digital photography mr. brown gering high school graphic & web design class

Digital PhotographyDigital Photography

Mr. BrownMr. Brown

Gering High SchoolGering High School

Graphic & Web Design ClassGraphic & Web Design Class

IntroductionIntroduction

Digital photography terminologyDigital photography terminology Using Photoshop to adjust/modify Using Photoshop to adjust/modify

imagesimages Understanding file formats, Understanding file formats,

resolution, and file sizeresolution, and file size Develop the ability to analyze and Develop the ability to analyze and

critique photographs. critique photographs.

Photography terminologyPhotography terminology

Portraits & Portraits & LandscapesLandscapes

FramingFraming EmphasisEmphasis Angle of ViewAngle of View

BalanceBalance Tule of ThirdsTule of Thirds Close-UpsClose-Ups Tone & SharpnessTone & Sharpness ArrangementArrangement

Digital PhotographyDigital Photography

PortraitPortrait LandscapeLandscape

FramingFramingFraming a picture Framing a picture

refers to filling the refers to filling the picture frame with picture frame with relevant and relevant and interesting interesting elements.elements.

Poorly FramedPoorly Framed

Nicely FramedNicely Framed

EmphasisEmphasis Include a focal point Include a focal point

of the photograph, of the photograph, call attention to an call attention to an element. element.

Lacking EmphasisLacking Emphasis

Good EmphasisGood Emphasis

Different Angle of ViewDifferent Angle of ViewEye levelEye level Angle or alter point Angle or alter point

of view for different of view for different effects:effects:

BalanceBalance Create a sense of Create a sense of

weight for the weight for the elements with in elements with in the frame. Then the frame. Then balance the photo balance the photo accordingly.accordingly.

Good BalanceGood Balance

Rule of Thirds:Rule of Thirds:

The theory is that The theory is that if you place if you place points of points of interest in the interest in the intersections or intersections or along the lines along the lines that your photo that your photo becomes more becomes more balanced and balanced and will enable a will enable a viewer of the viewer of the image to image to interact with it interact with it more naturallymore naturally..

Close-upsClose-ups Close-ups can capture details and Close-ups can capture details and

highlight specific objects:highlight specific objects:

Tone & SharpnessTone & SharpnessHave your Have your

subject in subject in focus and focus and blur the blur the extraneous extraneous elements to elements to draw views draw views to the to the subject:subject:

ArrangementArrangement

Remove Remove objects not objects not essential to essential to the the composition, composition, or eliminate or eliminate them by them by changing the changing the camera’s camera’s perspective. perspective.

Poorly Arranged:Poorly Arranged:

Photoshop tools & Photoshop tools & techniquestechniques

Navigating ImagesNavigating Images Assessing & Adjusting Assessing & Adjusting

colorcolor RetouchingRetouching SelectingSelecting CroppingCropping

ResizingResizing ResolutionResolution ExperimentingExperimenting Combining Combining

ImagesImages Transforming Transforming

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Navigating ImagesNavigating Images Use Built in Adobe Use Built in Adobe

Bridge to browse Bridge to browse filesfiles

Use top tabs when Use top tabs when multiple images are multiple images are openopen

Use selection tool to Use selection tool to click on and move click on and move image.image.


Assessing & adjusting colorAssessing & adjusting color Often times color in images will lack and Often times color in images will lack and

needs to be enhanced. needs to be enhanced. Click > IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS> HUE & Click > IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS> HUE &

SATURATION to quickly and easily make SATURATION to quickly and easily make color adjustments.color adjustments.

To remove color (create black & white) To remove color (create black & white) move saturation value to -100. move saturation value to -100.


RetouchingRetouching Refers to fixing small areas Refers to fixing small areas

or “blemishes”or “blemishes” Often done to remove acneOften done to remove acne Can be used to remove Can be used to remove

power lines, etc. power lines, etc. Rubber-stamp tool works Rubber-stamp tool works

great to retouch images. great to retouch images.


SelectingSelecting Use one of the Use one of the

many marquee many marquee tools to select a tools to select a specific area of a specific area of a photo. photo.

CroppingCropping Permanently cuts Permanently cuts

off unwanted areas off unwanted areas of the photo. of the photo.

Can be used to Can be used to ensure correct ensure correct photo size, balance, photo size, balance, etc. etc.

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ResizingResizing It is important to use <SHIFT> key to preserve It is important to use <SHIFT> key to preserve

correct proportionscorrect proportions Use sizing handles to adjust sizeUse sizing handles to adjust size To see sizing handles click “Show Transform To see sizing handles click “Show Transform

Controls”Controls” Remember to click arrow and then “Apply” Remember to click arrow and then “Apply”

transformation after resizing. transformation after resizing.


ResolutionResolution Refers to the number of pixels in an Refers to the number of pixels in an

imageimage The higher the pixels per/inch the higher The higher the pixels per/inch the higher

the resolutionthe resolution Remember the higher the resolution the Remember the higher the resolution the

better detail but also the larger the file better detail but also the larger the file size. size.

A good photo resolution is 200-300dpiA good photo resolution is 200-300dpi


ExperimentingExperimenting Try, Try, and Try again. Try, Try, and Try again.

Combining imagesCombining images Cut and paste allows you to combine Cut and paste allows you to combine

many images into one. Remember to try many images into one. Remember to try effects such as feathered edges. effects such as feathered edges.

Transforming PhotosTransforming Photos By adjusting colors, sizes, and filters you By adjusting colors, sizes, and filters you

can create nice looking original works of can create nice looking original works of art. art.

digital photography mr. brown gering high school graphic & web design class

Documents

marquee tools

good photo resolution

correct photo size

color adjustments

multiple images

interesting elements

specific objects

file sizedevelop