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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

images for combining with clone stamp

clone stamp to combine images

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.

3. Choose File and click Open

(repeat steps 2 and 3 to open the additional file)

4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window - > Layers

(The image of people dancing will be your background layer. Make sure you size the images so that they are side by side and you can see both at the same time.

You will be using the Clone Stamp Tool to add parts from the other image to the background layer).

Create an empty layer above your background:

5. In the bottom of the layers palette click the square to "Create New Layer"

You should see a new empty layer above your background layer that is called "Layer 1"

Use the Clone Stamp Tool to add from the other image:

6. Select the Clone Stamp Tool from the Tool Palette (the stamp, keyboard shortcut is the letter S)

7. Choose the settings for the Stamp at the top

(size of brush = 200, hardness = 0%, opacity = 100%, flow = 100%)

8. Click on the second image (drinks & candles).

9. Hold down the ALT key (you will see the target appear while you hold down ALT)

10. Click on the candle. This is the area you would like to sample (you will be adding that area to the background image). You can let go after clicking once on the area.

11. Click on the background image. Make sure you are on Layer 1.

12. Click and hold down while you move the mouse to paint the candle onto Layer 1.

(you are using the clone stamp to sample from one image and paint on to the other image).

Use the Clone Stamp Tool again to add from another part of the other image:

13. Click on the second image (drinks & candles).

14. Hold down the ALT key (you will see the target appear while you hold down ALT)

15. Click on the beer bottle. This is the area you would like to sample (you will be adding that area to the background image). You can let go after clicking once on the area.

11. Click on the background image. Make sure you are on Layer 1.

12. Click and hold down while you move the mouse to paint the beer bottle onto the background image.

(again you are using the clone stamp to sample from one image and paint on to the other image).

You can continue to use the clone stamp to sample from the second image, adding onto layer 1 over the background image.

Use the eraser tool to clean-up some of the edges on Layer 1.

You can also adjust the Opactiy of layer 1 (select the top layer and then drag the opacity slider to the left.)

Use Marquee Tool + Free Transform (CNTRL + T or Command + T) to adjust the size of the new images on Layer 1. Click and drag the corners out to change the size. Hit the ENTER/RETURN key to apply the transformation.

You can use the Marquee Tool & the Move (it looks like an arrow and the shortcut is the letter V) to change the placement of the selections

Save the image:

Save your image by going to the File menu and Save As (Choose JPEG for finished images and PSD for unfinished images). For JPEG save the image at the highest size (Size 12).

***REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACKWARDS ONE STEP WITH THE KEYBOARD SHORCUT CONTROL + Z or COMMAND + Z***

images for clone stamping

March 30: Clone Stamp

Clone Stamp

1. The clone stamp tool is located on your Photoshop toolbar.

If you do not see the toolbar (a vertical set of icons), go to window>tools to bring it up. Click the clone tool to select it.

The keyboard shortcut is (S)

2. Once on the Photoshop clone stamp tool, you can set your brush options (located at the top of the screen). Brush size and shape, opacity, flow and blending modes can all be selected. If you want to copy an exact area you will leave the opacity, flow and blending mode at their default settings and only choose a brush size and shape.

3. To select the area you want to copy from, move your mouse to the area you want to duplicate and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac). The cursor will change to a target. Click the exact spot you want to start copying from.

4. Click and drag over the area you want to replace or correct and you will see the area you selected in step 3 start to "cover" your photo. Play around with different brush settings and try replacing different areas of your photo until you get the hang of it.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

image for march 23 lesson

Paint Brush, Paint Bucket, Eye Dropper, Default colors Move, Blur, Sharpen, Smudge, Merge Down, Merge Visible, Flatten Image, Filters

Paint Brush, Paint Bucket, Eye Dropper, Default colors

Move, Blur, Sharpen, Smudge, Merge Down, Merge Visible, Flatten Image, Filters

(After right-clicking the image from the blog and saving it to your desktop)

1. Open Photoshop (From your Start Menu > Programs > Adobe CS2)

2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.

