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- 1.GIMP as an Alternative to Photoshop.
MACUL 2009
March 19, 2009
Louise DeTolve
Online Instructor
Michigan Virtual High School
2. 3. Michigan Virtual High School
Links to MMC
Blackboard Course Requirements
Why GIMP?
Side by Side.
Examples of student workthe proof is in the photos.and the
narratives
Resources
Credits
4. Why GIMP?
5.
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/resources/photoshop-cs.html
6. 7. 8. 9. Prior knowledge
Prior knowledge
Able to upload photos to computer
Able to download the opensource software GIMP
Able to compress files using ZIP (Preferable)
Do I need a camera
Preferably, but not necessary
Able to download pictures from Internet
10. Objectives
1. Students will be able to effectively manipulate and edit
photographic images.
2. Students will be able to effectively use written communication
to describe the what and whys of the manipulation.
Students will produce creative narratives tied to graphics.
11. 12. Example of Rubric.
13. The message.
14. A Side by Side Comparison of Effectsusing GIMP and
Photoshop
15. 16. Selective Colorization
GIMP
PhotoShop
17. 18. Cropping
GIMP
PhotoShop
19. Compare and Contrast Cropping.
20. 21. For this project I used a picture I took this summer.
Before cropping it was difficult to find the hummingbird in the
nest but after cropping your eye is drawn to the subject.
22. For this project I used a picture I took this summer. Before
cropping it was difficult to find the hummingbird in the nest but
after cropping your eye is drawn to the subject.
23. 24. The picture I am sending to you is of a snowflake. In the
un-cropped photo, there is a lot of space around the snowflake and
it is very small.The picture is focused on the snowflake as a
whole. After I cropped it, you can't even tell it is a picture of a
snowflake. The picture focuses more on the details that make up the
snowflake. I enlarged the picture so it looks like a collage of
shiny shapes that interlock with each other. When I look at the
original photo I see it as nothing special. After I cropped the
snowflake, I am really interested in it.
25. The picture I am sending to you is of a snowflake. In the
un-cropped photo, there is a lot of space around the snowflake and
it is very small.The picture is focused on the snowflake as a
whole. After I cropped it, you can't even tell it is a picture of a
snowflake. The picture focuses more on the details that make up the
snowflake. I enlarged the picture so it looks like a collage of
shiny shapes that interlock with each other. When I look at the
original photo I see it as nothing special. After I cropped the
snowflake, I am really interested in it.
26. The original picture shows the intensity of the ocean. The
second picture focuses on the intensity of the waves. Both are seen
in the first, however, by cropping the picture I can make certain
that the viewer will notice the waves. If I left the picture alone
then the viewer might never notice the size of the waves on that
day.
27. The original picture shows the intensity of the ocean. The
second picture focuses on theintensity of the waves. Both are seen
in the first, however, by cropping the picture I can make certain
that the viewer will notice the waves. If I left the picture alone
then the viewer might never notice the size of the waves on that
day.
28. Using the drawing toolsExperimenting!
29. 30. Sampling of descriptions
These curves give off the same graceful comfort that is identified
with circles in photography.
For my abstract art project, I decided to choose a color scheme
which utilized cool, calming colors, and using the analogous hues
of green, blue, and purple, which is pleasing to the eye.
31. Text Effects
32. The camera project uses Impact Condensed text, size 125. It
started as fully black text. I then used the Gaussian Blur filter
to create the out-of-focus look. Then I converted the picture onto
a filmstrip on the Combine section of the filters menu. Once the
filmstrip was in the background, I had to invert the color of the
first half of the text. I just selected this part of the layer, and
died these colors white white letters.
33. 34. I tried to make the text look like it was coming down the
slide. I thought it turned out pretty good, it took me a really
long time to get it right and it still isnt but it was as close as
I could come to the way I liked it.
35. Combining Photoscreating a hoax
36. For this project, I used a picture of my sister and a horse I
found on the internet. My little sister, Mazie, is almost 4 years
old and loves to go out riding with me. I used a filter on my
sister to make her look not so bright from the sun. When I combined
the images, I just put my sister on top of the horse, and erased
the parts of her I didn't need. I did a similar project last and it
turned out really good!
