Monday, 20 April 2015

WEEK 4 - DAY 2 - ANGLES AND BACKGROUNDS

WEEK 4 - DAY 2 - ANGLES AND BACKGROUNDS

ACTIVITY 1: Modifying Backgrounds

STEP 1: Create a new Google Slide show, name it Week 4 - Photographic Angles - Modifying Backgrounds. Create a title slide and paste the 3 images from the photos you took of the class yesterday, one image per slide. You should have 4 slides.

STEP 2: The title for each image should reflect the Photoshop modification you will be making. 1. Soften Background - 2. Harden Background - 3. Blur Background


STEP 3: Open each of the images in Photoshop Elements - convert the background to a layer - duplicate the layer. You should have 2 layers per image.

STEP 4: On the top layer use the EFFECTS menu to create a soften affect to the layer.

STEP 5: With the top layer active, use the ERASER tool to erase the person in your image so that the bottom layer is showing through.

NEW SKILL: Eraser tool

STEP 6: Do a SAVE FOR WEB version of the image, then include it in your slide show along with the original image. See sample in shared photography folder.


STEP 7 etc.: Perform steps 4 to 6 for the remaining 2 images, one image should have a harden affect the other a blurred effect.

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