Year 10 - Art and design
Digital processes: using digital media to manipulate an image
Photography
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Unit Summary
This is a teacher led unit which introduces to pupils to the skills within their endorsements. Through a series of workshop activities, students experiment with a range of materials and techniques. They develop a range of studies exploring mark making media, print and mixed media.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use use filters, effects, and the lasso tool in digital editing software to manipulate images.
Key Notes
- There are different types of photo editing software.
- Most photo editing software has a toolbar where you can find the tools you need.
- You can use the lasso tool to select areas of an image.
- Creating a selection allows you to selectively edit part of an image.
Vocabulary To Learn
- effects: changes you can add to an image to create a certain look or style, like making it black and white or adding contrast
- editing: changing or improving an image using software to adjust things like colour, brightness, or composition
- tool: a feature in the software that lets you do a specific job, such as selecting part of an image, drawing, or adding text
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Photo editing is always obvious or "fake".
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
There are different types of photo editing software. Most photo editing software has a toolbar where you can find the tools you need.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'effects'
changes you can add to an image to create a certain look or style, like making it black and white or adding contrast.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Photo editing is always obvious or "fake". Correction: In reality, edits can be extremely subtle and still have a significant impact on the final image.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Darkroom processes: using an enlarger and developing a print Study Guide
- Digital processes: using digital media to layer an image Study Guide
- Introduction to the principles of photography Study Guide
- Photography: the influence of sources on photographic investigations Study Guide
- Picture taking: aperture and shutter speed settings Study Guide
- Picture taking: depth of field Study Guide
- Picture taking: lighting Study Guide
- Picture taking: motion Study Guide
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