PHOTO

EDITING:
A N I N T R O D U C T I O N
COM. SCI. 2
(EXPLORE AND EXAMINE THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND
U N D E R LY I N G P R I N C I P L E S O F P H OTO E D I T I N G
S P E C I F I C A L LY U S I N G T H E A D O B E P H OTO S H O P )
WHAT IS A PHOTOGRAPH?
• A photograph is an image created using a camera.
• The image captured by a digital camera are composed of
picture elements called “pixels” which are tiny squares,
each with its own value representing color and intensity.
• One million pixels equal a megapixel.
• The more megapixels a camera is rated for, the higher
quality images that camera takes, but the more expensive
the camera is.
• Digital photography gives us the flexibility to digitally edit
those photos easily, efficiently and with some very cool
results.
PHOTO EDITING vs IMAGE MANIPULATION

• Photo editing is all about enhancements.

• Either a need for better brightness and contrast,
more saturation, a shift in focus, and optimization
by cropping.
• Image manipulation refers to modifying certain
image elements like removing unwanted
elements in the backdrop or change in facial
features.
PHOTO EDITING vs IMAGE MANIPULATION

PHOTO EDITING (via smartphone) IMAGE MANIPULATION

REASONS FOR EDITING PHOTOGRAPHS

• Fix a mistake.
• Adjusting the brightness level of a dark photo.
• Using a blur effect to create a point of focus on a “busy” image.
REASONS FOR EDITING PHOTOGRAPHS

• Produce an artistic effect.

• Use certain effects to add or set the tone of the photograph.
 PHOTO EDITING CONCEPTS
• Cropping
• This is essential in photo editing
because when done right, the subject
of the photograph stands out better.
• Cropping is a way of improving a
photograph by removing its unwanted
or unnecessary parts.
• When cropping, keep in mind a basic
rule of composition: the rule of thirds.
• This golden rule of photography divides
the image into thirds, horizontally and
vertically and then aligns the subject with
one of the intersecting lines.
 PHOTO EDITING CONCEPTS
• Color Correction
• Basically, it is correcting
problems of the underlying
image by balancing out the
colors, making the whites
appear white, the blacks appear
black, and making sure that
everything is even.
• Color correction involves
adjusting the colors to make
them as accurate as possible.
 PHOTO EDITING CONCEPTS
• Sharpening (or Softening)
• Sharpening enhances the
definition of edges in an image.
• When an image is sharper, there
is more contrast between pixels
• Softness, in its most basic sense,
is a lack of (or less) edge
definition and/or fine detail,
when compared with a "sharp"
image.
 PHOTO EDITING CONCEPTS
• Resizing and Compression
• Size refers to the actual height
and width that your image will
be displayed as.
• Resolution refers to the number
of dots per inch (dpi) that
appear in your images final
form.
 PHOTO EDITING CONCEPTS
• Resizing and Compression
• Image compression is the
process of encoding or
converting an image file in such
a way that it consumes less
space than the original file.