Description
Photo enhancement, manipulation + AI-powered techniques in Adobe Photoshop
For digital scrapbooking, memory keeping, photo storytelling, and digital collage art.
Your photos are the heart of your pages, so make them shine 🙂
In this class, you’ll learn all my favorite photo techniques in a simple, repeatable photo workflow.
If you’ve ever thought:
“My photo is good… but it’s not popping.”
“The colors are dull or off, and I don’t know how to fix it.”
“My photos are not fitting together quite how I would like them to.”
“I want an easier, simpler way to create image extractions.”
You’re in the right place. 💛
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this class, you’ll be able to:
- Improve photos quickly using contrast + color tools
- Remove color casts and boost vibrance without over-editing
- Use black and white intentionally for balance, focus, and storytelling
- Remove distractions, replace objects, and extend images using Adobe AI tools
- Improve the contrast, color, and quality of your images
- Create simpler, cleaner extractions that elevate page design
- Use photo extractions in multiple ways with frames and blended masks
- Combine techniques into a repeatable photo process you can use again and again
This Class Is For You If…
✅ You’re a digital scrapbooker, memory keeper, photo storyteller, or collage enthusiast
✅ You use Photoshop (and want to know all my seasoned digital scrapbooking secrets!)
✅ You want photo edits that make visually creative pages
✅ You love the artsy style, clever layered design, digital collage, or photo artistry
✅ You want to feel confident making “almost great” photos into fabulous storytelling images.
No perfection required. This is about practice, play, and progress with practice.
What’s Included
- 9 Downloadable Edited replays videos
- Supporting Class handouts: Written Course Content
- Technique-focused modules (so you can jump straight to what you need)
- A full example process showing everything coming together in one layout
Module Breakdown
Module 1: Contrast: Learn why contrast is the biggest improvement you can make in your digital scrapbook and photo storytelling process
Module 2: Color Correction: 4 different techniques for removing color cast to improve color correction and saturation.
Module 3: Black & White: How and why use desaturated photos in your memory-keeping?
Module 4: Remove + Replace + Expand (Adobe AI): Simplify and improve your photos and layout designs with AI technology.
Module 5: Photo Quality: 3 ways to improve low-quality or old photos.
Module 6: Easier Extractions: My go-to workflow for one-click extractions using AI plus a couple of bonus tweaks.
Module 7: Example Photo Process Blueprint: Watch a full photo workflow from start to finish:
- Create the layout foundation
- Improve the photo (contrast/color + cleanup)
- Create an extraction and learn how to use one or more in your pages
- Learn how to use different types of extractions with frames and blendable clipping masks.
- Build an out-of-bounds effect
- Bonus techniques for dimension and blending
What You’ll Walk Away With
A photo-editing approach that’s:
- Simple enough to use often
- Flexible enough to fit your style
- Powerful enough to noticeably elevate your pages
- Story-first so your edits support your memory keeping (not distract from it)
FAQ
Do I need Adobe Photoshop?
This class is demonstrated and documented using Adobe Photoshop, and the techniques shown are Photoshop-specific. While many of the concepts and approaches do translate to Photoshop Elements, some tools or features may not be available in every version.
That said, PSE enthusiasts will be interested in the technique application to memory-keeping pages—especially the varied approaches for placing extractions and using them with frames and blendable clipping masks in your pages. If you’re a seasoned scrapbooker using a newer version of Photoshop Elements, you’ll likely be able to follow along and adapt the techniques with confidence.
markef (verified owner) –
Hi I thought the class was fantastic I did the replay modules as the time difference is difficult. I originally started by thinking I will listen to a couple then do another couple next day. Well laid plans didn’t work, I was hooked ended up by passing everything else that day. I learnt so much, even things I knew but had forgotten. I have been playing with some not so great pics lately and referring back to the class has really helped thank you I am so happy I took the class, thank you once again Bubby (Marg)
Anna Aspnes –
Hi Bubby, I’m so happy this class got you hooked from the get-go. That is always my intention to provide engaging lessons to help you tell your stories. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and taking precious time to leave this review!
tlsnedeker (verified owner) –
I loved the class. The information was easy to follow and really enhanced my photos. She gives a checklist for editing which was a great help as I was completing my pages. I’m late to the extractions fun but not only did I learn how to extract she shows us how to use them creatively in our pages!
