First Photoshop Lesson

Yearbook

Web

Newspaper

Photoshop Notes

Save As

Rename your image

Make sure the image is saved as a .jpg at the highest (maximum) image quality.

Save

You do not have to rename the image at this point. Save often and regularly.

Nestle

Tools are stacked on each other - to access those tools you have to left click and hold.

USE COMMAND KEYS!!!!

Command+ = zoom in

Command- = zoom out

Cmd o = open

Cmd c = copy

Cmd v = paste

Cmd z = undo

Cmd, shift, z = step backward
Cmd s = save
Cmd p = print
Cmd l = levels

To turn an image go to
>Image>Image Rotation
CW and CCW
CW = Clockwise
CCW = counter-clockwise
180 = 1/2 rotation

Adjustments Levels
>Image>Adjustments>Levels
Channel Blue
Channel Green
Channel Red
Moved just the black and white hersheys kiss

Adjusting Contrast
Channel RGB - moved just the brown hershey kiss (just a little lighter)

Cropping
Select the cropping tool and then click and drag the area you want to crop. Before you crop, you must enter the resolution you want your image to be saved to.

Resolution Guidelines:
Yearbook = 300
Newspaper = 150
Web = 72

Grayscale
Image>Mode>Grayscale

Photoshop Introduction

4. Crop Tool - A tool used to cut off parts of your photo.
5. Lasso Tool - A tool used to select parts of the photo. It is used by drawing a shape on the photo.
6. Text Tool - A tool that allows you to add text to the image.
7. What buttons do you push to "Undo" a mistake you made?
Command/Control+Z to undo the last action you made.
8. What can you open "undo" more then one mistake? How do you open it?
By going to Window --> History menu then choosing the action you wish to go back to.
9. How do you rotate an image?
Go to the image menu and select Image Rotation
10. If you don't like the initial cropping box you drew, how can you change it before you make your crop?

11.Under the heading "Resizing while Cropping" when you enter dimensions as you crop, what are you telling Photoshop to do as you crop your image?

Best Portrait

Fixed Portrait Shoot

ISO 100

1. Aperture 5.6; Shutter Speed1/5

ISO 400

Aperture 5.6; Shutter Speed 1/5

ISO 800

Aperture 5.6; Shutter Speed 1/5

ISO 1600

Aperture 8.0; Shutter Speed 1/50

ISO 3200

Aperture 5.6; Shutter Speed 1/30

1. 400 and 800

2. 3200 was the second/third best photo of mine.

3. Yes

2.Good photos can be taken with any ISO but requires constant adjustment.

Semester Final Exam

Part 2

Obama guns down Romney in Romney's attempt gun him down. Government officials were confused and did not know which side to take.

 A helicopter rescues Batta the Rhino who was ready to battle poachers. He was later returned and defeated said poachers earning him the name Batta the Beast.

Criss Angel performs a trick to ride a horse through flames unscathed.Yet again he pulls it off seemingly impossible stunt.

Part 3

This image shows Pattern/Repetition because of how it repeats the bikers though out the image. It also represents simplicity because of how there is nothing but a simple grey background.

This image has a sense of Line because of how it shows the path leading to the woman then ultimately past her. It may also represent simplicity because of how the background is just the path and the plants without any extra people or objects causing your eyes to stray.

This image represents viewpoint very well because of how it isn't a forward shot but an upward one. It also represents simplicity due to how it has nothing but the blank sky behind him. Lastly it may represent Rule of Thirds on how it shows him off center.

This image shows simplicity yet again on how nothing is notable behind the destroyed tower. It also shows Avoiding Mergers on how nothing is cut out or merging with the tower.

Great Black and White Photographers PART 3

The view of the mountain caught my eye on this photo.
I see a rugged snowy mountain.
I smell the cold snow and air.
I hear the empty wind blowing.
I taste the gravel and snow amongst the rock.
I feel the rugged feel of the mountain and coolness of the snow.

The scenery seemingly caught my eye on this photo.
I see a bridge over a pond surrounded by woodlands and mountains.
I smell the water and humid air.
I hear the sound of birds and small water dwellers.
I taste the trees and pond water.
I feel the pond water, bridge's ruggedness, and trees' leaves.

I would want to take photos of amazing sceneries like these. I would like to take images of this because it requires more positioning than timing although it still uses timing and shutter speed.