Adobe Photoshop CS5 Chapter 5 Enhancing and Repairing Photos

Discuss technical tips for digital cameras and scanners Convert an image to Grayscale mode Create new layers for editing and viewing corrections Apply blending modes Fill using Content-Aware Repair documents with aging damage Make level corrections for contrast Enhancing and Reparing Photos2 Objectives

Sharpen images with the Unsharp Mask Correct damage using the healing tools Retouch images using the Patch Tool Correct red eye Use the Dodge and Burn Tools Remove or correct angle and perspective distortions Enhance a photo using the Smudge Tool Objectives Enhancing and Reparing Photos3

4 Project – Enhancing and Repairing Photos

Create a high-resolution digital image Sharpen images and retouch as necessary Heal specific defects Correct lens errors Enhancing and Reparing Photos5 General Project Guidelines

File Type and Mode Multiple Scans Placement Quality Resolution Shading Size Text Tone Enhancing and Reparing Photos6 Scanners

File Type Quality Storage Lighting and Speed Balance Filters Flash Settings Motion Enhancing and Reparing Photos7 Digital Cameras

For the BEST editing of photos in Photoshop, set the camera to save as a “camera raw file” – List of Supported Cameras List of Supported Cameras Enhancing and Reparing Photos8 Digital Cameras – Using Camera Raw Files

Difference in Quality of Cameras: Enhancing and Reparing Photos9 Digital Cameras – Using Camera Raw Files

Paper documents deteriorate faster than photos You’ll use Photoshop to brighten one! Enhancing and Reparing Photos10 Correcting Yellowed Portions of a Document

Enhancing and Reparing Photos11 Correcting Yellowed Portions of a Document Step 1: Save a backup first (“Save As.psd”) Step 2: On the backup file: Image|Mode|Grayscale to remove all color TIP: Grayscale only works on a flat image (a file with only one layer)

The “Background” layer is partially locked from editing. In order to unlock it, a “Layer from Background” needs to be created. – Right-click the Background layer – Click Layer From Background – Name the layer Enhancing and Reparing Photos12 Creating a Layer from a Background

Enhancing and Reparing Photos13 Creating a Layer from a Background

The paper needs to be brightened so tonal changes need to be made through Levels Enhancing and Reparing Photos14 Changing Levels

New Adjustments Layer Made Enhancing and Reparing Photos15 Changing Levels

Blending = defines how an object interacts with other objects Click the Mode arrow on the Layers panel to choose a blending mode Enhancing and Reparing Photos16 Applying the Blending Mode

Photoshop provides a Sharpen and Sharpen More command BUT Unsharp Mask Filter provides more settings Used to sharpen edges of images Emphasizes the transitions between light/dark objects Enhancing and Reparing Photos17 Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter

Enhancing and Reparing Photos18 Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter Amount = how much of the sharpening effect to apply Radius = the area of pixels to sharpen Threshold = how different the pixels must be from the surrounding area

Click the ‘Lock transparent pixels’ button on the Layers panel to lock the pixels Enhancing and Reparing Photos19 Locking Transparent Pixels

Right-click the Quick Selection Tool button on the Tools Panel and then click Magic Wand Tool on the context menu Click the missing area of the image to select it Click Edit on the menu bar and then click Fill to display the Fill dialog box Click the Use box arrow to display the list If necessary, click Content-Aware in the list Click the OK button to fill the selection Enhancing and Reparing Photos20 Filling with Content-Aware

Press CTRL+D to deselect Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and then drag a rectangle around any seam that appears around the correction With the selection still displayed, click Fill on the Edit menu, and then click the OK button to fill the area using Content-Aware Press CTRL+D to deselect Enhancing and Reparing Photos21 Filling with Content-Aware

Enhancing and Reparing Photos22 Filling with Content-Aware

Blur Tool Burn Tool Dodge Tool Healing Brush Tool Patch Tool Red Eye Tool Sharpen Tool Smudge Tool Sponge Tool Spot Healing Brush Tool Enhancing and Reparing Photos23 Retouching Tools

Zoom in on the damaged area Right-click the current healing tool on the Tools panel Click Spot Healing Brush Tool in the list to select it. If necessary on the options bar, click the Mode box arrow, and then click Normal Click the Proximity Match option button to select it Move the mouse pointer into the document window and point to the damaged area. Press the LEFT BRACKET ( [ ) key or the RIGHT BRACKET ( ] ) key until the brush tip is just slightly larger than the spot Click the damaged spot and then move the mouse pointer away to view the results Enhancing and Reparing Photos24 Repairing Damage with the Spot Healing Brush Tool

Enhancing and Reparing Photos25 Repairing Damage with the Spot Healing Brush Tool

Enhancing and Reparing Photos26 The Healing Brush Tool The Healing Brush Tool is better suited for larger areas such as tears or wrinkles

Right-click the Spot Healing Brush Tool button to display the context menu and then click Healing Brush Tool in the list If necessary, click the Sampled option button on the options bar to select it Click the Aligned check box so it displays a check mark Click the Brush Preset picker on the options bar to display the settings Enhancing and Reparing Photos27 Sampling and Painting with the Healing Brush Tool

