photoshop 101 photoshop CS7

Photoshop 101
Learn to crop, tone and
unsharp mask like a pro
.


Basic Photoshop layout
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Tool Bar: Crop, pointer, draw, text,
magnify, marquee
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Layers panel: Top layers sit ‘above’
layers underneath; can hide, lock layers
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History panel: Jump back and forth for
quick fixes
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Filter menu: Unsharp mask


Cropping photos
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Fixed dimensions
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Utilize centered arrow
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Rule of thirds
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Subjects should show movement
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Stick with caption info
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Crop tight for small thumbnails


Rule of Thirds
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Main subjects should be placed in the intersection points of the
horizontal and vertical lines for hard to crop photos.
Original Cropped


Subjects should show movement
Original
Too
centered
Ideal
Hitting a
wall


Stick with caption
Caption: Steelers president Art Rooney II (left) and chairman Dan Rooney
celebrate with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after winning the AFC
championship.
Original
Where’s
Dan?
There
he is!

Crop tight for thumbnails
Original
OKBad Tight


Toning
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Crop first, then tone depending on photo
makeup
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Levels / Autolevels
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Brightness / Darkness
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Contrast
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Hue / Saturation
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Variations
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Can use history panel to take steps back
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Unsharp mask


Save for Web
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Save for web at 50-60%

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Choose the correct format for image
(JPG for photo; GIF for graphic)
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Save image
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