Blog #9: Photo Editing Tutorials

The next project we do (and the last assignment before the end of 1st Semester) is a Tutorial you will write to edit one of your own photos. You may have a partner for this project. You should search online for topic ideas and there are lots of "Photoshop Photo Editing Tutorials" out there that will take you step by step through editing a photo and do amazing things! Just do a Google Search for that topic. I encourage you to look online for ideas and you can even take one you find and change it a bit to make it easier for your classmates to understand. Just be sure to cite your source for where you got the idea, even if you change the wording. Notice that on the rubric there is a category for difficulty. I want you to challenge yourself and do a tutorial that is more than just removing a blemish, making teeth white, or making a picture into a black and white. I do not want to have any repeats, so I have made a sign up sheet on Google Docs. You will post your "Before" and "After" photos along with the step by step directions as Blog Entry #9 before you present it to the class. When you present, you will walk us through editing your photo, using the steps you posted on your blog, and hopefully, if you did it right, you'll get the same results. This is worth 45 points and the rubric can be found here.

You will present this in class on December 7 and 9, so it needs to be posted before you present.

Here is an example of what I am looking for:

This tutorial will help you create a Vignette Effect on your photograph. Just one tool I have learned and would like to share.

Before

After

Steps used to create effect:

Note: Works best with a photograph where the subject is centered in the photo, but you can also crop the picture afterwards as I have done if necessary.

1. Open picture in Photoshop

2. Make Layer out of background by right clicking then choose layer from background. You can

accept "Layer 0" as layer name.

3. Make new Layer (Layer, New) then drag it to behind Layer 0.

4. Make sure Layer 1 is selected and add color to Layer 1 by clicking a color in the swatches palate

and pressing ALT + Backspace to fill the layer with that color. You won't see any changes at

this point.

5. Go back to Layer 0

6. Use Elliptical Marquee tool to select picture. If you need to you can add to the selection by

choosing Add To Selection button on top menu bar and drawing another oval. This is good if

there are two faces in the picture that you want to select.

7. Go to Select, Feather and choose a number (the larger the number the blurrier the edges will be of your oval. I suggest 15-20.)

8. Select Inverse.

9. Press Delete key.

10. Your vignette is finished, but you may want to try different color backgrounds by selecting layer 1, selecting a new color in the swatches palate and then press ALT + Backspace.

11. Flatten image and save as a JPEG.

So go online and start looking for some cool effects you would like to apply to your own pictures!

You should have a topic chosen by the end of next class.