good counsel logo: cross, book, cresent moon
The cross represents our faith and the other xaverian schools.
The book represents the knowledge that we have and learn at Good Counsel.
The cresent moon is a symbol for the Immaculate Conception which represents Mary whom our school is named after.
- . PDF – (Portable Document Format) is a file format for distributing compact, platform-independent documents. In digital design it is used for putting differently formatted documents into one file. They are good for distributing reports or pamphlets, but can’t be used as a “Graphics file format.”
- .JPG or .JPEG – (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a file format used for lossy compression of images. It is used for storing and transmitting images in digital design. An advantage of JPEG files is that they are significantly smaller than those saved as TIFF, however this comes at a disadvantage since JPEG employs lossy compression.
- .PNG – (Portable Network Graphics) is a bitmap image format that employs loss less data compression. Used for compression and transparency in digital design. They are good for web graphics but not all browsers support them.
- .TIF – (Tagged Image file) is a file format used to archive important images. In digital design it is used to compress photos without losing the images’ quality. An advantage is that multiple layered images can be stored in a single TIFF file. However these files can consume excessive space compared to a JPEG of the same file.
- .GIF – (Graphics Interchange Format) is suitable for images with sharp edges and relatively few gradations of color. Used for LZW data compression and animations. It has a color limitation which makes the GIF format unsuitable for reproducing color photographs and other images with continuous color, but it is well-suited for simpler images such as graphics or logos with solid areas of color.
- .RAW – is a file format that is digital photography’s equivalent of a negative in film photography: it contains untouched, “raw” pixel information straight from the digital camera’s sensor. One advantage of RAW is that it allows the photographer to postpone applying adjustments to the image. A disadvantage is that RAW files are much larger than similar JPEG files, and so fewer photos can fit within the same memory card.
- Contrast – Contrast is the amount of color or grayscale differentiation that exists between various image features. It is difference between light and dark tones in a scene. Images having a higher contrast level generally display a greater degree of color or grayscale variation than those of lower contrast. If there is not enough contrast a picture may appear too gray or dull.
- Repetition – Repetition involves repeating certain elements again and again. Repeating a certain size, or shape or color helps add strength to the overall image. Repetition is useful when trying to make a statement. If you repeat something once or twice it becomes more interesting. Also if you repeat something many times it becomes a pattern.
- Alignment – Alignment is placing objects and images in a straight line of in a correct positioning. Using alignment helps straighten your image and put other images or objects adjacent to others. Putting certain images/objects in a specific alignment with other parts of the image can have many different effects and emphasize the aligned objects over others. Aligning photos also keeps them look neat and not sloppy.
- Proximity – Proximity is how close you are to the subject in your image. You know you are within the right proximity when you can see the important elements of the image. Being too close or too far away from the subject and take away from the overall effect of the subject in the photo. Proximity is best used to focus on the important aspects of the image.
- Emphasis – Emphasis in photography is highlighting some aspect of a scene or subject. You can show emphasis through framing choice or by the placement of the subject. Or you might use selective focus to simplify the background. Or by drawing the viewers attention to a certain spot within the frame using perspective.
- Unity – Unity refers to an ordering of all elements in an image so that each contributes to a unified aesthetic effect so that the image is seen as a whole. It involves manipulating the elements in the image to compliment each other. This will enhance the overall image. Some important elements to unify are color, shapes, and texture.
1) the main photoshop workspaces are the application bar, the tools panel, the options bar, the panel dock, and the document window.
2) Mutiple workspaces enable you to customize what tools you want to put in the workspace for your own personal preferences.
3) Panels are used to organize and pull together a varietty of functions found in different parts of photoshop.
4) the photoshop layers feature tells you that there are multiple tools under the upper most tool in the tools panel.
5) Selection: marquee selet tool, lasso tool, select tool.
Crop and slice: crop, slice, slice select.
Measuring: sampler, measure, color picker.
Retouching: blur, sharpen, smudge.
Erase: dodge, burn, sponge.
Painting: paint bucket, gradient, brush.
Drawing and type: brush, pencil, text.
Navigation Tools: zoom, hand, move.
Cropping – useful for getting rid of any parts of the photo around the edges that are distracting to your overall message.
Contrast – usually a good idea to shoot with caution and opt for less contrast than more since you can always increase the contrast later without losing quality. Dodging and burning photographs is a method for adjusting the contrast of individual parts of an image, as opposed to the entire thing.
Parallel Lines – Parallel lines in an image fool the brain into believing that they are moving away from the viewer.
Scale – choose two elements with one having a recognisable height or size; place them next to a large object such as a wall and you get an idea of how large the wall is.
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/tips-for-using-contrast-in-photography/
http://www.lifepics.com/Photography-Tips/cropping-tips.htm
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