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Magazine Cover

First Photoshop Practice

Yearbook

Newspaper

Web

Photoshop Notes

Immediately upon opening your image(s), rename them with 'Save as..' Don't forget to save often!

To edit coloration go to: Image > Adjustments > Levels
Then, move the little arrows at the bottom until they're right beneath the black mountains.
To adjust the lighting you stay in the box for Levels but click on the draw down arrow and click RGB. Then slide ONLY the MIDDLE slider to make it a little brighter than perfect. **when you print photos they print darker than on the screen**

Nestle- tools are stacked on each other, so left click and hold down to see them

Use command tools!
Command + = zoom in
Command - = zoom out
Command o = open
Command v = paste
Command z = undo
Command, shift, z = step backward
Command s = save
Command p = print
Command l = levels

To turn an image:
Image > Image Rotation
CW and CCW
(clock wise and counter clockwise)
180 = 1/2 rotation

To crop:
 Select the cropping tool and then click and drag the area you want to crop. Before you crop, you have to enter the resolution you want your image to be saved to.
Resolution Guidelines:
Yearbook - 300
Newspaper - 150
Web - 72

To make an image black and white:
 Use Grayscale
Image > Mode > Grayscale

Photoshop Introduction (unfinished, youtube blocked currently)

What is Photoshop?

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Common Tools:

4. Used to cut off a portion of the photo

5. Used to select part of a photo

6. Adds text to your image

7. Command-Z (Mac) or Control-Z(PC)

8. Window-->History

9.  Image on menu bar and click "Rotation"

10. Click on the small boxes(anchor points) to widen or stretch your image

Resizing While Cropping:

11. When you draw the box, it automatically locks into a ratio.

For Printing:

12. 150 to 200 ppi

13.  250 ppi or more

My Favorite Cover

PEOPLE, April 11, 2011: "Elizabeth Taylor: Farewell to a Legend"
(Photograph by Philippe Halsman)

Time and again, readers turn to People for our take on the defining moments in pop culture—and this year, a major story was the death of one of the greatest movie stars of all time, Elizabeth Taylor. The iconic shot selected for the cover from the archives of famed photographer Philippe Halsman, taken when Taylor was just 16 years old, reminded fans of the beauty and grace that would often become overshadowed by her much-documented, tumultuous personal life. With few words needed, thisPeople cover provided a truly worthy farewell to a legend.

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2012-winners-finalists#sthash.PlEhzBYO.dpuf

Critique: 

The lighting and color over her face and body is perfect. It lights up her face and adds shadows to the indents in her body shape. The background is plain which draws more focus to her. The cover lines don't cover her up and even the title of the magazine is behind the image of her, really brings her into importance. This portrait shows a softness to her which correlates with the title "Farewell to Legend". The look on her face is almost solemn which also ties into the title. All around, I think this was a fantastic portrait of Elizabeth Taylor.

Magazine Essential Parts

Step 1.    1. MastHead, 2. Selling Line, 3. Date Line, 4. Cover Lines, 5. Main Image, 6. Model Credit, 7. Left Third, 8. Main Cover Line, 9. BarCode.

Step 2.   1. Advertising and Brand purposes 2. Description of title's main marketing point 3. Month and year of publication 4. Distributed around image without distracting too much 5. A big image 6. Model and photographer credits 7. The MastHead is important here 8. Huge print taking up most of the magazine 9. BarCode used for retailers