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    SIMPLE PHOTO EDITING TECHNIQUES

    USING PHOTOSHOP

    Cropping a photo for better composition

    Improving image tone with levels

    Adjusting color with levels

    Quick color x with levels

    Reveal image detail with shadow/highlight adjustments

    Resizing an image

    Blur out or pixelate a Face or part of an image using lter

    Images sharpening

    Noise Reduction

    Saving images for the web

    Resources

    Yes

    Info

    Tip

    Instructions

    No

    Caution

    Key

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    Keyboard shortcut C

    CROPPING A PHOTO FOR BETTER COMPOSITION

    Choose the crop tool.

    Select the crop area.

    Press enter to crop the photo.

    Crop tool

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    Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels

    IMPROVING IMAGE TONE WITH LEVELS

    Before

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    Before

    Drag the black/white point slider to the

    right/left until it reaches the place in the

    histogram where the dark pixels start to

    increase in density.

    Click OK.

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    Before

    Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels

    ADJUSTING COLOR WITH LEVELS

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    Select Red, Blue and Green Channel from

    drop-down menu.

    Drag the black/white point slider to the

    right/left until it reaches the place in thehistogram where the dark pixels start to

    increase in density.

    Click OK.

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    Before

    Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels

    QUICK COLOR FIX WITH LEVELS

    Select the middle eyedropper (midpoint)and click on an area of the photo that is

    supposed to be neutral gray.

    Click OK.

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    Image Adjustments Shadows/Highlights

    REVEAL IMAGE DETAIL WITH SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT ADJUSTMENT

    Before

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    Shadow/Highlights settings varie

    depending on exposure of an ima

    Before

    After

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    Shadow/Highlights overdone examples.

    Or

    Or

    Overdone

    Overdone

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    Image Image Size

    RESIZING AN IMAGE

    Open the Image Size properties.

    Set new Pixcel Dimenstions.

    Select Bicubic Sharper for reduction

    Click OK.

    Image size is too low for web.

    Bicubic Sharper was not selected.

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    BLUR OUT OR PIXELATE A FACE OR PART OF AN IMAGE USING FILT

    Select part of an image using the lasso tool.

    Lasso tool

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    Select Modify Feather2

    Filter Blur Gaussian Blur3 Filter Pixelate Mosaic3

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    Open image size properties.

    Image Image Size

    Set new Pixel Dimensions and resize

    image to its nal size.

    IMAGES SHARPENING

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    2

    Set new Pixel Dimensions.

    Filter Sharpen Unsharp Mask

    Most web images needs sharpening

    Depending on image quality sharpe

    value always varies.

    Always zoom in to your photo 100%

    before adjusting sharpening so that

    can clearly see the eects of your sh

    ening.

    3

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    Over sharpened Properly Sharpen

    IMAGE SHARPENING EXAMPLES

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    Always zoom in to your photo 100%

    before reducing noise so that you can

    clearly see the change.

    Filter Noise Reduce Noise

    NOISE REDUCTION

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    File Save For Web & Devices

    SAVING IMAGES FOR THE WEB

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    Do NOT strips out the metadata.

    JPG or PNG?

    Only illustrations, screenshots or any-

    thing with text always save as PNG for

    best result.

    Bicubic

    Use Bicubic Sharper when decreasing

    image size. Only Bicubic is best for

    smooth gradients. Use Bicubic

    Smoother when increasing image size.

    sRGB

    A Standard Default Color Space for

    Internet.

    Metadata

    Its a term for the descriptive inform

    embedded inside an image.

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    RESOURCES

    Getting Started with Photoshop Article

    http://www.sitepoint.com/getting-started-photoshop/

    Bringing Out Shadow And Highlight Detail In An Image

    http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/shadow-highlight/

    A Comprehensive Introduction to the Type Tool

    http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/a-comprehensive-introduction-to-the-type-tool/

    Master Photoshops Selection Tools in Under 30 Minutes

    http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/master-photoshops-selection-tools-in-under-30-minutes/

    Working with Layers in Photoshop

    http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/working-with-layers-in-photoshop/

    The Ultimate Guide To Cloning In Photoshophttp://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/30/the-ultimate-guide-to-cloning-in-photosh

    Please feel free to call or email if you have any question.

    Adnan IslamMultimedia Producer/Designer

    212 930 8234

    [email protected]