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Photoshop 101

Photoshop 101. Learn to crop, tone and unsharp mask like a pro. Basic Photoshop layout. Tool Bar: Crop, pointer, draw, text, magnify, marquee Layers panel: Top layers sit ‘above’ layers underneath; can hide, lock layers History panel: Jump back and forth for quick fixes

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Photoshop 101

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  1. Photoshop 101 Learn to crop, tone and unsharp mask like a pro .

  2. Basic Photoshop layout • Tool Bar: Crop, pointer, draw, text, magnify, marquee • Layers panel: Top layers sit ‘above’ layers underneath; can hide, lock layers • History panel: Jump back and forth for quick fixes • Filter menu: Unsharp mask

  3. Cropping photos • Fixed dimensions • Utilize centered arrow • Rule of thirds • Subjects should show movement • Stick with caption info • Crop tight for small thumbnails

  4. Rule of Thirds • Main subjects should be placed in the intersection points of the horizontal and vertical lines for hard to crop photos. Original Cropped

  5. Subjects should show movement Too centered Hitting a wall Original Ideal

  6. Stick with caption Caption: Steelers president Art Rooney II (left) and chairman Dan Rooney celebrate with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after winning the AFC championship. Where’s Dan? There he is! Original

  7. Crop tight for thumbnails Original Bad OK Tight

  8. Toning • Crop first, then tone depending on photo makeup • Levels / Autolevels • Brightness / Darkness • Contrast • Hue / Saturation • Variations • Can use history panel to take steps back • Unsharp mask

  9. Save for Web • Save for web at 50-60% • Choose the correct format for image (JPG for photo; GIF for graphic) • Save image • Lowercase • One word

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