26/02/07
Last couple of classes we were working on our image made from scratch. Our assignment was to create an image from scratch using adobe photoshop. I'm almost done mine; it just needs a couple of final touches. I'll probably finish it by tomorrow or so. We haven't started anything new. Only thing we have to do other than doing our picture is to do our blog and contribute something to the Wiki. So far I have written 2 articles and have wrote on couple of forums.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Ha ha Wikipedia.........even we could do it!!!!!!!!
19/02/07
Today we had a fun class even though it was Monday. Mr. Case made a wiki for our class. In our class I mean the two BTT classes. What is a wiki? You may be wondering. Well, a wiki is basically a community. In the wiki you can post information that can be seen by the other users of the wiki. An example of a wiki is Wikipedia.
Only bad thing about the wiki is that anyone can come and post stuff there but as people say "where there is a will there is a way". The way here is that the administrator of the wiki can delete stuff that are useless and he/or she is the only one who is allowed to do that.
The wiki can be found at www.woodbinejhs.ca/btt/wiki. This wiki includes things like forums, galleries, articles, and there's even blogs. One of the most important things that the wiki includes is a CHAT ROOM. Since the wiki was just made today it's not that fancy YET. But we will make it fancy as the days pass by. I think now I'll go and look at some of the other tools that are in the wiki.
Today we had a fun class even though it was Monday. Mr. Case made a wiki for our class. In our class I mean the two BTT classes. What is a wiki? You may be wondering. Well, a wiki is basically a community. In the wiki you can post information that can be seen by the other users of the wiki. An example of a wiki is Wikipedia.
Only bad thing about the wiki is that anyone can come and post stuff there but as people say "where there is a will there is a way". The way here is that the administrator of the wiki can delete stuff that are useless and he/or she is the only one who is allowed to do that.
The wiki can be found at www.woodbinejhs.ca/btt/wiki. This wiki includes things like forums, galleries, articles, and there's even blogs. One of the most important things that the wiki includes is a CHAT ROOM. Since the wiki was just made today it's not that fancy YET. But we will make it fancy as the days pass by. I think now I'll go and look at some of the other tools that are in the wiki.
Monday, February 12, 2007
More and more and more
12/02/07
Today we learned some more tools in Photoshop. Some of them are listed below.
Automate- Batch: this tool is used to change the type of picture. For example gif, jpeg, etc.
Automate- Contact Sheet: this tool is used to fit all of your pictures into one page based on how many rows and columns you want.
Automate-Picture Package: This tool is used to change the sizes of pictures. So for instant the resolution of your picture is 300 dpi and you want to put that picture in the Internet then you can use this tool to change the resolution to 72 dpi to make the file smaller.
We also looked at some more tools in the filter section. The filters are great tools because they're used to add effects to your image/picture. Some of the filters we looked at today are: pixelate, sharpen, and blur.
Today we learned some more tools in Photoshop. Some of them are listed below.
Automate- Batch: this tool is used to change the type of picture. For example gif, jpeg, etc.
Automate- Contact Sheet: this tool is used to fit all of your pictures into one page based on how many rows and columns you want.
Automate-Picture Package: This tool is used to change the sizes of pictures. So for instant the resolution of your picture is 300 dpi and you want to put that picture in the Internet then you can use this tool to change the resolution to 72 dpi to make the file smaller.
We also looked at some more tools in the filter section. The filters are great tools because they're used to add effects to your image/picture. Some of the filters we looked at today are: pixelate, sharpen, and blur.
Friday, February 09, 2007
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09/02/07
Today was a catch-up period. We were either supposed to work on our photoshop project, essay, or on our blogs. I worked on my essay. Today was also Mr. Case's birthday! But he wasn't here to receive the birthday punches. Just kidding. Anyways, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. CASE! That's pretty much what we did today. My podcast is due on Monday and the essay is due on Wednesday! It's going to be a busy weekend for me. Good luck to me!!!!!
