Evaluation of my Digital Work

I have found all of the digital lessons very informative and easy to understand due to my previous experience with Photoshop.
The first task was to reconstruct the image of the ducky. I used various selecting tool to great effect and added extra layers for a creative background.
I experimented with the select tool by selecting some glasses from another image and putting them on the Evangeline's face. I also made it black and white and quite contrasty to make it cartoony at make the glasses less noticeably fake.
The third image is that of a retouched before and after shot of Keira Knightly at a photo shoot. Clearly a lot of retouching skill when into this image. Its inspiring.
Quick masking was something i picked up very quickly and easily as i had done alot of selecting before. I showed the different stages of the process with screen shots.
I made the eyes stand out more by brightening them and adding more contrast.
I leart a lot by doing the colouring in a black and white image. It gave me more skills at selecting and adjusting the colours so that they look natural. Each layer selection what very complex and took quite abit of time to do but it was to a great effect. before I started this task i did not understand anything about adjustment layers but now find them very useful in most of my editing.
I wrote about the different types of File Formats. This helped me to understand the differences between each one and which one to use in different situations such as 'what to upload to this blog(the internet), what to send to an organization or competition(the guardian newspaper) and also what format to use when doing detailed editing or to get a very high quality image(RAW).
I enjoyed the retouching alot as i used most of the tool before I started the course. I became more skilled and found of the about different retouching tools such at the Clone Stamp Tool for the edges of things which look bad when Blurred by the Healing tool. Diane also taught me how to make a subtle blur layer over skin to give an airbrushed look.
The last task was to retouch a scanned negative. It was very simple to get rid of the dust and scratched on the negative with the healing brush tool.

By being a part of Dianes Lessons I have learnt about the skills involved in retouching and how to use machines such as a negative scanner. I have also enjoyed helping other people in the class once I've learned something. It helped to the understand various things better.

Sorry this is late
I hope it gets marked.

This is the original negative scan, it has a few scratches and specks of dust on. Its also Slightly green.
I retouched the image.


I toned down the contrast and took out the green tint.

This is a very good website, it shows before and after photos of the retouching process.
http://www.glennferon.com/portfolio1/index.html
some funny retouching pictures.

this is a picture of my friend and a lot of people say he looks like jesus

so i decided to make his fantasy a reality lol

i know its not very well photoshopped but it was only done as a spare of the moment thing to make my mates laugh hehe

hope you like it.

Retouching Lesson

Retouching has become an art these days.
The longer you spend doing it the better your skills become.

I use the Healing brush quite a lot on all the pictures I retouch, the problem with that is its very difficult to do sharp edges so i have learnt to use the clone stamp tool to good effect.
Diane showed me today how to blur the skin on a portrait effectively so it look more natural.
I made a blurred layer mask which was edited to taste and then the opacity was reduced slightly.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

➢ Uses lossy compression
(A lossy compression method is one where compressing data and then decompressing it retrieves data that may well be different from the original, but is close enough to be useful in some way.)
➢ Offers settings of higher or lower compression
➢ Compresses file to make it very small
➢ Ideal for sending images over internet and posting on websites
➢ Will not save 16 bit images or layers

JPEG - JPEG is best for photos when you need to keep the file size small and don't mind giving up some quality for a significant reduction in size. JPEG is not suitable for images with text, large blocks of color, or simple shapes, because crisp lines will blur and colors can shift. Only JPEG offers the options of Baseline, Baseline Optimized, or Progressive.

GIF(Graphics Interchange Format)

➢ A compressed file format
➢ Used to save graphics, illustrations, logos etc.
➢ Does not support continuous tone images

GIF - Use GIF for simple Web graphics having limited colors. GIF files are always reduced to 256 unique colors or less and they make very small, fast-loading images for the Web. GIF is great for Web buttons, charts or diagrams, cartoon-like drawing, banners, and text headings. GIF is also used for small, compact Web Animations . GIF should rarely be used for photos.

PSD

➢ A Photoshop file
➢ Works in the same way as a TIFF – however you would need to have Photoshop to open the file – therefore it is not advisable
➢ Was used more before TIFFs could save layers.

PSD, PDD - PSD and PDD are Photoshop's native format. Use PSD when you need to preserve layers, transparency, adjustment layers, masks, blending modes, text layers and shapes, etc. The

CAMERA RAW

➢ Lossless format
➢ Files are smaller than uncompressed TIFFs
➢ Used by digital cameras to capture and save images
➢ Does not alter the data captured by the CCD (Charged Coupled Device)
➢ Can only open in Photoshop CS
➢ On opening prompts you to correct or alter images
➢ Can change white balance, exposure, contrast, saturation etc.
➢ Can batch process
➢ The professional’s choice – as you are the one making any changes to the image data
➢ Takes longer to process images in photoshop

A raw file is a collection of unprocessed data. This means the file has not been altered, compressed, or manipulated in any way by the computer. Raw files are often used as data files by software programs that load and process the data. A popular type of raw file is "Camera RAW," which is generated by a digital camera. Instead of processing the image captured by the camera, the data is left unprocessed and uncompressed until it is opened with a computer program.

Colouring in on photoshop using adjustment layers

Coloring in a black and white picture.