Empowerment Technology Lesson 3

Sources of photos and Graphics

1. Personal and Professional Photos – photos taken by amateur or professional photographers

using a digital camera
2. Scanned Images – are those that you transfer from printed photos and graphics using scanning
devices which you can transfer to your computer for further improvement and modification.
3. Stock Photo Library – are several photographs and created images that are available for sale.
They come in CD or DVD format and many of these are Royalty-Free.
4. Online stock Photos – are found in the World Wide Web.

Online digital file formats for Images & Text

Proprietary Format – owned and controlled by individuals or corporation and the file format
specification are not available in public. Example: Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Open Format – are means and ways for storing digital information that are free, can be used by
the public and are not encumbered by copyrights or patents.

Uncompressed format or raw format – is usually used to storing original file format, is a flexible
form but needs bigger memory to store.

Lossless file format – is a file format that was compressed to replicate the original quality but at
a reduced file size.

2 types of Image File Formats

Raster – Image or bitmap image is a means of representing digital images in bits of information
for storage, which translate into pixels when viewed on the screen.

Types of Raster Format

.Bmp –
.GIF-
.JPEG or JPG –
.PNG-
.PSD-
Vector image or Vector Graphics – Images are lossless files using mathematical geometric
equations to represent image in digital computer graphics.

Types of Vector Images

.AI-
.DRW-
.DXF-
.PS-
.SVG-
Basic Principles of Graphic and Layout
Symmetrical –

Asymmetric –

Proximity and Harmony –

Consistency –

Emphasis –

Image Manipulation

Background color –

Multiple Images –

Shadow –

Proportion –

Blending Color –

Texture –

Emphasis –

Combining text Graphics and Images

Transparent Shapes – simple shapes with a slight transparency behind your text to clearly see
the text you want to.

Fronts and shapes – font and shapes should complement each other.

Text and Background – Text and background should be aligned to have an organized look.

Clean and clear background – use a clean and clear background for the message to be
readable. Background should not washout your message.
Menu bar Document tab
Tools Panel Document Windows
Panels Panel dock
Status bar Lasso tool
Magic wand tool Healing brush tool
Brush tool Clone tool
Paint bucket tool Text tool
Eye drop Zoom
Crop hand Layers

Menu bar Document tab

Tools Panel Document Windows
Panels Panel dock
Status bar Lasso tool
Magic wand tool Healing brush tool
Brush tool Clone tool
Paint bucket tool Text tool
Eye drop Zoom
Crop hand Layers