PS Lesson 01
There is 3 key things for good photography: the camera,lighting and... Photoshop
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Create your Certiport Account
Create your Certiport Account
In just a few weeks, you will be taking your first exam to obtain an Adobe certification. The exam will be held at GLR's Bureau Scholing, but in reality, you will be taking the test in America. The company Certiport provides the exams, and that's where you'll need to log in. So... you need to have an account.
Watch the video and follow the steps to create your account.
Once your account is created, make sure to remember your login details.
Test 1: How about your basic knowledge of Photoshop?
Test 1: How about your basic knowledge of Photoshop?
This is a new training with a variety of students. You all are working on different elective courses, and each of you has a different level of proficiency in Photoshop.
To determine a starting point, we will begin with a Microsoft Teams Quiz. The quiz consists of fundamental questions about working with Photoshop. What do you already know, and what do you need to succeed?
The test will be shared by the DIGITAAL teacher during the first class through a Microsoft Teams assignment. Immediately after the test, we will review the answers together as a class.
Adobe Photoshop backgrounds and theory
Adobe Photoshop backgrounds and theory
What do you need to know before test number 2?
The Photoshop Interface
Photoshop Preferences
Photoshop Workspace
Altering theTool Bar
Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu Customisation
Image File Formats
Image Size and Resolution
Image Production Workflow
What is Adobe Photoshop?
What is Adobe Photoshop?
Even someone who has never worked with images on a computer has probably heard of Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop is available for Windows, Mac, and iPad Pro. It is an extremely powerful application used by many professional photographers and designers. You can use Photoshop for nearly any type of image editing, from retouching photos to creating high-quality graphics.
Adobe Photoshop primarily works with pixels but can also handle vectors. You should know the difference by now, right?
Vector = An image made of points and curves.
Bitmap = An image created by colored pixels on a grid.
You can easily convert a vector image into a bitmap image by rasterizing it. This process converts the curves into pixels.
The Adobe Photoshop Interface
The Adobe Photoshop Interface
When you launch Photoshop, the start screen appears, allowing you to set up the file you'll be working with. Keep in mind that there is a tab called "Learn." This is super handy for discovering new features through easy-to-follow tutorials. It's a great starting point to dive into Photoshop and expand your skills.
New Document
New Document
By creating a new document, you have the option to choose from different presets. Make sure to select the appropriate preset for the task at hand. Using a print preset for a website project is incorrect!
The test will ask you to name the files directly from the welcome screen. This is something we don't often do in classroom situations, but it's crucial to name your files here for proper organization. Super important!
Tips:
Know which unit of measurement is used (cm, mm, inches, pixels).
Be familiar with standard resolutions (72 PPI, 150 PPI...).
Understand the color modes (CMYK, RGB).
Workspaces
Workspaces
You create and edit your documents and files using various elements of the interface, such as panels, toolbars, and windows. Each arrangement of these elements is called a workspace.
Photoshop allows you to customize it to your workflow by choosing from different preset workspaces or by creating your own. It's always possible to revert to the original workspace by resetting it with "Reset..." option.
Different file formats for images
Different file formats for images
Photoshop (PSD)
The Photoshop format (PSD) is the standard file format and the only format, along with the Large Document Format (PSB), that supports all the Photoshop features.
Due to the tight integration among Adobe products, other Adobe applications such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, etc., you can directly import PSD files and retain many Photoshop features.
When saving a PSD file, it is recommended to keep the default option of maximizing file compatibility. This stores the image with various layers and masks, allowing it to be read by other applications.
In Photoshop, images with 16 bits per channel and 32 bits per channel with high dynamic range can be saved as PSD files.
JPEG
The JPEG format (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is commonly used for displaying photos and other colorful images on the web and other online services.
The JPEG format supports the color modes CMYK, RGB, and grayscale. It does not support transparency, alpha channels, or layers. Unlike the GIF format, JPEG retains all color information in an RGB image but compresses the file size by selectively discarding data.
