Dan DelMain - Project 2

What selection tools to you use?

For my selection tools, I used the Quick Selection tool. After getting a general area I wanted cropped, I used similar/grow. However, these tools made the crop section too large (including some background elements I did not want). To realign the focus of the crop image, the (+ Add to Selection) and (- Subtract from Selection) coupled with a magnifying glass to get the exact crop I wanted.

What blending options did you use?

The background image is of a ominous bridge, so I wanted to give the cropped image a bit of halo effect or glow, so I used the Inner Shadow and Inner Glow. Lastly, I used the Match Color item. This brightened up the background, matching it closer to the cropped image.

Do you believe your composite appears to belong in the background you placed?
Ummmmmmmmm, I tried to make it look as realistic as possible but very amateur I am sure. So to answer the questions, yes it belongs but most would be able to discern it was photshoped in.

Preference Tool
For project 2, I really enjoyed using the the (+ Add to Selection) and (- Subtract from Selection) and combining this with zooming in. It allowed me to get as much of the image as possible with clicking the (+) and (-) back in forth, saving me time.

I enjoyed using the quick select tool. I don't think I have the patience for the pen tool. I will use it when I need to, wheb=n there is alot going on in the picture and when i have to be precise.
The blending tools I used were the inner and outer glow I had to make the images lighter cause they originally started out alittle dark, and since there is alot of sun and green I had to make them more Lighter.
I believe that my stealth bomber appears to fit in the picture. I actually am glad at the way it turned out.

Project2 Luna

For this image I used the magnetic lasso because I found it to be easier to use. Some pixels were complicated to select but I worked around it.

For the blending tools I used the Inner Glow and the Lens Blur.

I could have done better, perhaps if I had picked different pictures. I now know what to look for when I do a similar project.

The Pen and Lassos tools were easy to use. The Wand is useful when the background is simple and similar color. I had problems making the pictures blend together. I know it was random to put the window display mannequins out in the city park area, but I thought I should give it a try and see what it would look like.

Smirl Project 2

Wow, I'm not good at this. I'm finding the magnetic tool to my liking. I cut these kids out of two different photos and added them to a hi res back ground I yanked off the internet. I tried my best to match the kids colors to the background and feather it out at about 60. It still looks bad. I think if I were to do it again I'd do more processing before selecting. Peace out and see you tonight...

Project 2 ~ Suki

Haha! I don't have many pictures to choose from... This one cracks me up, but here it is:




I used the pen tool, mostly because I'm familiar with it from using it on inDesign. I used the inner glow effect. Ha! To me I really don't look like I'm in that place, but when my parents walked in and saw the picture as I was working on it, they thought it was a photo! ;)

I really like the pen tool because of my previous experiences with it, and because of the precision it gives me. Previously, when I tried to make a background transparent and I didn't know how, I'd do it literally pixel by pixel. I like precision and sometimes I get sucked into the littlest details (which often isn't worth the time I put into it) and the pen tool is a wonderful way to do it efficiently. Also, I like how it doesn't matter what the background looks like. My eyes see boundaries better than the computer does ;) Thanks!

Sampa ---- Project2

1. What selection tools did you use? Why?

For this particular image I have used the Quick selection tool.

The selection tool depends on the particular picture being used.

Quick select tool is the best fit for this picture. It's very easy to use and I can change the brush diameter, hardness and spacing to select any part of my picture.

Such as if I want to select very thin area then I can change my brash to smaller diameter

Depends on the selection area of a picture I can change my brush diameter to bigger or smaller.

2. What blending options did you use?

I have applied Refine Edge, Lens Blur Filter, Inner Glow style and match color command for blending option.

3. Do you believe your composite appears to belong in the background you placed?

Yes, I believe my composite appears belong in the background I have placed.

4.Post your experience to the project, i.e.: I prefer using this XXXX tool because, etc.

It was a very exciting project for me. I liked it very much.

