Photo Filters Project, Finish Collages

Learning Target:  Continue to learn about Photoshop basics by using your own personal photos. 

Why:  Use your own photos and apply your knowledge of filters and adjustments to the new Photo Filter Project

      Directions: Use five of your own photos. 

    Photo Filter Project Directions:  Use your five favorites of your own photos. 

• **Create a new folder in your Visual Design/Photoshop folder called:  Photo Filter Project
• Move your best five pictures to your new folder
• Edit all 5 photos with different filters, color adjustments, etc.
• Save each photo as a .psd, then save as a .jpeg.
• Give them an appropriate name
• You should be able to find them later!
• **Using the snipping tool, snip your folder view (with address and pictures in large view)
• To get to the snipping tool: Click the Windows/Start button in bottom left corner of monitor. Scroll down to Windows Accessories.  Find Snipping Tool.  Click on New and make selection.
• Save the snipped folder in your Photo Filter Project as Photo Filter Project.
• Decide which two filtered photos are your favorite
• Create a new document (12" by 12")
• Drag from the vertical and horizontal ruler a guide to divide the page into four sections
• Top two boxes:  Before and After of your favorite photo
• Bottom two boxes:  Before and After of your 2nd favorite photo

• Use CTRL T to resize the pictures to fit into each section (hold shift to keep the correct proportion when resizing)
• Save the document as "Photo Filter Project" as a .psd and then a .jpg
• In Google Classroom Community, upload your folder snapshot AND the "Photo Filter Project.jpg" file, add #photofilterbest
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• Add positive comments to three posts

Photo Filter Project - Example pics:

Blazer Time

Finish any missing work - Check Skyward.

We will have a new project tomorrow.

Experiment with Text and Effects in Photoshop

Learning Target:  Experiment with text and effects in Photoshop

Why:  To be able to add creative text to your projects

Review other student work posted to Google Classroom

• Choose five collages that you really like
• Post a positive comment for these five students

Experiment with fonts and font effects in Photoshop - demonstrations by Ms. Greco.

Create a new Photoshop document - 10" wide by 8" tall.  Add a cool background Type the following things

• Type your name
• Type class and period
• Type three positive words with different text, color, and style
• Type your birthday
• Show Ms. Greco on your screen

City Collage Text!

• Open your completed city collage
• Using the text tool, create a title for your photo (MUST include city)
• Add fX (effects) such as stroke, bevel, etc.)
• Save as "City Collage Text"
• Post to Google Classroom with #citycollagetext

Download photos from yesterday??

• Create a folder in your Photoshop folder for your own photos
• Open your photo from your Google Drive
• Download
• Save as (appropriate filename) into your new folder

Finish any missing work?

You are the Photographer!

You are the Photographer!

Learning Target:  Apply the "Rule of Thirds" and Top Ten Tips while taking your own photos around campus.

Why:  To improve the quality of your own photography and have personal photos to use for future Photoshop projects

Learning:

• Rule of Thirds video  
• Top Ten Tips for taking Photos

Homework:  Have you added a Google Drive app to your phone??

• Picture Day! - Need at least 10-15 pics!
• We need pictures for a couple of projects coming up
• Take photos of whatever you wish...each other, action shots, leaves, birds, close-up shots of different textures, ice/snow, cool things around school, just about anything...avoid selfies please!
• Try to be as still as possible so photos are in focus
• No climbing things or putting yourself in any danger
• Explore the campus and go to different areas, but be careful!
• Stay ON campus
• Don't disrupt other students or classes
• Website Photos -- Try to take a photo that would be good on the THS website -- it has to be wide, horizontal photo.

• Be back to class 10 - 15 minutes before the end of the period - set an alarm on your phone!
• Upload the photos through Google Drive from your phone - may need to do this at home due to poor cell reception in my room!
• Organize photos in your directory (Photoshop or Pictures folder)

Finish City Collage and My Choice Collage

For Monday:  Bring your camera and/or cell phone to take photos around our campus!!
Homework:  Download the Google Drive App on your phone!

