Hi. Can anyone please explain a simple way to give a photograph a vintage effect using Photoshop Elements 6? Where it's still color, but a little muted. Also, when taking portrait photos of newborns against a black or white background (fabric), when editing the digital pictures, how can I easily...

A few weeks ago I did some newborn portraits for a good friend of mine. She loves them, her hubby loves them and I'm processing the ones they want to get them ready for printing. I did a test print at my local Costco because I was trying to decide whether or not to use a skin softening filter very...