Photoshop: Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Quick Fixes

This chapter should provide you with a well-rounded understanding of how you can perform many routine corrections to digital photographs.

Goals for this Lesson

• Remove red eye.
• Brighten an image.
• Adjust the features of a face.
• Combine images to create a panorama.
• Crop and straighten an image and fill in any resulting empty areas.
• Blur the background of an image using Iris Blur.
• Merge two images to extend depth of eld.
• Apply optical lens correction to a distorted image.
• Remove an object and seamlessly ll the empty space.
• Adjust the perspective of an image to match another image.

Objective

Red-Eye occurs when a photo is taken with a flash that is too close to the subject. Students will use the red-eye tool to fix unwanted red eye to an image.

Grading (5 Points)

• You met the minimum requirements of the project assignment, as outlined in the instructions and submission requirements.
• You successfully used the red eye tool.
• You used the proper settings for the red eye tool.
• Did you save the file appropriately?
• Is the exercise submitted on time?

Instructions

1. Download the file here.
2. Open the redeye.jpg file.
3. Select the Red-Eye Tool and set the Pupil Size to 50% and Darken Amount to 50%.
4. Save the file as a .JPG.
5. Submit the file in the network drive in a folder named Chapter5Ex1_(YourInitials).

Objective

In this project, you will produce a panoramic photo. You will use four photos of a scene and merge them into one in order to create a beautiful looking panoramic scene using Photoshop’s automate feature.

Grading (5 Points)

• You met the minimum requirements of the project assignment, as outlined in the instructions and submission requirements.
• It is clear from looking at your panoramic image that you used the correct tools and resources to create a flawless image.
• You used the crop straighten feature appropriately as well as using the content-aware crop feature.
• Did you save the file appropriately?
• Is the exercise submitted on time?

Instructions

1. Download the files here. (Unzip the files)
2. Open Photoshop and go to File>Automate>Photomerge.
3. Browse to select the correct folder you downloaded.
4. Make sure Perspective is selected under the layout options. Also be sure to have all options checked: Blend Images Together, Vignette Removal, Geometric Distortion Correction, and Content Aware Fill Transparent Areas.
5. Click Ok.
6. Flatten the image.
7. The horizon line is slightly tilted. Using the Crop tool and the Straighten button with Content-Aware selected, create a straight line that is aligned with the horizon.
8. Save the file as a .JPG called panorama.jpg.
9. Submit the file in the network drive in a folder named Chapter5Ex2_(YourInitials).