Overview
We will learn to open, resize and
save files, edit Photos in Camera Raw, work with layers, masks, selection
techniques, blend layers and match exposures.
Objectives
Get comfortable handling,
layering and masking images. Composite two photos together.
Lesson
Plan
Follow along with the provided
materials or your own photo.
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<![endif]>Preferences
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<![endif]>Window > Workspace > Essentials√ >
Reset Essentials
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<![endif]>Now we should all be looking at the same
windows
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<![endif]>Photoshop > Preferences > Units and
Rulers
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<![endif]>Adjust to your preferred mode of measurement.
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<![endif]>Choose Inches, Pixels and Points (for type)
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<![endif]>Open, Resize, Save
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<![endif]>File > Open > _DSC0513
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<![endif]>Image > Image Size
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<![endif]>Constrain Proportions√ (chain link icon)
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<![endif]>Resample Image√ (changes resolution)
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<![endif]>Upres: enter larger
H or W dimension
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<![endif]>Sampling: Bicubic Smoother
for enlargment√
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<![endif]>Downres: Enter
smaller H or W dimension
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<![endif]>Sampling: Bicubic
Sharper for reduction√
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<![endif]>Image > Canvas Size
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<![endif]>With + Height value > Units > Pixels
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<![endif]>Canvas Extension Color (Background color)
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<![endif]>Anchor (Where to reduce into or expand out
from)
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<![endif]> File > Save As > .png > compression/smallest.
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<![endif]>Output Formats / Compressed
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<![endif]>.JPG/.JPEG
(Joint Photographic Experts Group)
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<![endif]>Advantages
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<![endif]>Small file size
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<![endif]>Photographic image quality
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<![endif]>Adjustable compression levels
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<![endif]>Universally supported
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<![endif]>Disadvantages
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<![endif]>Lossy Compression
(loses information)
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<![endif]>Layers not supported
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<![endif]>Transparency not supported
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<![endif]>.PNG (Portable Network Graphic)
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<![endif]>Advantages
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<![endif]>Small file size
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<![endif]>Photographic Image quality
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<![endif]>Widely supported
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<![endif]>Supports Transaparency
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<![endif]>Disadvantages
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<![endif]>Lossy Compression
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<![endif]>Layers not supported
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<![endif]>No control over compression scheme
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<![endif]>.PDF (Portable Document Format)
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<![endif]>Advantages
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<![endif]>Lockable
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<![endif]>Universal Support
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<![endif]>Supports Transparency
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<![endif]>Supports Color modes/profiles
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<![endif]>Supports Dynamic Text
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<![endif]>Customizable Compression Schemes
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other formats and Metadata
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<![endif]>Working Formats / Lossless / Layers /
Transparency
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<![endif]>.PSD>(Photoshop document) .TIF>(Tagged Image File) .PSB>(Large
Document Format) Photoshop .PDF>(if
Photoshop Editing capabilities are preserved)
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<![endif]>Raw
formats .RAW, .ARW, .DNG, Photoshop Raw
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<![endif]>Camera Raw
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<![endif]>Preferences > Camera Raw > Open any compatible .JPG’s and .TIF’s
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<![endif]>File > Open > enlargement.jpg
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<![endif]>Adjustments
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<![endif]>Histogram
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<![endif]>Identify goals / Lost Data / Clipping / Color
issues
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<![endif]>Color:
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<![endif]>White Balance / Exposure / Highlights / Blacks
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<![endif]>HSL / Camera Calibration
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<![endif]>Sharpening / Denoise
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<![endif]>Detail / Clarity / Amount 30
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<![endif]>Option/Alt + slider for previews
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<![endif]>Masking 90
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<![endif]>Noise Removal
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<![endif]>Luminance [23]
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<![endif]>Color [25]
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<![endif]>Tools
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<![endif]>Spot removal
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<![endif]>White Balance sampler
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<![endif]>Adjustment Brush
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<![endif]>Targeted adjustment
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<![endif]>Straighten, Crop, Hand (spacebar)
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<![endif]>Redeye correction
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<![endif]>Graduated Filter
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<![endif]>Layers
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<![endif]>Paradigm
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<![endif]>Top layers obscure bottom layers / are closest
to the camera
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<![endif]>Backgrounds are locked + don’t support
transparency
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<![endif]>Layers can be blended, masked, added,
subtracted etc.
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<![endif]>Exercise
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<![endif]>Double click Background layer to unlock (new
layer from background)
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<![endif]>New layer
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<![endif]>Transparent layer / blank
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<![endif]>File>Place embedded
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<![endif]>Channel>Red(or any
)>Cmd/Ctrl +Click to make selection
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<![endif]>Make layer mask
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<![endif]>Click and drag layer to move up or down
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<![endif]>Layer Anatomy
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<![endif]>Image thumbnail=Layer Source info
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<![endif]>Types of Source info layers
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<![endif]>Paths/polygons/clipping masks/image file(jpg,tif,png,arw)
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<![endif]>Rasterized
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<![endif]>Smart Object
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<![endif]>Adjustment Layers
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<![endif]>Name=Layer handle
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<![endif]>Grey Layer Bar=Container
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<![endif]>Contains masks styles, effects, blending modes
and image.
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<![endif]>Group Exercize
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<![endif]>Follow along
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<![endif]>Refer to “Photoshop History Log” to reiterate
in the future.
Other uses for these techniques.
By understanding how to work with
layers, resize, isolate and mask images, many artistic possibilities open up
to us. Having an overview of tools is useful for making the most of our
digital photography, publication layout, graphic design, print and screen
graphics.
For those who may want to know.
The history log will be made available for those who want to reiterate
at home or in the future at shaunmachia.com/photoshophistorylog
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