WebQuest Class

Several teachers explored the use of WebQuests in the class. We held a videoconference with the Library of Congress and learned the many features we could find there. We also discovered WebQuests that were already created and modified them. Do you use WebQuests in your class? Do you have any management tips, or sites that provide interesting resources? Click on 'comments' and let us know.

Here's a varation on the blur, thanks to Dennis T.

Select head and shoulders with a circular selection, feathered 25 pixels or so, invert.
Gausian blur 1 px
Desaturate color a little while selection is still in effect.
Deselect.
Add noise to taste.

Photoshop Elements Tip #1

How to focus on your subject

Create focus on your subject by adding a soft blur to the background.

You can right-click on the photo that is completely in focus and save it to your computer to practice.

1. Open image
2. Use Selection Brush Tool
3. In the toolbar, change from Selection to Mask
4. "Paint" the subject of the photo with the mask
5. Change back to Selection in the toolbar
6. You will see "marching ants" around the image
7. Choose the Select menu and then choose Inverse
8. Choose Layer menu - New - Layer via copy
9. Select the background layer in the Layers palette
10. Choose Filter menu - Blur - Gaussian Blur
11. Set a Radius of 2 and click OK