adjust Shadows.

One thing that iPhoto has that none of the Photoshops have is adjust
Color Temperature. It is great for correcting color temperature of
photographs. The normal 3 color sliders and the adjust hue and
saturation make it very awkward to correct for simple color temperature
errors. Another nice feature of Photoshop Elements is the ability to
make color variations in a multiple choice menu.

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 >> Stay informed about: Photoshop CS2 vs. Photoshop Elements 

<b.ingraham.TakeThisOut@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>I am slowly becoming comfortable with basic operations in Photoshop
> CS2. Can someone please tell me what features Photoshop Elements has
> that aren't in Photoshop CS2?
>
> Bob
>

Hi.

Elements has a "How to" section in addition to its "Help Files" There is
much more in Ps than in Elements.

Hardly surprising considering the price difference.

Roy G
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"tomm42" <tmonego DeleteThis @wildblue.net> wrote:

> There are several ways in Photoshop to deal with color casts.
> ACR from a RAW file
> Photo Filters if it is a simple color balance problem
> Color Balance, Curves and Levels are all very powerful in this regard.
> I very seldom use the hue/saturation sliders, you are right they are
> awkward for this type of adjustment.
> Adjust hightlights and shadows can again be done in ACR from a RAW
> file, or with curves or levels. As been said a lot of what you are
> mentioning are short cut buttons.

In Photoshop Elements, an overall hue or color cast is very easy to
remove. You just click on a white area, gray area, or black area and it
is instantly gone. You can play around by clicking on different areas
to see which gives the best result. But it is very painless as are most
things in Photoshop Elements.

One of the big differences in the two programs is that Photoshop
Elements is very productive out of the box while with Photoshop there is
quite a steep learning curve. Very few people feel they ever reach the
top of the curve; they usually find a plateau. Much of the productivity
comes from the plugins which usually work in Photoshop Elements also.

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