Merging Photos in Photoshop/Submission Directions

Final Project

How Americans Spend Money | Create Infographics

Major Project Idea

Topic - How Americans spend their money
Interviewees - Parents, students
Photos - students with books, electronics, adults with books, electronics, etc.
Information - How Americans spend their money
Project type - Infogram
Service - Infogram
 Infogram is the best service for this project because it draws attention, and will probably be useful for me in the future.

I will record and capture this content
I will transfer my text, images, and audio to the computer by the date of

Sports Action Photos

subject walking towards

subject walking across

Panning

Intentional Blur

Newspaper Front Page Layout

Introduction to Newspapers

2 sizes of Newspapers
Broad Sheet-tall, folds in middle both ways
Tabloid-like a magazine.

Front pages
Broad sheets-usually 4-5 stories/articles per front page
photos, headlines, sub-headlines, title, date, teasers (on top), captions.

Jumps-occur when an article starts on one page and ends on another. Example: continues on page 10
Flag-name of newspaper
Folio-reference info
Headlines are complete sentences
attention grabber-text in italics under dominant photo.
By line-name and title. ("title"= staff reporter, editor, etc.)
Stop: Black square or other symbol used at the end of an article to show that the story has ended.
Kicker-tag that tells you what story is about, DIFFERENT FROM HEADLINE.
Info graphic - picture with info

Front Pages of the World

Houston Chronicle is my favorite out of all the newspaper front pages I saw because it has a theme that I like.  It has color, but it's not flooded with color.  It looks professional, with good pictures.

The City this newspaper is from is Houston, and the state, obviously Texas.

My favorite headline from this newspaper is:  Barge firm faces long legal haul.  I'm interested in this headline because it grabbed my attention.  I'm interested in law and fraud.  The font of the text in the headline is also eye-catching.

There are 5 stories (that start) on the front page of this newspaper.

I've noticed that all (professional) newspaper front pages have titles and headlines.  The size of the story text is no bigger than 12.  Like yearbook covers, each newspaper front page has a dominant photo, as well as an eyeline.  (The eyeline for the one above is a vertical one, on the right 2/thirds of the page).

There is always spacing between texts of different stories, captions, and photos.

Unlike yearbook covers, newspaper front pages don't have headlines all in the same place, and there is no dominant headline or story.  There are more photos on a yearbook cover than a newspaper front page.  

7 news values

news values-timeliness, proximity, prominence, impact, conflict, human interest, novelty
Why?
Copy paste headline
copy paste link

Police looking for truck involved in North Austin hit-and-run


http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/police-looking-for-truck-involved-in-north-austin-/nfLBS/

news value-proximity

Since the news article is about an event in Austin, and it would only have appeal to Austinites, this is an  article with the proximity value. 

Texas House upgrades online video feeds

http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/texas/texas-house-upgrades-online-video-feeds/nfLFn/

news value-impact

This article is about how people can now watch political stuff, and how technology allows political conversations to be watched by many people on computers, thus the value is proximity.

TX Lottery

http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/texas/ok-lottery/nfKCk/

The news value in this article is timeliness due to the fact that many wait for this particular date for the lottery tickets to be drawn.  

news value-timeliness

Kourtney Kardashian Reveals Feelings On Kim Kardashian’s ‘Vogue’ Cover


http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/03/24/kourtney-kardashian-kim-kardashian-vogue-defends-cover/


news value-prominence


Many a people like to be up to date 24/7 about famous people, such as kim kardashian, a very PROMINENT person.




Notorious leader of Ukraine’s protests shot dead. Circumstances are in dispute.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/25/notorious-leader-of-ukraines-protests-dragged-out-of-car-shot-dead/?tid=hp_mm
news value-conflict
The battle between Ukraine and Russia and whoever else has led to many deaths and injury is most certainly a conflict.

Conrad Murray talks about Michael Jackson's death
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/24/showbiz/conrad-murray-interviews
news value-human interest
Many were sad to hear of Michael Jackson's death, making this a human interest article, tearing at the emotions.

