Learning Goals

Today I will learn…

Pixels & Megapixels

Resolution
Colour modes
Adobe Photoshop:
Workspace
Basic tools
Histogram
Adjustments & Adjustment Layers
Recap

 Q: What is a pixel?
 A: The smallest editable component of
an image/display. A pixel can only
display one colour.
 Recap
 Q: What is a megapixel?

 A: A megapixel is a measurement of
pixels by the millions

 1megapixel = 1million pixels

Recap
 You can calculate a megapixel
by multiplying the image’s
width and height in pixels;

 For example;
 4752 px wide X 3168 px high =
15,054,336 pixels or
15 megapixels
Resolution

 Image resolution is the detail an image holds

 Higher resolution means more image detail.
 Image resolution can be measured in various ways;
 DPI = dots per inch (measurement when referencing print files)
 PPI = pixels per inch (measurement when referencing digital files)
 Width x Height in pixels (1920 px x 1080 px = HD resolution)
Resolution
Resolution

Web/Screen Print
Resolution 72 =DPI/PPI Resolution = 300 DPI/PPI
Colour Modes

 When creating graphics, editing photographs, etc. for

different purposes, along with resolution, you need to
consider which colour mode you will be working in.
Colour Modes
RGB CMYK
RGB CMYK
 Colour Modes
• RGB • CMYK
•  Red, Green, Blue •  Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
Key (Black)
•  Created with light
•  Created with ink
•  Use for web/screen
•  Use for print
• Start with black and add
• Start with white and add
amounts of light (RGB)
amounts of ink (CMYK)
Adobe Photoshop
Histogram

 Histogram displays information

regarding your photograph;
 Shadows (blacks)
 Midtones (greys)
 Highlights (whites)
Histogram

Amount
of
Pixels
Histogram
 Histogram will allow to
analyze your photograph’s
information to ensure you
have a properly exposed
image
Underexposed Correct Exposure Overexposed
Histogram

Underexposed

Most of the information is

towards the shadows (blacks)
Histogram

Overexposed

Most of the highlight (white)

information is on the right
of the histogram.
Histogram
Correctly exposed

Distribution of shadows,
.midtones, and highlights

Nothing is “climbing” on either

. side