Image Manipulation in Photoshop C.Palazzi - CDL

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 2 Open your image Open an image in Photoshop, or paste an image from the clipboard on an empty new file. If your image is in the background layer, right click on the layer in the layer palette to duplicate it. Delete the background layer (some actions cannot be performed on a background layer) If you plan to work on the image, duplicate the layer to keep a version of the original one You can find this image herehere

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 3 Change the image properties You can modify the luminosity or the colors of the image using various menus. For example, try the various options in the Enhance menu to change colors and brightness of the image. A special effect is obtained working on the Levels. The levels tool can move and stretch brightness levels in a histogram using three main components: a black point, white point and midtone slider.

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 4 Cropping an image You can crop an area of the photo with the cropping tool. Double click anywhere on the image to finalize the cropping.

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 5 Filters Photoshop has many filters to transform the image according to specific characteristics. They can be applied to the whole image or to a selected area. Results are better on high resolution photos.

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 6 Image correction Sometimes you might have to remove certain parts of the image, or correct spots or defaults. Using the Clone Tool you can copy a part of the image on another part. Press the Alt key and click on the source starting point, then click on the target to copy. Zoom on the image to see the details. (here I use the clone tool on the sky to erase the oar)

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 7 Cutout a silhouette You might need to isolate a person in a group photo. You can cutout the outline of the person with the magnetic lasso, defining the border between different colored areas, then paste it in a new image Sometimes it is easier to leave some parts of the image to remove, and delete them later with the eraser.

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 8 Layer Styles You can add some effects to a layer using the layer style. The style appears on the border of the layer. Layer styles are useful on text Drop shadow Outer glow Inner shadow

C. Palazzi -Image manipulation in Photoshop 9 Use your cutout You can paste the silhouette in another image as a new layer You might have to scale it, change the colors, or erase parts of it or of the background image.