Welcome to my first entry

This is the place that I will not only update my art works regularly but I also reflect my experience, my thinking about the world around me. In fact I have to post two entries per week or I have to write 20 entries in next 10 weeks. Therefore I am going to work hard to meet that requirement and also to satisfy my readers.

After studying two classes of Adobe Photoshop, I find out that Photoshop is not as difficult as I thought. During the break between Semester 1 and semester 2 I do hate Photoshop! Since I don’t know how to use that complicated software. I took a lot of pictures but most of them get wrong exposure or bad composition! And I did not know how to fix them (poor me Y_Y). However, now everything is difference since I can use Photoshop to bring my photos back to their right exposure, add new effects to make my photos look cool or I can get a good composition by dropping them ^0^. Okay let me show you what can I do with Photoshop now :)




This is the original picture that was taken in May-20-2008 in Phu My Hung and the model is Tran Nha Trang who is now studying B.Com semester 2. As you can see that this picture has many errors. First of all, it is under exposure since that day was a cloudy day but I set EV-0.3. Secondly, the composition of this picture is not good too because behind the head of the model there are many branches T_T. Don't laugh at me, I had learned how to use camera few days ago in ME 1 class.

I use Level Tool (image->adjustments->level) to bring this picture to its right exposure. In addition, I also add a little more contrast and saturation (I tried to make it look like a commercial photo) ^O^. However, I did not stop working here, keep reading and you will see that I did adjust fell more interesting effects on this picture.

This is the final work and I do love it (of course! because it is my work ^^). First, the Extract filter helps me separates effectively and easily the model and the background behind her. Next, I used Photo filter to change the background into old style. Then the blur motion set off the model and makes the branches behind her softer. Finally, the picture becomes more professional with the black border.



To sum up, after studying two classes I have learned many valuable Adobe Photoshop techniques that I can apply to make my photos much better than before. Furthermore, I am now fascinating in "playing" with Adobe Photoshop which was the software I did hate most in just few weeks ago.

The next entry will be the work on using Clone Stamp Tool and Healing Brush Tool in Photoshop.