For the selection tool, I liked Quick select tool, Magic wand tool, Lasso tool, Pen tool and delete and add anchor point tool.

But I have chosen Quick select tool because this one is perfect for my bear picture.

It's very easy to use and I can change the brush diameter, hardness and spacing to select any part of my picture.

Such as if I want to select very thin area then I can change my brash to smaller diameter

Depends on the selection area of a picture I can change my brush diameter to bigger or smaller.

I have tried other selection tool for other pictures so it was great experience for me.

For blending purpose I have used Refine Edge, Lens Blur Filter, Inner Glow style, match color command, color overlay style and gradient overlay tools.

I preferred Refine Edge, Lens Blur Filter, Inner Glow style, match color command for my particular project because

I can use “Refine edge tool” to enhance my selections to lead the better composite and better color correction.

Lens Blur Filter lets me create a realistic depth of field effect of my picture.

Inner Glow style helped my picture to glow along the inside edge of a layer.

Match color command helped me match the colors to adjust each other to maintain the reality.

Project 2 :: Sangeeta

For this project I used Pen tool to select a portion of an image. To select the portion I tried to use couple of tools I started quick selection, but because of other colors in the image it was difficult for me to isolate the whale, Shamu, in the picture. Pen tool really worked for me and after couple of trials it worked. Pen is a very powerful tool and if used with patience you can get the results you want.

To blend the images I used Match Color with adjustments to the settings of Luminance and Color Intensity to acquire better results.

For this project I tried to choose a simple background and then an image that can blend in the background. It could have been better, but overall it looks good.

Overall experience with the project was quite interesting initially it took me a while to find the right combination of background and image. Once that was finalized next part was to choose the right tool. After little bit of trial and error with other tools Pen tool came to my rescue.

kelven's project 2

i. What selection tools to you use?Why? i chose to use the pen tool because for me it is very precise when cutting out the pixels. ive used the magic wand and quick selection tool but i just find out that for a little bit more time you can get alot more detail by just zooming in on an image and using the pen tool
ii. What blending options did you use?i chose to use the color match along with some gradient map layers
iii. Do you believe your composite appears to belong in the background you placed? i believe it looks good and fits.


I liked doing this project because alot of the design projects i have done have involved placing a person or object on to a different background so this was right up my alley. the 1 thing i hadn't used up to this point was the color match option and it is a great thing let me tell you. this will eventually with some more work turn into a poster for a music project i am working on entitled "Burned Bridges". i should be finished before the semester is up and will post it on here.

Andy Gooch *Project 2*

At first I tried using the pen tool and the free form pen tool, to no avail. No matter how slow and steady I tried to go the outline always seemed to miss the mark. The quick selection tool was my fall back and it worked fairly well. i was able to capture the image and touch it up.

The blending effects I used were outerglow and gradient overlay. My background picture of a sunset was already a bit blurry so what I needed to do was adjust the outline of the overlaid object. Some hue/contrast/saturation helped give the object the look as if the sun was setting on it.

I did my best but I don't think this is too convincing. The wood grain shows too much detail and the shadows are wrong, but I think it does look good:D

Smirl Project 1

At this point I like the levels tool. The histogram seems easier to understand, although I believe curves can probably effect the image on a finer level. I sure both are part of the program for a reason. The variations tool also seems more intuitive for a beginner.

Project 1.2 ~ Suki

Hi! I didn't know if you wanted us to post when we had submitted the new stuff or not? Anyway. I put my updated files on the sws server. I took good notes the first time so they should be exactly the same as the pictures in the first post... except the variations one:



Tada! Thanks!

Project 1 ~ Suki

Hi everyone! I played around with some pictures, and here's what I came up with:





Variations:

The brown one was originally black and white. I did pretty much the same thing with that as we did in class, creating a gradient... except I did this one from scratch. It turned out ok, but I think it would be fun to see it in a different color, perhaps blue.


For the picture with the children, I started with autotone, then adjusted the brightness/contrast, red and green levels, curves slightly, vibrance, and hue/saturation.


