Difference between revisions of "Improve Digital Photo Quality in Photoshop"
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#*Click "Image" → "Adjustments" → "Shadows/Highlights." | #*Click "Image" → "Adjustments" → "Shadows/Highlights." | ||
#*Lower the Shadow slider to make the dark areas lighter. | #*Lower the Shadow slider to make the dark areas lighter. | ||
| − | #*Raise the Highlight slider to darken up any bright areas.<ref>https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/adjusting-color-saturation-hue-vibrance.html</ref> | + | #*Raise the Highlight slider to darken up any bright areas.<ref name="rf1">https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/adjusting-color-saturation-hue-vibrance.html</ref> |
#Use the Sharpen filter to help combat semi-blurry or out of focus shots. This filter is not god, and can't fix seriously blurry photos. But it can make a serious difference for slightly "soft" shots, bringing back some clarity and definition in the photo's lines. To use it: | #Use the Sharpen filter to help combat semi-blurry or out of focus shots. This filter is not god, and can't fix seriously blurry photos. But it can make a serious difference for slightly "soft" shots, bringing back some clarity and definition in the photo's lines. To use it: | ||
#*Click "Filter" from the top Menu. | #*Click "Filter" from the top Menu. | ||
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#*Expand the selection by 5-10 pixels. | #*Expand the selection by 5-10 pixels. | ||
#*Select "Edit" → "Fill." | #*Select "Edit" → "Fill." | ||
| − | #*Select "Content Aware" in the Fill, dialogue box and select "okay."<ref>http://planetphotoshop.com/removing-objects-with-content-aware-fill-and-patch-in-photoshop-cc.html</ref> | + | #*Select "Content Aware" in the Fill, dialogue box and select "okay."<ref name="rf2">http://planetphotoshop.com/removing-objects-with-content-aware-fill-and-patch-in-photoshop-cc.html</ref> |
#Use the patch tool to replace small sections of a photo with another section of the photo. Imagine you've got a great shot of a soccer player in action but there is one fan in the background up against a fence that you want out of there. Of course, you need to remove him while keeping the fence, which may seem impossible when he's covering the fence up! The patch tool will take another section of the fence and duplicate it over your man to replace him. | #Use the patch tool to replace small sections of a photo with another section of the photo. Imagine you've got a great shot of a soccer player in action but there is one fan in the background up against a fence that you want out of there. Of course, you need to remove him while keeping the fence, which may seem impossible when he's covering the fence up! The patch tool will take another section of the fence and duplicate it over your man to replace him. | ||
#*Use a selection tool (like "Quick Selection") to select the thing you want to be removed. | #*Use a selection tool (like "Quick Selection") to select the thing you want to be removed. | ||
#*Select the Patch Tool by pressing J. It can also be found underneath the eyedropper icon. | #*Select the Patch Tool by pressing J. It can also be found underneath the eyedropper icon. | ||
#*Click on the selected area (the place you're replacing), but don't let go of the mouse. | #*Click on the selected area (the place you're replacing), but don't let go of the mouse. | ||
| − | #*Drag the selected area to the spot you want to replace it with and let go of the mouse.<ref | + | #*Drag the selected area to the spot you want to replace it with and let go of the mouse.<ref name="rf2" /> |
===Working Effectively in Photoshop=== | ===Working Effectively in Photoshop=== | ||
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#*Click on "Preferences" → "File Handling" | #*Click on "Preferences" → "File Handling" | ||
#*Under "File Compatability," check "Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for Supported Raw Files." | #*Under "File Compatability," check "Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for Supported Raw Files." | ||
| − | #*Click on "Camera Raw Preferences" and set JPEG and TIFF Handling to "Automatically Open all Supported."<ref>http://layersmagazine.com/editing-jpegs-and-tiffs-in-adobe-photoshop-camera-raw.html</ref> | + | #*Click on "Camera Raw Preferences" and set JPEG and TIFF Handling to "Automatically Open all Supported."<ref name="rf3">http://layersmagazine.com/editing-jpegs-and-tiffs-in-adobe-photoshop-camera-raw.html</ref> |
#Use "Batch Commands" to make the same edits on multiple photos automatically. Say, for example, you know that most of your images are a bit too dark, and they all could use an extra 10 points of Brightness. Instead of manually editing each photo, you can teach Photoshop to do it for you on many pictures at once. For learning's sake, say you want to add 10 points Brightness to 15 images: | #Use "Batch Commands" to make the same edits on multiple photos automatically. Say, for example, you know that most of your images are a bit too dark, and they all could use an extra 10 points of Brightness. Instead of manually editing each photo, you can teach Photoshop to do it for you on many pictures at once. For learning's sake, say you want to add 10 points Brightness to 15 images: | ||
#*Click "Window" ↠ "Action" to bring up the Actions menu. | #*Click "Window" ↠ "Action" to bring up the Actions menu. | ||
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#*Under "Play," select the action you just made (it will be whatever you titled it). | #*Under "Play," select the action you just made (it will be whatever you titled it). | ||
#*Select "Choose..." and select the photos you want to edit. | #*Select "Choose..." and select the photos you want to edit. | ||
| − | #*Check the boxes "Suppress File Open Option Dialogs" and "Suppress Color Profile Warnings" and hit OK to edit your images all at once once.<ref>https://www.itg.ias.edu/content/editing-batch-images-photoshop</ref> | + | #*Check the boxes "Suppress File Open Option Dialogs" and "Suppress Color Profile Warnings" and hit OK to edit your images all at once once.<ref name="rf4">https://www.itg.ias.edu/content/editing-batch-images-photoshop</ref> |
== Video == | == Video == | ||
