10 Retouching Photography

TAKE OFF THE BLEMISH
You can make your pictures look nice by taking off the blemish on your face. When we observe the images we can see a different in the face. See the before and the after. So why are you keeping your pictures for yourself, let me have it and all your problems will be solved.

REMOVE THE ACNE (PIMPLES)

Are you troubled of the pimples in your face? Because of this some people don’t feel fine to take pictures. Now there is no need for you to search for medicine to cure, while the Graphic Designer is here to get you out of this trouble you are facing.

RECOLOR BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

Do you have a black & White photos that you wish if you get any access to recolor it you will do it. Your black and white photos can be recolored again to have a natural looking skin tone and background.

DREAMY MOVIE EFFECT

Whenever we are watching movies, you can see it that the images look dreamy green. This make the images become sexy and nice. Now you too can make your images look dreamy movie effect.

REDUCING WRINKLES

Oh! Are you worried of wrinkles on your face? This make your photos look somehow not nice? Don’t worry because reducing the wrinkles can get you back to your youth. This is the opportunity for you to get back to your youth by reducing the wrinkles.

HIGH KEY GLOW EFFECT 1

This effect can be applied to any picture, but especially wedding pictures. Why? Because the wedding is a special day for the couples, therefore they want their pictures to be different from all the pictures they’ve took. High Key Glow effect can make your wedding pictures glow whiter and wow! That’s why it works well in wedding pictures.

HIGH KEY GLOW EFFECT 2

This effect can be applied to any picture, but especially wedding pictures. Why? Because the wedding is a special day for the couples, therefore they want their pictures to be different from all the pictures they’ve took. High Key Glow effect can make your wedding pictures glow whiter and wow! That’s why it works well in wedding pictures.

OUTLINE THE ACTION 1

Here, our aim is to see the action itself not the objects surrounded by it. We need to blur the surroundings of the main action we are looking for so that, you cannot see it clearly because its edges are no longer distinct. This effect can be done to any activity pictures.

OUTLINE THE ACTION 2

Here, our aim is to see the action itself not the objects surrounded by it. We need to blur the surroundings of the main action we are looking for so that, you cannot see it clearly because its edges are no longer distinct. This effect can be done to any activity pictures.

REPLACE BACKGROUND

Are you having a picture that you wish to change the background? Do you need a nice background before you will snap a photo? Do not worry, just take your snapshot from the studio and I will do the rest for you.

A FROSTED EFFECT ON PHOTOS

Maybe you may have some pictures that you think they are very precious to you, and you may think to add some wow to it like this frosted picture to make them look nice. This can be applying to any picture of your wish.

Interface Of Photoshop CS3 Window

Introduction:

In my old post (MAKING A GOOD DESIGN), I did mention that soon there will be free teaching tutorials to those who want to learn the designs in my post. And to help those who are already Professional Designers to give them more techniques in designing. 

But before starting with our design, we must first have to familiarize yourself with the application; interface, and the uses of the tools as well.

LESSON 1

Exploring The Photoshop Environment

It is very important that you understand how Photoshop interface will help you to perform your tasks better.

The Adobe Photoshop CS 3

Adobe Photoshop CS 3 is an image editing software. It contains a collection of features that allow you to perform basic image editing tasks to advanced imaging tasks such as adding realistic visual effects to your image. Photoshop contains a user-friendly environment with a set of well-defined tools and palettes that are easily accessible and can be customized to suit your specific requirement. It supports a large number of image formats and also supports high-end graphic for different media.

Adobe Photoshop CS 3 Window

The first step towards familiarizing yourself with Photoshop is to explore the software. By identifying the tools and getting familiarized with the environment before actually using it, you can save time and take full advantage of the built-in tools in Photoshop.

The Photoshop window consists of standard interface element, such as the menu bar and the status bar, which are commonly found in all Windows-based applications. It also contains elements such as Tools palette, Options bar, and other palettes that can be used to perform specific tasks and work with images.

The following table describes the interface elements in the Photoshop window

Element

Description

Menu bar Tools Palette Options Bar Document Window Status Bar Palettes

Contains the menu to perform a specific functionality Displays all available tools in different section Appears below the menu bar and displays additional options for currently selected tools It holds the currently image file opened in Photoshop Appears at the bottom of the screen and displays the current magnification of the image. It also has the File Information box, which contains information on the document size, and physical and storage size of the current image. Contains a group of palettes with a tab for each palette. Most of the palettes contain a menu, which allows you to perform additional tasks.

The Tools Palette

The tools palette displays all the available Photoshop tools organized into different sections

 The following table describes the sections in t the Tools Palette

Section

Description

Selection and Manipulation tools Pointing and Retouching tools Type, Path and Shape tools Utility Tools Color Control Mode Control tools Window Control tools

The selection tools help you make selections in an image and more selected areas within the same image or to another image. The pointing help you paint with brushes and create gradient files. The type, path, and shape tools help you to add text to an image; select, create, and edit vector path segments; and create shapes, respectively. The utility tools allow you to make notes and voice annotations, select background and foreground colors, scroll through an image, and reduce or increase image magnification. The color control tools display the current foreground and background colors, and enable you to switch between them. The mode control tools allow you to make selections before editing or painting and to create temporary selection marks. The window control tools allow you to view the window in different modes – Standard Screen Mode, Maximized Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar, and Full Screen mode.