When opened, a JPEG image is automatically decompressed. A higher compression level results in lower image quality, while a lower compression level results in better image quality. In most cases, the "Maximum quality" option produces a result indistinguishable from the original.
It is a good idea not to save JPEG images repeatedly on top of themselves, as they will lose quality over time. Save your JPEGs as PSD files to preserve their quality.
TIFF format
Tagged-Image File Format (TIFF, TIF) is used for exchanging files between applications and computer platforms. TIFF is a versatile format for bitmap images supported by almost all drawing, image editing, and page layout software.
TIFF documents have a maximum file size of 4 GB. Photoshop supports large documents saved in the TIFF format. The TIFF format supports CMYK, RGB, Lab, indexed color, and grayscale images with alpha channels, as well as bitmap mode images without alpha channels.
Photoshop can save transparency and layers in a TIFF file; however, when you open the file in another application, only the flattened image will be visible. In Photoshop, TIFF image files have a bit depth of 8, 16, or 32 bits per channel.
GIF format
GIF, like JPG, is an older file format and is generally associated with the internet rather than photography. GIF stands for "Graphics Interchange Format." GIF is inherently an 8-bit color file, which means they are limited to a palette of 256 colors. An important note is that grayscale images are naturally an 8-bit palette, so it is quite suitable to save them as GIF.
In addition to supporting transparency, GIF also supports animations. Animated GIFs are extremely popular on the web and as stickers.
PNG format
PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics. It was developed as an open alternative to GIF. PNG is an excellent file format for web images because it supports transparency in browsers with an elegance that GIF lacks.
PNG supports 8-bit color like GIF, but it also supports 24-bit RGB colors like JPG. They are also lossless files, compressing photographic images without any loss in image quality. PNG files are typically larger than the other two file types and may not be supported by some (usually older) browsers.
In addition to being an excellent format for transparency, the lossless nature of 24-bit PNG is ideal for screenshot software, allowing for pixel-perfect reproduction of your desktop environment.
Image Production Workflow
Image Production Workflow
A RAW photo file is an unprocessed image file that contains all the data captured by a digital camera's sensor. It preserves the original information such as color, exposure, and details without any compression or adjustments. RAW files offer greater flexibility for editing and allow photographers to have more control over the final image during post-processing.
When shooting in RAW, you always retain your original file. If necessary, changes made to the RAW file can always be undone, returning it to its "as-shot" state.
In general, alongside your original image (RAW or JPEG), you should have a PSD file (Photoshop) as your working "master."
When it's ready for output, you should preserve this original and choose File > Save As to create a flattened (smaller) TIFF or JPEG of the final file for printing.
Compress
Compress
Many file formats use compression to reduce the file size of bitmap images. Lossless techniques compress the file without removing image details or color information, while lossy techniques remove details.
JPEG uses lossy compression.
To specify the image quality, you can enter a value between 0 and 12. For the best print results, choose maximum quality compression.
Do this only with a copy. Every time you save a file as JPG, color information is discarded, and you can never retrieve that information.
Therefore, always save a PSD version of your file, preserving the highest possible quality.
Assignment 1: Cropping, Resizing & Image composition
Assignment 1: Cropping, Resizing & Image composition
Download the image from the Google Drive folder.
Follow the steps in the video and try to understand what you're doing. Know the theory behind it.
Make sure the horizon is straight and that you have cropped the image to a 9:16 aspect ratio.
Place your image on your Express page and briefly describe what you have done.
Self Study 1: LinkedIn Learning
Self Study 1: LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning
As a GLR student, you can continue to develop yourself 24/7. The online platform LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of video tutorials and online training sessions, to which you have free access with your GLR email address.
Once you have completed the virtual training, LinkedIn Learning grants you access to a certification. You can then showcase your success on your LinkedIn newsfeed.
Hurry and visit LINKEDIN LEARNING, log in with your GLR email address, and get started.
Watch the videos from "Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Photoshop" chapters 1.
Note: At the end of SOFT2B, you need to submit the certificate you receive from LinkedIn Learning to your teacher. Watch the assigned chapters every week.
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