1. Photoshop

2. Basic info & tips
• Pixel based program
• Good photos =
– Good lighting
– High resolution/high DPI
• Always make sure you save as JPEG/TIFF
– Make sure you write .jpeg or .tiff at the end
• Photoshop can’t fix really bad photos
– i.e. really underexposed (really dark) will be really grainy – can’t fix this
• Tools are to AID, when they become too much – photos will look fake and
unrealistic – don’t let special effects become special DEFECTS – there is a
fine line!
• PHOTOSHOP IS A HUGE, COMPLEX program, it will take time and practice
to learn
• Watch tutorials online
– CS3 version 10.0

3. Other photo editing programs
• iPhoto (have to buy this for next year) ipad
• Many, many other apps (and free) on ipad
• Picmonkey (website)
http://www.picmonkey.com/
Just from doing a
google search…..

4. More tool stuff (complex)
More tool stuff (simple)
i.e. brush size/filters etc
windows
toolbar
More tool options
i.e. will give you more options like more
shapes for example (click and hold tiny
black triangle)

5. Toolbar (tools)
move tool (to move things around)
Crop tool or ‘marquee’ tool (selects areas)
lasso tool (to manually select areas)
Crop tool
Magic wand
slice (will never use)
Healing brush or ‘band aid tool’, patch, redeye
N/A
Paintbrushes
N/A
Gradient
Burn & dodge
text
Rectangle, ellipse, line, (to create shapes)
eyedropper
eraser
Blur/sharpen/smudge
Pen (never use)
Selection tool
N/A
Hand (moves page around)
& zoom
Colours (arrows just switch them)

6. At the top……
• You will use these most often…..
Colour correcting mostly!

7. Tasks
• Find word document titled ‘photoshop tasks’ and
printed out for you
– (get me to sign after you’ve done each one)
• Save them onto your USB/harddrive
• Make a powerpoint with your steps/screen grabs
You will upload each picture and the powerpoint
onto your blog when complete.

8. Due
• After activities week (first tues)
(the photos)
&
(the powerpoint) (title it: ‘Photoshop software and task construction evidence’ )