Monday, December 2 :: Click Link for assignment >
ADD A VIGNETTE! (all images MUST have this!)
A vignette is a darker border - sometimes as a blur or a shadow - at the outer edges of a photo.
Use the Add a vignette filter to reduce the saturation at the edges of your image compared to its center and add a little dimension!
Make sure you have made the layer a Smart Layer. You will see the icon on the thumbnail!
Without and with a vignette:
Be careful not to go too far or it will look forced!
ADD A SIGNATURE! (all images MUST have this!)
Let's add a TEXT layer to sign our photo!
Each image MUST have YOUR signature on the bottom right!
Select the Horizontal Type Tool
Click in the image near the BOTTOM RIGHT corner
Type YOUR First & Last Name
Notice! There is now a Text layer and the name of the layer is YOUR name!
Selected text
With the Horizontal Text Tool still selected, triple click (3x) your name
or click and pull to select your entire name.
With the text selected (highlighted)...
In the Properties Panel, change the font (you choose) under Character by clicking the pull down (arrow) menu
TIP: Try a Script font by clicking the filters on the left (Script)
With the text still selected...
Click the box to the right of COLOR
Make your name WHITE
Different ways to do this:
Click the top left corner of the color picker
or RGB 255 each
or CMYK 0 each
or Hex #ffffff
Click OK
Text is large enough to read and does NOT over power the image!
Take a moment to check the Font SIZE
Is it an acceptable size as to not over power the photo?
Font and Size should be legible!
Clear enough to read but not over shadowing the image.
Leave a little room to the right and bottom so the text is not touching the edge...
Go to the MOVE TOOL (the 4 sided arrow) in the tool bar
Click and pull on the inside of the text of your name to move your name so it sits on the bottom right corner and looks acceptable (like a signature)
Be careful NOT to pull on any of the handles or it will change its size!
EXPORTING A FILE
In order to share the image with others (online or who otherwise don't have Photoshop) we need to Export our image to a different format.
Choose
File>Export>Export As
In the dialog box on the right under File Settings:
Format: JPG
Quality: 7
Click EXPORT
Save the JPG files in your Abstractions folder (inside your Photography folder) on your desktop!
File Name: First Name Last Name Abstract1
Save as type: JPG (*jpg)
Click SAVE
Now do this ALL of this with the other 2 images you want to use!
(Open through Photoshop, Save as, Save to Creative Cloud. Edit your photo. Add a Vignette. Add a Signature. Export a JPG)
You will export 3 images:
First Name Last Name Abstract1.jpg
First Name Last Name Abstract2.jpg
First Name Last Name Abstract3.jpg
3 Abstraction Images of YOUR choice
Each image but be edited appropriately in Photoshop
One image MUST be Black & White/Tint
Each image MUST have a signature and a Vignette
Each image MUST be named correctly (first name last name adjust 1.jpg)
File format turned in MUST be correct (jpg)
Go to our Classroom in TEAMS
Select Assignments
Select
Photography: Abstractions!
Scroll down to MY WORK
Click +ATTACH
Click UPLOAD FROM THIS DEVICE
Select DESKTOP (on the left) then the PHOTOGRAPHY Folder>Abstractions Folder
Find the JPG files we EXPORTED and select them:
(First Name Last Name Abstract1.jpg
First Name Last Name Abstract2.jpg
First Name Last Name Abstract3.jpg)
Click OPEN
To select more than one image at a time, hold the CTRL button down on your keyboard then select each file!
Wait for file to upload
File will show up below under My Work
CLICK TURN IN!
NOTE: There MUST be Three (3) JPG files (that have been adjused in Photoshop) attached to get credit. Simply clicking TURN IN will not do!!!
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS & CREATIVITY
(max 30 Points)
Did you think about the assignment?
Do the images meet the assignment requirements?
EXECUTION & CAMERA WORK
(max 45 Points)
Are the images properly exposed?
Do the images show clear details (in Focus) while enhancing the overall visual impact?
EDITING
(max 25 Points)
Do the images show effective use of editing tools to refine and improve the overall presentation?
TOTAL: 100 POINTS!!!
Ctrl+Alt+Delete then select SIGN OFF!