If necessary, drag the Size slider to the desired location At the bottom of the panel, click the Size box arrow, and then click Off in the list To sample the pixels, ALT+click to the right of the desired area Drag across the area to repair the damage Enhancing and Reparing Photos28 Sampling and Painting with the Healing Brush Tool

Enhancing and Reparing Photos29 Sampling and Painting with the Healing Brush Tool

The Patch Tool lets you repair imperfections within a selected area using pixels from another area or by using a pattern Enhancing and Reparing Photos30 The Patch Tool

Right-click the Healing Brush Tool button and then click Patch Tool in the list If necessary, click the Source option button on the Patch Tool options bar to select it Move the mouse pointer to the area below the area to be patched Draw a rectangle area below the area to be patched On the Patch options bar, click the Destination option button Drag the selection to cover part the damaged area Enhancing and Reparing Photos31 Patching Areas

Enhancing and Reparing Photos32 Patching Areas

On the Layers panel, click the visibility icon on the Background layer to make it visible, if necessary Click the visibility icon on the corrections layer to hide it and view the original image before corrections Click the visibility icon on the corrections layer again to view the corrections Enhancing and Reparing Photos33 Viewing the Corrections

Enhancing and Reparing Photos34 Viewing the Corrections

In photographs, red eye is when the pupils of the subject’s eyes appear red Enhancing and Reparing Photos35 The Red Eye Tool

On the Tools panel, right-click the current healing tool button and then click Red Eye Tool in the list On the options bar, drag the Darken Amount scrubby slider to 25% Move the mouse pointer to the red eye to display the Red Eye Tool mouse pointer Click the red portion of the eye to remove the red eye Enhancing and Reparing Photos36 Correcting Red Eye

Enhancing and Reparing Photos37 Correcting Red Eye

The Dodge Tool is used to lighten areas of an image The Burn Tool darkens areas of an image The Sponge Tool subtly changes the color saturation of an area, increasing or decreasing the amount of color by a flow percentage Enhancing and Reparing Photos38 The Dodge, Burn, and Sponge Tools

Right-click the Dodge Tool button to display the context menu Click Dodge Tool on the context menu to select it Use the RIGHT BRACKET (]) key to increase the size of the brush tip so that it is just larger than the selection Click several times to dodge the image, enhancing the details of the photo Enhancing and Reparing Photos39 Lightening Using the Dodge Tool

Enhancing and Reparing Photos40 Lightening Using the Dodge Tool

Right-click the Dodge Tool button and then click Burn Tool to select it Use the RIGHT BRACKET (]) key to increase the size of the brush tip so that it is just larger than the selection, in this case, the entire image Click several times to burn the image, enhancing the contrast of the photo Enhancing and Reparing Photos41 Darkening Using the Burn Tool

Enhancing and Reparing Photos42 Darkening Using the Burn Tool

Angle Error Barrel Distortion Chromatic Aberration Keystone Distortion Pincushion Distortion Vignette Distortion Enhancing and Reparing Photos43 Lens Correction Tools

Click Filter on the menu bar to display the Filter menu Click Lens Correction on the Filter menu to display the Lens Correction dialog box Enhancing and Reparing Photos44 Displaying the Lens Correction Dialog Box

Enhancing and Reparing Photos45 Displaying the Lens Correction Dialog Box

Click the Straighten Tool button in the Lens Correction dialog box to select it Drag horizontally across something in the photo that should be straight Drag vertically across something in the photo that should be straight Enhancing and Reparing Photos46 Straightening the Photo

Enhancing and Reparing Photos47 Straightening the Photo

Click the Edge button to display a list of tools to manage the edges of the photo Click Edge Extension to fill the transparent edges Enhancing and Reparing Photos48 Extending the Edges

Click the Custom tab in the Lens Correction dialog box to display the correction settings Double-click the Vertical Perspective box and type the desired value to remove the keystone distortion Double-click the Horizontal Perspective box. Type the desired value to adjust the left-to-right distortion Enhancing and Reparing Photos49 Correcting Perspective Errors

Enhancing and Reparing Photos50 Correcting Perspective Errors

The Blur Tool softens hard edges or reduces detail in an image when you drag in the selection or image, by decreasing the color contrast between consecutive pixels The Sharpen Tool increases contrast along edges to add sharpness The Smudge Tool simulates the effect you see when you drag a finger through wet paint Enhancing and Reparing Photos51 The Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge Tools

On the Tools panel, right-click the Blur Tool button to display the context menu Click Smudge Tool to select it Press the RIGHT BRACKET (]) key the desired number of times to increase the size of the brush Slowly drag through the image to create a smudge Enhancing and Reparing Photos52 Smudging

Enhancing and Reparing Photos53 Smudging

Discuss technical tips for digital cameras and scanners Convert an image to Grayscale mode Create new layers for editing and viewing corrections Apply blending modes Fill using Content-Aware Repair documents with aging damage Make level corrections for contrast Enhancing and Reparing Photos54 Chapter Summary

Sharpen images with the Unsharp Mask Correct damage using the healing tools Retouch images using the Patch Tool Correct red eye Use the Dodge and Burn Tools Remove or correct angle and perspective distortions Enhance a photo using the Smudge Tool Chapter Summary Enhancing and Reparing Photos55

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