Here are two exercises for you to work on today. The Clone Tool is a powerful way to edit content out of a photograph. The other exercise is using the White Balance settings on a camera, which is a method for calibrating your camera to your specific scene. It makes the white levels of light in your photo match the actual levels in your scene.
Using The Clone Tool In Photoshop:
- Find a photo that you have taken, or go out and take a photo that has something you can remove, or edit out of the shot. For instance, you could try to remove a logo from someones clothing or hat, or remove a poster from a wall or an object sitting on the ground, etc.
- Open the photo in Photoshop
- Duplicate your background layer, you can make a copy by dragging to the Document Icon on your Layer Palette
- Select the Clone tool and set your brush size
- Hold the Option key and click to sample from a clean area. Release the Option key to paint the object out of a scene. Reselect your sample area as needed
- When your done, compare the scenes side by side
- Go to Image > Image Size and double the width
- Drag your edited layer to the left or right, show the before and after versions
- Save as a JPG and post to your blog
Understanding White Balance:
You will have to use one of the class cameras unless your own camera has similar WB settings. Work on the other assignment if a camera is unavailable. Photos need to be in proper exposure and in focus.
- Take 4 identical pictures using the following different Wite Balance settings. Use a tripod to ensure your images stay as identical as possible for comparison:
- Sun
- Shadows
- Cloudy
- Tungsten light
- Place all 4 images into a single Photoshop document and label each one with the white balance settings you used. Save as a JPG and post to your blog.
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| This shows different White Balance "Modes" for different light conditions |
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| White Balance Mode symbols |
Due after Thanksgiving break...
- Mr. W
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