For the picture with the guitar, I started with autotone, then bright/contrast, rgb red green and blue levels, vibrance and sat, hue/sat, and color balance.
The table one I was most exited about because it's new (from easter, a really pretty easter table setting Mom made) and I saw that it really needed improvement. Both table pictures start from the original, but with different methods. The variations tool was nice, but some of the color adjustments that focus on different pieces of the picture weren't there and I missed them. The brighter, more vibrant one I did by hand. I started with autocolor, changed bright/contrast, rgb red green and blue levels, curves which really really helped the chairs come out from hiding, vibrance, hue/sat, color balance, and shadows/highlights.


Sounds like a lot, but really I just tinkered with whatever tools I could think of until I got something I liked. Funnily enough, the guitar pic isnt really that different from the original, and I think the table one's tooo saturated with color. But they're fun anyway. See everyone on Tuesday!

Project 1

Final picture #1:

This is my final image #1: For this picture I used the color channels and hue and saturate, but then decided to use the black and white gradient map. I used the brightness/contrast so that I could brighten up the face of the dog. I used the shadow and highlight as well so that I could highlight and shadow the dark and lighter parts of the picture, such as the rock behind the raft. I used the vibrance as well, but it didn't really help the picture anymore then the rest of the editing tools I used.



Variations

I tried out a couple variations to brighten up the picture, and also the yellow tint variation so that I could make the picture look as if it was sunnier outside the car.



Curves and Levels

I used the curves and the levels on this image to brighten up certain areas of the picture so you can differentiate the types of trees in the shoot. I prefer using the levels over the curves because I can slowly slide the levels and watch the image gradually change. With the curves I have to guess how much to move it and then guess how much to move it back if it effects the picture too much.

Final Image #2

This image was taken in the northwest, so it originally was very gray, so I decided to brighten it using the brightness and contrast, as well as the shadow and highlight tool. Then I used the color tool to make the trees seem more green and the water seem more blue. I decided not to use the gradient tool because it affected the picture too much and prevented the colors from popping.

Project1 Luna

1. Levels and Curves: I did not really prefer one tool over the other. I did tend to use the Levels tool over the Curves. Both of these two tools are useful to adjust the shades of the image.
2. Variations: I picked the image that used more red for the mid-tone because it made it look better as oppose to the yellow or cyan.
3. The tool I liked the most was the Gradient Map because there were different colors to make the image look interesting and weird. It was difficult for me to make the images look a certain way because there were many ways to make it look different. Each time I adjusted something on the picture there was something else to adjust with a different tool. But overall I liked working with the tools, they helped me brighten up my pictures. The original image of the picture on the left was dull and gray toned, so I'm happy with the way it turned out because now it has color.

Project 1 | Dan DelMain

1. Levels vs. Curves?
After using both, I find Levels gives me more immediate results having less experience. Curves appears to be more advanced and hopefully I will have a more complete understanding with more practice.

2. Variations
I choose to use Jeff Kubin photo shot to experiment with Variations. I noticed the original shot was a bit dark, so I thought Variations would be a great way to achieve a brighter look.

3. My Most Favortist Tool
Upon short work with all the tools in Project 1, I must say Hues/Saturation is the one I resonate the most with. The three variables are intuitive and easy to use. Additionally, by moving the cursor around, I can quickly see the differences produced.

kelven's project 1

so these are the images i chose to play with. i found that i like the levels tool better than the curves tool just because it seems easier to get the results i like out of it. I used the variation tool on the last group pic because it needed to be darker, the color before was just way too light. i think that these tools are all very good for photo touch ups. i usually use plug ins for most of my effects but doing it this way is very helpful for the subtle changes needed sometimes.

Project 1 Sangeeta

Which tool do I prefer? I prefer to use Curves Command because it gives better features like graph and brightness points helped to improve the image.
For this image I used both Curves and Levels. I started with curves and then moved to Levels to fix the midtones and then again used graphs to make changes to the image. Second time I put some brightness point on the graph and tried to adjust the blues.


