photoshop lesson

The image


Students will make a self-portrait with their camera on a solid background. The image should be taken in front of a solid background by extending their arms and pointing the camera at themselves, or by working with a partner.

Selecting the Image


The image will have already been downloaded in a previous class. Find it in the view and organize option (photo browser) then click Edit, Go to Standard Edit

Creating a new layer

Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select the approximate area that you want to use. Once your selection is the way you want it, right click on your image and choose Layer via Copy. In the layer window you will now see two layers, one of just your selected area and the other (background layer) of the whole image.

Delete the Background Layer

Click on the Background layer in the layer window and drag the Background to the trashcan.

Cropping and Resizing


Now we need to make the image the right size for nine of them to fit on one piece of paper. Start by getting the Crop tool. Then set the Width to 2 in. Height to 2.5 in. and the resolution to 300. Now drag your mouse across your image. You will see that the dimensions of the box will be set to only a shape that will meet the dimensions you just set. Adjust that box to be just big enough to frame your head and a little of your shoulders. Once you have the box just the way you want it, right click on your image and click on Crop.

Create a New File


Click on File (at the top left of your screen) then New, Blank file. Set the new file properties to Width 6 inches, Height 7.5 inches, Resolution 300. This will give you a work area 3 times wider and longer than your image.

Creating New Layers


With your original image on top, click on the Move tool. Then click on your image and drag it on top of your new work area. You will notice that the image will look smaller. Repeat this step 8 more times. Each time align the image in 3 rows and 3 columns.

You will notice that each image is now a new and separate layer. Adjust the layers so that they look right (shoulder to shoulder).

Adding Filters


To begin transforming your images, click on Filters, Filter gallery. A sample of options will appear along with your image. Click on each option and you will see a sample of what your image will look like with that filter. Many of the filters have additional options to customize that filter. Slide the bars from side to side to see how your image would change.

Click on OK when you like your choice. Be sure to click on another layer each time you want to try a new filter.

If Extra Time

Click on Enhance, Adjust Color, Adjust Hue/Saturation

Drag the Hue slide from one side to the other and see what happens to your image layer.

Finish

Flatten image and save as a jpeg.

Evaluation

photoshop lesson final image

Photoshop May/June

This 8-week course will cover basic Photoshop concepts and techniques, including introduction to the tools palate, layers palate, adjustment layers, various file formats and creating a work-flow that works for you.

The course will be developed specific to the students in the class.

* Note: Students should have access to a computer where they can practice working on Photoshop outside of class.

Students will also need a flash drive or external hard drive for saving their work.

Course Plan:

Class #1

1. Introduction to the course, student and instructor introductions.

2. Introduction to the Tools Palette

3. Working in Layers/ Adjustment Layers

4. Save, Save As, JPEG, PSD

5. External Hard Drives and Flash Drives

Class #2

1. Review of Week 1

2. Crop tool, Move Tool, Hand Tool

3. Selection Tools - Marquee selection tools, Lasso tools,

4. Zoom in/Zoom Out

Class #3

1. Review of week 2

2. Quick selection/Magic Wand tools,

3. Copy and Paste Selections

4. Free Transform

Class #4

1. Review of week 3

2. Selections and Free Transform

Class #5

1. Review or week 4

2. Eraser tool, Brush tool

3. Opacity slider/ Blending

4. Swatches

Class #6

1. Review of week 5

2. Clone Stamp

Class #7

1. Review of week 6

2. Text Tool

3. Gradient

4. Resize / Image Size

Class #8

1. Final Presentation of students finished images.

2. Group critique.

3. Review of all topics covered

landscape photographers

landscape photographers

guy tillim (starts around 5 minutes)

http://vimeo.com/23927153

robert adams

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/adams/

edward burtynsky

http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/

http://www.ted.com/talks/edward_burtynsky_on_manufactured_landscapes.html

William A. Garnett

http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1580

chris jordan

http://www.chrisjordan.com

edward weston

http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/displayObjectList?maker=1677

bernd  & hilla becher

http://www.fraenkelgallery.com/#s=0&mi=222&pt=1&pi=10000&p=0&a=3&at=1

myoung ho lee

http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/myou_ho_lee/

asako narahashi

http://www.yossimilo.com/exhibitions/2008_07-asak_nara/

sze tsung leon

http://www.yossimilo.com/exhibitions/2008_04-sze_tsun_leon/

hiroshi sugimoto

http://www.sugimotohiroshi.com/seascape.html

joe deal

http://www.robertmann.com/artists/deal/image_01.html

michael kenna

http://www.robertmann.com/artists/kenna/image_01.html

richard misrach

http://www.fraenkelgallery.com/#s=0&mi=222&pt=1&pi=10000&p=0&a=21&at=1

http://dl.luxmedia.com/nationalgallery/audio/0812arttalk01.mp3

ansel adams

http://www.sfmoma.org/multimedia/videos/101

kim hoeckele

http://www.kimhoeckele.com/

Tips from National Geographic:

