Fix the Old Photograph
This exercise challenged us to fix the old photo that we were given below. Using photo shop and specifically the "clone stamp" tool, we were able to copy the existing parts of the image to reconstruct rips, tears, writing, fading, and other signs of wear and tear that we found.
Baseball Card
For this exercise, we were given a photo of an old vintage baseball card and we were told to restore the image. To accomplish this we used the clone stamp tool and copy and paste features of photoshop to make this card look like new.
Two Half Match
To complete these next exercises, we were given photos in which half of the person's face has been photoshopped. The other half has not been retouched. Without copying and pasting or using the clone stamp on the right side of the original image, we were told to make the lefts sides of the pictures look exactly the same as the right side does. We used the doge, burn, blur and paint tools to mirror the right side, as well as brightness, contrast, levels, and color balance settings. This demonstrates the potential of photoshop to change a person, and how today, photos on magazines, TV, and billboards aren't quite what they may seem.
Gallery
To complete this activity, we had to place the painting of the woman on each panel in the image of the gallery, using the polygonal lasso tool to cut out the image and drag it into the gallery. We used the "distort" tool to manipulate the angle and size of the picture to correctly fit it onto each panel.
Erik Johansson Illusion
This exercise is modeled after the work of Swedish photographer Erik Johansson, who uses photoshop to create his images that give interesting illusions and effects. We created a "glass street" using selector tools, copy, paste, and drop shadows to give the illusion that the glass street is realistically raised and reflecting what is above.
Couple with Baby
For this exercise, we used the doge and burn tools to enhance the light and dark parts of the picture, as well as experimented with brightness, contrast, and levels settings to give it more depth and give the photo a cleaner look. This had to be done without copying any part of the bottom image.
Fix the Army Photo
To fix this image of the group of Army men, we had to restore color in the picture without copying the image below. This was done by using multiple "layers" in photoshop to paint the color over different parts of the photo, for instance the skin or the green army clothing. We used the "overlay" setting to make the color easily blend onto the picture. The rest of the restoration was simple fixes of rips, tears, or scribbles and adjustments to brightness, contrast, and levels.