2. For the second problem I used the photo that my husband took of Bosphorus River in Istanbul, Turkey. Even on a clear day the sky looked little pink. I thought if I can increase the shade of blue sky will look better. Houses definitely look less dull and sky is more blue, but it changed the color of water. Over all picture is little bit brighter.

5. There are few tools that I enjoy working with. My favorites are Curves, Shadow and Highlights, and Hue and Saturation.

Hue and Saturations helps with the intensity of the color. I used this tool for a picture that was taken in a indoors, so the resulting picture was very dark and colors were hardly visible. Hue and Saturations has many color options and along with the tools like Brightness and Contrast helped me to bring the concrete colors of the pillars.

The other tool I like is Curves. I used this with Histograms. Curves give a luminous graph and luminous curve, I was able to put points on the luminous curve and move them to make the picture bright and dark.

Shadow and highlight is another wonderful tool. It can come really handy if there is picture that has trouble with light and you cannot see the actual colors of the image. Adjustment to Shadows can decrease the darkness and Highlights can adjust the light. Tonal width is a good tool to control the amount of brightness we need to improve the image.

Andy Gooch~Project 1~

I prefer curves. There are so many ways to adjust it and a little adjustment goes a long way. Both curves and levels seem necessary. Curves for big changes and Levels for fine tuning.

I chose a picture of some Sea Anemones which I though started out as the weakest pic of the bunch. With Variations I chose the pic that brought out the colors the best. I think Variations is a really handy tool.

Project1--- Sampa

1. Which tool do you prefer? Why? Do you need both?

I prefer levels tool because It gives you the picture's clarity. With this tool you can increase or decrease the brightness values. Levels tool is better at increasing contrast than decreasing it.
I need both (levels, curves) tools because of pitchers prominence.

2. Which image did you choose? Why?

I have chosen Hongkong_shop.jpeg image because I wanted to change the brightness and correct the color balance of this image.

3. Post your experience to the project, i.e.: I prefer using this XXXX tool because, etc.

I have enjoyed doing this project and I have learned so many this by doing this project.
I prefer using Saturation and Hue, Brightness/Contrast, Vibrance and Color Channels.
Saturation and Hue tool lets you modify specific hue. You can adjust the hue, saturation and luminosity of the entire image.
With Brightness/Contrast tool, you can change brightness and contrast of your image.
Vibrance changes color intensity more selectively, affecting low-saturation colors more than high saturation ones.
With the Color Channels tool you can change the color of your image. You can change the rgb, red channels, blue,green channels etc.

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Hi Everyone.

project 1 Abel

1. Out of the level and curve to I would have to say the levels tool cause it seems to make more of an effect of the photo. I believe I tried the curve tool and it didn't seem like it made an adequate difference for me to want to keep it. I'm sure there is a good use and reason to have it, and times when you would want to use it.





2. the image I chose was one that was taken at the zoo and few weeks ago. I chose it because it seemed like something that I wanted to mess with and use the variation tool on and it turned out good. I had tried a few other images, but none turned out as good as this one did.





3. I prefer the vibrance and brightness tools the best, I think it's just because it makes the most obvious difference in the images. I makes that difference that turns that photo a tad bit brighter and vibrant that makes it stand out just a bit more.

Hi everyone

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Hello Everyone!

Photoshop Here I Come

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Hi my name is Kelven Jones and i'm currently in the video production program here at P.C.C. although i may switch to the multimedia program. I'm from San Diego, but have lived in Seattle for the past 7 years and just moved to Portland about 6 months ago. I know photoshop cs4 pretty good but there is always room for improvement so that's why i'm here to get a little more fine tuning in through this course.

Greetings!

Hope y'all are doing great:D

~Andy

Hello!

I'm very interested in learning as much as possible in Photoshop.
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Hi everyone! ~ Suki

Looking forward to reading our discussions and seeing you in class Tuesdays!