3. Choose File and click Open

4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window > Layers

5. Copy your background using the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + J (Command J)

Levels

6. With the Background Copy Highlighted, Click on the Cookie and choose Levels.

7. Drag the midtones triangle to 0.75 and Click OK.

8. With the Levels Layer highlighted Click CNTRL + E (Command E) to merge down.

Paint Bucket Tool

9. Click on the Paint Bucket Tool (keyboard shortcut is G).

10. Set the Mode to Clear. Set the Opacity to 90% and the Tolerance to 20. Uncheck “All Layers”.

11. Click on the shadow area next to the car, on the left side.

12. Click on other dark areas like the trees.

Eye Dropper

13. Click on the Eye Dropper Tool (keyboard shortcut is I). Click on the shadow areas of the porch railing to select a light gray color.

Paint Bucket Tool

14. Click on the Paint Bucket Tool (keyboard shortcut is G).

15. Set the Mode to Darken. Set the Opacity to 45% and the Tolerance to 20. Uncheck “All Layers”.

16. Click on the highlight area on the porch railing to bring down the highlights.

Magic Wand

17. Click on the Background Copy and Click on the Magic Wand (keyboard

shortcut is W).

18. Set the Magic Wand Tolerance to 20. Click on the highlight areas on the shirts and on the side of the house.

19. With the Background Copy Highlighted, Click on the Cookie and choose Brightness/Contrast. Drag the Brightness down to -8 and the Contrast to -18.

20. With the Brightness/Contrast Layer highlighted Click CNTRL + E (Command E) to merge down.

Eye Dropper

21. Click on the Eye Dropper Tool (keyboard shortcut is I). Click on the non-shadowy part of the skirt of the woman in the middle.

Brush Tool

22. Click on the Paint Brush (keyboard shortcut is B)

23. Set the Mode to Normal. Opacity = 36%. Flow = 75%. Hardness = 25%

24. Zoom in onto the skirt of the woman in the middle. Gradually paint over the shadow with the Paint Brush, varying the sizes of the brush as you go. Use the keyboard shortcuts to change the size of the brush (right bracket = larger and left bracket = smaller).

Smudge

25. Use the smudge tool (keyboard shortcut is R) to make the skirt area look more natural and to smooth over some of the dust and scratches.

26. Use the sharpen tool to add contrast to detail areas like eyes and hair, as well as on geometric lines like the window frame.

27. Use the blur tool to smooth out the edges of the frame.

Snapshot

28. Click on the History Palette and click on the icon of the camera at the bottom to make a snapshot of the image.

Flatten Image

29. Click on the Layers Palette, Click on the triangle at the top right and select Flatten Image in the drop down menu.

Filters

30. Copy your background using the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + J (Command J)

31. Go to the Filter Menu > Filter Gallery . . .

32. Open the drop down menus by clicking the triangles

33. Choose a filter and adjust the sliders to modify the effect

34. Click OK to commit the changes.

THE END

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

house sale

working with selections

working with selections

(After right-clicking the image from the blog and saving it to your desktop)

1. Open Photoshop (From your Start Menu > Programs > Adobe CS2)

2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.

3. Choose File and click Open

4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window > Layers

5. Copy your background using the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + J (Command J)

Threshold

Before we make any changes to the image let's look at the dark and light points with Threshold.

Click on the Background Copy and then click on the Cookie and select Threshold.

Adjust the slider from right to left to see the darkest and lightest points of the image.

Keep these in mind when you are adjusting levels and contrast.

Levels

6. Click on the Cookie and select Levels. Drag the Black & White sliders to the bottom edges of the histogram. Adjust the Gray slider as you choose.

7. Click CNTRL + E (Command + E) to Merge Down (Or choose Merge down from the Layers Palette Menu).

Magic Wand

8. Click on the Background Copy and Click on the Magic Wand (keyboard shortcut is W).

9. Set the Magic Wand Tolerance to 40. Select the red area of the grass in the bottom of the photo by clicking on it with the Magic Wand. You can add additional areas with shift+click. Feather the selection by 10 pixels (either Right Click > Feather or Refine Edge > Feather).

