Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Class Three Blog Assignment
Discuss the images you edited for this week's hands-on assignment as well as any experiences you had using one of the photo upload options we discussed in class or another online tool you selected on your own. Be sure to indicate which photo upload option you chose for this assignment and include a web link to your pictures, if possible.
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I edited two photos in Photoshop this week and uploaded them to Flickr and added them to the Flickr Group pool.
Alien Milkshake
Alien Milkshake - Unedited Photo
Alien Milkshake - Edited Photo
For this one I had a pretty strong idea where I wanted to go when I started out. The original picture is of Lindsay (my wife) take at a diner in the airport on our way to the UK a couple of months ago.
To make the edit, I located a starry background on the intnernet and used it as the base. I cut Lindsay out using the Magnetic Lasso tool and copied her onto the background and resized her to fit the image.
I adjusted the hue to make her skin appear green and set a light source over her right shoulder to make it look a little more eerie. I then zoomed in and blacked out her eyes using the paintbrush tool (all except the small reflection of light in the middle which I used for a target for the two lens flares then I added them).
I have to say I quite like it. It was not too difficult after I had had a little play with Photoshop and it was a good way to mess about with some of the tools.
Best Game Ever!
Best Game Ever! - Unedited Photo
Best Game Ever! - Edited Photo
After some success with the Magnetic Lasso tool I thought I would try something a little more adventurous, so I set up a camera on a tripod pointing at the dining table at home. I set it up as if there was a game of Dungeons and Dragons going on and posed for the original unedited shot. I then changed T-shirts and positioned myself in 3 other chairs to give a total of 4 base images (there were a lot more than 4 taken).
Using the image with the figure furthest from the camera as the background I worked towards the foreground and cut out the figures using the Magnetic Lasso tool. These were pasted as layers onto the background and manipulated at zoom so that they matched the original photo as closely as possible.
I did not realise when I started that there was a mirror in the cabinet. Thankfully only the figure standing and the one in the white shirt were reflected so that was a matter of drawing a box around the reflection and copying it over as well.
There were some imperfections in the copies, mainly due to jagged edges, but it was possible to use the Eraser tool to clean those up. I then used the Blur tool to soften the edges of the figures so that they seemed less out of place with the background.
I then played with the lighting (as this picture was taken at night under rather bad yellowy light) and tried to brighten it up a little.
I could have fiddled with it for ages but I had to stop and call it a day. I am really pleased with this one, it was obviously staged but I enjoyed doing it and fiddling with Photoshop :)
On the upload front, I used my Flickr account and then added the pictures to the group photo pool. I found it much easier than Wikispaces. I could upload multiple pictures, name them all, give them descriptions and share them all with a few clicks. It is specifically designed for photos, comments and group sharing so it seems to work pretty well.
Cheers
Hal
Just checking to see if I have my correct password and username. I'll post later on this assignment.
I took a photo of a flower on my lawn. Using Microsoft Office Picture Manager I edited it. I loved the original picture, but when I changed it, I thought it looked "cooler." I changed the brightness and contrast. I also changed the hue and saturation of color to make it look as if it was a neon flower. liked how the background was dark while the flower and stems "lit up." Because it reminded me of a shining lamp, I rotated it 180 degrees to the left. The final product looked totally different from the original.
I used my wikispaces page to upload my pictures (pink flower-unedited and pink flower-edited). They can be found on my page: http://cuin7358-07.wikispaces.com/Charon+Grimaldo
http://cuin7358-07.wikispaces.com/KeyanaJackson
I chose to upload my pics to wikispaces this week because I was already familiar with it. Since I was creating a photostory about myself I wanted to have some fun with a baby picture of mine. This was my first time using the shape tool. I like how my picture turned out.
Keyana Jackson
CUIN 7358
I took some photos of my daughter this morning and edited them using the functions of image editing of Microsoft Office. Actually, the changes I made with the photos were and basic ones: I adjusted the light and contrast, cropped unnessary parts and resized the photos to fit Wikispace, where I uploaded them. Though I did not do much, the edited photos looked greatly improved.