Anna Aspnes –
Photoshop and Elements now makes it easier than ever to create what used to be a complex page. Digital has never been better 🙂 Thank you for the fabulous feedback on the checklist. I will be sure to include those in future classes not that I know they are a big hit. Appreciate your time and generous words about this class. Thank you!
Terry Billman (verified owner) –
If you want to up your game with photos that pop and utilizing AI for cleaning up photos and extractions, this is the class for you! I took this class specifically to learn about using AI with your scrapbooking. Anna did not disappoint. I am now obsessed with extractions–so easy!
Anna Aspnes –
Always glad to meet and exceed your expectations in my classes, Terry. I very much appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts about this class. Thank you so much!
Kim (verified owner) –
This class has a lot to offer, even if you think you know how to edit your photos. Anna’s explanations & real demos of creating a scrapbook page address the addition of Adobe AI techniques available in both PS & PSE which are influencing how we create. The included checklist has already been a great help to me when creating as it reminds me of the tools I could use & helps with my work flow. As a PS Elements user I found this class very easy to follow & there are lots of PSE tips.
Anna Aspnes –
Yes for sure on the AI. It’s exciting to think what might be coming down the pipeline for us memory-keepers. It’s always good to hear from my Photoshop Elements people that they were able to follow along without issue when the classes are only available in Photoshop. I will continue to assess what makes sense for each class in terms of demonstrations in the different scrapbooking programs. Thank you for the feedback on the checklist. I think they are helpful when you are in the thick of creating a digital scrapbooking page. Appreciate you.
Raymond Easley (verified owner) –
Anna’s class “Digital Photo Editing Techniques” highlights the various ways to make photos stand out or be the focus of attention. She has a way of making difficult tasks more simple. That is why I’m recommending this class to anyone who likes to make photos more clear, sharp, or focused and to those who use it to highlight their scrapbooking pages. I especially like how she breaks down the replay into small fragments, making it possible to better understand those parts you want to review.
Anna Aspnes –
I do my best Ray 🙂 Just sharing the joy of digital memory-keeping keeping one layout a time and hopefully making it a little less overwhelming Thank you for the kind words and support of my classes. It means much. The shorter modules ARE much easier to revisit and coordinate with the written course outline.
Beverly Cazzell (verified owner) –
Watching Anna demonstrate the multiple ways to enhance our photos was so enlightening. Using the techniques the way she does, has definitely improved the way my photos and finished pages look. I’ve found that printing can often yield too dark of photo pages that aren’t pleasing to enjoy. These techniques will be at the top of my game plan. The nicest part of the replay videos is how Anna takes extra time to break the sessions into smaller portions, making concentration much easier, and staying focused on one specific technique/topic. The AI tools now in Photoshop are a real advancement in how we can easily extract subjects and quickly use them to give added interest to our pages. This class is a must for scrappers and digital art creators who are interested in having the best possible layouts upon completion that will be “print ready”. Thank you very much Anna! Loved the class!
Anna Aspnes –
Thanks so much Beverly for the glowing review 🙂 So glad the class was helpful.
Michelle James (verified owner) –
Thank you Anna for another fabulous class! As always, I enjoy watching you create the magic on your pages – very inspiring! I was particularly interested in the AI component of your class and enjoyed watching that part multiple times while I tried it out for myself. I haven’t been successful in the past in using the AI so that was so great! I love the way you provide the replay, in sections. It makes it so much easier to find the part of the class you want to go over. Definitely a “must do” class to up the ante on your pages!!
Anna Aspnes –
Hi Michelle, glad you enjoyed the class. It’s always good to know I can still bring something new to the table, even for my most advanced used. Glad you found the AI helpful – It can be controversial but I have certainly found it to be helpful when used in a balanced way on my own pages.