Today was a catch-up period. We were either supposed to work on our photoshop project, essay, or on our blogs. I worked on my essay. Today was also Mr. Case's birthday! But he wasn't here to receive the birthday punches. Just kidding. Anyways, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. CASE! That's pretty much what we did today. My podcast is due on Monday and the essay is due on Wednesday! It's going to be a busy weekend for me. Good luck to me!!!!!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Bad Pictures....................Ewww, get away from me! Quick!!! Get the trash can!!!!
07/02/07
Today we continued our lesson about Photoshop. In other words today we learned about how to fix the bad pictures and make them look good.
One way to fix these pictures is adjusting the levels of each colour. You can either adjust the levels of red, green, blue, or all of them combined. You can do this by going to enhance which is located at the top of the window then going down to brightness/contrast and finally clicking on levels. Using this feature you can make the really ugly pictures look really really good.
Another thing that you can do to make your picture look better is either dodge it or burn it. Dodging it makes the image lighter and burning it makes the image darker. Try these techniques to make your picture look better. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!
After this short lesson we were given a mini assignment.
The assignment is:
Mr. Case gave us two pictures that we were supposed to crop and change to the way we like. We were also supposed to pick a picture that we like and do the same thing. I'm not sure when this is due! But I think it's by the end of this class.
Today we continued our lesson about Photoshop. In other words today we learned about how to fix the bad pictures and make them look good.
One way to fix these pictures is adjusting the levels of each colour. You can either adjust the levels of red, green, blue, or all of them combined. You can do this by going to enhance which is located at the top of the window then going down to brightness/contrast and finally clicking on levels. Using this feature you can make the really ugly pictures look really really good.
Another thing that you can do to make your picture look better is either dodge it or burn it. Dodging it makes the image lighter and burning it makes the image darker. Try these techniques to make your picture look better. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!
After this short lesson we were given a mini assignment.
The assignment is:
Mr. Case gave us two pictures that we were supposed to crop and change to the way we like. We were also supposed to pick a picture that we like and do the same thing. I'm not sure when this is due! But I think it's by the end of this class.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Pixels!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that a type of fairy??????
06/02/07
Today we focused more on Photoshop. We learned about pixels. Pixel is one bit of information in a picture. A picture is made up of thousands of pixels. Each pixel has a different hexadecimal code. When you change the code you will change the bit of information in the picture.
When you print a picture one of the good numbers of pixels is 1800 by 1600. For uploading pictures to internet then the good number of pixels would be 72. If you have more pixels then there will be more details in the picture. It will be best if you reduce he amount of pixels before uploading the picture to the internet. If you do that then that would make the file size smaller so it will be faster and cheaper.
When you decrease the amount of pixels the computer throws away the bits that are not needed. After that if you zoom the picture it will be blurry because the computer already threw out the bits.
Another thing that we learned today is how to crop pictures. Crop pictures means that you take what you need from the picture and throw away what you don't need.
Today we focused more on Photoshop. We learned about pixels. Pixel is one bit of information in a picture. A picture is made up of thousands of pixels. Each pixel has a different hexadecimal code. When you change the code you will change the bit of information in the picture.
When you print a picture one of the good numbers of pixels is 1800 by 1600. For uploading pictures to internet then the good number of pixels would be 72. If you have more pixels then there will be more details in the picture. It will be best if you reduce he amount of pixels before uploading the picture to the internet. If you do that then that would make the file size smaller so it will be faster and cheaper.
When you decrease the amount of pixels the computer throws away the bits that are not needed. After that if you zoom the picture it will be blurry because the computer already threw out the bits.
Another thing that we learned today is how to crop pictures. Crop pictures means that you take what you need from the picture and throw away what you don't need.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Photoshop
05/01/07
Sometimes a photographer might take a picture but you might not be totally satisfied with it. Have you ever wondered if there has been any program to fix your pictures? Well your dreams have come true. Photoshop is a program that you can use to fix your pictures. Today we learned about Photoshop. Thank god! I was waiting for this forever.
In school we'll be using Photoshop Elements instead of Photoshop because Mr. Case said that Photoshop has a lot of tools that we won't be using. Today we didn't do much in Photoshop instead we learned the "Rules of Composition" Down below you can see couple of the rules of composition.
