Adobe 65045315 Photoshop Elements Manual - Page 167

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 161 Crop an image Cropping, resizing, retouching, and transforming photos Original photo (left), and photo after blurring the background (right). 1 Select the Blur tool . 2 Set options in the options bar: Brushes pop-up menu Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes pop-up menu, and then select a brush thumbnail. Size Sets the size of the brush, in pixels. Drag the Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box. Mode Specifies how the pixels you blur blend into other pixels in the image. Strength Specifies the amount of blur that occurs with each stroke. Sample All Layers Blurs all visible layers. If this is deselected, the tool blurs only the active layer. 3 Drag over the part of the image you want to blur. More Help topics "Blur and Blur More" on page 207 "Gaussian Blur" on page 208 "About blending modes" on page 227 Correct camera distortion The Correct Camera Distortion dialog box enables you to fix common lens distortion problems, like darkened edges caused by lens faults or improper lens shading. For example, in a picture of the sky taken in low light, the corners of the image may be darker than the center. Changing the vignette amount and midtone settings fixes the distortion. You can also use the perspective controls to rotate an image or fix image perspective caused by vertical or horizontal camera tilt. The Correct Camera Distortion filter's image grid allows you to make these adjustments easily and accurately. Last updated 1/2/2012