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Poster for Portrait Exhibition

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Emulate and create. Cyanotype process in Adobe Photoshop.

Today’s imaging class we tried to emulate one of the old photographic techniques. I picked cyanotype process randomly. I thought it was pretty simple to recreate this in photoshop. To achieve a similar effect I worked on the multiple layers, adjusted colours and added some noise to my photograph.

I used a photograph of my classmate Innes, my before and after is above^^.

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Journey to college. 

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I downloaded the folder tree off MyCity. It then opened up in Photoshop.  We were given a task of moving all the folders into suitable positions and then save it as .JPEG form. We were also told to use the layers tool to move and navigate each folder into their right positions. 

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- Imagine worksheet -

| Import |

* Lightroom allows you to import straight off your SD/USB/hard drive.

* You can select the images and rename all files you have.

* Import let’s you add any metadata i.e keywords.

| Edit |

* This option ‘edit’ allows you to quickly review, select and delete any imported files.

* Another option is you can rate images and filter them.

* If need be it allows you to add metadata, keywords to multiple files.

* Finally, you can filter photographs using the file metadata.

| Optimise | 

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Photo Safari Review :)

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Comparison of Adobe Bridge and Lightroom

Import

When importing in Adobe Bridge and Lightroom the both softwares can import from your computer, SD card, Hardwire and USB stick. When importing you can view or add metadata as well as adding key words. I find Lightroom so much easier. 

Editing

When editing in Adobe Bridge I struggled a lot because of how complex it was. The software uses a review mode where you can use a rate 1-5 system and rejects any unwanted images and choose when you edit. But with Lightroom you have an option for star ratings, delete and filter images in library tab.

Optimising

The softwares allow you to optimise multiple photographs, you can view before and afters images in each softwares. Lightroom has built in presents which I prefer. Adobe Bridge is pretty similar that way.

Export 

The softwares allow you to export in a number of different ways, where you can then also rename or resize the photographs using each application. In Lightroom you can import your images to social media but with Adobe Bridge you cannot.

When comparing both softwares I defifently preferred Lightroom, because I did struggle understanding Adobe Bridge. With Lightroom I can just find my way around the software so much easier. But I will try to remember my way around Adobe Bridge.

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how to Lightroom

Open Lightroom

Click on import, bottom left.

Open the folder you would like to use.

Uncheck all photos thats you will not be using.

View all photographs in full before choosing which one’s you’re using.

After you select your required images select import.

After you import press develop.

On the right hand side there is a rectangle tool, this helps to edit the photo in certain places, corner etc etc.

On the right hand side there is also a circle tool, this means you can choose which is in focus, or if so the opposite of what you can chose in focus.

Crop tool on the right also.

X|Y tool shows your photographs beside each other, which will show before n after.

Colour change is also on the right hand side under the ton curve.

Black and white is on the right hand side underneath the colour change.

Split toning is found on the right hand side under black and white.

Detail is also shocker on the right hand side under split toning - detail is sharpened.

You can also change the Clarity which is underneath Whites n blacks - In the Presence bit.