Photoshop

Photoshop is a Digital Image Manipulation tool, it is the best know - and most requested for employees.

Photoshop Elements is the Home version of Photoshop which does most of what Photoshop can do less the Automation tools.

Fireworks creates and converts digital images into Vector Graphics - which gives them the ability to expand and contract (and much more)

Many other packages exist that may be included with your computer and/or camera's

The important feature of Photoshop is it's ability to work in LAYERS

We will be using Photoshop for class workshops - however for assignments you are free to use ANY and ALL Digital Image software you have access to.

Handouts:

Photoshop & Photoshop Elements

• • Removing the Background handout - using the Selection Tool

  • Creating Motion - using Filter > Blur > Motion Blur & Rotation Blur

  • Using Healing Tools

Paint - all Windows Computers have had the Graphic Software application Paint since 1988, learn what it can do today!

- all Mac Computers have a similar package as well as iPhoto

PANARAMA - for Book/Pamplet Cover, CD/DVD Cover, Web site Header, etc.

Since we have the ADOBE CS5.5 Suite we should use all its best features. One that will come in VERY handy for our Book Cover or DVD Cover or Handout Cover is Panarama

Take 10 pictures of:

The Mountain Scape,

The Building your project is about: ex. Howard Dean Center,

The Main Street of the Town: Brattleboro, Springfield, etc.

The Picket Fence - where all your flowers are, Wright Iron Fence by the River Park, Split Rail fence by the Covered Bridge, etc

Watch this video first so you understand what a Panorama is and what Photoshop's Automation is capable of:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-digital-school-collection/using-photomerge-panorama/

and

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs5/creating-a-panorama/

You may also want to check YouTube to see what you can find for Photoshop 5.5:

This is ADVANCED 3D like Panarama - if you think you may want to take DIM-Digital Image Manipulation - you would learn a lot of this: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-indesign-cs5/creating-a-panorama/ from the list of tutorials on http://tv.adobe.com/search/?q=panorama&sortby=relevancy video

Do these steps in Photoshop - to create a Panarama picture that can be used for display or your project

Note: Save the individual pictures, Save the Photoshop .psd picture, Save the completed graphic in .jpg, .tiff, .png, .gif or other notey format.

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For Photoshop capabilities without the learning curve - you can buy a package that just does Portrates

http://www.portraitprofessional.com/gallery/?p=1

There is a 30 day free trial - so for your project, special occasion, wedding, etc. You can use it.

Check out these pictures - they could be any of us!!

http://www.portraitprofessional.com/gallery/?p=1

The gallery has 3 groups: Women, Men & Children - look over each group

cursor over the pictures - you can see they have altered noses, cleaned up completions, brightened eyes, etc.

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