INTRODUCTION

What is Photo Editing?

It is the process of altering images,

whether they are digital photographs,
traditional analog photographs or
illustrations.
Basics In Photo Editing
 Cropping
Resizing and Compression
Correcting
Sharpening and Softening
What is Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a tool to create, modify, combine
and optimize digital photos and images
in your computer.
It excels in digital photograph and used to
perform complex changes such as adjusting the
brightness and contrast of the image, combines
different image elements and keeping it
organize.
Short History
• Created by American brothers, Thomas and John Knoll
in 1987
• Was named as ImagePro before then renamed as
Photoshop
• Purchased by Adobe in 1988
• First released on February 19, 1990 exclusively for
Macintosh
Photoshop Document (.psd file). A .psd file is the default
file format of Photoshop. It is a multi-layer
document that retains its full editing options when
saved. In many cases, you will export web graphics
from a .psd document file format.
Layers. Photoshop documents are composed of
layers, which can basically be described as
single transparent sheets that hold pieces of
an image. These layers can contain images,
text and vector graphics.
They can be rearranged and grouped
according to user needs.
Selections. This refers to regions in an image that will be
affected by the various tools. Once you have selected an area,
you can apply a tool to it, such as paintbrush, or perform an
operation such as copy or crop. Selections can be any shape
and size; the shape depends on which selection tool you are
working with.
Resolution. Resolution refers to the number of pixels in a
full-size image. An image with high resolution (hi-
res) contains more information than an image with low
resolution (lo-res).
 Color mode. Color mode refers to the types of
colors you will be using in your image. CMYK
and RGB are the most important of these modes
to be familiar with.
CMYK is the setting for images that will be
printed to paper.
The letters refer to the four channels of color
used to create every color available: cyan,
magenta, yellow and black.
RGB refers to the three-channel color mode
suitable for images to be viewed on the web:
red, green and blue.
THE PHOTOSHOP
WINDOW
 MENU BAR

Displays menus that contain the most of the

Photoshop commands

Source: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (2013). Jemma Development Group

 OPTIONS BAR

Displays the controls that are used to customize

the selected tool in the Toolbox
 DOCUMENT TAB

Displays the name, color mode and

magnification of the open file or
image
 TOOLS PANEL

Displays the different icons or

tools that are used to
modify or edit the
image

Source: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (2013). Jemma Development Group

PANELS
These are the small window that
allow you to access common
commands. They can be
moved anywhere within the
window.
IMAGE

WINDO
W
Displays the
image or file
that you
have
opened
 STATUS BAR

Displays the magnification of the image and its

information
 MENU
BAR OPTIONS BAR
DOCUMENT TAB
TOOLS PANEL PANELS

IMAGE
WINDO
W

STATUS