Project for Photoshop Elements for Teachers
 

For two credit hours you must complete all in class activities and 12 additional hours of outside practice.
For three credit hours you must complete the following project and 12 additional hours of outside practice.
 

1. 15 works of art created using Adobe Photoshop.

Each print must be created using at least 4 different processes or steps.

Examples:

You must also write a brief description of at least 4 steps that you used at the bottom of each print. (Example of annotated print.)
 

Photoshop Examples

Grading for project:
A project that includes all the necessary objects and is useful in your classroom will receive a grade of A.
 
Lesser quality projects will be graded using the following scale:
90%-100% = A
80%-89% = B
70%-79% = C
60%-69% = D
0%-59% = F
 

Activities

Crazy Cowboy
Photo Restoration

Toma Lisa

Enhance>Adjust Color>Replace Color
Filter>Artistic>Film Grain

Greeting Card
Album Page

 

Change canvas size.
Select edge>Copy>Paste
Apply layer style to new layer.

 

Resources

How to use the creations wizard to create an album page with elements 5.0

Screen shots of Elements 4.0

Good Photoshop Book

Photoshop Course
Quick Reference Guide

 

  1. Pink Lydi
  2. Tom
  3. Overexposed Tom
  4. Greeting Card
  5. forest
  6. flowers
  7. city
  8. scanned image

How to Choose Resolution

Minimizing file size

You can minimize the size of your files by reducing their resolution, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Photoshop requires more memory and disk space to process high-resolution images, therefore increasing the time it takes Photoshop to display, process, and print them. Increasing the resolution of an image doesn't always improve the quality of the image, and instead only increases its file size. You want the resolution of your images to be the highest value your printer can use. Resolutions higher than that only add information to your image that your printer can't use, but must process, and thus increase print times.

If you plan to print continuous-tone images (for example, photographs), begin by using a resolution that is 1.5 to 2 times the screen frequency, measured in lines per inch (lpi), that you'll use to print the image. For line-art images, such as drawings, use the same value as your printer's resolution, measured in dots per inch (dpi). For example, if the resolution of your printer is 600 dpi, and you plan to print the image using the printer's default screen frequency of 85 lpi, save continuous-tone images at a resolution between 127 ppi (85 lpi x 1.5) and 170 ppi (85 lpi x 2), and save line-art images at a resolution of 600 ppi.

Recommended resolutions for continuous-tone images:

Output
Recommended resolution
Macintosh monitor
72 ppi
Windows-compatible monitor
96 ppi
300 dpi laser printer
100 ppi
600 dpi laser printer
150 ppi
725 dpi inkjet printer
150 ppi
1200 dpi or higher imagesetter
2x the screen frequency (lpi) value you specified

To reduce the resolution of an image in Photoshop:

1. Open the image, then choose Image > Image Size.

2. In the Image Size dialog box, decrease the Resolution value, then click OK.

 

Photoshop Elements Tutorials

  1. Photoshop Digital Kids Club Tutorials ETC...
  2. Photoshop Elements tutorials- non Adobe site, very good!
  3. Adobe Education Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 project-based lessons
  4. Adobe Photoshop Elements Tutorials- same as in the help menu

Course Resources

  1. Digital Camera Page
  2. Academic Superstore - educational software pricing
  3. Directions for using the Sony Mavica - The Hohokam school camera.
  4. Kodak Picture Center - Get your digital photos developed online.
  5. Google - this is the best place to search for info on anything.
  6. Imaging Resource Web Site - looking for help selecting a digital camera. This is a great place to start.
  7. Digital vs. Optical Zoom
  8. Adobe Photoshop Elements - good cheap photo editing software.
  9. Consumer Reports
  10. From Pixels to Printing
  11. How many Pixels are enough?
  12. How many megapixels do I need?
  13. In and Out of the Classroom with Front Page 2000
  14. Office 2000 In and Out of Classroom Tutorial