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Presenter: Nathan Smith - College of Education & Human Services Director of Technology - Utah State University
Contact: Nathan.Smith@usu.edu
Target Audience: Educators who wish to use Photoshop to edit and enhance photos they've taken with their digital cameras, or scanned on a flatbed scanner. The session will help all users, from beginning to advanced. The first part of the session will cover basic photo editing techniques. The last part of the session will give attendees the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered. You are encouraged to bring a laptop computer if you have one. You can install a trial version of Photoshop from the Adobe website if you don't have a copy.
Objectives:
- Use the various methods of selecting in Photoshop, including rectangular and eliptical marquee tools, polygonal lasso tool, quickmask mode, magic wand tool, and the extract filter.
- Use the redeye tool to remove photographic red eye reflections.
- Use the Dust and Scratches filter to remove small blemishes
- Use the Healing Brush tool to remove blemishes from photos.
- Use the levels dialog box to adjust color and value in a photo.
- Use various other Image-Adjustment tools to enhance a photo.
Online Help Materials:
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| Photoshop Tutorials (Quicktime Movies) |
Please note that I'm using a Macintosh for these demonstrations. If I talk about the Option key on a Mac, Windows users need to think "ALT Key." If I speak of the Command key on a Mac, Windows users need to think "CTRL Key." |
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Selecting using the Rectangular Marquee Tool |
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Selecting using the Eliptical Marquee Tool |
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Selecting using the Polygonal Lasso Tool |
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Selecting using the Paintbrush and Eraser tools in Quickmask Mode |
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Making a gradient selection using Quickmask Mode and the Gradient Tool |
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Making and adjusting a selection using the Magic Wand Tool |
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Using the Extract Filter to extract a figure from the background |
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Using the Redeye Removal Tool |
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Using the Healing Brush Tool and the Dust & Scratches Filters |
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Using the Levels dialog to adjust a photo's color and value balance |
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| Photoshop Tutorials (JPG-1600x1200) |
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Tutorial on creating a jewel or reflective orb in Photoshop. |
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Tutorial on the Layers palette and how the various blending modes work. |
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Tutorial on using the Quickmask mode and levels dialog in Photoshop to adjust a photo's color. |
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Tutorial on using Photoshop's layer effects to create a style in Photoshop. You can then just click on that style to apply all the affects to any layer in Photoshop. |
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| Photoshop Reference (JPG) |
Description of the Photoshop work area (JPG) |
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Description of all the Photoshop Tools (JPG) |
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| Internet Photoshop Tutorials |
Tutorialized.com - thousands of tutorials on many major software products. This site contains over 2600 Photoshop tutorials. |
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PhotoshopSupport.com - Click on the Tutorials section for a large selection of tutorials, many presented as online video demonstrations. |
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Photoshop Lover - Thousand of Photoshop users like you have shared their expertise on this site. |
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| A Small Gallery of Nathan Smith's Photoshop Work. |
Pincess Jaeden's Tear
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Peace
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Fly Away Home
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Desert Sunrise
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Sawtooth Sunrise
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Stanley Basin Afternoon
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Royal Dragon Desktop
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The Giantess Sleeps
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Together Forever!
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