Photoshop

L/O: to know basic photoshop tools

To be able to practice manipulating photos using tools

Basic info & tips• Pixel based program• Good photos =

– Good lighting– High resolution is best

• Always make sure you save as JPEG/TIFF• Photoshop can’t fix really bad photos

– i.e. really underexposed (really dark) will be really grainy – can’t fix this• Tools are to AID, when they become too much – photos will look fake

and unrealistic – don’t let special effects become special DEFECTS – there is a fine line!

• PHOTOSHOP IS A HUGE, COMPLEX program, it will take time and practice to learn!!!!

• Watch tutorials online!

Other photo editing programs• iPhoto • Many, many other apps (and free) on smart phones

• Picmonkey (website) http://www.picmonkey.com/

Just from doing a google search…..

What other photo websites/apps do you know?

• Itunes?

• Others that I have:

More tool stuff (complex)

More tool stuff (simple)i.e. brush size/filters etc

windows

toolbar

More tool optionsi.e. will give you more options like more shapes for example (click and hold tiny black triangle)

Toolbar (tools)move tool (to move things around)

Crop tool or ‘marquee’ tool (selects areas)lasso tool (to manually select areas)

Crop tool

Magic wand

slice (will never use)

Healing brush or ‘band aid tool’, patch, redeye

N/APaintbrushes

N/A

Gradient

Burn & dodge

text

Rectangle, ellipse, line, (to create shapes)

eyedropper

eraser

Blur/sharpen/smudge

Pen (never use)

Selection tool

N/A

Hand (moves page around) & zoom

Colours (arrows just switch them)

At the top……

• You will use these most often…..

Colour correcting mostly!

Tasks

• Find word folder titled ‘photoshop tasks’ and printed out for you– (get me to sign after you’ve done each one)

• Save them onto your USB/harddrive

• Make a keynote with your steps/screen grabs

You will upload each picture and the powerpoint onto your blog when complete.