Edit Final Cube Photos

Checkpoint E

Instructions

    1. In class, edit your final four cube photos in PS. Be sure they all have a similar look and feel. Download the Photoshop Cube Template
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    3. open PS and create a new size document, 6 inches high and 4 inches long, 300 resolution, RGB. On the keyboard press cmd + r to show your rulers. Change your preferences to inches shown on the screenshot on the right.
    1. Open your four photos and insert them (cmd + a, then cmd + c, then go to your PS document and press cmd + v to paste your photos in) into your document as different layers; give each layer a title according to the subject of the photo (e.g. jumping dog). Cmd + t & transform your photo to fit into the 6x4 document. When you are editing one photo, hide the other photos layer.Unhide the layer Black Bottom Rectangle and make sure it is the top layer or add a two inch tall black rectangle across the bottom of the document; use the rulers at the top and right side to see size so that the photo is square in size. Your photo should cover 4x4in. Move and resize only at the corners of the photo to keep the same ratio (important). Make sure the original photo is not too small and you have to make it much bigger...it will print pixelated. When you position your photo on the 4x6 PS document, keep in mind composition and use the guidelines to help you position the photo.When you are finished editing each photo, save it as a JPG full quality. It will only save what appears on the document. If you have hidden layers, they will not show on the JPG photo, which is what you want. It is important that these photos are saved well because they will be used to print. Use the final name classIDcube1, classIDcube2, classIDcube3, & classIDcube4. Upload it to your Edited Cube Picasa album in order of your best shots (first shot is your best shot). In the caption type the grade you received from Mr. Heil on the shot. As a comment in the last four photos, write the composition info:FP:
    2. RULE:
    3. ANGLE:
    4. SHOT:
    5. LIGHT:
    6. DEPTH:
  1. Title Photo
    1. Choose three coordinating colors to work with that match and go well together. Click SPIN to spin the color wheel and find three colors that coordinate well together.
    2. Click on the hold check-box if you see a color you like and click spin again.
    1. Take a screenshot of the three colors and insert it into your PS document.
    2. Change the background to a new solid color and select the color eye-dropper tool (shortcut i) and select one of the colors from the color wheel screenshot. Use the other two colors for the text. You can use black or white as one of your three colors. Do not use more than three.
    1. Keep the 2inch black high rectangle at the bottom of your document, which is the top layer. Type a creative title for your cube topic and your name (e.g. Trees from Down Under, Photographed by Marcy Chang) above the black rectangle. For the text, "By Your Name," choose not to fill it and use one of your three colors and stroke it. Insert all the text layers in the Title folder layer in your PS like the example on the right. Make sure the font is easy to read in color, size, and font choice since it will be 4in by 4in and used as the bottom of your cube. Then write a one sentence description of your photo cube topic (e.g. Photos taken ob biblicists at sunset around the Han River in Seoul).When you type your text, imagine there are .25 inch guides around the edges (you don't have to place them). This is your text boundary and no text should go outside of it and close to the edge.Save the photo (with the black rectangle) as a JPEG full quality and name it classIDcube and upload it to your Edited Cube Picasa album. Add up the scores you received on your previous four photos and type the total in the caption of the this title photo.
  1. Self-Portrait
    1. Now find your JPG self-portrait that you created using the past directions and upload it to your Edited Cube Picasa album.
    2. Upload the JPG full quality title, self-portrait, and four final cube photos the MF Final Cube Photo album. Upload them in this order:
    3. a. Your title photo
    4. b. Your self-portrait
    5. c. Your best cube photo
    6. d. Second best cube photo
    7. e. Third best
    8. f. Fourth best
    9. In the captions of all six photos, write your classID.
    10. On the spreadsheet, post the Picasa link to your cube title, which begins the group of your cube photos. MF Final Cube Photo album
  1. In Picasa it is important that the photo is at least 2,000KB or higher like the example below. If it is lower than this then it will print pixelated and not clear.Post
    1. Post a screenshot of your photos on Edited Cube and post the Picasa link as well as the MF Picasa link to your title photo to your posterous but do not post the link to the spreadsheet.
    2. I will download all the cube photos from the MF Picasa album and have one student print these at a photo place for cheap and you can pay them back. Make sure each of the photos is named correctly and is 1mb in size or larger. When they come back, you can attach them to your black cubes.
    3. Finished!

Include a small thumbnail of each topic photo and write a description next to it (e.g. location, what it is, why you took it

On a new layer above all the other layers, insert your signature photo in the bottom right or left corner so it is not too distracting.(e)

Upload your self-portrait photo, without the black rectangle with your name, only your photo, to the MF Picasa Self-Portrait If you want to make a more elaborate title photo like this example, you can, but I don't suggest it. Just make a simple but good-looking one like this one and get it done so you can move on.album.