Tech Class

When working with images, always move them to a canvas

Create Clipping Masks
- for text, image on top
- for shapes, will clip in black only, image on top

Layer – new adjustment layers – need to clip
- Levels control lighting
- Hue/Saturation – amount of color and hue
- Channel Mixer – change to black/white

Selection tool
- click hold for rectangular or ellipse
- select refine edge – for control of edge

Layer masks
- d- to get black and white
- make layer mask, select it
- use brush or gradient b/w
- black shows back or hides front
- white brings back front

Layer linking
- have layers that you want to link on top of each other
- select them, using apple or shift key
- right click link, this will lock them together

Hawaii Project
- min of 3 images, letter, @300 ppi
Must have
- Layer mask using brush
- Use of gradient layer mask
- Adjustment layers
- text clipping
- shape clipping
- use of layer blending options
- use of opacity change
- feathered edge

Take survey

Photoshop Tools

Background
-what is importance, why can’t move

Text Work
- how to layout or enter type
- use of character palette
- resizing, color
- blending options

Layers
- moving, selecting
- stacking, positioning
- opacity
- blending options
- layer adjustments – clipping

Turn in extension wksh

Review file information – metadata
- description, caption
- copyright

Web Gallery
- what this is, why use it
- resolution
- Construction of it
- view it, check it, submit it (8thgrade drop box – Tech Class)
- submit folder with all pics used (psds cropped)

Photoshop Collage
- 11″x17″ at 240 ppi
- build a collage of your pics
- can change the sizes, positions but not the cropping
- move, resize tools
- layers, blending option on layers
- using text (title and your name)
- using character palette

Extensions worksheet
- complete

Project – First Day of School Aug 6th
- Using 10 photos, capture the moments of the day
- Include captions to enhance, give meaning to the pictures

Use of Bridge

Using Camera Raw
- adjusting lighting

Photoshop
- cropping at 4×6
- things to keep in mind when cropping
- save file as a psd, using numbers 1- to indicate the order of the pictures, when viewed
- when to save as a tif

Extensions
- define use

Set up Photoshop – color settings
How to browse – using Bridge
Metadata
-what’s this
-how to add caption or descriptor
-add your first name as descriptor writer

How to crop a size 4″x6″
Importance of cropping
Idea of thirds

First Day Project
10 photos
4×6
with descriptors