Thursday, April 20, 2017
PS4P Week 6 and 7 and Your Topic!
PS4P Week 6 and 7 and Your Topic!
Review Week 6
Just a reminder that there is a web page with complete step by step instructions on how to use the pen tool to create a selection and convert the selection to a mask.
The instructions go on and detail what you need to to do to "refine" the mask using the Refine Edge dialogue.
Click here to go to the Selection and Masking Tutorial
Preparing for Week 7 and beyond
Bring to class images that you would like to convert to Black & White, or split Tone. The class is partially about how to convert your images into Black and White. Well also look at how to split tone images.We will also be looking at techniques that used to belong to the realm of Photoshop, but can now be better accomplished in Camera Raw.
In this class we will begin to look at how to deal with "retouching" portraits, but concentrate on that during week 8s class. Bring to class a portrait that youd like to work on...
Its Your Topic!
Is there a technique or subject that hasnt been covered in class? Send me an e-mail! Is the a technique YOU developed that youd like to share with the class?Either leave a comment on the blog, or send me an e-mail. garry@uofgts.com
See you in class!
Homework!
Post some pics to the blog and share them with your class mates!Go to link Download
Friday, February 10, 2017
Photoshop 4 Photos Week 4 Review
Photoshop 4 Photos Week 4 Review
Howdy
Those of you that are continuing on to the next 4 classes… The first class is next Saturday, Nov 17
There is no class Thanksgiving week end on November 24
The Adjustment Brush (Camera Raw)
We started class #4, by learning how to do local (selected) editing in Camera Raw. I need to write up some notes about that, so stay tuned, sometime in the next week Ill post some notes about using the Adjustment Brush… If you have specific questions about the adjustment brush, now would be a good time to send an e-mail.
Gradients
Heres a link to a page with a brief overview on using gradients in Photoshop and (Elements), and Camera Raw and Lightroom. About Gradients
Panoramas and Content Aware Fill
To stitch a panorama you send the selected images to Photoshop via the Bridge. The menu is…
Tools > Photoshop > Photomerge…
This sends the selected photos (dont worry about order, as Photoshop will sort that out for you… )
In the Photomerge dialogue box… if your horizon is flat, check the Cylindrical Button… then click okay. If Photoshop cant figure out where the pieces fit itll let you do the assembly manually.
Instead of cropping your panorama you can use Content Aware Fill to let the computer "paint in the holes…"
With content aware fill the basic steps are, select the area to be filled. Expand the selection by 10 pixels… choose the menu item
Edit > Fill select Content Aware, click okay…
This tutorial shows you how to select an object, and remove it from the photo and use the same selection later…
Content Aware Fill
Printing from CS6
Printing setup in Photoshop CS6 has changed… but, the procedure to get a print ready to print hasnt.
The Basic rule here is: You want Photoshop to manage the color NOT THE PRINTER! You after all have done all of "that" photo enhancing and you want to see the colors you selected in the print!!
Read the following pdf file by Martin Evening…
Color management
Ben Wilmores Colormanagement Simplified is no longer available
To save you ink, paper and time you NEED to soft proof your images…
Youll need color profiles for YOUR paper and printer.
Heres the steps
Softproofing in Photoshop
Softproofing in Lightroom 4
Whew, that ought to keep you busy for a while… Got a question? Send that e-mail!
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Saturday, January 14, 2017
Photoshop4Photographers Week 1 Links
Photoshop4Photographers Week 1 Links
Week 1 Outline
Settings
Subjects
- Bridge/Organizer
- Photoshop Layout and Settings
- Camera Raw Settings
- Content Aware Fill
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The links below will take you to the class web site and material covering most of what was covered in class!
- Home
- Week 1
- Settings
- Acquiring the Photographs
- Whats New --Content Aware Fill
Objectives
- The Monitor
- Install the latest updates
- Learn The layout
- Bridge
- Make a Meta Data file
- Set Camera Raw Prefs
- Camera Raw Settings
- Space, size, depth and resolution
- Photoshop Settings
- Preferences, Scratch Disk, Undos, etc.
- Color Management
- Sampling
- Bridge
- Something New
Materials
The PS4P I CD
Homework
Apply the "settings" for Bridge/Photoshop and Camera Raw on your personal computer
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