Photoshop
fake photos for the real world.
history
photoshop 1
1990
photoshop 2
1991
Code Name: Fast Eddy
photoshop 3
1994
Code Name: Tiger Mountain
Photoshop 4
1996
Code Name: Big Electric Cat
Photoshop 5
1998
Code Name: Strange Cargo
Photoshop 6
2000
Code Name: Venus in Furs
Photoshop 7
2002
Code Name: Liquid Sky
Photoshop cs
2003
Code Name: Dark Matter
Photoshop cs2
2005
Code Name: Dark Matter
Photoshop cs3
2007
Code Name: Red Pill
Photoshop cs4
2008
Photoshop cs5
2010
Photoshop cs6
2012
Photoshop creative cloud
2013
examples
Celebrity retouching
spectacular fakes
FAnciful creations
political manipulation
sometimes things go awry...
now let's have some fun...
1. figure out what you have to work with
- What do you have access to?
- Are the image sizes and quality sufficient?
- Are the images internally consistent?
2. find your creative vision
- Who is your audience?
- What is your goal? (altering, retouching, artistic)
- What is your tone? (humorous, glamorous, malevolent)
3. Unleash your photoshop skillz
- Masking
- Size & Placement
- Blending
- Color
- Photo Quality
- "Finesse"
if there's extra time...