Practice

As maybe you are a novice user, you would like to explore the Adobe Photoshop CS 3 environment. You also want to set the window display mode to view images as intended.

How To Do It

1. Open the Cups and Mugs.psd. file

a)      Choose Star→All Programs→Adobe Photoshop CS 3 to launch the application

b)      In the Adobe Photoshop CS 3 Extended window, choose File→Open

c)      In the Open dialog box, navigate to the Exploring The Interface folder

d)     Select the Cups And Mugs.psd file and click open

2. See the window display modes

a)      At the top of the Tools palette in the gray area, click the right pointing arrows to view the Change Screen Mode button at the bottom of the Tools palette.

b)      Click the triangle next to the Change Screen Mode button and hold it to display the flyout.

c)      From the flyout, select Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar to view the image at the centers of the screen.

d)     Expand the Change Screen Mode to hide the window controls and the menu bar.

e)      Press Tab on your keyboard to hide the palettes and view only the image

f)       Press Tab again to return to view the palettes.

g)      Expand the Change Screen Mode flyout

h)      From the flyout, select Standard Screen Mode to view the image along with the window control and the main manu.

Now get ready for our new post............................

Hello! IS YOUR LUCK! Free ICT For YOU

The ArabIsraeli con?ict: An Introduction and Documentary Reader

WHY ICT?

Information Communicatin Technology (ICT) is so important in the world today that it makes it imperative for every young person to be competent in the use of  ICT for many task that he / she will have to do.

Information and communication technologies (ICTs)—which include radio and television, as well as newer digital technologies such as computers and the Internet—have been touted as potentially powerful enabling tools for educational change and reform. When used appropriately, different ICTs are said to help expand access to education, strengthen the relevance of education to the increasingly digital workplace, and raise educational quality by, among others, helping make teaching and learning into an engaging, active process connected to real life.
However, the experience of introducing different ICTs in the classroom and other educational settings all over the world over the past several decades suggests that the full realization of the potential educational benefits of ICTs is not automatic. The effective integration of ICTs into the educational system is a complex, multifaceted process that involves not just technology—indeed, given enough initial capital, getting the technology is the easiest part!—but also curriculum and pedagogy, institutional readiness, teacher competencies, and long-term financing, among others.

Visit this link: for your ICT full course book for pupils in year 8 (JHS 2)

ICT InteraCT for Key Stage 3: Year 8 (Pupils Book & CD-Rom) (Bk. 2) 

AIM OF THIS BOOK

This book is designed to provide basic skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Junior High School (JHS), Senior High School (SHS) and the general public of Ghana who are ready to enhance more techniques in ICT.

The book has been written and develop to help the pupils to:

1. acquire basic ICT literacy
2. develop interest and use ICT in learning other subject
3. use the internet effectively for information
4. follows basic ethics in the use of ICT
5. acquire keyboarding skills

WHY THIS BOOK

The content of this course book has been designed and written with more pratical aspect with pictures and video tutorials to help the pupil who do not even know how to use computer or he / she do not have some at home.

This book is written based on the new syllabus prepared by Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRRD) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) for Basic schools in Ghana to afford them the opportunity to explore the use of ICT as a foundation for further study of the subject.

WHAT TO KNOW

This course book is designed and written in series to help student to grab the techniques in ICT gradually in sequence.

Student will be notify when new series is publish through e-mail notification.

WHAT ABOUT IF I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY E-MAIL MESSAGE

Then, what you have to do is to visit this site more often to see if there is any update for student.

ABOUT THIS COURSE BOOK

For enhancing teaching and learning, the book is based on the following themes to be covered in two and half years of Junior High School (JHS):

1. Introduction to ICT
2. Word Processing
3. Spreadsheet
4. Internet
5. Keyboarding Skills

SOME SPECIAL FEATURES OF THIS BOOK

1.       Based on the new JHS syllabus
2.       Real modern pictures
3.       Real captured screens
4.       Many colourful illustration to provide stimulus
5.       Lots of questions to assess and evaluate your objectives
6.       Objective test questions with answer
7.       Systematic development and practice of all the skill needed for the next generation

REGISTRATION

Registration is free of charge. Email nateous_k@yahoo.com as an interested student and you will be registered and receive email notification in your inbox with every new lesson that will be publish.

You are warmly welcome to New Era Designs (ICT) for JHS. Thank you.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Glory be to the almighty God for his wonderful love, abundant of grace and blessing and wisdom given to me to compile this book for our future generation of Ghana, my mother land. Amen!

MAKING A GOOD DESIGN

Becoming a good designer is not easy job. Creating is hard, it need a lot of thinking and time before you can come out with what you really need or your client. So I am showing this fire effect of this wine and soon I will be given you the tutorials of this design for practicing.

JUST A DESIGN

WATER SPLASH

water is life

Check this small design