Image clean up.

Image clean up.

PHOTOSHOP TIME: 5 HRS

Photo A before.

photo a after.

What were you trying to accomplish with this photo clean up?

My main goal for this photo clean up was to make up for the absence of good lighting and backdrop. Trying to accomplish this gave me first hand experience in why the best possible lighting should be used at the time of the photo capture. Nonetheless, this was the only good photo of a sculpture piece that no longer exists.

What tools did you use in manipulating this photo and did it matter what order you used them in?

I used a variety of tools to get as close to the desired product as possible. For most, it didn't matter what order I used them because I could adjust the order of the project layers.

More failed exploration left me using the contiguous function with the magic wand tool to selectively adjust the over exposed areas.

I tried many tools that had interesting functions, but did not aid me in obtaining my desired result.

I also experimented with the color matchingand paint tools. From there I moved on to learn the lasso and marquee tools. Most notably, I l earned the importance of proper layer selection.

Photo b before.

Photo b after.

What were you trying to accomplish with this photo clean up?

Here, I was interested in exploring different tools than the ones I had previously used. To effectively do this, I chose a different type of photo to work with. I challenged myself with eliminating unsightly power lines and adjusting the exposure and color levels to create an intriguing photo of this Hungarian town.

What tools did you use in manipulating this photo and did it matter what order you used them in?

I used the spot healing brush, image exposure, curves, and levels adjustment tools for this clean up. I tried using the tools in a different order, but both methods of manipulation obtained the desired look.