Notes for Class 3/17/09

File> open
Open screen cap pic
Put it in the lower left or right corner

-Go to crop tool and set the height at 1.75 in.
-Leave width blank.
-Set at 300 resolution.
-Copy picture to original picture and put text in.
- Select text tool.
-Copy and paste title.
-Select font from suitcase.

*Command g, c to copy
Command v to paste

For photoshop
- Text is one layer
- Screencap is layer 2
-Pic is layer 3
-When printing, set scale at 75%

Important Notes
-Kerning is space between letters
-Lenning is space between lines

3/12/09 Class Notes -2nd Assignment

Step 1
- Find a fiction video on youtube.

Step 2
- Pick one word from video title.

Step 3
- Take a self portrait relating to the chosen video. Crop the picture/ change density, etcb..

Instructions for picture
- Don't use flash for the picture because it will make it too contrasty.
- Take the picture in dark area because of shadows.
- Show head and shoulders

Instructions for working on picture on computer
-File>open
-Get size right
-Crop tool/ set crop at 8x8 and resolution at 300 ppi (But when you print; set at 6x6).
-Run crop tool accross, so its a square, leave a space so that the youtube video scree shot can go in one of the corners.
-Hit crop.
-Go to Image>adgust> Curves.
-If you want to make pic lighter, move the middle to the upper left.

Important notes
-Red is opposite to cyan
-Green is opposite to magenta
-Blue is opposite to yellow
(If pic is too blue, add yellow to fix it etc..)