Cushman &Wakefield
Sandy Liang - Marketing Support (Graphic Design) Demo
Event Information
Demonstration of Skills
When?
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2015, 01:00 PM
Where?
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd, Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Description of Activity - Editing a Picture
Although editing a picture may seem like a very minor task when designing, it is crucial as it helps the finished product look its best. Even better, not many materials are needed to complete this task. A computer, editing software and a photo to edit is all that's needed. When taking pictures, the odds of a stray branch or an unwanted leaf finding its way into your picture is very common. Photo editing is a quick and simple way to get those unwanted objects out of the picture (literally).
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Rationale
They say a picture's worth a thousand words but an edited picture would be worth a thousand pictures. That's because with a few simple clicks, a picture can be edited to its desired outcome compared to the stressful process of taking numerous pictures in order to get the perfect photo. Photo editing is often overlooked because sometimes, it seems like the photo was never edited at all. But that's the thing, a good editor aims to make the photo look as natural as possible. Every picture in a brochure or booklet has been edited or would have at one point been considered to be edited in order to ensure that the picture looks its best.
Required Materials
Details of Activity
1. Open the program "Photoshop CC."
2. Import the desired photo onto Photoshop.
3. Create a copy of the photo on another layer.
4. Crop or tilt picture if necessary.
5. Remove unwanted blemishes as needed.
6. Add adjustments to the picture.
7. Save the Photoshop file when finished.
Step by Step Instructions
1. Open Photoshop
2. Import Photo to Photoshop
3. Create A Duplicate
Drag the layer (indicated with a red rectangle) to the "new layer" button (indicated by a red arrow)
4. Lock Photo
Click the "lock" icon to lock one of the pictures, this will act as a reference picture so you can see the difference between the original photo and the edited one (locking a layer means that it cannot be edited unless it is unlocked).
5. Edit Brightness
Edit the brightness of the photo by clicking on the brightness adjustment icon (indicated with a red rectangle).
6. Set Brightness
Set brightness and contrast until you've reached the desired brightness for the picture (what I did was brightness: -129, contrast: -1).
7. Edit Levels
Edit the levels of the photo by clicking on the levels icon (indicated with a red rectangle).
8. Set Levels
Set levels until the desired result has been reached
- Sliding the black pointer right = darkens picture
- Sliding the white pointer left = lightens picture
- Sliding the gray pointer right = darkens picture
- Sliding the gray pointer left = lightens picture
9. Zooming In
Zoom in with the zoom tool (indicated with a red rectangle) on areas with blemishes.
10. Remove Blemishes
Click the spot healing brush tool (indicated with a red rectangle). Trace over any spots that you want removed. Make sure that the brush is in "proximity match" mode and that the brush size if slightly larger than the area you want removed. The brush uses pixels around the edge of the selection to find an area to use as a patch.
11. Edit Hue/Saturation
Edit the hue/saturation of the photo by clicking on the levels icon (indicated with a red rectangle). Adjustments > hue/saturation.
12. Set Hue/Saturation
Switch the setting to "blues" and adjust the saturation and lightness until the desired result has been reached (this step is done because the picture is too blue).
13. Trace Area
Using the polygonal lasso tool, select the area that you would like to remove (this step is for areas that are too big to use the spot healing brush tool).
Trace Area (Continued)
14. New Layer
Create a new layer by clicking on the "new layer" icon. It is the icon you dragged the photo to to duplicate it.
15. Clone Tool
Select the clone tool (indicated with a red rectangle). Go back to your "edit" layer and find a spot near your selected area that does NOT have a blemish. Hold down the "alt" key and left click that spot.
Clone Tool (Continued)
Switch back to your new layer and trace ovet the selected area by holding down the left button on your mouse.
16. Blur Tool
Use the blur tool (indicated with a red rectangle) and blur the edges of any lines that seem too prominent or look too "patchy".
17. Selective Colour
Edit specific colours by using the selective colour adjustment (indicated with a red rectangle).
Selective Colour (Continued)
To make the colour of the grass and tress pop, select green and adjust the pointers until the desired result has been reached. Do the same with yellow (what I did was
GREEN - cyan: +100, magenta: -100, yellow: +100, black: +100
YELLOW - cyan: +100, magenta: -26, yellow: +100, black: +100).
Selective Colour (Continued)
To make the red pop out, repeat the same steps but set the option to red (what I did was
RED - cyan: -100, magenta: +51, yellow: +45, black: +72).
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Contact Cushman & Wakefield
Email: sandy.liang@ca.cushwake.com
Website: http://www.cushmanwakefield.ca/
Location: Cushman & Wakefield Ltd, Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Phone: 905-366-8977
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CushmanWakefield/
Twitter: @CushwakeTOWEST
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