DUE THURSDAY

• Environmental Portraits Extension:Printed: 3 photos, 1 contact sheet,

– written component, self-scoring sheet• Leaf Photos- At least 5 photos and 4 page Ps

tutorial/ digital editing

Photo Deadlines and Reminders:

Plan for Week:Monday: Ps Tools intro and reviewTuesday Night:Art Club Studio Night 7-9 p.m.Tues-Thurs: -Discuss Halloween Shoot-Edit Costumed Motion, work on Leaf photos-Envir. Portraits and Leaf photos Due ThursFriday:-Environmental Portrait Critique

Study this photo….

What camera functions/ settings could create this?

What Photoshop tools could create it?

Take a few minutes and discuss with the person next to you.

CREATING A GHOST IMAGE in Photoshop

Photoshop skills: Review and New

• Layering• Opacity• Adjustment Layers• Saturation/ Grayscale

INTRODUCING…..

Masking

Open in Photoshop. Copy Background layer.

Desaturate LayerCOM + Shift + U

Copy Desaturated Layer

x

Apply Motion Blur Filter

Angle 0 , Distance 100ish

x

Add layer mask to motion blur filter

Paint with Black over face

Set black as foreground color

This brings back facial details

BEFORE:BLUR

AFTER:LAYER MASK

Painting with Black on Layer Mask

Erases some of that layer toEXPOSE the layer below

Merge all layers onto new layer Shift + COM + Option + E

Apply “Diffuse Glow” Filter to Merged Layer

Set Graininess (3), Glow (10) and Clear Amount (10)

BEFORE

AFTERDiffuse Glow

Add Solid Color Fill Layer

New Adjustment/ Fill Layer

Select Color from Color Picker

Change Blend Mode of Fill Layer to “Color”

Lower Opacity

BEFORE AFTER

MORE ABOUT LAYER MASKS

Masks = Transparency

Masks use:whitegreysblack

“Paint” with Brush Tool

MORE ABOUT LAYER MASKS

WHITE in a layer mask =100% visible

Contents of that layer are 100% visible in document

MORE ABOUT LAYER MASKS

Black in a layer mask =100% transparent/

Hidden from view but not deleted.

You can see through to layer below

White in Layer Mask

Makes that layer

100% visible.

Cannot see layer below.

Greys in Layer MaskMakes current layer

somewhat transparent.

Layer below is visible.

Amount of visibility depends on

SHADE/VALUE of GREY.

Black in Layer Mask

Makes that layer

100% transparent

Can see ALL of layer below.

Better option than ERASER TOOL

ERASE = PERMANENTLY DELETE

MASKING= HIDING IT FROM VIEWBUT INFO IS STILL THERE

Use Brush Tool B to paint WHITE (cover) and BLACK (expose)

MORE ABOUT LAYER MASKS

CREATE YOUR OWN

GHOSTLY IMAGE

TAKE A PHOTO OF YOURSELF IN PHOTO BOOTH AND DO THIS!

• Drag photo from photo booth to desktop• Open it in Photoshop