Sunday, June 5, 2011

The wonders of Photoshop!

I love photoshop! I have never been able to get these results from my photos before and I love having the power that I have seen in the dark room with film! I have grown to love the curves because I love a nice contrast. I was able to take a picture that I had edited before and really make it pop. I have a picture of the dog Henna at the shelter that now has more meaning because of the contrast. One tool that I am struggling with is the masking tool and the forced depth of field. I need to work on the selecting tool because I either end up selecting the whole photo or just half of the dog! I keep re-watching the video online to see if there is something I am doing wrong but I think it just takes a little getting use to. :)

Here are two photos that I have used the new tools in photoshop that we have recently learned. The first is Henna and I did levels, dodging, rotation of image, lens correction and curves! The second photo is Chloe and I did levels, dodging, rotation of image, lens correction and curves.
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  1. (Mary) Shannon JohnstoneJune 6, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Very strong corrections!! The key to selecting is using the short cuts for "adding to selection" and "subtracting from selection". To enable adding to the selection, hold the shift key down while you are selecting. To subtract from your selection, hold the alt key down while you are dragging your cursor. Hope this helps!

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  2. KibaJune 7, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    This helped soooo much! I was actually able to control the tool! Thanks!

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  3. (Mary) Shannon JohnstoneJune 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    So glad to hear that!!

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