Early Manipulations
Early Alterations
Photographs have always lied
The LA Times 2003
Photo tampering through out history
Quick Intro to Photoshop
1. Making a new document
To do this you need to know what you want to make. the first question is, is the final product for print or screen. There are different rules that apply.
for Print
- you need to know the width and hight of the final product. Is it a movie poster? a post card? a flyer, will it be in a book, if so what size book?
- you need to pick a resolution. This is how many dots appear in an inch, generally referred to as DPI (dots per inch).
180 dpi = minimum print resolution
300-600 dpi = professional print resolution
for Screen
- you need to know the pixel dimensions for the final product. This changes a lot depending on what form of media you need. Adobe has a lot of templates ready to go, so you can usually find what you need in there.
some examples
HDTV = 1920 x 1080
4KTV = 3840 x 2160
iPhone X = 2436 x 1125
Pixel 3a = 2220 x 1080
Macbook Pro 13" = 2560 x 1600
Lenovo ThinkPad 13" = 1920 x 1080
2. Saving a document
Photoshop is the great image translator. It can open up almost any image file type and can save into most any image file type.
the most important file you save is the working file. This is always a photoshop file also known as a 'PSD'. As long as you have the original PSD, you can make any 'final' files.
PSD = working file, has layers, can make all other files
JPG = flattened file, good at compression and photo realism.
GIF = flattened file, good at transparency, can animate, limited to 215 colors, good for graphics
TIFF = flattened file, no compression, photo realistic
RAW = original camera file, uncompressed, un-rendered, pure unaltered image data
3. The tool bar
Each tool in the tool bar has sub tools. To see them jut click and hold to see the pop up menu. Hover over a tools icon to see how a tool works.
4. Getting an image from the internet into Photoshop
1) search for an image
2) make sure the smallest side is at least 1000 pixels
3) make sure to download the largest version of the image
4) drag and drop the image onto the desktop. if it won't let you do that, Hit 'control' and click on the image. From the pop up menu, choose 'save image', and save it to the desktop. If it will not let you do that, hit 'shift' + 'command' + '4' and select the part of the image you want to take a screen shot of. The file will appear on your desktop.
5) drag and drop the image file (usually a jpg) onto the Photoshop icon in the 'dock' at the bottom of the screen. It will open as a new tab in photoshop.
6) use the hot keys 'command' + 'a' to select the image
7) use the hot keys 'command' + 'c' to copy the image data
8) navigate to the tab withe the image you want to add to
9) use the hot keys 'command' + 'v' to paste the image data into the new document. This image will appear as a new 'layer'
5. Layers
Layers are a very useful aspect of Photoshop. They stack in visual order from the top down, and you can have as many as you want in a single document.
- the background layer
- layer visibility
- naming layes
- changing opacity and using blend modes
- erasing to create 'transparency'
Finding and Installing new fonts
Free Fonts - dafont
Double click on a font to install it.
Make a sticker
for the Hartwick Overnight Program (HOP)
for the Hartwick Overnight Program (HOP)
"I really wanted to reach out to you to see if maybe one of your classes would want to create a sticker for us to have for prospective students (for many years to come hopefully)? It wouldn't need to be massive, just big enough to have at least the bell tower logo plus the words "I'm a #HOPSTER"? I would love something personalized by our students, so they are free to make it how they want."
Sticker specifications
- size 4" tall x 5" wide at 240 dpi
I'm a #HOPSTER
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