So I feel like I am completely iliterate to these programs. I have been at it since 2pm this afternoon and it is now 10:30pm and am finally going to just post some pictures that I manipulated in different ways, but it was not the cropping and moving like we were suppost to. I tried and tried and I could select and copy and from there is where I had the trouble and I couldn't load the tutorials, I don't know why. So I still have yet to over come this and I am sorry these photos aren't what they are supposed to be.
So for this first photo I used enhance sharpen for the color and Rendor ensflare. It made the spottiness of the photo more clear and brightened it up.
For this picture I did a color enhance and tried doing a Xach-effect for a 3D look, but it didn't really have the effect that I thought it would. But the colors are much deeper and brighter now.
This was certainly a challenging assignment. I wonder if you could make the background of your photo black and white, and with your color enhancements the white shoes might really "pop" out of the photo. With a little practice, I'm sure that we will feel a little more comfortable utilizing this software, it has so much to offer and by looking at what others have done, I've gained more knowledge and ideas of what I want to try. Best of luck to us as we venture into this new software together...I'm sure that you can do it!
ReplyDeleteYou really need the tutorials, Jamie. It's obvious you can't learn to use the tools without them. Could you use a different computer to look at them? I suspect the computer not loading them has them blocked for some dumb computer firewall reason. They are very clear and will help you a lot.
ReplyDeleteBoth photos are murky and need the contrast sharpened as well as using the tools. You can search on Google for other tutorials, just put in Photoshop Elements 9 tutorials and see what comes up you can view. It also helps to work on your PS stuff throughout the week and not all in one day as I think you found out. This way the frustration level doesn't cripple you. Hope week 8 is better for you.