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

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CROPPING A PHOTO FOR BETTER COMPOSITION

Keyboard shortcut C

Crop tool

Choose the crop tool. Select the crop area. Press enter to crop the photo.

IMPROVING IMAGE TONE WITH LEVELS

Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels

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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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ADJUSTING COLOR WITH LEVELS

Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels

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After

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 the histogram where the dark pixels start to increase in density. Click OK.

QUICK COLOR FIX WITH LEVELS

Layer New Adjustment Layer Levels

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After

Select the middle eyedropper (midpoint) and click on an area of the photo that is supposed to be neutral gray. Click OK.

REVEAL IMAGE DETAIL WITH SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS

Image Adjustments Shadows/Highlights

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Shadow/Highlights settings varies depending on exposure of an image.

Shadow/Highlights overdone examples.

Overdone

Original

Overdone

Original

RESIZING AN IMAGE
Image Image Size

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.

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

Lasso tool

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Select part of an image using the lasso tool. Select Modify Feather

Filter Blur Gaussian Blur

Filter Pixelate Mosaic

IMAGES SHARPENING

Open image size properties. Image Image Size

Set new Pixel Dimensions. Filter Sharpen Unsharp Mask

Set new Pixel Dimensions and resize image to its nal size.

Always zoom in to your photo 100% before adjusting sharpening so that you can clearly see the e ects of your sharpening.

Most web images needs sharpening. Depending on image quality sharpening value always varies.

IMAGE SHARPENING EXAMPLES

Over sharpened Properly Sharpen

NOISE REDUCTION

Filter Noise Reduce Noise

Always zoom in to your photo 100% before reducing noise so that you can clearly see the change.

SAVING IMAGES FOR THE WEB

File Save For Web & Devices

Do NOT strips out the metadata. JPG or PNG? Only illustrations, screenshots or anything 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 the Internet. Metadata Its a term for the descriptive information embedded inside an image.

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 Photoshop http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/30/the-ultimate-guide-to-cloning-in-photoshop/

Please feel free to call or email if you have any question. Adnan Islam Multimedia Producer/Designer 212 930 8234 aislam@nypost.com