Okay, here is a burnt edge picture trying it the way my friend Allie suggested. I like this look alot better, not so organized. Try it out everyone and let us know how you like it.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Burnt Edges continued
Okay, here is a burnt edge picture trying it the way my friend Allie suggested. I like this look alot better, not so organized. Try it out everyone and let us know how you like it.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Burnt Edges Look
Okay, thanks to Lexi (Thank-you Lexi!) I finally know how to do the burnt edges look. I tried what you told me and you were right, it turned out great! I then remembered that Becky had e-mailed me months ago how to do it and searched my e-mail for the directions. Here they are:
1. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to make a selection an inch and a half in from the edge of the entire photo.
2. Go to ‘Select’ then ‘Feather’ (I typically make the selection about 40+ pixels)
3. Go to ‘Select’ then ‘Inverse’
4. Go to ‘Image’ then ‘Adjustments’ then ‘Levels’
5. Pull the middle slider (it’s gray) to the right a tiny bit
2. Go to ‘Select’ then ‘Feather’ (I typically make the selection about 40+ pixels)
3. Go to ‘Select’ then ‘Inverse’
4. Go to ‘Image’ then ‘Adjustments’ then ‘Levels’
5. Pull the middle slider (it’s gray) to the right a tiny bit
Hope you don't mind me sharing this Becky (which I'm sure you're thinking I'm a Barney for even asking). I chose to use the oval marquee for this picture because it just fit better. Although, I should have moved it down a little bit more but you get the jist. Below is my experiment with it:
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Not Dead
Sorry guys! I haven't posted anything lately (obviously). Things are a little crazy and busy right now. But, if there is a tip you learned and would like to share with the rest of us, please e-mail me at sabrinaatwood@gmail.com. I will then set you up to be an author on this blog so you can put in some tips too. Also, I would love to see some scrapbook layouts. I think that falls in the category of "phototipster" (that's what most of us are taking these pictures for anyway right?). Plus, I need some motivation right now. MOTIVATE ME!!!
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Lighting
Lately, I have really enjoyed using my lighting. That's right, I said it, I got some indoor lighting. I just don't have any good big windows to shoot pictures in my house so I'm always spending countless hours on Photoshop adjusting the lighting on ALL my pictures.
I was walking in the mall and walked past Ritz Camera. In the window, they had a display of 3 lights with 2 umbrellas. You just plug them in and leave them on. So you don't have to time them with your camera or anything and the umbrella's make the light softer. I really like them. They are from Smith Victor and I can't remember if it was $150 or $200 for the set of 3 with the umbrella's.
It has been so great to have them. If I do want to touch up the pictures, I can run a "batch" on photoshop and retouch them all at once because they all have the exact same lighting. I highly recommend them. You can also get a soft box later on or something of that nature if you want to go bigger.
I was walking in the mall and walked past Ritz Camera. In the window, they had a display of 3 lights with 2 umbrellas. You just plug them in and leave them on. So you don't have to time them with your camera or anything and the umbrella's make the light softer. I really like them. They are from Smith Victor and I can't remember if it was $150 or $200 for the set of 3 with the umbrella's.
It has been so great to have them. If I do want to touch up the pictures, I can run a "batch" on photoshop and retouch them all at once because they all have the exact same lighting. I highly recommend them. You can also get a soft box later on or something of that nature if you want to go bigger.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Creating an Action
I have LOVED the "Actions" tab ever since I figured out how to use it. I use the Actions folder alot when I do photoshoots. What it does is records everything you do to ONE picture so that you can run a "batch" that will do all the same things to a FOLDER of pictures. For instance, I did a photoshoot in my house with my new lighting (yup, got some lighting) that still needed the colors tweaked with the "Auto Levels" option (I was still figuring out the settings on my camera). So, I plopped one picture onto my Photoshop program and pressed the "Create a new action" button (The little picture that looks like a paper is being turned. It's in the bottom right hand corner of the "Actions" folder, next to the little garbage can.) and named my action "Auto Levels". Then I pushed "record". You will notice that a little circle, a few buttons over from the "create a new action" button, turned red. That means Photoshop is recording everything you do to that picture.
So, I selected "Auto Levels" then saved my work. I then pushed the "stop playing/recording" square button to the left of the "record" button. Now the actions that I did to that picture are saved. I can run a "batch" and do that action to every picture in a folder with one click instead of opening everything picture one at a time AND doing Auto Levels AND then saving it. You just sit back and watch it work. Love it!
So, I selected "Auto Levels" then saved my work. I then pushed the "stop playing/recording" square button to the left of the "record" button. Now the actions that I did to that picture are saved. I can run a "batch" and do that action to every picture in a folder with one click instead of opening everything picture one at a time AND doing Auto Levels AND then saving it. You just sit back and watch it work. Love it!
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