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/landscape-photography-tips/#page=1

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/motion-exposure-simply-beautiful-photos/#/apricot-blossoms-italy-allard_26021_600x450.jpg

Related Projects:

Manahatta

http://welikia.org/explore/mannahatta-map/

Related Historical Resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Golden_Age_painting

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/jacob-van-ruisdael

http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/landscapes/background1.html

Syllabus: Landscape

Digital Photography: Landscape

    This 8-week course will explore landscape photography with an emphasis on the city environment and cityscape. Students will be encouraged photograph on their own outside of class in addition to the pictures they will take during class time. 

    Slide presentations of notable landscape photographers will be used for reference and inspiration. Some historical and contemporary photographers that will be discussed include Sze Tsung Leon, Ansel Adams, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Michael Kenna, Henry Wessel, Jeff Brouws, and Chip Hooper. Optional museum and gallery visits will also be recommended to further inspire students.

    Students will photograph using digital cameras and will learn digital editing using Photoshop.  Students should be comfortable using computers and the Internet. Class is open to all levels of photography experience.

Week 1: Introduction to the Class 

.Class materials and expectations

.Overview of topics to be covered in the entire workshop

.Photography basics: the medium of photography & the camera

.Flash Options, Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Week 2: Themes in Landscape Photography

.Review of last week's topics

.Slideshow on historical and contemporary landscape photography

.Computer Basics: creating folders, labeling & moving items

.Downloading Instructions

.Viewing photos on the computer

.Camera Technique: Wide Angle vs. Telephoto

Week 3: Digital Editing

.Review of last week's topics

.Downloading

.Viewing & Selecting Photos

.Basics of Photoshop: menus, tools, layers, saving images 

Week 4:

.Review of last week's topics

.Downloading

.Viewing & Selecting Photos

.Photoshop: lighting and color adjustments

Week 5:

.Review of last week's topics

.Downloading & Editing

.Photoshop: contrast, brightness, hue, saturation

Week 6:

.Review of last week's topics

.Photoshop: making selections

Week 7:

.Review of last week's topics

.Photoshop: Sizing images for print, email, or web

Week 8: Final Critique

.view students finished images

.group critique

.review of all topics covered 

a corrected version

extra credit

images for final exam!

1. Use the clone stamp and patch tool to cover over the people in the background.

2. Use the selection tools, levels, hue and saturation to eliminate the stripe (as much as you can).

3. Correct the image by getting rid of dust and adjusting the color. Fix the thin white scratch across the bottom using any tools you like.

4. Eliminate the dust, fix the thin white scratch across the bottom and fix the border to make it more even.

5. Use one of the filters to quickly reduce dust.

image for healing tool

pen tool

http://www.picturesocial.com/video/how-to-use-the-pen-tool-in

Healing Tool

How to Use the Healing Tool to Restore Photos Using Photoshop CS2

Photoshop CS2 has many exciting features. Use the healing tool to restore photographs to their original state. The Healing Brush tool copies a texture from one area of the photograph to the flawed area, leaving the repaired area looking as natural as possible. After a bit of practice, you can correct flaws with just one click.

1
Open the image using Photoshop CS2 and select the Healing Brush tool. This option is ideal for fixing large areas such as a tear or smudge in the photograph.



2
Select the diameter and hardness for the brush by choosing the Brush Preset picker under Options. Use different sizes when retouching various places in a photo. Pick a large diameter for bigger fixes and a small diameter for small details.



3
Change the blend mode if necessary. For most restoration jobs, this should be set to Normal.



4
Choose a source. The source is the area that will be repeated to cover the flaw. There is a choice between Sampled and Patterned. Sampled uses a piece from the picture and is the one that you use most of the time.



5
Press "Alt," and click on the area to be copied. Select an area large enough to cover the flaw.



6
Drag this part of the picture to cover the flawed area of the picture. If it is not properly aligned, select the Align options in the Options bar.



7
Save the file and close it.



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image for healing brush

image for practicing patch tool

patch tool in photoshop elements

how to create the patch tool if you don't have it in elements . . .

