Cropping Photographs

There are many times, in fact most times, when you will want to Crop a picture you take. to crop means to cut out the areas of a picture you do not want. it is used to help create a definite focal point, or point of interest, and can also be used to adjust your picture so that it complies with the Rule of Thirds.

Tools used:

Crop Tool
Ratio
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I will give a demonstration of these tools in class, and you can find a detailed tutorial at the site below:

Photoshop Essentails  - Cropping Images in Photoshop CS6

Your task today is to select 1 photo you have taken and crop them according to the Rule of Thirds. 

You may choose the Ratio, but state which Ratio you have chosen in the blog post.

Include the original version of the Photograph.

Here is an example below.

Cropping Assignment

Original Uncropped

Cropped . Original Ratio, Rule of Thirds

Write 2 Critiques of the Hardware Store Pictures

Today you will write TWO thorough critiques using the Critique Guide.

1. the first will be a critique of one of your pictures from the Hardware Store. Include a copy of the picture with your critique.

2. The second will be a critique of one of your classmates pictures from the Hardware Store. Include the picture.

Here is a good example of a written critique:
http://jessicamphoto13afall16.blogspot.com/2016/09/personal-critique-of-ozark-square.html

Edit and Post Your Hardware Store Images

Download, Edit, and Post the Hardware Store Pictures from the field trip.

De-saturate (convert to B&W) and Adjust Levels to get the best possible image. You may also include the color version, but it is not required.

Use the Crop and Clone Tools to further edit your images

Your pictures should include:

Repetition
Details - either Close ups or Textures

You must upload at least 10 edited pictures.

Elements of Exposure Review - Technical Challenges

This morning let's take some technically challenging photos that use all of the Elements of Exposure.

Take 4 correctly exposed Photos:

1. Freezing Action with Shallow Depth of Field

2. Motion Blur with Shallow Depth of Field

3. Freezing Action with Deep Depth of Field

4. Motion Blur with Deep Depth of Field


Post your photos with the description and settings and answer the following....

Which picture was easiest to capture and why?

Which picture was the most difficult to capture and why?

Add and Remove objects from a picture you have taken

Using the Clone/Stamp Tool, REMOVE at least 1 thing and ADD another. Use a picture that you have taken.

...look at the examples below


Original Photo

 Retouched Photo

Retouching Using the Clone-Stamp Tool

Today we will work with a couple of tools to help improve minor imperfections in our photos.
Download the 2 photos below, retouch them, and upload the before and after pictures to your blog.

Using the Burn and Dodge Tools in Photoshop

Today we will discuss the Burn and Dodge tools in Photoshop. 



The Burn Tool will darken an area, the Dodge Tool lightens an area.

You can Burn or Dodge a range of values, Shadows, Midtones, or Highlights



I will give a demonstration of this in class.

After I show you how to use the tools you will post an example of your use of the tools. The instructions and examples are below:

Post a before and after picture demonstrating your use of the Burn and dodge tools in Photoshop.

The burn tool will darken areas of your image, and the Dodge tool will lighten areas of your image.

In a brief paragraph explain the areas that you burned and dodged.

Follow the example below:

Original Photograph

Dodged and Burned Photograph

I dodged the highlights on the bananas and in the blurry chair in the backgound. I felt like the picture would be stronger if you could better see the details in the distance.
I burned the details in the glass bowl as well as in the bananas because I felt that the bowl was too grayish and i wanted more contrast. Finally I burned the wall on the right of the bowl because it was hard to see where the bowl ended and the wall began.