A link to an awesome compilation of 12 Beginner Tutorials for Getting Started With Photoshop, put together by Jacob Gube, on Mashable.

September's free EW Couture template download is a set of 10x20 storyboards. You can easily use the different elements to create your own layout.

The tilt-shift effect would be most likely better achieved with a tilt shift lens or even a lensbaby, but using the technique with a normal lens can get you some really fun, great results.

Thank you Brea Bursch Photographer for creating and sharing this great action to expand grouped layers in a PSD file when using PSE!

When you work for yourself you have to spend just about as much time working on your business, as you are spending shooting and processing. Even if you don't want to. Even if you are booked for months ahead of time.

"... PS Elements by itself will not ungroup layers. However, there is a program called Elements +  that will allow you to ungroup them in Elements."

When it is all said and done, it comes down to your target market and demographics - who you're selling to, and what their needs are.