I wasn’t blown away by it as it just puts a lot of the obvious tools in one place, but it could be very helpful for less-experienced users. There is now a ‘perfect pet pic’ guided edit. When writing articles for the web we often need to fit a photo into a specific aspect ratio, and it can be time consuming to try and insert something that looks good to fill out additional space. One new feature I’ve found helpful is the ability to extend backgrounds. Additionally, you can warp your photos onto an object like your sunglasses or a mug. For those looking to add a bit of fun to your photos, you can now add animated overlays like snowflakes or sparkles to your images and save them as a short video. The flagship new feature is definitely the ability to stylize photos, which we’ll talk about in detail, but there are lots of other new goodies as well. I’ve been putting it through its paces with some of my images, and so far, I like what I see.
#ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2021 UPDATE#
While the 2022 update to Elements isn’t game-changing, it adds some useful new Guided Edits, Artistic Effects, and a number of useful features. While each year Adobe adds exciting new features to Photoshop CC and Premiere Pro, it seems like even more of them trickle down to their entry-level versions, Photoshop Elements ($100), and Premiere Elements ($100).