I have Adobe Photoshop 8.0 and practiced doing things with it like we did in the last class but I found Microsoft Office also met my demands for these simple changes and I chose to use it for the photos I posted. I will practice more with Photoshop and try more sophisticated tricks with editing photos.
I have used flickr.com once before for another course with Dr. Robin and succeeded in sending the photo to the course blogger account.
This time, I uploaded four variations of a photo I took at a nearby park. The url is http://www.flickr.com/photos/frogjam17/
I find flickr.com very easy to use. I like that one can create sets for the pictures and can identify the pictures with tags, as well as providing descriptions. I also like the features that allow an individual to pinpoint on a map the location the pictures were taken.
I decided to share a couple of images that I did for a previous course, since they involved using different features of PhotoShop.
This first image is of my younger daughter, who is actually posing for the photo, which I had planned to use in a course project. The second image incorporates the first image and other images of other objects that I also had taken photos of into a splash page for my project.
I placed each image in its own layer, resized the images, lowered the opacity level to various degrees on each layer, resized objects on the various layers, positioned, rotated, and sometimes skewed the images until I created the desired effect.
Since I can't comment on each of your posts individually, underneath your posts, I'll list them here with your names. I'll also be commenting some at your individual spaces --flickr, wiki,etc.
Hal -- Wow, very cool use of Photoshop for being creative with your photos. It sounds like your wife didn't know exactly that you'd be turning her into an alien :-)
In the second set, I like how you created a "scene" using only yourself as the four players. That one photo tells it's own interesting story. Thank you for describing in detail how you edited your photos so we can better understand how you got your final product.
Charon -- I like what you did to the flower. You made it "pop" with color. Interesting use of metaphor in taking the flower photo to look more like a lamp. Proper use of metaphorical images could be a good way to make your digital story more engaging.
Keyana -- I like that you used a baby photo of yourself and tried using the shape tool. In creating a digital story about yourself there are many ways you could represent yourself in your images and photoshop might help you further the creativity of your story.
Anh -- I like the image you took of your daughter working at the table where you got on her level. I also like it because it's candid and shows her in action. The pictures of her in front of the window show nice green bushes outside but she is darkened. How might you take a similar picture where she is not cast in shadow?
Judy -- Interesting sequence of photos of the park. I like the one with more cyan too. It looks like a completely different time of day. This is the beauty of PS. You can change time and place etc. Thank you for sharing your project images with us too. It would be interesting to know what the Odyssey of Writing project is.
Everyone -- Posting both your before and after, edited and unedited versions of your images is a great idea so we can see the changes. Also, detailed descriptions are good too for those of us who want to emulate what you have done with your images.
It would be interesting to know what the Odyssey of Writing project is.
Anne,
Thank you for the feedback.
There was no "Odyssey in Writing" project. I used PhotoShop to create an interface design for a made-up online product, which I called "Odyssey in Writing." It was part of an assignment for the course "Visual Representation of Information."
I also enjoyed viewing everyone's before and after photos. So much can be done with photo editing programs, such as PhotoShop.
After waiting for what seemed like HOURS for wikispaces to allow me to upload my new images (gosh, I'm so impatient), I decided to use my Flickr account instead. I LOVE FLICKR!!! It allows you to upload a large amount of images for free and has great capabilities like sets and slideshows, etc...
Here are my images on my Flickr account.
My first image is of my best friend's son, Caleb. In photoshop I created a hand-colored tinted effect on a sepia background using two layers, one color, and one desaturated. Using the magnetic lasso tool I selected small portions to allow the color to show through and left the rest sepia.
My second image is of a rose. In photoshop I created three layers: the original, one with a glowing edges filter, and one with the hue and saturation altered. For each layer I adjusted the layer mode which allowed each of the layers to mesh and be seen visually at once, which gave the organic edges a very neat effect.
My third image is of another rose. In photoshop I used multiple layers with different filters (glowing edges, cutout) and altered the hue and saturation so that each of the four duplicates was different. I then arranged them in a collage that was reminiscent of Andy Warhol's screenprints.
