I blurred the background, which had a lawn chair and shed in it, to improve the appearance.
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Make a copy of your image before cropping to 4x6. Be sure to make your resolution 300 ppi when cropping your image
by: Lesa Snider
by: Martin Evening
by: Deke McClelland (you might want to wait to see if he comes out with one for CS5)
Welcome to your class site:
This site has been designed for use by students of the Image Editing November 2010 class and they are the only ones who will be able to contribute to this blog.
Use this site to upload your homework assignments and check for the links to sites we will be discussing related to plug-ins, brushes, etc.
Use this site to upload your homework assignments and check for the links to sites we will be discussing related to plug-ins, brushes, etc.
Class #1 Info
For Class Next Week Bring:
Flash Drive (suggest 2G) with the following:
Exercise 1:
* (3) 4x6 Portrait Orientation Images
* (2) 4x6 Landscape Orientation Images
* (1) 4x6 Background Texture Type Image (optional)
Exercise 2:
* (1) 4x6 close-up of you in sunglasses
* (1) 4x6 picture of something you love or enjoy
Flash Drive (suggest 2G) with the following:
Exercise 1:
* (3) 4x6 Portrait Orientation Images
* (2) 4x6 Landscape Orientation Images
* (1) 4x6 Background Texture Type Image (optional)
Exercise 2:
* (1) 4x6 close-up of you in sunglasses
* (1) 4x6 picture of something you love or enjoy
Things to Remember
Make a copy of your image before cropping to 4x6. Be sure to make your resolution 300 ppi when cropping your image
Class #2 Info
Detailed instructions from the exercise for Class 2 can be found on the Handout page.
For next class, please bring a Raw image if your camera is able to capture in Raw. Bring in one specific image that you would like to work with. We will be doing color correction, exposure correction, and overall image enhancements. We will be working with Camera Raw workflow.
To illustrate the power of white balance correction in Raw, bring in an image that has a neutral gray (or gray card) as we discussed in class. If you have a series of 5 shots (1 with and the rest without) the gray card you will see how the Raw correction can be applied in Bridge to correct all of the images at once.
For next class, please bring a Raw image if your camera is able to capture in Raw. Bring in one specific image that you would like to work with. We will be doing color correction, exposure correction, and overall image enhancements. We will be working with Camera Raw workflow.
To illustrate the power of white balance correction in Raw, bring in an image that has a neutral gray (or gray card) as we discussed in class. If you have a series of 5 shots (1 with and the rest without) the gray card you will see how the Raw correction can be applied in Bridge to correct all of the images at once.
Class #3 Info
I'll be posting things periodically on this page & on the handout page during the week about different editing examples that we'll be able to use next week on the photos you bring in to edit. Check back frequently (you never know when I'll get them posted - LOL!). I'll try to cover an example of photo restoration, an in depth portrait retouch, popping the colors in a macro image, making an intense selection around hair, and enhancing a landscape image. If you see something you really want to try in class on your project, print the example and bring it in to help you as we work together next week.
Your homework is to play with the things we've gone over in class, decide on & bring in the photos you want to edit next week, and to try out some of the tips I post on photos of your own before class. (I'll try to have them up before Monday night :)
I will also get the sunglass exercise posted & would love to see your smiling shaded faces pop up on our home page as a post.
You guys are doing great! Keep playing!
Your homework is to play with the things we've gone over in class, decide on & bring in the photos you want to edit next week, and to try out some of the tips I post on photos of your own before class. (I'll try to have them up before Monday night :)
I will also get the sunglass exercise posted & would love to see your smiling shaded faces pop up on our home page as a post.
You guys are doing great! Keep playing!
Recommended Books
Listed below are the books we talked about in class & recommend:
Photoshop CS5 The Missing Manual
by: Lesa Snider
Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers
by: Martin Evening
Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks
by: Deke McClelland (you might want to wait to see if he comes out with one for CS5)
Class #4 Info
* Check Back After Class *
Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts:
Keyboard shortcuts we review each class are listed below:
* Brush-Decrease Size = Left Bracket
* Brush-Increase Size = Right Bracket
* Copy = Ctrl+C
* Deselect Marching Ants = Ctrl+D
* Duplicate Selected Layer = Ctrl+J
* Feather = Shift+F6
* Fill Selection Background Color =
****Ctrl+Backspace
* Fill Selection Foreground Color =
****Alt+Backspace
* Merge All Visible Layers =
****Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E
* New Document/Image = Ctrl+N
* New Transparent Layer = Ctrl+Shift+N
* Paste = Ctrl+V
* Reselect Last Selection = Ctrl+Shift+D
* Select All = Ctrl+A
* Select Inverse = Ctrl+I
* Transform Free = Ctrl+T
* Brush-Decrease Size = Left Bracket
* Brush-Increase Size = Right Bracket
* Copy = Ctrl+C
* Deselect Marching Ants = Ctrl+D
* Duplicate Selected Layer = Ctrl+J
* Feather = Shift+F6
* Fill Selection Background Color =
****Ctrl+Backspace
* Fill Selection Foreground Color =
****Alt+Backspace
* Merge All Visible Layers =
****Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E
* New Document/Image = Ctrl+N
* New Transparent Layer = Ctrl+Shift+N
* Paste = Ctrl+V
* Reselect Last Selection = Ctrl+Shift+D
* Select All = Ctrl+A
* Select Inverse = Ctrl+I
* Transform Free = Ctrl+T
Bridge Keyboard Shortcuts
Bridge keyboard shortcuts we discussed in class are listed below:
Label Selected Image(s):
* 1 Star - Ctrl+1
* 2 Stars - Ctrl+2
* 3 Stars - Ctrl+3
* 4 Stars - Ctrl+4
* 5 Stars - Ctrl+5
* Remove Stars - Ctrl+0
* Red Label - Ctrl+6
* Yellow Label - Ctrl+7
* Green Label - Ctrl+8
* Blue Label - Ctrl+9
Note: to remove color, hit same key combination again
Label Selected Image(s):
* 1 Star - Ctrl+1
* 2 Stars - Ctrl+2
* 3 Stars - Ctrl+3
* 4 Stars - Ctrl+4
* 5 Stars - Ctrl+5
* Remove Stars - Ctrl+0
* Red Label - Ctrl+6
* Yellow Label - Ctrl+7
* Green Label - Ctrl+8
* Blue Label - Ctrl+9
Note: to remove color, hit same key combination again
Plug-Ins and Brushes
Software You Are Currently Using
Photography Interests
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This is beautiful Annette! I love the way you blurred the background.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Can't believe there was a shed in the background! Amazing! :)
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