TechnoPhotoshop

To begin, students learn about digital photography, as well as the history of the camera and its connection to artists. Next, they study the parts of a digital camera and consider its benefits when taking photos. Once familiar with a digital camera, they learn how to use it to take high-quality photographs.

Students are then introduced to the idea of making a digital scrapbook. They study sample scrapbooks to notice their content and layout. Afterwards, students take a collection of photographs that they will use in upcoming sessions to make their own scrapbook.

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In this session, students are introduced to Photoshop photo editing software. To start, they learn about the program environment.They explore the tools and their options, as well as the palettes. Afterwards, they open a picture and experiment with the filters to change the overall appearance of the image.

Filtered images are then used to create a second page for the digital scrapbook project. Students learn about layers and experiment with Free Transform and Warp modes.

Next, students are introduced to retouching tools that can be used to make an imperfect photo into a perfect one!

Students learn common retouching techniques to trim edges, remove red eye, hide blemishes, and recolor the picture. Then students create another scrapbook page, using these techniques to enhance a photograph they have taken.

In this session, students learn how to recolor a photo of their choice. Although these commands are commonly used to correct poor color quality in a picture, they can also be used to create fabulous artistic effects. Using the transformed photo, students make a third scrapbook page. This time, they learn how to use the Brush Tool to add flair.

Students apply and combine all the skills they have learned in previous sessions to create the third page of the digital scrapbook.