Don't Stop Here!

Learning Photoshop CS5, and somewhat teaching myself the program was challenging to say the least, but it was cool to feel like a Photoshop pro for a bit.

This program has so many features that I didn't even touch, so if you really like the program and your trial is up, buy it, teach yourself, and have fun!

Photo 10- Lots of Laughs Wanted

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For my last and final photo I wanted to have fun, that's why I used an image of my niece. First I found the "wanted" image to use as a background, used the lasso tool and carried both images onto one, used the free transform tool to enlarge the image, and clicked layers and multipied the image.

Photo 9- Cartoon a Couple

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This photo was a little harder, so check out this YouTube video, it helped me.

Photo 8- Stand Out with an Umbrella

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This photo is different form the others, I figured I would try a photo with a person in it. This photo had a great background, but it was too dull. Obviously I enhanced the color of the dress, shoes, and umbrella. Also I changed the sky into a colorful rainbow to tie in with the vibrant colors. To make the woman stand out more I blurred the rest of the image besides her using the Gaussian blur.

Photo 7- Magic Mushrooms This Way

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This photo had a lot of potential it was dull, and nothing stood out. That made it easier to just go with the flow. I used the crop tool to crop out the right side of the photo, the magnetic lasso tool was needed so that when the image was changed to black and white the sign would stay the same.

When you change the image to black and white play with the levels to get the right match, also change the sign to glow and stand out.

I love this photo, it goes well with the Eiffel Tower photo.

Photo 6- I AM Amsterdam

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In this photo I wanted to just see I Amsterdam. That meant omitting a lot of people and objects, much harder than you think! With that said take it slow and don't get so mad.

As you can see I had to remove all those people using the clone tool. The clone tool was great it made the "r" look like an "r" again. Pick out parts of the picture that will make the change look real.

A lot of the clone tool was used and the crop tool. This was extremely tedious, take the time to etch out everything and blend well.

Photo 5- Place De Varsovie, Eiffel Tower

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This photo needed some help due to the darkness in the photo.I thought that the sign needed to be emphasized and with the Eiffel Tower in the background it could make for an even better image. I love the way this photo turned out it's very retro.

The tools used were a lot to do with adjustments and levels. Changing the levels of noise, black and white. Basically just play around with the curves see what you like either more black or more white.