Adobe Photoshop 

* Staff laptops have Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 installed

• Some key basic Photoshop tools
• Exporting photos into different file types
• Adjusting file sizes
• Basic photo editing tools (light, red-eye removal feature etc)
• Layers
• Background replacements & merging objects

Adobe Software Link:
https://haaga-helia.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx

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• Some key basic Photoshop tools

• Move Tool (V)
  
• Magic Wand Tool (W)
  
• Crop Tool (C)
  
• Layers
• Image size 
• Image adjustments
• Saving picture types

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• Background replacements & merging objects

happy_baby.jpg
File Size:	64 kb
File Type:	jpg

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field.jpg
File Size:	456 kb
File Type:	jpg

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Instruction Steps:

1) Open the baby & field pictures in Photoshop

2) Resize the baby picture using: Image >> Resize and increase the height to a bigger size you are happy with

3) Select the "Quick Selection" Tool and begin selecting the sections of baby you would like to cut out:
(to deselect right click and press deselect)

4) For backgrounds with plain colours use the Magic Wand tool

5) Now select from the menu bar the Modify >>  Contract. This will take away some off the outline (green)

6) Select Copy

7) Now select the Field picture

8) Paste the copied baby picture onto the field picture

9) Select the Move tool from the toolbar options and move the baby picture to a better position

10) Now merge the layers together by right clicking on the baby layer (layer 1) and by pressing merge down.

11) Now save your picture and-Hyvä-teit sen!

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Saving pictures in different file types (PNG, JPG)

1) Save As
2) Go down to the Format drop down menu

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Image file size resizing

Changing the file size is a basic tool that allows you to resize the file size of picture very quickly.

1) Open the picture

2) Select the image and then the image size from the menu bar

3) On the image size pop up, change the drop down menu to "Bicubic Sharper (best for reduction)"


4) Now reduce the numbers pixel width and height (* make sure the constrain portions tick box is selected)


Remember: The file size size is usually displayed on top of the pop up and measured in MB or Kilobytes.

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Red Eye Removal

red-eye_effect.png
File Size:	481 kb
File Type:	png

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• The Red Eye Tool can be found under the Spot Healing Brush Tool
  

1. Open red eye picture
2. Select the red eye tool and place the cross over the red eyes and right click the eye >> This will remove any red eyes