All in all, I really enjoyed this assignment because I love manipulating photographs with photoshop. Photoshop truly does offer endless possibilities.
Shaunna -- Good use of filters and saturation. Your son Caleb looks like a doll in the edited picture. He looks like a toy sitting in a toy car.
I like how you showed the variety of ways you you can use filters on different layers in manipulating the look of the rose. Good idea to be inspired by the work of artists like Andy Warhol. What other artists could inspire us in creating the multimedia in our digital stories?
I was going to use Wikispaces to upload my edited and unedited photos. Unfortunately, since my edited photo was no longer a .jpg, Wikispaces could not load the image. When I attempted to save the file as a .jpg the layers were not saved. Thus, the edits were not visible. I created a Flickr account, and within five minutes I was able to upload both photos. Additionally, I did not have to resize anything or change file types, which saved some time.
As for my photos, I used a shot of litter near a storm drain. For the edited shot I added more litter using the magnetic lasso. The amount of light seemed to differ among photos, and as I added from different photographs the edited picture seemed less attractive. I adjusted the opacity on each filter to try to make the edited image appear more realistic. Finally, I added iced tea to a plastic cup using the paintbrush. This seemed to be the most delicate part of the process; the mouse can be unforgiving. My iced tea looks undrinkable and milky. It is probably for the best that it is going down the drain.
Down the drain
I edited pictures from some of my trips to baseball stadiums around the country. These photos can be viewed on my myspace by searching for me by email: accordingtobryan@yahoo.com
For whatever reason, I thought that this week's assignment was to make a biographical photo portfolio. From the looks of everyone else's comments, I think that I was the only one to get that wrong. That's the of my life....
After realizing what the actual assignment was about 30 minutes ago, I threw this together.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9921154@N02/1398127217/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9921154@N02/1398098407/
I used the magnetic lasso, eraser and blur tools to cut the picture of my girlfriend out and paste it to the picture of the bench outside of my school's field house.
I really enjoyed getting to "play" with my pictures and edit them this week. I uploaded my picture of a Coke can to my Myspace page under my photo section. I thought it would represent pop-culture and American tradition.
I really liked the alien milkshake. That was very well done. I wasn't sure what to do since I never actually sat down to play with photo shop. I just went through and would add stuff and if I didn't like it, I just hit the "undo" button. I didn't do much but I added a circle rainbow and texturized the picture. Nothing special until I experiment some more with the program.
http://eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/photo1/byphotographer2.cfm?AN=3&PGR=Rachel%20Rejona
I uploaded and edited 2 sets of images.
The first is a rose from my backyard. I used Picasa to select color in only the rose bud. I did this one just for fun...
The second is of my cat from Halloween 2005. I didn't like how his wig was blending in with the background, so I used Picasa to lighten it.
I chose to edit my photos with photoshop and then add them to flicker. This is all so new to me, so I am still getting used to all of the editing stuff. I think it is pretty bad when your mom knows how to work a digital camera better than you do. I made little changes to my photo, but after seeing the Best Game Ever edited photo I think I need lots and lots of help.
I have included 2 edited photos of my dog Beans. I downloaded the Picasa program to edit these photos. The 1st image was cropped then I softened the edges around his body (closest to the original). The 2nd image was altered using the sharpening tool.
This is a link to my 1st image
This is a link to my 2nd image
I edited the two pictures my children drew for Writer’s Workshop. The first child was very excited about having MJ shoes, so I wanted to emphasize his unique experience with fashion, sports, and pop culture. I cropped out his drawing to place the focus on the visual details he attended to. Then I used the plastic technique to make his wardrobe and shoes pop out of his drawing and I emphasized the color of his shoes and clothing by enhancing the contrast between his marker and pencil marks.
