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Basic Editing Workflow Vocabulary Adjustment layers Cloning Color Balance Curves Destructive editing Healing Highlights Hue Layers Nondestructive editing Overexposure Saturation Shadows Underexposure How to Use Non-Destructive Adjustment Layers The adjustment layers described below should be done in order. If an adjustment doesn’t look good, you have the option to delete it (delete the layer), fade it (either change the Opacity of the layer in the Layer palette, or go to EditFade), or adjust it (doubleclick on the adjustment icon in the Layer palette). 1. Levels Adjustment Layer Move the outside sliders to “meet” the outside peaks of the mountain – this gives purer blacks and whites for increased contrast. Another use for Levels: Fix a colour cast by clicking on the grey eyedropper first, and then on an area of the photo that is supposed to be a neutral grey. You may need to click several times to get the best recolouring. After you have applied the adjustment, you can lower the Opacity of the layer until the photo looks natural. Practice: Open a photo in Photoshop and add a Levels adjustment Layer. Adjust until the photo is improved, with higher contrast but not so overexposed or underexposed that the highlights or shadows lose all detail! Start a new blog post called "Basic Editing Workflow Practice". Take a screenshot of your final image with the Levels adjustment panel showing; post this as the first image of your blog. Screenshot example: grey eyedropper fyi

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Page 1: Basic Editing Workflow - semiphoto.weebly.comsemiphoto.weebly.com/uploads/8/2/4/0/8240206/basic_editing_work… · Microsoft Word - Basic Editing Workflow.docx Created Date: 2/15/2016

Basic  Editing  Workflow    Vocabulary  

• Adjustment  layers  • Cloning  • Color  Balance  • Curves  • Destructive  editing  

• Healing  • Highlights  • Hue  • Layers  • Non-­‐destructive  editing  

• Overexposure  • Saturation  • Shadows  • Underexposure  

 How to Use Non-Destructive Adjustment Layers The  adjustment  layers  described  below  should  be  done  in  order.  If  an  adjustment  doesn’t  look  good,  you  have  the  option  to  delete  it  (delete  the  layer),  fade  it  (either  change  the  Opacity  of  the  layer  in  the  Layer  palette,  or  go  to  EditàFade),  or  adjust  it  (double-­‐click  on  the  adjustment  icon  in  the  Layer  palette).      

1 . Levels Adjustment Layer Move  the  outside  sliders  to  “meet”  the  outside  peaks  of  the  mountain  –  this  gives  purer  blacks  and  whites  for  increased  contrast.  

 Another  use  for  Levels:  Fix  a  colour  cast  by  clicking  on  the  grey  eyedropper  first,  and  then  on  an  area  of  the  photo  that  is  supposed  to  be  a  neutral  grey.  You  may  need  to  click  several  times  to  get  the  best  recolouring.  After  you  have  applied  the  adjustment,  you  can  lower  the  Opacity  of  the  layer  until  the  photo  looks  natural.  

 Practice:  

• Open  a  photo  in  Photoshop  and  add  a  Levels  adjustment  Layer.  Adjust  until  the  photo  is  improved,  with  higher  contrast  but  not  so  overexposed  or  underexposed  that  the  highlights  or  shadows  lose  all  detail!    

• Start  a  new  blog  post  called  "Basic  Editing  Workflow  Practice".  Take  a  screenshot  of  your  final  image  with  the  Levels  adjustment  panel  showing;  post  this  as  the  first  image  of  your  blog.  Screenshot  example:  

grey  eyedropper  

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2. Curves Adjustment Layer Create  three  dots  by  nudging  the  line,  with  the  center  dot  creating  a  slight  “s”  curve  (or  reverse  “s”)  for  more/less  contrast  in  the  mid  tones.  

 Practice:  

• Follow  the  instructions  at  http://photofocus.com/2014/09/08/understanding-­‐the-­‐curves-­‐command-­‐in-­‐photoshop/  

• Add  to  your  blog  post  a  screenshot  of  your  final  Curves  adjustment  next  to  the  final  image,  such  as:  

             3. Hue/Saturation Move  the  sliders  as  needed.  In  either  direction  (positive  or  negative),  1  to  3  is  slightly  noticeable,  4  to  7  (max  10)  is  strong,  and  above  10  is  exaggerated  and  fake  looking.  Never  touch  the  “Lightness”  slider  (it  reduces  quality.)  

 Practice:  

• Open  a  photo  in  Photoshop  and  add  a  Hue/Saturation  adjustment  Layer.  Adjust  until  the  photo  is  improved,  with  natural-­‐looking  colours.  

• Take  a  screenshot  of  your  final  image  with  the  Hue/Saturation  adjustment  panel  showing;  add  it  to  your  blog  post.  

   

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4. Color Balance Bring  some  snap  and  vibrancy  to  your  colours  by  working  with  individual  channels—but  don’t  create  fake  images  with  unrealistic  colours.  

 Practice:  

• Open  a  photo  in  Photoshop  and  add  a  Color  Balance  adjustment  Layer.  Adjust  until  the  photo  is  improved,  with  natural-­‐looking  colours.  

• Take  a  screenshot  of  your  final  image  with  the  Color  Balance  adjustment  panel  showing;  add  it  to  your  blog  post.    

 If you will be using the healing brush or cloning tools:  

1.    Make  your  density  and  colour  adjustments  first,  as  described  above  2.  Make  a  copy  of  the  background  layer  3.  Rename  the  layer  “healing  brush”  or  “clone”  4.  Choose  the  tool  you  want  to  use    5.  Adjust  settings  as  follows:    

Change  brush  size  to  an  appropriate  size  (remember,  you  can  zoom  in/out  as  well)  Choose  “0%  hardness”  

6.  With  Healing  Brush  or  Clone  tools,  use  “alt+mouse  click”  often  to  sample  adjacent  areas  to  make  the  blending  look  natural      

Remember,  no  matter  which  adjustments  or  tools  you  use,  you  must  save  your  final  image  twice:  as  a  .psd  file  with  all  layers  showing,  as  well  as  a  flattened  .jpg  file.  This  will  allow  you  to  re-­‐edit  later,  and  it  will  allow  me  to  see  what  you  have  done  to  the  original  image.    

There are many tutorials online for all these tools! If you find a particularly helpful one, email me a link to it so we can add it to our Resources on the class website.  

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