Photo Editing Using Photoshop
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SIMPLE PHOTO EDITING TECHNIQUES
USING PHOTOSHOP
Cropping a photo for better composition
Improving image tone with levels
Adjusting color with levels
Quick color x with levels
Reveal image detail with shadow/highlight adjustments
Resizing an image
Blur out or pixelate a Face or part of an image using lter
Images sharpening
Noise Reduction
Saving images for the web
Resources
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Info
Tip
Instructions
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Caution
Key
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Keyboard shortcut C
CROPPING A PHOTO FOR BETTER COMPOSITION
Choose the crop tool.
Select the crop area.
Press enter to crop the photo.
Crop tool
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Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels
IMPROVING IMAGE TONE WITH LEVELS
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Before
Drag the black/white point slider to the
right/left until it reaches the place in the
histogram where the dark pixels start to
increase in density.
Click OK.
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Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels
ADJUSTING COLOR WITH LEVELS
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Select Red, Blue and Green Channel from
drop-down menu.
Drag the black/white point slider to the
right/left until it reaches the place in thehistogram where the dark pixels start to
increase in density.
Click OK.
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Before
Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels
QUICK COLOR FIX WITH LEVELS
Select the middle eyedropper (midpoint)and click on an area of the photo that is
supposed to be neutral gray.
Click OK.
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Image Adjustments Shadows/Highlights
REVEAL IMAGE DETAIL WITH SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT ADJUSTMENT
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Shadow/Highlights settings varie
depending on exposure of an ima
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After
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Shadow/Highlights overdone examples.
Or
Or
Overdone
Overdone
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Image Image Size
RESIZING AN IMAGE
Open the Image Size properties.
Set new Pixcel Dimenstions.
Select Bicubic Sharper for reduction
Click OK.
Image size is too low for web.
Bicubic Sharper was not selected.
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BLUR OUT OR PIXELATE A FACE OR PART OF AN IMAGE USING FILT
Select part of an image using the lasso tool.
Lasso tool
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Select Modify Feather2
Filter Blur Gaussian Blur3 Filter Pixelate Mosaic3
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Open image size properties.
Image Image Size
Set new Pixel Dimensions and resize
image to its nal size.
IMAGES SHARPENING
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Set new Pixel Dimensions.
Filter Sharpen Unsharp Mask
Most web images needs sharpening
Depending on image quality sharpe
value always varies.
Always zoom in to your photo 100%
before adjusting sharpening so that
can clearly see the eects of your sh
ening.
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Over sharpened Properly Sharpen
IMAGE SHARPENING EXAMPLES
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Always zoom in to your photo 100%
before reducing noise so that you can
clearly see the change.
Filter Noise Reduce Noise
NOISE REDUCTION
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File Save For Web & Devices
SAVING IMAGES FOR THE WEB
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Do NOT strips out the metadata.
JPG or PNG?
Only illustrations, screenshots or any-
thing with text always save as PNG for
best result.
Bicubic
Use Bicubic Sharper when decreasing
image size. Only Bicubic is best for
smooth gradients. Use Bicubic
Smoother when increasing image size.
sRGB
A Standard Default Color Space for
Internet.
Metadata
Its a term for the descriptive inform
embedded inside an image.
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RESOURCES
Getting Started with Photoshop Article
http://www.sitepoint.com/getting-started-photoshop/
Bringing Out Shadow And Highlight Detail In An Image
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/shadow-highlight/
A Comprehensive Introduction to the Type Tool
http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/a-comprehensive-introduction-to-the-type-tool/
Master Photoshops Selection Tools in Under 30 Minutes
http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/master-photoshops-selection-tools-in-under-30-minutes/
Working with Layers in Photoshop
http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/working-with-layers-in-photoshop/
The Ultimate Guide To Cloning In Photoshophttp://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/30/the-ultimate-guide-to-cloning-in-photosh
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