Hue / Saturation

10. Click on the Cookie and select Hue/Saturation. From the Edit drop down menu choose Reds and adjust the Hue and the saturation sliders to decrease the reds in that area. Click OK.

Invert

11. Click on the Background Copy and Click on the Marquee Tool.

12. Use the Marquee Tool to select the sale sign.

13. Click on the Cookie and select Invert.

Curves

14. Use the Magnetic Lasso Tool to select the house.

15. Click on the Background Copy then Click on the Cookie and select Curves. Use the 3-point system to increase the contrast. Click OK.

Copy and Paste Selection

20. Use the Magnetic Lasso Tool to select the Car. Feather the selection 5 pixels.

21. Copy (CNTRL + C or Command + C) and then Paste the selection (CNTRL + V or Command + V).

22. Use Free Transform (CNTRL + T or Command + T) to flip the direction of the car and then move it so that it is coming up the driveway.

23. Click on the Cookie and select Hue/Saturation. From the Edit drop down menu choose Reds and adjust the Hue slider to change the color of the car. Click OK.

24. Click CNTRL + E (Command + E) to Merge Down (Or choose Merge down from the Layers Palette Menu). You will see that the Hue adjustment now only affects the car.

Flatten Image, Sponge, Brightness/Contrast

25. Choose Flatten Image from the Layers Palette Menu

26. Copy your Background and click on the Background Copy.

27. Choose the Sponge and set it to Desaturate Mode at 65%. Click on the Red areas to desaturate them.

28. Click on the Cookie and Choose Brightness/Contrast to adjust the overall finished image.

29. Set the default colors (D) and flip them (X) to get black as your background color. Use the crop tool to extend the border at the top. Click and drag the crop marquee outside the edge of the top side of the picture. Click Enter.

The End.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

brainstorming for your narrative

Photoshop Lesson 1

Monday, March 7, 2011

Photoshop syllabus

Instructor: Christina Freeman

christinahfreeman@gmail.com

class blog: www.universitysettlementphoto.blogspot.com

University Settlement Photoshop:

The focus of this course will be improving straight images,

particularly images you have already taken and have problems

with that you would like to resolve.

This is a great course for orienting yourself with Photoshop and

also if you want to improve on the skills you already have.

It is highly recommended that you have access to a computer

with Photoshop to practice.

There will be weekly lessons posted on the class blog, and I

would like everyone to practice the lesson at home and bring in

an example of their work each week.

Keyboard shortcuts will also be on the class blog.

Week 1 (March 9)

Introduction/Review:

Workflow – planning and organizing

Photoshop Tools Palette – Crop Tool, Zoom, Hand Tool, Burn,

Dodge, Sponge, Eraser,

Photoshop Essentials- Opening files, Undo (History), History

Palette Snapshot, Layers Palette, Brushes, Save, Save As

Week 2 (March 16)

Working with Adjustment Layers: Levels, Curves, Hue/

Saturation, Brightness/Contrast, Threshold, Invert

Working with Selections: Marquee Tools, Magic Wand,

Lasso, Feather, Adjustments to selections, Copying & Pasting

selections

Week 3 (March 23)

Paint Brush, Paint Bucket, Eye Dropper, Default colors

Move, Blur, Sharpen, Smudge, Merge Down, Merge Visible,

Flatten Image, Filters

Week 4 - (March 30)

Masks, Quick Masks, Channels

Week 5 (April 6)

Retouching: Clone Stamp

Week 6 (April 13)

Retouching: Pattern Stamp

Week 7 (April 20)

Retouching: Healing Brush, Patch Tool, Pen Tool

Week 8 (April 27)

Review of all lessons + Type Tool

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Inside Out

http://www.insideoutproject.net/site/about

INSIDE OUT is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work. Everyone is challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world. These digitally uploaded images will be made into posters and sent back to the project’s co-creators for them to exhibit in their own communities. People can participate as an individual or in a group; posters can be placed anywhere, from a solitary image in an office window to a wall of portraits on an abandoned building or a full stadium. These exhibitions will be documented, archived and viewable virtually.

INSIDE OUT is a collaboration between the artist JR, the TED Prize and you.