The rules of composition:
1) The rules of thirds: this is one of the most important rules. For this rule you have to divide the picture into 9 sections which is 3 boxes by 3 boxes. This rule makes the picture not be the centre of attention which makes the picture more interesting to look at.
2) Simplicity: this is a really easy rule to understand. Just keep the picture as simple as possible. If there are a lot of complicated things in the background the person looking at the picture won't get your message. Simple is always the best!
3) Colour: this is one of the simplest rules. It works just as it sounds like. Colour is what give the emotion. For example, if some thing is sad then give it a dark colour and if some thing is happy then gives it a light colour.
4) Contrast: it can be either a light contrast or a dark contrast. So if your main object is light then give it a dark background and if your object is dark then give it a light background.
There are more rules of composition but these are the main ones. Try using these rules the next time you fix or create a picture! Good luck!!!!!!!!!
Sources: http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/ph_comp.html & http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/composition.htm
Sometimes a photographer might take a picture but you might not be totally satisfied with it. Have you ever wondered if there has been any program to fix your pictures? Well your dreams have come true. Photoshop is a program that you can use to fix your pictures. Today we learned about Photoshop. Thank god! I was waiting for this forever.
In school we'll be using Photoshop Elements instead of Photoshop because Mr. Case said that Photoshop has a lot of tools that we won't be using. Today we didn't do much in Photoshop instead we learned the "Rules of Composition" Down below you can see couple of the rules of composition.
The rules of composition:
1) The rules of thirds: this is one of the most important rules. For this rule you have to divide the picture into 9 sections which is 3 boxes by 3 boxes. This rule makes the picture not be the centre of attention which makes the picture more interesting to look at.
2) Simplicity: this is a really easy rule to understand. Just keep the picture as simple as possible. If there are a lot of complicated things in the background the person looking at the picture won't get your message. Simple is always the best!
3) Colour: this is one of the simplest rules. It works just as it sounds like. Colour is what give the emotion. For example, if some thing is sad then give it a dark colour and if some thing is happy then gives it a light colour.
4) Contrast: it can be either a light contrast or a dark contrast. So if your main object is light then give it a dark background and if your object is dark then give it a light background.
There are more rules of composition but these are the main ones. Try using these rules the next time you fix or create a picture! Good luck!!!!!!!!!
Sources: http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/ph_comp.html & http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/composition.htm
Friday, February 02, 2007
Hexadecimal..........................God knows what that means!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02/02/07
Welcome to February! This is my first official post of this new month! Today we learned about Hexadecimal. Hexadecimal is a number system just like the binary number system just harder.
The difference between the binary number system and the hexadecimal number system is that the binary number system increases by multiplying by 2 and the hexadecimal number system increases by multiplying by 16. This is a lot harder. Down below you can see the three different kinds of number systems: base 10, binary, and hexadecimal.
: Base 10
: Binary
: Hexadecimal
Welcome to February! This is my first official post of this new month! Today we learned about Hexadecimal. Hexadecimal is a number system just like the binary number system just harder.
The difference between the binary number system and the hexadecimal number system is that the binary number system increases by multiplying by 2 and the hexadecimal number system increases by multiplying by 16. This is a lot harder. Down below you can see the three different kinds of number systems: base 10, binary, and hexadecimal.
: Base 10
: Binary
: HexadecimalThe hexadecimal number system works kind of like the binary number system. For the hexadecima number system you can only put numbers between 1-9 in the columns. For numbers 10-15 you have to use the letters A-F.
A: 10
B: 11
C: 12
D: 13
E: 14
F: 15
For example if you want to place the number 19 then you would put a 1 under 16th column and a 3 under the ones column.
Most people use hexadeciaml to tell the values of RGB which stands for Red, Green and Blue which are the three primary colours. There are 255 levels of each colour. So 255*255*255 gives us 16.7 million combinations of colours.
This just gives me a heart attack. Well that's pretty much what we did today. See you next time!!!!!!!!!!!
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