Final Project

Here is the project:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1daXNqR6cf-spFkXzZoL05ujxlCwu5BWzk0kj13n1mmI/edit?usp=sharing

MiniProject: Name-in-Lights

Use the "Name in Lights" instructions in
>Public >InfoPro >Photoshop
to
1. Add your initials in PhotoShop
2. Add 3 photos (one for each letter in your initials), and 'cut-out' the letters to show the photo that is behind.

Save your file as a JPG...

PhotoShop Skills #5: Pick-a-Lesson!

As you can appreciate, there is a lot more to Photoshop than the few lessons you've done to build some essential skills. If/when you take Information Processing 20, one module you'll be able to do is "Intermediate Photoshop", where you'll be adding to your skill set. But for the last lesson, you'll be able to choose what lesson/mini-project to finish with!

Your Job:
Go to >Public >InfoPro >Photoshop >ideas for Photoshop Skills #5, and choose ONE lesson to complete.

(they are well written by Adobe Professionals for 'training students' how to use Photoshop, so this is good training for any "Photoshop class" that you'd pay for in the future...).

Photoshop Skills #4: Filters

Filters allow you to modify photos in a number of ways with predefined Photoshop settings. You'll need to use this link to help you start; it has the file mentioned in the "Your Job" section... the instructions can be helpful, too (or you can use the 'Help' feature built in to our version of Photoshop).

Your Job:
Part #1: Find a photo that includes you from the >Public >Yearbook folder. Use the file from the link above to use filters to modify your photo as indicated.

Not all pictures on the Web are created equal. Copyrighted images and non-copyrighted images both are searchable by Google; in a business setting, choosing the wrong one can get you in legal trouble. The website Creative Commons lets you search pictures/video/audio files that others have purposely allowed users to upload for 'free' (just give the creator credit).

Part #2: Use the Creative Commons site to find an image of your idea using the theme below:
   Theme:  "What Summer Means to Me..."

then:
      > add ANY 4 filters that make the photo appear 'dreamlike'
           (as it is a future event that you are wishing for...) and save
           all the photos in 1 file

Again, make sure to save 2 files for each 'part' (one PSD and one JPEG).

Photoshop Skills #3: Blend Layers

For the next learning activity (the third one), you'll be blending pictures together to make a COLLAGE FOR A PERSON (OR PLACE). [A sample can be found here; a 'professional product' is here]. As a tutorial, you may wish to follow the instructions here, as they work well. [But as always, a quick YouTube or Google search may help you find something better].

Your Job:
Choose an individual (or place) to make a collage about, and include blends. Make sure to have:
   > 1 central photo (the person/place)
   > 4 other photos blended
You should have a total of 5 layers (minimum) in your final file.

Again, make sure to save 2 files (one PSD and one JPEG).

Photoshop Skills #2: Colorize a Black-and-White Photo

For your 2nd learning activity, you'll need to add colour to certain parts of a black-and-white photo [a sample of what this looks like is here]. Use YouTube or Google to find a tutorial that works well for you; there are multiple ways to do this correctly. [Addendum: Someone found this link helpful; if you can't find something, try it first]

Your Job:
Create 2 files that. For each, make sure to:
   > choose a black-and-white picture
   > include 2 areas where you've added colour

As discussed in class, please make sure to save 2 copies:
   > one PSD file (so you could edit it more at a later time), and
   > one JPEG (or JPG) file, which can be uploaded to the web

Photoshop Skills #1: Cropping Photos on a Background

For your 1st learning activity, you'll be learning about 2 different ways to "crop" pictures.  This link will help you see both ways. (or find another in YouTube). After seeing the video, and practising a bit, you'll find out which way to crop photos works best for you.

Your Job:
File #1:  Add something to the tray on this picture and put both on a 'restaurant' background.

File #2:  Add a photo of a you with your favorite celebrity on a background of your choosing.