Objective:

I can use Photoshop image repair tools to fix a “Photoshop Disaster”.  

Links:

Google Image Search Result: “Photoshop Fail”

Topics Discussed:

• Photoshop Disasters
• Photoshop Image Repair

Assignment:

In our last assignment, we tested our acquired Photoshop skills by building a composite image using several smaller images. Today, we are going to look at some examples of Photoshop alterations gone horribly wrong. By the end of the week, we are going to use our skills to recover some of these “Photoshop Disasters”.  

1. Visit the link above, or do a Google search for “Photoshop Disasters”. Look through the examples of “Photoshop Disasters”, have a good laugh, and select one that you think you can correct using the image repair techniques we have studied in class. (Keep it school appropriate!)
2. Save a copy of this photo to your Documents, and open it in Photoshop.
3. Apply whatever modifications you feel are necessary to make the image look more realistic, or to fix the obvious problem. The final image should look more realistic than the original, so pay close attention to detail. The final image should be realistic and convincing, not just “less bad”.
4. Save your corrected image with a different filename than the original.
5. Create a new InDesign document. Save it with your name and “Photoshop Disaster Recovery”.
6. Place both the original image and your corrected version into the InDesign document. Label the original and the corrected version, and use lines and shapes to point out exactly where the changes were made.
7. On the same page, write a few sentences explaining the exact process you followed to correct the image in Photoshop. Use the correct terminology and tool names. (Did you use the Healing Brush Tool? The Spot Healing Brush Tool? The Patch Tool? Did you use a Lasso Selection? A Quick Selection? The Magic Wand? Did you have to manipulate Layers? Did you have to flatten Layers? Did you have to Scale portions of the image?)
8. When you are satisfied with the images and your explanation, Export the InDesign document as a High Quality Print format .PDF (File -> Adobe PDF Presets -> High Quality Print) and save the resulting .PDF file to your Desktop. You will turn in this file with the original and corrected images. Note: If you do this correctly, you do not need to turn in the .indd file!
9. Save both your original and corrected image, and the High Quality .PDF file (3 files total) into a new folder with your name on it, and upload a copy of all three to today’s Google Classroom assignment post  by end of day on Thursday, November 7th.

Assigned: November 5th, 2024
Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 7th, 2024

Objective:

I can recognize the variety of ways professionals use Photoshop to manipulate digital images, as well as their reasons for doing so.

Links:

Hacker Factor Blog: “Body By Victoria”

Refinery 29: “Confessions of An Anonymous Victoria’s Secret Photoshopper”

Buzzfeed News: North Korean Officials Fail at Photoshop

Google Image Search Result: “Photoshop Disasters”

Assignment:

Last week, we tested our acquired Photoshop skills by building a composite image using several smaller images. Today, we are going to look at some examples of professional Photoshop alterations. Some good, some not so good, some gone horribly wrong.

Keep in mind as you view these images, that these were done by professional Photoshop artists who were paid for the work.

Read the Hacker Factor Blog article entitled “Body by Victoria” to see firsthand what kind of modifications are applied to even the most beautiful supermodels’ bodies using Photoshop tools.

Read the Refinery 29 article entitled “Confessions of an Anonymous Victoria’s Secret Photoshopper“.  We’ll discuss why virtually all clothing companies feel the need to manipulate the images of women to fit a subjective ideal body type, and why you should never, ever read beauty magazines or bodybuilder magazines (spoiler: they will only make you feel ugly and inadequate using Photoshop trickery).

Even governments get into the act. Read the Buzzfeed News article entitled “North Korean Officials Fail at Photoshop” to see how the North Korean government uses Photoshop to (badly) alter images for their own purposes. The images may be good for some chuckles, but we’ll discuss in class the implications of government-sponsored image manipulation.

Finally, Do a Google Image Search for “Photoshop Disasters” or click the provided link. Look through the examples of Photoshop Disasters, and have a good laugh at some professional Photoshop artists who probably had a really bad day at the office when they made these obvious mistakes. As you browse through the disasters, be on the lookout for one that you think you can correct using the image repair techniques we have studied in class. (Keep it school appropriate!) Save the image to your Desktop, as we will be using it in tomorrow’s Photoshop project.

Select an obvious example of Photoshop fakery and tomorrow, we’ll use our skills to recover some of these “Photoshop Disasters”.

Presented: November 4th, 2024