A2 02 112011_pshop1

Digital Editing

Part One

A2 Photography

06/10/2010

Digital EditingLearning Aim.

Recognise the potential of Photoshop as a tool for editing/manipulating images

Learning Objectives

1. Brainstorm potential uses of digital editing.2. Produce edited images3. Review learning progression to date4. Respond to the changing Times brief by prodcing work relevant to

the assignment5. Prepare for an interim critique on the project (09/11/2011)

Objective 2 (another session)

Learn more creative techniques for image manipulation.

Digital Editing

Task 1.

1. Brainstorm potential uses of digital editing.

2. Identify through own research three manipulated images and discuss how the affects were achieved.

Digital EditingWhat is Photoshop?

Image editing software often used to manipulate the captured image to an extent determined by the artist/retoucher.

Colour balance, contrast, cropping.Retouching, airbrushing.Compositing.

Arguably Photoshop can be used in a similar way to Dark room processing of prints. The artist can however manipulate images far beyond the capabilities of conventional dark room techniques.

Digital Editing

Is photo-manipulation new?

Nikolai Yezhov, an NKVD leader photographed alongside Stalin in at least one photograph, was shot in 1940 and

subsequently edited out of the photograph.

Digital EditingIs photo-manipulation new?

Two ways of Life: Oscar Rejlander, 1857

Digital EditingIs photo-manipulation new?

Digital EditingTask 2.Photoshop exercise

•colour space•Image size•Preparing print ready images and web ready images.•Saving files jpeg, tiff, psd.•Working in layers

•Copying•Curve adjustment - (contrast control)•Histogram

•Colour balance•Hue saturation•Clone tool•Healing brush

Digital EditingPotential of Photographers in the Digital age.

Photoshop Images.

David Tweedie.

Personal Investigation.Potential of Photographers in the Digital age.

Photoshop Images.

•Todd Antony

Digital Editing.

•David Hockney

Potential of Photographers in the Digital age.

Photoshop Images.

Digital Editing

•David LaChappelle

Personal Investigation.

•David Hockney

Potential of Photographers in the Digital age.

Photoshop Images.

Digital Editing

Marilyn – David LaChapelle Marilyn – Andy Warhol

Digital Editing

Gisele Bundchen

Digital EditingExercise

1. Change the working space of your document to adobe RGB 1998.2. Create an image layer copy.3. Retouch the skin surface removing blemishes and skin imperfections,

describe what tools you have used.4. In the layers pallete create a histogram adjustment and a curves layer.5. Resize your image create one image at 72 dpi and 10 cm long6. Create a second image at 300 dpi and 10 cm long7. Save your output files as psd and jpg’s describe the

advantage/disadvantage of these type of file formats for your sketch books.