Open your image and make a duplicate layer. (CTR+J)
While on the duplicate layer, grab the Lasso tool and draw around the area you wish to patch. (blemish,dark circles under eyes,etc)
Click Select>Feather, and set it to a value to soften the edges. I use somewhere around 25.
Click Select>Transform, left-click and drag your selection to an area that you wish to patch from.
Click the green arrow after you are satisfied with your selection.
Hold down the CTRL key,left-click and drag the selection to where you want to patch. Release the mouse key and click Select>Deselect.
You can use the opacity control to adjust the result to your liking.
There are many CS features in Elements 9 now. This Patch Tool
work-around should work on older Elements versions. Give it a try and play with it.

patch tool

How to Use the Patch Tool in Photoshop CS2

Adobe Photoshop CS2 includes an impressive array of tools that allow users to quickly make edits that can greatly improve the quality of their photographs and graphic art. Users can easily erase and replace skin blemishes and surface scratches so well that the untrained eye will not be able to tell they were ever there. Photoshop's "Patch Tool" is one such tool, allowing you to use unblemished areas of an image as replacements for parts that are scratched or include unwanted elements.

Instructions

1
Open Photoshop CS2 and select "File" and "Open" from the application menu. Select an image with an area you want to touch up or patch and click "Open."



2
Select the "Tools Panel" and choose the "Patch Tool" nested beneath the Spot Healing Brush Tool. Check the "Source" bubble in the Tool Options Panel above your canvass.



3
Click and drag around the area you want to patch, making sure to connect back to your beginning point to complete the patch area.



4
Click and hold down your mouse inside the patch area. Drag this to an area that contains a clean section of background, or an image that you want to replace the current area of your patch selection. You will be able to see what the resulting patch looks like as you drag it around your image. Release your mouse when you find the right replacement area.



5
Select "File" and "Save As." Enter a new name and select a new folder for your patched image. Click "Save."



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Pattern Stamp Tool

How to Use the Photoshop Pattern Stamp Tool

The Photoshop Pattern Stamp Tool is just like brushes on your Brushes palette. Instead of using the brushes, the Pattern Stamp Tool lets you select a "pattern" on your Pattern palette and then paint with it.

Patterns on the Pattern palette for the Pattern Stamp Tool can be custom made or installed as add-ons from external source.

This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to use the Pattern Stamp tool with preselect patterns on the Patterns palette.

Instructions

1
Start with either a new file (canvas) or load an image in your Photoshop.



2
 Stamp Tools on the tool box

Find on your tool box the "Stamps Tool". Click and don't release your left-mouse key on that, a menu will come up with two stamp choices.



3
 Pattern Stamp

Drag your cursor with the left-mouse key down and place it on top the second item in the "Stamps Tool" selection. That second item is the "Pattern Stamp".
Release left mouse key to activate.



4
Choose a brush on your Brushes palette. If your Brushes palette is not showing, go to Window > Show Brushes.



5
 Brush settings (center on Photoshop window)

Set your brush size and hardness or use it as is.
To set your brush size and hardness: right-click on your Brushes palette the brush you picked, choose Brush Options on the drop-down list. A dialog box will pop-up, adjust your settings to your liking there.
Click OK to complete process.



6
Right-click mouse to bring up a list of brush options, and see if you need any of those to change the property of your brush. Left-click to select an item, if needed.



7
 Find Pattern palette under Edit on the main menu

Choose a pattern from the Pattern pop-up palette in the options bar. Now you can paint with your Pattern Stamp after choosing a pattern for it. To access the Pattern palette: Edit > Preset Manager > Define Pattern.



8
 Pattern palette

Change the Pattern Stamp Tool property any time during your work. Just repeat Steps 4 to 6 to fit your situation.



9
 Painting with feather shape Pattern Stamps

The properties of your preset brush defines the final patterns presented by using your Pattern Stamp Tool.
Work example created with various Pattern Stamps using feather patterns instead of normal brushes in Photoshop.



Read more: How to Use the Photoshop Pattern Stamp Tool | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5083991_use-photoshop-pattern-stamp-tool.html#ixzz1JQ6VNLth

How to Create a Pattern Stamp

How to Create a Pattern Stamp

Pattern stamps in Photoshop are limited only by your imagination. Photoshop gives you the power to create unlimited pattern stamps and save those stamps as presets for future use. You can build your own private library of pattern stamps with only a few starter images.

Instructions

1
 Rectangle Marquee Tool

Open up any photograph in Photoshop CS3. Click on the Rectangle Marquee tool and use it to select the portion of your photograph that you want to use for your custom pattern stamp. Make sure to leave the "Feather:" setting at 0 px.



2
 Choose "Edit" from the toolbar

After selecting the portion of your photograph you want to use for your custom pattern stamp, click on the "Edit" then "Define Pattern" menu options at the top of your Photoshop workspace. Enter a name for your custom pattern in the box that pops open, and you now have a custom pattern stamp saved for future use in any of your projects.



3
You can create as many custom pattern stamps from one image as you want--just pick areas of the image that are different enough to make each of your stamps unique. For example, you may wish to make patterns from both light and dark areas of your photographs, as well as areas that contain lots of texture and colors versus those with a solid color.