Man Leaves Prison, Robs Same New Jersey Shoe Store 15 Years Later: Police
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news
news value-novelty
Lol what an idiot, I just had to see it for myself, such novelty





MOST IMPACT

Jet Fell Into Ocean With All Lost, Premier Says


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-flight-370.html?_r=0


This is the biggest news of right now, there is a huge impact now that we know what happened to the plane.






WEAK SAUCE
NATHAN’S FAMOUS ANNOUNCES 2014 QUALIFYING CIRCUIT FOR
JULY FOURTH INTERNATIONAL HOT DOG EATING CHAMPIONSHIP

Circuit Expands to More Cities, New Venues


http://www.nathansfamous.com/index.php/hot-dog-eating-contest


Some random guy announces blah blah hot dog eating championship. how interesting.

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Yearbook Spread Photos

King Pica Yearbook Spread

Final Magazine Cover

First Photoshop Practice

Newspaper

Yearbook

Web

Photoshop Notes

SAVE AS
Rename your image
Make sure the image is saved as a .jpg at the highest maximum image quality

SAVE-you do not have to rename the image at this point. Save often and regularly.

Nestle-tools are stacked on each other-to access those tools you have to left click and hold.

USE COMMAND KEYS!!!!!

Command + = zoom in
Command - = zoom out
Command o = open
Command c = copy
Command v = paste
Command z = undo
Command, option z = step backward

Command s = save
Command p = print
Command l = levels

To turn an image go to

>Image>Image Rotation
CW and CCW
CW = clockwise
CCW = counter-clockwise
180 = 1/2 rotation

Adjusting levels
>Image>adjustments>levels
Channel Blue
Channel Green
Channel Red
Move just the black and white hersheys kiss

adjustment contrast
channel rub-move just the brown Hershey's just a little

resolution guidelines:
Yearbook = 300
newspaper = 150
web = 72

Black and White-Image, Mode, Grayscale

Choice Sheets

I want to take Commercial Photography next year.
It's taught by you, my favorite teacher, and who knows?  MAYBE i'll end up being a photographer.
The fact that the students in that class have to go to sports games is good for me because it gets me out of the house.  Currently, my only extracurricular activity is ACC. BORING!


This yearbook spread looks cool because it has 3-d on top of 2-d

  Honorable Mention     



Cool Newspaper

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In my opinion, warm colors attract more attention than boring 'ol black and white.

Photoshop Introduction

Adobe Photoshop
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Professionals like  use photoshop

Common Tools

Crop tool-Used to cut off part of a photo
Lasso tool-Used to select a section in a photo
Text tool-Allows you to add words
To undo a mistake, press the Command-Z button
To undo more than one mistake, open the History Palette by going to History in the top of the screen

You rotate an image by selecting Image, Image Rotation.
You can change the initial cropping box you made by clicking the cancel icon.
When you crop, you are telling Photoshop which dimensions should appear after you crop.

The correct resolution for newspapers and newsletters is 150-200 ppi
The correct resolution for magazines is 250 ppi

Best Photo of the Portrait shoot

Magazine Covers Preview-My Favorite Cover

Favorite

What does it mean to raise a Texan? It’s a critical question but one that’s not so easy to answer. We know it’s much more complex than a family trip to the Alamo or a well-taught seventh-grade Texas history class. And we know that it means different things to different people, that there are as many ways to raise a Texan as there are kinds of Texans. And yet, it’s also evident that some common denominator binds us all together. For most of us, that shared identity begins in childhood, when an understanding of the unique character of this place we call home begins to dawn.

The portrait on the cover of the Texas Monthly Magazine is cool.  I still have it lying around at my house.  Those kids are so cwute!  How did they get them all to stand so professionally? That's it for the cover photo.
As for the text,  it makes me bored.  A boring and dull gold and black color.  a dull style of text on top, middle, and bottom.  I do not like the text.  But the photo is awesome!
If I were to judge this cover, I would say that it's very luring with the photo, but very dull with the text.
Just like a Texas I suppose.  
The only thing communicated by the people in the portrait is Cuteness!