Learning Target:  Students will be able to identify and apply various filters and color adjustments in Photoshop

Why:  To be able to create your first collage project and see some options Photoshop provides for photo editing

Finish:  City Collage  (see yesterday's blog for directions)
Mrs. B. will show you how to put your pictures in a collage
Post to Google Classroom as #citycollage

Finish:  My Choice Collage

Create one more collage with one more picture of a landscape, person, interesting animal, or object

• Size = Larger than 2MP
• Repeat the same process with one original picture and three edits
• Try different filters
• Explore and experiment!
• When finished with each edit, save as JPEG files
• Create another collage:
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• Size:  Square for this one -- 10" by 10"
• Use rulers and drag lines to middle
• Insert JPEG photos
• Resize and move using CTRL T
• Use the rectangle selection tool to select excess photo parts and delete
• Convert collage (save as) a JPEG file
• Post to Google Classroom -  #mychoicecollage

Finish City Collage / My Choice Collage

Learning Target:  Experiment with filters and color adjustments in Photoshop

Why:  To be able to create your first collage project and see some options Photoshop provides for photo editing

Finish:  City Collage  (see yesterday's blog for directions)
Ms. Greco will show you how to put your pictures in a collage
Post as #citycollage

NEW:  Create one more collage with one more picture of a landscape, person, interesting animal or object

• Size = Larger than 2MP
• Repeat the same process with one original picture and three edits
• Try different filters
• Explore and experiment!
• When finished with each edit, save as JPEG files
• Create another collage:
• 10" by 10"
• Use rulers and drag lines to middle
• Insert JPEG photos
• Resize and move using CTRL T
• Use the rectangle selection tool to select excess photo parts and delete
• Convert collage (save as) a JPEG file
• Post to Google+   #mychoicecollage

Review other student work posted to Google+

• Choose three collages that you really like
• Click +1 to "Like" their project
• Add and post a positive comment for at least three students

City Collage

• Make sure you have added yourself to Google Classroom
• Class Code: lrz65e
• Important PS Shortcuts:

• CTRL ALT Z - back a step (can press multiple times)

• CTRL D - deselect

• CTRL T - resize

• City Collage Project  -- #citycollage

• Choose the city of your choice (anywhere in the world!)

• Find a quality photo (2MP or larger)

• Save in your Photoshop folder

• Create three interesting, colorful, creative versions of your city photo 

• Use Color Adjustments

• Filters

• Posterize

• Whatever cool things you can find

• You will put the original plus three edited photos in a Photoshop Collage -- Ms. Greco. will demonstrate!
• When finished, post to Google Classroom.  Use #citycollage -- this helps me search and grade your posted assignments

Google Classroom and Intro to Photoshop

Agenda:

• Google Classroom 

• Class Code: lrz65e

• Google Classroom Rules

• Introduction to PhotoShop

• Video

• Photoshop Screen and Layers

• What is a pixel?

• Search for quality photos in Google Images

• Consider the types of photos
• Sizes of photos
• Pixel information (2 MP or larger)
• Reuse policies

• Important PS Shortcut:

• CTRL ALT Z - go back a step (can press multiple times)

• Photoshop Demonstration

• Filters, Color Adjustments
• Saving
• .psd vs. .jpeg

• Experiment! 

Finish Student Bios

Finish Student Bio

Finish Google Slides Biography Introductions
Share with Greco when finished

Make sure that you have:

• Bookmarked grecovisualdesign1.blogspot.com
• Created folders in your HOME drive
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign

We will begin working in Photoshop on Monday!

Student Bio Presentations

Student Bio Presentations

Share slides with Ms. Greco (mgreco@stu.nthurston.k12.wa.us) when finished. 

File Management - Stay organized!  Create these folders in your HOME Drive:

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign

grecovisualdesign1.blogspot.com - make sure you have bookmarked as we will be using this site all semester.

Welcome to Visual Design

• What is Visual Design?

• Today we'll review what Visual Design is all about. We'll discuss grading and some procedures.

• Syllabus

• Copy will be on Canvas

• Go to grecovisualdesign1.blogspot.com

• Make sure you BOOKMARK this/add it to your favorites

• The blog will be your go to - Read Daily