Leading lines refers to a technique of composition where the viewer of your photos attention is drawn to lines that lead to the main subject of the image. A leading line paves an easy path for the eye to follow through different elements of a photo. ASSIGNMENT:
For this assignment, you will need to turn in 4 DIFFERENT learning lines images. Look to the examples above. Contact sheet will be due at the end of class.
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Every once in a while you'll take a photo that you'll want to do a little more photoshopping on. Maybe the skin has blemishes that need fixing, or wrinkles to erase. Whatever the case, photoshop can be an amazing tool to solve these skin issues. However, be careful you don't overdo it. It's very easy to see when a photo has been overly "shopped". The idea is to keep the editing realistic. We want to make eveeryone look like their best self! There are several ways to minimize blemishes on the face using photoshop: SURFACE BLUR Quick Selection: drag over skin Alt/Option to get rid of selection areas Select: refine edge check "smart radius" Increase radius a little bit brush over areas with hair output as new layer with layer mask click box next to original in layers filter>blur>surface blur radius 16 threshold 12 HEALING BRUSH TOOL SHORTCUT! To change the size of your selection/t0ol, use the BRACKETS on your keyboard! [ ] it works on the following tools: Paint brush Eraser Clone Stamp tool Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge Tools Healing Brush Tool Assignment:Use the HEALING BRUSH TOOL to remove wrinkles on the following photo of the woman.
Use the SPOT HEALING BRUSH TOOL or the PATCH TOOL to remove the two background cows from the cow photo. We will study the work of artist, Barbara Kruger. Check out more of her work on the PTOD. PRACTICE
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Macro Photography: photography producing photographs of small items larger than life size. The term macro is used to refer to the capture of an insect or whatever you are shooting, that resulted in an image on the 35mm film frame (24x36mm) that ranged from 1:10 to 1:1 the size of the original subject. |
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