Magazine Covers Preview-Magazine Essential Parts

1. Selling Line

2. Masthead

3. Dateline

4. Main image

5. Model Credit

6.  Cover lines

7.  Cover line

8. Main Cover line

9. Bar code

10.  Left third

The Masthead is has the name of the Magazine, and is used for advertising

The Bar Code makes it available for people to scan the magazine

Dateline obviously has the date of the magazine's publication

The main image doesn't necessarily have to be about the main topic.  Usually, it's to lure people

Model Credit is where the Model's name goes.

Selling Line is the text that is intended to lure people in

The Left third is for the text when the magazines have to share very limited space

All cover lines just contain text about different stories in the magazine

Fixed Portrait Shoot Submission

ISO 100

ISO 100, Aperture 3.5, shutter speed 1/15

ISO 400

ISO 400, Aperture 7.1, Shutter Speed 1/400

ISO 800

ISO 800, Aperture 7.1, Shutter Speed 1/640

ISO 1600

ISO 1600, Aperture 10, Shutter Speed 1/800

ISO 3200

 ISO 3200, Aperture 13, Shutter speed 1/1000


My best ISO photo for my portraits was ISO 1600.

My next best photo was the one with ISO 3200.

I could not pair my best photo with any others I took.

I learned how to use tripods, and which ISOs I do best on.  Also, I got better at aperture and shutter speed.  Aperture has a MUCH bigger effect than shutter speed.

Year in Review: 2013

This photo drew my attention because of the subject matter.  A bull with his horn in a guy's leg.  How could that not catch my attention?  not to mention that the guy is hanging!  Ow! So much pain!

Perfect lighting, perfect focal length, all combining to put the "OW" in that miserable guy.

This one caught me for its composition, "viewpoint."  And the subject isn't bad too.  It's a great photo for me, it reminds me of the Romans and Greeks of 2 thousand years ago.  the 2 joining rivers, just awesome.  I would love to be on the land between the rivers.

 I'm not sure whether to say "aw" or go "you greedy fox!"  He looks content no doubt, but he looks like he may have done some malice.  Ah no he didn't, he's too adorable.  So yeah, I chose this photo for the subject, not really anything else, though I can say, not a bad job with the focal length.

AND NOW, IT'S MY TURN! IT'S ALL ABOUT ME NOW!

My favorite song of 2013 is "God is Dead" by Black Sabbath.  

I chose this because I like the way it sounds more than the other songs. (DUH! lmao)

The guitars and the keyboard were gods in that song.  Lyrics=eh, but amazing synching.

it was the best because other bands today use guitars and vocals 24/7, but this song spaces everything out.

The best movie of 2013 was Gravity.  The acting was ok, but when I saw that movie in 3-D, it was the best!  

I was attracted by the realism of the movie, and of course Mr. Clooney being his normal arrogant yet funny self.

It's the best because it was only 2 hours long, and it was always full of twists.

The most "important" news story was the one that the Pope resigned.

I chose this story because it's just shocking!  He wasn't being threatened or anything! He just quit like that!

I was attracted to this story because of the fact that a pope had not resigned for 600 years.

It was the best because it made me interested, not emotionally hurt.

The most "important" person of 2013 was Jameis Winston

He is the first freshman quarterback to ever lead his team to and win the national championship.

He has showed us that you can win it all without being a superpower with decades of experience!

He is the best of 2013 because he has inspired many to reach higher!, and to never give up!

The biggest entertainment person of 2013 is Jimmy Kimmel for his classic "I ate your halloween candy prank."

His classic prank drew me in when I saw all the children crying.

It was the best of 2013 because it was real comedy, and it was really humorous.

On my holiday, the memorable thing to me is when I went to see the hunger game's "catching fire"

My resolution for 2014 is to be myself, cause I believe that I AM THE GREATEST MAN THAT EVER LIVED.  no but i didn't make any resolutions.

I'm looking forward to Texas' season with Charlie Strong, and summer!