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Kathleen
Gordon-Ross, Wakarusa Valley Ward, Topeka KS, Stake
Photo editing program – Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Version
9.0)
First
Step to Great Digital Images:
Take high resolution pictures. Don’t skimp on the size
of your Memory Card - get at least a 256 MB memory card for
your camera, or get a memory card that will allow you to take
75-100 pictures when your camera is set on high or highest quality
allowing you to print a great quality 5x7 or possibly even an
8x10 depending on the camera you’re using, if you want/need
too. When it comes to photo editing, there are a lot more options
with a high quality picture than with a low quality picture.
Color
Correct
Open photo inside PhotoShop
Along top navigational bar, go to IMAGE - Adjustments - Levels
Using the black, gray and white arrows below the graph, adjust
the pictures dark and light levels. I typically always move
the white arrow and the black arrow in from the edge. If the
picture is darker than I want, then won’t move the black
arrow at all and I will do more adjustments with the gray arrow
which tends to lighten the photo without blowing it out.
Red-eye
Reduction
The Red-Eye reduction function is within the Tools toolbar typically
visible along the right side of your PhotoShop screen containing
shortcuts to some of the most commonly used Photoshop functions
(if not visible, got to WINDOW - Tools).
The Red-Eye
reduction function is the fourth button down on the left column
of buttons (a + and Eye). If a band-aid or square is visible
instead, right click on the small black arrow in the lower right
corner of the button – you’ll then see the four
different tools available with this one button. Select Red-eye
Tool. This button should now be visible and white, not gray.
Take curser
to eyes that are red and click on each one, and just like that
the red is gone!
Crop
I’ve already said, take the best, highest quality picture
you’re camera will allow. For me, it allows me a lot of
flexibility when editing and printing my pictures. Sometimes
I can even get multiple pictures from one shot.
For example: 
This photo
is fine the way it is, the main focal point are kids feeding
goats, but if I wanted to, with a high quality picture, I can
go in break up this one photo into two different photos, each
with its own focal point. This can also be done with low resolution
pictures but only for viewing on the computer, not printing.
Using the
Tools toolbar typically visible along the right side of your
PhotoShop screen containing short cuts to some of the most commonly
used Photoshop functions (if not visible, got to WINDOWS -Tools)
– go to the third button down on the left column of buttons.
Next determine
the size picture you want… 3x5, 4x4, 4x6, etc. and the
resolution you want. 72 pixels/inch for viewing on the computer
(emailing, etc.) and 300 pixels/inch for printing prints. Enter
the width and height in inches and the resolution in pixels/inch
in the Options window located under the top navigational bar.
If this is not visible go to WINDOW - Options.
Then go
to your photo and drag the curser over the area you want to
crop. The window showing will be the size you’re determined
in the Options tool bar. The area can be moved using the mouse/curser
and can be made larger or smaller using the mouse/curser. Once
you’ve determined the exact size and location of the area
you would like to crop, click on the right mouse button and
select Crop. The picture is now the size and resolution you
want.
Resizing
When emailing pictures to family and friends or putting them
on the web, be considerate of the receivers connection speed
and inbox capacity and optimize your pictures for viewing on
a computer screen.
First set
your image at 72 pixels/inch (aka dpi). If it was not cropped
at 72 pixels/inch, go to the navigational bar at the top of
the screen and select IMAGE - Image Size. A window will pop
up showing the document size. This window allows you to manipulate
the dimensions and resolution of your image (this is not the
same as cropping!). Change your width and height to something
manageable for the viewers computer screen (4x6 or 3x5 is usually
safe) and the resolution to 72 pixels/inch. Click OK.
Second,
save your image ‘for Web.’ Using the top navigational
bar, select FILE -Save for web. The following window will show
a split screen with the original image on the left and the optimized
image on the right. Using the drop down boxes on the top right
corner of the screen, you can change the image to save as a
JPEG and determine the quality of the picture MAXIMUM, VERY
HIGH, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW. Typically HIGH or MEDIUM work very
well for emailing – meaning you don’t see much of
a quality difference from the original image (left) to the optimized
image (right). Additionally in the bottom right corner of the
optimized image screen, Photoshop tells you what the file size
of the image is with the current settings. Once everything is
how you’d like it, click SAVE and save your image where
ever you’d like on your computer.
Sarah
Hales, Tempe Ward, Tempe, AZ Stake
Photo editing program- Picasa by Google
I use Picasa
90% of the time to retouch and tweak photos, and the feature(s)
I use in Picasa depend on the photo.
Picasa has,
in my opinion, one of the easiest and most effective red-eye
tools; I don’t often use its “auto” correction
features, rather I mostly use the sliders in the “Tuning”
section and sometimes play around with the different “Effects.”
If there are some flaws, and I need a clone brush, or I need
to be able to remove and replace part of the picture, I will
pull up Corel’s Paint Shop Pro 10.0.
Find your
image in the Picasa library and double click it to open it for
editing. Click on the "Tuning" tab-slightly adjusted
color temperature toward the yellow tones (to the right), select
the "effects" tab to apply a “glow” and
a slight application of “soft focus” (make sure
you center the curser on the face so it stays clear).
Find your
image in the Picasa library and double click it to open it for
editing. Click on the "tuning" tab and slightly increase
saturation & apply“glow”.
Heather
Hales, Alma 6th Ward, Chandler, AZ Alma Stake
Photo
editing program – Adobe Photoshop CS (Version
8.0)
This is great if
your camera tends to wash images out, or if the images lighting
isn't right
>Open
up your image in Photoshop
>in the layers window double click your image to unlock it
>right click the image layer and select duplicate
>at the top navigational bar select Layers
>New Adjustment Layers
> Curves, name this layer whatever you want and then select
OK
> use the Curves to lighten up your image to the desired
look.
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