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Image Work Adobe Express and Photoshop compositing with Stephen Hart

Composing and compositing images. Things to consider:

  • What is the intent? What does it illustrate? You're starting to tell a story....
  • Gather your work in one place, insure it is of high quality, err on have multiple selections.
  • When creating or choosing photographs, consider the angle, the lighting, the color. Consistency is important, but you can use contrasts effectively too.
  • Good file management will save you a ton of time. Name a folder for the project and place all the content in it.
  • Select the right tool for the job. Adobe Express can do much of this, but Photoshop is great for projects that need a greater finesse or complexity.

Art you may use, but we highly encourage you to use your own.

Citations in the alt text
  1. Log on to Adobe Express: http://express.adobe.com
  2. click the big + sign at left to create a new project
  3. Choose Custom Size Graphic
  4. Choose Standard and then Banner
  5. At the left choose Photos
  6. Upload a background photo of your choice and resize to fill the frame
  7. choose Photos again, and upload the foreground photo (headshot or other art)
  8. Knock out the background
  9. Change effects, color, blending, etc to better suit your intention
  10. add Text (select Text at left) and stylize
  11. Save as a template if you want to reuse the design
  12. Download your creation and submit.

Banner created in Photoshop and video instructions

I blurred Heisenberg here
Created By
Stephen Hart
Appreciate

Credits:

Created with an image by Minerva Studio - "Close-up of a digital camera. Large copyspace" https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild183-R57262,_Werner_Heisenberg_crop.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_University_scene_-_DSC03050.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mathematics_(cryptography)_on_a_blackboard.jpg