The second child was sharing what he had done over the weekend. He happened to have watched the Power Rangers. I again focused on the picture, but also kept the beginning of his text to use as a reference and contrast to how pictures can look now as opposed to what they use to look like “a long time ago.” I cropped the picture first, then removed its color to create an old-fashioned looking picture. Finally, I added a slight grainy affect to give a ‘worn’ look to his work as well.
I really liked experimenting with the features of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. I even made the Power Rangers look like they had been water-colored by my student as well in a different photo, which I think my children would believe is real if they had not seen their peer’s writing before. I used the eclassrooms upload option because it was simple, easy, and got my point across without a lot of hassle or grief. Everything I needed to do and see was all listed together in a sequential order on one page, which made the upload and the information quick to input. Plus, I liked the feature of being able to view many pictures at once, all sorted by the photographers who took them.
I edited two photos and decided to use the wiki spaces page. I took a picture of my dog Maggie in our front yard. I decided to edit the picture and used the hatch effect to create an "artistic" effect. In the other photo, I took a picture of my other dog Tuxedo from the dog park and decided to lasso him onto a beach scene.
I really enjoyed viewing Hal's images (before and after). Judy's layering effect was also very creative.
I am still working on getting comfortable with all of the new technology, blogs, photo imaging, etc.
I edited two photos in Adobe Photoshop and uploaded them with eclassroom. I liked using this program as it was easy and convenient.
Everyone -- Since we reviewed some student work in class last night, I'm going to give feedback & comments for students who haven't received any feedback. Feel free to comment on each other's work as well.
**Also, please remember to include links or URLs to your work. Thank you!!!
Jaison -- I like the subject of your images. You seem to be making a statement by choosing to take pictures of litter in the street going down the drain. Nice effect in how you made the tea pour into the drain. The statement would be even stronger if it were car oil or something else toxic pouring into the drain. That is, if you're making a statement.
Bryan -- I looked at your pictures on Myspace but I wasn't able to see the unedited and edited versions of your pictures. Also, they're not identified as to which stadiums they are etc.
Lemley -- (I'm not sure what your first name is so I put your username). I like how you put your girlfriend in another other scene. Good use of the magnetic lasso tool.
Atifa -- Nice close ups of flowers. I like the rainbow in the edited image.
Kristal -- I wasn't able to look at your photos because you didn't include a link in your comments.
Amber -- Cute dog. Just wondering why you made the image of Beans with red glowing in the corner? Good beginning edit.
Link to my original and edited images
I have used Adobe Photoshop before and am familiar with some of its tools. I used the filtering tool to edit an original image. I like the filtering tools because they are good for hiding identities and at the same time can add cool effects to an image. After seeing some of the other examples from other students, I am inspired to try more Photoshop's cool features when I find the time.
I really had fun with the magnetic lasso tool. Endless fun. I am having some difficulty uploading the pictures to the size I want using adobe. I am going to try using flikr. Pictures will be up soon.
This is the link to my edited and unedited picture using flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13733178@N04/
I used wikispaces as the photo upload option for this assignment. I used a picture of me and turned it into black and white. I did not know how to do it in Windows Pictures so I copied the picture into a word document and used the picture tools there.
http://cuin7358-07.wikispaces.com/Linh+Nguyen
I edited photos using GNU Image Manipulation Program or GIMP. It is a program similar to Photoshop that allows the user to layer several photos and join them together into one image. I used a similar tool to the magic lasso tool that Hal used to crop the photos and used the image of Nero as my background.
Here is the link to the photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21533943@N02/?saved=1
I uploaded my two edited images in wikispaces. I used a photoshop program, which is one of my favorite program. In photoshop, I used filter function to change the mood of the pictures. In the first picture, I used Mosaic effect to make a picture look like a mosaic one. In the second picture, I used Rough pastal effect
to make the picture look very cozy and calm.
http://cuin7358-07.wikispaces.com/Sun+Hong+Hwang
I enjoyed this project. I used brush strokes and blurs in to enhance my photo as well as making it dark. I also added jagged outlining. The magic wand was really neat effect that allowed me to focus on one area of the photograph. I used a picture of me at the zoo two years ago. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13707598@N05/
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