Monday, February 3, 2014

Photoshop Notes

SAVE AS:
Rename your image. Make sure the image is saved as a .jpg at the highest (maximum) image quality.

SAVE:


Nestle: tools are stacked on each other- to access those tools you have to left lick and hold

USE COMMAND KEYS!

Command + = zoom in
Command - = zoom out
Command o = open
Command c = copy
Command v = paste
Command z = undo
Command, option, z = step backward
Command s = save
Command p = print
Command I = levels

To turn an image go to

>Image>Image Rotation
CW and CCW
CW=

To Crop:
Select the cropping tool and then click and drag the area you want to crop. Before you crop, you must enter the resolution you want your image to be saved to.

Resolution Guideline:
yearbook = 300
Newspaper = 150
Web = 72

To make an image balk and white
use Grayscale
Image > Mode > Grayscale

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Portrait Photography


BEST PORTRAIT! 

Choice Sheets

For next year, I would like to continue taking this class but to the next level. I want to learn how to take really good pictures in commercial photography, but yearbook is what really catches my interest. I've wanted to be in yearbook since last year, before I joined commercial photography. The reason I want to take yearbook is because I want to get involved with the school. Being able to go to football games, or track meets and take pictures for everyone at my school to see would be awesome. So I want to take yearbook next year.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

My Favorite Cover



This LIFE special edition, "To the Moon and Back," chronicles the first moon landing, brought about by the courage of the Apollo 11 astronauts and the thousands of people who supported their mission. On the cover is a picture of Buzz Aldrin, taken by fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong. Along with color photographs of this historic walk on the moon, there are biographical sketches of Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. There is also a history of manned space exploration from the first single orbit around the earth orbit to the launch of Apollo 11. - See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/asmes-top-40-magazine-covers-last-40-years#sthash.w0NqwdLR.dpuf


I really like this picture because I like space and astronauts. Also, I love the way the photo is taken. How you can see what he is looking at because of the reflection on his helmet. It is talking about how Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins were the first people to go to the moon and come back to earth.

Magazine Essential Parts

Masthead- It is the title of the magazine cover usually in a different color and very noticeable.

Date Line- The month and year when the magazine was published.

Main Image- The photo, usually taking up the majority of the cover used to catch peoples attention.

Model Credit- Usually on fashion magazines. It gives a compliment to the person on the Main Image.

Coverlines- Information about the Main Image usually different colors.

Main Coverlines- It promotes the use of what it says in the big letters.

Left Third- The left third of the magazine cover is vital for sales in shops where the magazine is not shown full-frontage.

Bar Code- Standard bar ode used by retailers.

Selling Line- Short, sharp description of the title's main marketing point or perhaps setting out its editorial philosophy.