37. For this project, I used a picture of my sister and a horse I
found on the internet. My little sister, Mazie, is almost 4 years
old and loves to go out riding with me. I used a filter on my
sister to make her look not so bright from the sun.When I combined
the images, I just put my sister on top of the horse, and erased
the parts of her I didn't need.I did a similar project last and it
turned out really good!
38. 39. 40. WOMAN FOUND WITH AQUARIUM IN HER EYE
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41. WOMAN FOUND WITH AQUARIUM IN HER EYE
Today at WLEDs Very Weird Contest, the first place winner was
Lindsey Clay. Her weird attribute? An aquarium living in her eye!
She has everything from gold fish to beta fish to seaweed living in
the iris of her eye. Miss Clay says, "It's just something I've
grown up with. When I was younger, my mom took me to the doctor,
but there wasn't really anything they could do without removing my
eye completely. They opted against that since the fish weren't
really damaging anything or causing harm in any way." Doctors have
no clue as to what might have caused miniature fish to be living in
her eye, but it is quite a sight--no pun intended. "It's really
turned out for the better. I won a thousand dollars!" she
laughs.
42. WOMAN FOUND WITH AQUARIUM IN HER EYE
Today at WLEDs Very Weird Contest, the first place winner was
Lindsey Clay. Her weird attribute? An aquarium living in her eye!
She has everything from gold fish to beta fish to seaweed living in
the iris of her eye. Miss Clay says, "It's just something I've
grown up with. When I was younger, my mom took me to the doctor,
but there wasn't really anything they could do without removing my
eye completely. They opted against that since the fish weren't
really damaging anything or causing harm in any way." Doctors have
no clue as to what might have caused miniature fish to be living in
her eye, but it is quite a sight--no pun intended. "It's really
turned out for the better. I won a thousand dollars!" she
laughs.
43. This was, by far, my favorite project. I had so much fun with
this. It really gave me a chance to be creative and to work with
GIMP instead of specifically learn how to use it. I used a lot of
different filters from waves to glass to the supernova. I also used
many layers. I duplicated the original eye photo so that I could
apply a filter to just the eye ball instead of the entire eye and I
erased that part on the first image so that when both pictures
would show, one would be the "watery eye" part and also the normal
part. I also tried different opacities on the fish to make it seem
like they were swimming in the eye instead of just on top of it. I
added the supernova filter to give the affect of sunlight coming
through water.
44. This was, by far, my favorite project. I had so much fun with
this. It really gave me a chance to be creative and to work with
GIMP instead of specifically learn how to use it. I used a lot of
different filters from waves to glass to the supernova. I also used
many layers. I duplicated the original eye photo so that I could
apply a filter to just the eye ball instead of the entire eye and I
erased that part on the first image so that when both pictures
would show, one would be the "watery eye" part and also the normal
part. I also tried different opacities on the fish to make it seem
like they were swimming in the eye instead of just on top of it. I
added the supernova filter to give the affect of sunlight coming
through water.
45. Compare and ContrastDifferent points of view.
46. 47. Looking at the piano from three different angles gives it a
different over all tone and feeling.The first picture (from the
top) to me, somehow has an overall good feeling to it.All though
the picture is a little boring, it somehow sparks my interest to go
and play!The second picture (from the side) changes much from the
first.The piano feels like it goes on forever! Also it makes you
wonder what is at the end of the piano.Finally, the third picture
(from eye-level), somehow has a mysterious feeling to it.Where is
this piano?Who plays this piano?The tone in this picture also feels
sort of gloomy.May it be the dim lighting, or the dust that is
really picked up from this angle, the picture just gives an overall
feeling of gloom.
48. Looking at the piano from three different angles gives it a
different over all tone and feeling.The first picture (from the
top) to me, somehow has an overall good feeling to it.All though
the picture is a little boring, it somehow sparks my interest to go
and play!The second picture (from the side) changes much from the
first.The piano feels like it goes on forever! Also it makes you
wonder what is at the end of the piano.Finally, the third picture
(from eye-level), somehow has a mysterious feeling to it.Where is
this piano?Who plays this piano?The tone in this picture also feels
sort of gloomy.May it be the dim lighting, or the dust that is
really picked up from this angle, the picture just gives an overall
feeling of gloom.
49. 50. Three points of view lend the bust a great range of
expression. In the worm's eye view, the bust appears great,
powerful, and imposing. He emerges from the bottom left of the
frame, monolithic. The view at eye level is softer and more
intimate, the face seems thoughtful rather than aggressive. (The
photo was also taken in a more traditional style for portraiture.)
