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Combining Images using Layer Masks

I am really happy with learning this new tool.  I have had little to do with masks and feel like I have a better understanding of how they work.  the alignment tool is also great.  This is a photo of me being a poser in my office.

Making backgrounds for web pages

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I enjoy this one above because of the powerful image.  The website works well because it doesn't try and compete with the image, rather the links work harmoniously.

 Due to the limited colour palette of this forest scene the background image becomes more of a design element than an image.  A Shape.  This, combined with a good colour palette are successful.

Like the image above the colour palette is similar to the image.  It is limited and complimentary. 

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Some images will simply not work when tiling.  I found that organic forms and textures lend themselves well rather than figurative or man made.Taking time to blend edges can be time consuming but made easier with good image selection.

Image Compression Experiment

While the pixel sizes are the same, the description of each pixel creates size.  So when there are a lot of the same colour or shape then the description can be less extensive.

In order to maximise this for a photo shoot that required low file sizes you would decrease distractions in the background and keep things simple.

For a car logo web design a lot of good web designs have the same colour background as the car.  A more detailed and larger image would include the car in the street with a busy background.

the image above is 25kb

the image above is 59kb, well over double the size of the more simple image,

Exporing Photoshop's Adjustment Layers

 Outside view landscape at dusk in low light.  Below is what I adjusted.  Even in the low light I was able to pick up some of the vibrant colours.

 Above is a photo I took at around midday in low light.  Again I adjusted the vibrancy and saturation which increased the colours.  For a web layout this is more than suitable as it is hard to tell that some detail is lost.

Learning Task 6: Making Selections & Combining Images

Tried a few different things but had fun using clone, stamp, warp, paint replacement tools.

Hide the Car!

re edited version now with window open to view seats!