Here’s the 2 page spread: Initial_Portfolio_Design
and the jpg: 
Photoshop
Sam Albert – Assignment 1
My best picture ended up being one I took over the weekend with my friend, and I thought I might be able to bring out the colors we tried to capture with the camera, through photoshop.
I first started by creating a new layer to do some retouching on, then used the clone stamp tool to edit out any facial blemishes.
Next, I created a histogram to mainly bring out the white in the picture and emphasize the darker areas.
Then, I set up a curves layer to bring the washed out areas into focus and make the hair and skin a bit warmer and darker.
After that came the channel mixer to make the colors pop. I used this mainly to really bring attention to the paint on her face and have the tan a bit more golden.
Next, I made another curves layer, and using the smart lasso tool, i outlined the teeth and brightened the area to make them seem whiter.
Finally, I used one last layer to use the dodge and burn tool on to whiten the whites of the eyes and the rest of the teeth.
Cynthia Anne McLean – Assignment #1
In the future I’ll try to record the exact settings as well as the adjustments. In this case I made all adjustments in Picnik.
The first 3 were all under Basic Edits:
1) Cropped to 4 x 6 proportions – to obtain an image with one side of 8″.
2) Saturated the image slightly.
3) Increased the temperature setting slightly.
The last two were under Effects:
4) First I hit it with a big dose of Boost – to bring up the color of the bricks and the leaves.
5) Then I used the Focal Black and White – to hone in on the red bricks and green leaves while leaving the bikes out of the focal circle (of color) as much as possible.
That’s all, folks.
Assignment #1 Kathryn Baldree
With this photo I used photoshop to alter the following aspects:
- I first adjusted the Levels bringing in both the light and the dark.
- I then adjusted the contrast and brightness, allowing the image to become sharper.
- Next I adjusted the curves, giving the picture more strength in its darks and lights.
- Finally I adjusted the color using the Channel Mixer, giving the picture a higher color and bringing out the color of the barrel in comparison to the stone wall.
