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October 10 : Editing!

PLEASE KEEP CELL PHONES AWAY!

Take a moment to check ATLAS!

Quarter 1 ends TODAY!

Are you missing anything? Are your grades correct?

ATLAS

Expectations:

C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)

H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand

A: Work on the assignment

M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

S: Finishing your work

What are ABSTRACTIONS?

A new way of seeing...

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Abstractions in Photography

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Learning how to capture moments from different viewpoints, which can be interpreted by different viewers in several different ways is important. Being able to capture images demonstrates what you are capable of developing. Exploring creative photography comes down to different abilities to try new avenues within photography.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice different techniques and gradually show your success!

For Part 1 of assignment...

They are YOUR responsibility!

Badges MUST be worn when outside of the classroom taking photos
Must be used only during the class period you are assigned
Badge goes with camera...it MUST be returned with Camera!
$10 fee for missing or damaged badge! No camera checkout if fee is not paid!

Rubric for Digital Photography

When the assignment is returned to you in Teams, a PDF will be attached with a breakdown of your score!

Set your camera for assignment...

If you haven't taken you 6 abstration subjects, you may still go out and shoot!

Editing your photos!

Open Photoshop

Click OPEN (on the left)

Navigate to Desktop> PHOTOGRAPHY folder>ABSTRACTIONS

Select ONE of the images you would like to work with

You should have at least 6 to choose from!

Always select the best image based upon three criteria:

Does it work for your assignment?

Is it a good exposure?

Is it in focus?

Click OPEN

RIGHT CLICK the file you want to work with and selct OPEN WITH

PHOTOSHOP!

Click OPEN

SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!

Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S

(or File: SAVE AS)

Save as Type: PHOTOSHOP!

Then click Save to Cloud Documents

Save to CREATIVE CLOUD!

Click the Save to CREATIVE CLOUD button

Name the document:

"First Initial Last Initial ABSTRACT 1"

Click SAVE

If you have selected your 3 photos you can do the same process for 2 more photos! (3 total)

(Open through Photoshop, Save as, Save to Creative Cloud)

Editing your photos!

Adjusting using layers

Remember to use an ADJUSTMENT LAYER (in the layers panel: click the adjustment icon) so it is non-destructive

Adjust such things as:

Brightness/Contrast
Exposure
Vibrance
Hue/Saturation
Color Balance

Make Adjustments as needed! (And they are needed!)

ONE IMAGE...

Make one image Black & White!

You may also add a subtle tint!

Spot healing/patch

If there is anything you want to remove:

Create a new layer and use the Spot Healing or patch tools to clean it up!

Remember to make sure Content-Aware is selected AND Sample All Layers is checked!

Using the masks

Remember on the mask of an adjustment layer (make sure it is selected), we can add black to conseal what we are adjusting!

White=Reveals

Black=Conseals

Make sure your adjustment layers are ON the TOP in the layers panel so that any other alterations (spot healing etc) are adjusted also!

ADD A VIGNETTE! (all images MUST have this!)

A vignette is a darker border - sometimes as a blur or a shadow - at the outer edges of a photo.

Use the Add a vignette filter to reduce the saturation at the edges of your image compared to its center and add a little dimension!

Make sure you have made the layer a Smart Layer. You will see the icon on the thumbnail!

Make sure to select the MAIN layer (typically Layer 0)

Then select the FILTER tab> CONVERT FOR SMART FILTERS

This way we are still being NON-DESTRUCTIVE!

Now...

With that Smart layer still selected...

Select the FILTER tab> CAMERA RAW FILTER

Note: the shortcut!

Without and with a vignette:

Camera Raw Filter...

Now a new window will open!

On the right, click the small arrow (v) next to EFFECTS

Pull the slider to the LEFT on VIGNETTE to add a little dimension!

Be careful not to go too far or it will look forced!

Click OK

Notice! There is a Smart Filter BELOW the main layer now!

To readjust the filter, double click on the Camera Raw Filter in the layers panel! (the Camera Raw Filter panel will open!)

ADD A SIGNATURE! (all images MUST have this!)

Let's add a TEXT layer to sign our photo!

Each image MUST have YOUR signature on the bottom right!

Select the Horizontal Type Tool

Click in the image near the BOTTOM RIGHT corner

Type YOUR First & Last Name

Notice! There is now a Text layer and the name of the layer is YOUR name!

Selected text

With the Horizontal Text Tool still selected, triple click (3x) your name

or click and pull to select your entire name.

With the text selected (highlighted)...

In the Properties Panel, change the font (you choose) under Character by clicking the pull down (arrow) menu

TIP: Try a Script font by clicking the filters on the left (Script). Don't pick a weird one as they are hard to read!

With the text still selected...

Click the box to the right of COLOR

Make your name WHITE

Different ways to do this:

Click the top left corner of the color picker
or RGB 255 each
or CMYK 0 each
or Hex #ffffff

Click OK

ONLY use WHITE or BLACK for your signature!

(if the photo is dark, use WHITE. If the photo is light, use black!)

Text is large enough to read and does NOT over power the image!

Take a moment to check the Font SIZE

Is it an acceptable size as to not over power the photo?

Font and Size should small but legible!

Clear enough to read but not over shadowing the image.

Leave a little room to the right and bottom so the text is not touching the edge...

Go to the MOVE TOOL (the 4 sided arrow) in the tool bar

Click and pull on the inside of the text of your name to move your name so it sits on the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER and looks acceptable (like a signature)

Be careful NOT to pull on any of the handles or it will change its size!

EXPORTING A FILE

In order to share the image with others (online or who otherwise don't have Photoshop) we need to Export our image to a different format.

Choose

File>Export>Export As

In the dialog box on the right under File Settings:

Format: JPG

Quality: 7

Click EXPORT

Save the JPG files in your Abstractions folder (inside your Photography folder) on your desktop!

File Name: First Initial Last Initial Abstract1

Save as type: JPG (*jpg)

Click SAVE

Now do this ALL of this with the other 2 images you want to use!

Follow the same process for 2 more photos! (3 total)

(Open through Photoshop, Save as, Save to Creative Cloud. Edit your photo. Add a Vignette. Add a Signature. Export a JPG)

You will export 3 images:

First Initial Last Initial Abstract1.jpg

First Initial Last Initial Abstract2.jpg

First Initial Last Initial Abstract3.jpg

CRITERIA:

3 Abstraction Images of YOUR choice (Each MUST be a DIFFERENT subject!)
Each image but be edited appropriately in Photoshop
One image MUST be Black & White/Tint
Each image MUST have a signature and a Vignette
Each image MUST be named correctly:
- First initial Last initial Adjust 1.jpg
- First initial Last initial Adjust 2.jpg
- First initial Last initial Adjust 3.jpg
File format turned in MUST be correct (jpg)