Elements 11 gives you not one but three new filters that you won’t find in Photoshop. Other new guided edits include Hi-Key and Low-Key effects and worthy of a mention is the new Actions panel which makes loading and playing (still no recording) actions a whole lot easier.
The whole effect can be created in just two clicks and on the right photo, it’s very convincing. My favourite new guided effect has to be Tilt-Shift. New step by step effects include creating the “perfect portrait”, adding vignettes around photos and creating a reflection below a photo.Īs with all the guided techniques these are not new tools but they’re designed to remove the skills barrier required to achieve the effect and to that end they’re very successful. The biggest number of changes in the editor can be found in the guided section. On the plus side the noise reduction options in Adobe Camera RAW have been brought up to spec with the same options as Photoshop and Lightroom. It would have been great to get some form of local adjustments in RAW but maybe that’s asking too much. There’s no change on that score but Elements 11 does get the update to Adobe Camera RAW 7.1 which has all the latest and greatest adjustments like the wonderfully enhanced Clarity slider… have I ever told you that I love a bit of Clarity? As of now making complex selections of things like hair in Elements is as easy as using a paint brush.Įlements has had a slimmed down version of Adobe Camera RAW for some time but sadly it’s never had the advanced tools of Lightroom and Photoshop like the brilliant Adjustment Brush.
If you’ve never experienced Refine Edge before then you’re in for a treat. Moving into the photo editing section of Elements the star of the show in my book is the new Refine Edge feature which is shamelessly lifted lock, stock and barrel from Photoshop CS5. Well, there are lots of new features in Organiser but the good news for me is that it remains totally optional and that’s the best thing I can say about it. These may be superficial changes but they all add up to make Elements 11 feel very different to Elements 10. The default editing setting is now “Quick” rather then “Expert” (formally known as Full), the options bar has moved from the top to the bottom and many of your favourite features aren’t where you left them. The first thing you’ll notice is the new light grey interface but look a little closer and you’ll notice a raft of other changes both big and small. From the moment you start Elements 11 it’s obvious things have really changed this time. Traditionally Elements is updated every 12 months and in the past it’s fair to say some of those updates have been rather meagre… but not this one.
It’s 90% cheaper then Photoshop, its bigger brother, and yet it still does 90% of everything I need Photoshop to do. I’ve always had a soft spot for Photoshop Elements.
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