Accentuating his musculature, the aerial view and the sweeping
movement give the bust a strangely predatory quality. He appears
poised to spring.
51. Three points of view lend the bust a great range of expression.
In the worm's eye view, the bust appears great, powerful, and
imposing. He emerges from the bottom left of the frame, monolithic.
The view at eye level is softer and more intimate, the face seems
thoughtful rather than aggressive. (The photo was also taken in a
more traditional style for portraiture.) Accentuating his
musculature, the aerial view and the sweeping movement give the
bust a strangely predatory quality. He appears poised to
spring.
52.
The assignment was not to demonstrate a proficiency in editing, but
in recognizing point of view. I edited the backgrounds out by hand
erasing them (time consuming process) because they detracted from
the highlights and shadows on the bust. This was particularly
apparent in the last two photos, which were taken on a white
background with a daylight bulb in the lamp at left. The color of
the highlights being different on the opposite sides of the bust is
fascinating to me, as it proved that glare is sneaky, and difficult
to eliminate. I decided to leave it as-is rather than
re-colorizing, as a lesson to (if looking for a very uniform
result) photograph in a (relatively) sterile environment.
53. Using layers to create an avatar
54. 55. Using the layers.
1. Outline
2. Add the white layer(grey)
3. Add color with brush
4. Finished
56. AVATARS
57. 58. Appreciating whats around us
59. 60. This photo was developed using a variety of methods
including multiple layers. In this photo, I removed all the color
in the upper portion of the picture, but included the color in the
reflection of the leg. This was developed through selecting certain
sections of the photo to bring to their original color and create a
unique effect not commonly seen. This photo accurately represents
my ability to create a unique piece of art through layers, color
removals, and cropping. The mood I attempted to achieve was that of
childhood fun and sand.
61. This photo was developed using a variety of methods including
multiple layers. In this photo, I removed all the color in the
upper portion of the picture, but included the color in the
reflection of the leg. This was developed through selecting certain
sections of the photo to bring to their original color and create a
unique effect not commonly seen. This photo accurately represents
my ability to create a unique piece of art through layers, color
removals, and cropping. The mood I attempted to achieve was that of
childhood fun and sand.
62. 63. The boy and dogs create the relative shape of a
triangle.Not just a triangle though, but a rounded triangle.So it
gives off the strong protective mood, yet still retains some of the
loving comforts that circles show.I had to crop this picture
because there was far too much background surrounding the
subjects.I increased the contrast, and sharpened the overall
picture to make the subjects stand out more.
64. The boy and dogs create the relative shape of a triangle.Not
just a triangle though, but a rounded triangle.So it gives off the
strong protective mood, yet still retains some of the loving
comforts that circles show.I had to crop this picture because there
was far too much background surrounding the subjects.I increased
the contrast, and sharpened the overall picture to make the
subjects stand out more.
65. 66. I took this picture outside of my old school. The only
editing I did to this picture was decreasing the brightness and
lowering the saturation. This picture depicts a gloomy mood, almost
anguish. I really love how the focus of the picture is mainly on
the barbed wire.
67. I took this picture outside of my old school. The only editing
I did to this picture was decreasing the brightness and lowering
the saturation. This picture depicts a gloomy mood, almost anguish.
I really love how the focus of the picture is mainly on the barbed
wire.
68. I am in love with the next image of mine, which is the paint
picture. It turned out so amazing from the very beginning that I
felt like it didnt really need any adjustments. So, all I really
did was duplicate the layer once again and use the filter Gaussian
blur. Shortly after that, I overlaid the two layers and WA-LA! I
chose this picture to use because of the immense amount of colors
that are being used.
69. I am in love with the next image of mine, which is the paint
picture. It turned out so amazing from the very beginning that I
felt like it didnt really need any adjustments. So, all I really
did was duplicate the layer once again and use the filter Gaussian
blur. Shortly after that, I overlaid the two layers and WA-LA! I
chose this picture to use because of the immense amount of colors
that are being used.
70. and the most common subject is?
71. 72. Whats coming for Digi Photo.
- Illustrating an idiom
73. Creating special announcements or invitation 74. Hidden messages 75. Name that food 76. Writing a menu 77. Creating a magazine cover or advertisement