Editing photos

Photoshop is the industry standard Microsoft Office Picture Manager Gimpshop – free alternative Gimpshop Picasa – free from Google Picasa

Photoshop It’s a tool but not a substitute for a good image.

NPPA Ethics Editing should maintain the integrity of the photographic images' content and context. Do not manipulate images or add or alter sound in any way that can mislead viewers or misrepresent subjects.

Unethical photo editing

Getting started If you have a lot of photos, review them in Adobe Bridge. Click on File - Browse in Photoshop to bring up Bridge.

Using Photoshop

Cropping Can better frame an image Can select a small portion of photo, cut the rest Ask “does it look right?”

Using crop tool

Cropping photos

Sizing and resolution Crop before you size your image Web requires less detail Resolution (dots per inch): 72 dpi for Web Decrease large photo, keep clarity Maximum Web width: 1,000 pixels NewsNet photo width: 649 pixels Thumbnail: 50 X 50 pixels Resizing tutorial

Toning Use levels in Photoshop to adjust tone, colorlevels in Photoshop Go to Image/Adjustments/Levels (or Cmd L) Remember: Don’t alter reality, but if your shot is darker or the color is off from the real thing, you can make subtle adjustments

Saving your file Always create a copy – “save as” with new name Photoshop allows you to save for Web (deletes everything but image data) Use Tiff if you’re working on it over several days. Save as Jpg when you’re done. Usually, medium quality/ 7 is OK For Soundslides, use “save as” – not save for Web

Recap – Resize and save photos

More resources Mindy McAdams guide Photoshop tutorials on YouTube Knight Digital Media Center tutorials Using Photoshop for Soundslides