Photoshop and editing - The basics
Very few photos taken make it into the commercial space without being altered in some way. There is a multitude of software that is used to professionally enhance photography and Photoshop is one of these.
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There are many adjustments that can be made to photos, altering or improving certain aspects of the photograph. Basic adjustments include:
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Brightness
Increasing and decreasing brightness simply lightens or darkens your image as a whole. Contrast Adjusting contrast will either make your image flatter or more vivid in tone. |
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Hue Hue changes the balance of the colours. Saturation Saturation alters the strength of your colour, the lowest resulting in black and white, the highest, vivid, often over the top, colour. |
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Colour Balance The colour balance in photoshop simply changes the colour temperature of a photo. For example you can give your photo more of a blue tinge rather than red or balance them equally. |
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Photo Filter
Instead of altering your own colours, there are some quick filters you can try on your photo to see if it fulfils what you are looking for. The difference between the warming and the cooling filters is the different ends of the colour spectrum. The warming will utilise more yellow and red tones whereas the cooling will be more blue. Then each filter named a specific colour will alter the colour of your photo to the respective tone outlined. |
Basic Editing Tools
Eyedropper
With this tool you can select a section with a colour you want to match and fill another area with the exact colour you selected.
Brush/Pen
Using any colour, you can draw on the photograph with any size brush or pen.
Text
You can insert text onto the photo using this tool.
Crop
You can crop the size of your photo to reach the desired size or take unwanted features out.
Blemish
This tool will smooth over any small blemishes or imperfections, blending it with the rest of the skin. You can choose your desired brush size.
Eraser
A key tool when removing unwanted additions to the photo such as a brush stroke. If you are on the right layer, you can also erase items from the actual photograph.
Blur/Sharpen
With this tool, you can blur or sharpen any section of a photograph with all brush sizes available.
Eyedropper
With this tool you can select a section with a colour you want to match and fill another area with the exact colour you selected.
Brush/Pen
Using any colour, you can draw on the photograph with any size brush or pen.
Text
You can insert text onto the photo using this tool.
Crop
You can crop the size of your photo to reach the desired size or take unwanted features out.
Blemish
This tool will smooth over any small blemishes or imperfections, blending it with the rest of the skin. You can choose your desired brush size.
Eraser
A key tool when removing unwanted additions to the photo such as a brush stroke. If you are on the right layer, you can also erase items from the actual photograph.
Blur/Sharpen
With this tool, you can blur or sharpen any section of a photograph with all brush sizes available.
