DPI 2 case study

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1. OPEN a color photo 2. edit this photo using the color editing

techniques gone over in class– duplicate layer – edit as a black and white image (do not use

GRAYSCALE to change to black and white)– duplicate background layer and drag this to the top

edit this for COLOR ONLY – use HUE/SAT, COLOR BAL, PHOTO FILTER– change this LAYER BLEND to COLOR – lower the opacity of the BLACK & WHITE LAYER to

taste – MERGE layers or use GROUP

3. make sure your image is FLATTENED after editing

4. DUPLICATE your layer 5. IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS EXPOSURE

– create an “under exposed” image by making it dark

6. DUPLICATE BACKGROUND and drag to the top7. IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS LEVELS

– slightly brighten this image (very subtle)

8. DUPLICATE BACKGROUND and drag to the top9. IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS EXPOSURE

– create an “over exposed” image by making it very bright

10. This will give you FOUR LAYERS. Turn each of these LAYERS into a separate JPG file. – to do this, simply TURN OFF the LAYERS that you do not

want to see and then hit FLATTEN IMAGE– repeat this FOUR times so that you have a file for each of

your different layers – I named mine:– DARK, LIGHT, MID and ORIGINAL – save these to your DESKTOP– close all files in PHOTOSHOP

11. FILE AUTOMATE Merge to HDR12. Browse for your newly created FOUR files and

LOAD them into the WINDOW press OK13. the MERGE to HDR WINDOW opens allowing

you to edit with the HISTOGRAM when done, change to 8 BIT in the PULL DOWN MENU and then hit OK

14. the HDR CONVERSION window appears edit to taste using the SLIDERS

15. IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT edit to taste

16. HDR: High Dynamic Range: Think of a scene that has bright sunlight and dark shadows. A single image can't capture all parts of the scene in a proper exposure, but if you take a series of photos of exactly the same scene while altering the exposure between each shot, then later you can blend the images together in Adobe Photoshop

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1. OPEN a color photo 2. edit this photo using the color editing

techniques gone over in class– duplicate layer – edit as a black and white image (do not use

GRAYSCALE to change to black and white)– duplicate background layer and drag this to the top

edit this for COLOR ONLY – use HUE/SAT, COLOR BAL, PHOTO FILTER– change this LAYER BLEND to COLOR – lower the opacity of the BLACK & WHITE LAYER to

taste – MERGE layers or use GROUP

3. make sure your image is FLATTENED after editing

4. DUPLICATE your layer 5. IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS INVERT (ctrl+I) 6. change LAYER BLENDING MODE to OVERLAY7. FILTER BLUR GAUSSIAN BLUR 8. use an increasing amount of G-BLUR to soften

the effect of the INVERT/OVERLAY .9. ADJUSTMENT LAYER GRADIENT MAP

– choose an outlandish gradient I chose the SECONDARY COLOR SCHEME (green, purple and orange)

10. change LAYER BLENDING MODE to one of the “lightens” such as SOFT LIGHT

11. use a SOFT ROUND BRUSH and paint with BLACK on the MASK to remove areas that are too saturated or have too much color added

12. LAYER FLATTEN IMAGE 13. IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS

SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT to taste 14. experiment with color editing, toning (sepia or

other Photo Filter) or turning this image black and white

EXAMPLES of TRUE HDR Photo IMAGES

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Images from: http://www.psdtop.com/blog/photo-effects/the-magic-night/

Create a silhouette from a landscape photo

Extend the background, add other images (of clouds, other skies, etc.) and then reflect the image

Use COLOR ADJUST, ADJUSTMENT LAYERS, BLURS and LIGHTING EFFECTS to enhance the image

Add a moon, stars, reflections in the water, by using MASKING TOOLS and LAYER BLENDING MODES

Images from: http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/nature-inspired-photo-illustration/ /

Use ADJUSTMENT LAYERS to change the colors of an image and isolate colors in a portrait

Use images of nature and blend these into your initial image by using QUICK MASK or LAYER MASK

Use the CLONE STAMP or ERASER TOOL to blend the nature images into the photo further

Images from: http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/create-a-nature-inspired-photo-manipulation-in-photoshop/

Use MASKING TOOLS to combine two images on a decorated background or textured background

Create highlights and darkened areas using the PAINTBRUSH and LAYER BLENDING MODES

Composite more images to fully realize the illustration background, details, objects, figures etc.

Add further colors, BLUR EFFECTS, LIGHTING EFFECTS to enhance the image