Article 2

Article 2

Article 2

Goal:

Brainstorm topics for their next article

Students will plan their articles via “Organization Sheet” (See top right corner of blog

Students will begin writing interview questions

Students will complete interviews

Students will begin to organize research and interview information

Students will begin rough draft

NEWS ARTICLE #2

Thursday, 12/15:  Students will brainstorm ideas for their next articles and begin planning sheets

Friday, 12/16 - Students will create interview questions and turn in their planning sheets

Friday, 12/16- Tuesday, 12/20- Students will continue to interview and organize interview answers

Thursday, 12/22 -completed interviews due by 2:40- If they are not turned in, points will be deducted

*Leads and second paragraphs are also due this day...NO EXCEPTIONS 75 POINTS

ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL BE TURNED IN TO http://www.turnitin.com/

(Please submit your questions to the entry entitled: QUESTIONS/ ANSWERS)

**Remember, once you have your interviews, you may start writing your rough drafts

***Even if you don't have all of your interviews completed on any of the days, work on background info and rough draft

Closure Activity:

**PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU CAN BEGIN WRITING YOUR ARTICLE AT ANY TIME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED.

**All leads and second paragraphs must be checked by Mrs. Christian

Due on Wednesday, 12/22 (50 points)

Goal: Students will write a practice news article

Turn to pages 91-92 in the workbook
Read exercises 14 and 15
Select 1 exercise and write the entire article
A. Outline the details to organize them
B. Use the Inverted Pyramid style
C. Be sure to have at least one quote in each article.
D. Please turn in the work you have completed.

E. Must be typed and turned in to www.turnitin.com

Due date: 3:00PM- Wednesday, 12/22
If time allows, continue to review articles in other HS newspapers across America. Look for creative story ideas.....Remember, we will be assigning new articles in the near future

1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic

1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization

1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.

1.9.11.B: Evaluate how the techniques used in media modify traditional society.

1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced

The perfect selfie

Taking the perfect Selfie

1

Capture a good angle. Instead of taking the picture head-on, experiment with different angles to show off your features. If you turn your head a few degrees to the right or left, your features will appear less flat. Holding the camera slightly higher than your head so that it's pointing down on you will make your eyes look bigger and help you avoid "pig nose." Here are a few other ideas for finding a good angle:

• Know your "good side" and take the photo from that side of your face. It's the side of your face that looks the most balanced and symmetrical.
• Angling the camera slightly above yourself and taking a snapshot of your face and chest will highlight your cleavage.

2

Show off something new. If you decide to take a selfie to show off a new haircut or a new pair of earrings, make sure that you frame the photo in a way that highlights the new feature that has you so excited.

3

Be sure to smile or do something cheerful. A sad face or a frown will not help.

• A selfie showing off your new hairstyle, for example, should show your hair from the most flattering angle. On a similar note, a selfie showing off a mustache should show the mustache straight-on, and the same goes for a selfie showing off a new pair of glasses.
• You could also take a selfie holding a new item you just bought, or even a food item you're about to eat.

4

Focus on one feature. If you're planning on doing a closeup of your face, consider glamming up one feature while downplaying the others. This works especially well if there is one feature that you are especially pleased with.

• For instance, if you love your eyes, play them up with mascara and complementary eye shadow while keeping your complexion and lips fairly natural.
• Likewise, if your smile is your most charming feature, keep your cheeks and eyes looking natural while donning a stunningly beautiful lipstick.

5

Have an interesting expression. You can't go wrong with smiling! Maybe smiling for the camera—or camera phone, as the case might be—makes you feel a little silly, but taking a random photo of yourself with your phone is a silly enough action in itself. If you're on the serious side, a cool, collected expression could also go over well.

• You can play around with different smiles, of course. A closed-mouth coy smile can be just as appropriate and just as flattering as a wide, laughing grin. No matter what, a smile is one of the most appreciated and charming expressions you can wear.
• It can be hard to make sure your expression looks authentic. One way to make it look more real is to try to capture yourself when you're feeling an emotion. Try taking a selfie while you're watching a movie that's making you genuinely laugh, or right after you find out some shocking news.

6

Take a full-length photo. If you want to show off a great new outfit or a fabulous figure after a diet, you will need to stand in front of a full-length mirror to capture your body from head to toe. In this instance, your face is no longer the focus of the photo.

• Take full body shots in a clutter-free space. The photo should focus completely on your figure, not on random objects in the background.
• You can appear more slender by slightly cocking your hip to the same side you are holding your camera in. Your opposite shoulder should come forward a bit, and your free arm should either dangle to your side or your free hand can rest on your hip. The chest should lean forward naturally, and the legs should be crossed at the ankle.

7

Try a natural look. Do not add too many filters at a time. You can take a picture of yourself as the outside world always sees you, but taking a snapshot of yourself with bedhead or minimal makeup can give the illusion that you're giving your social media followers a glimpse at the “real you.” This can be both interesting and sexy.

• If your just-out-of-bed look is more of a nightmare than a dream, however, you can straighten up a little. Even light makeup can give the impression that you are showing your “natural” face, especially if you tend to wear much more makeup than what you put on for your selfie.

8

Snap a photo of your shoes. If you decide to take a selfie of your feet after you slip on a great new pair of shoes, angle the camera so that your leg appears slender as it leads up to your foot.

• Aim the camera straight down. The edge of the frame should land somewhere on your thighs, fairly close to your hips. This angle makes your legs look as long as possible.

9

Know which poses are considered passé. There are certain selfie poses that became wildly popular and are now well past their prime. You can still contribute your own examples to the mix, but do it with a little self-awareness so people know you're in on the joke. Notable choices include the infamous "duck face," muscle flexing, pretending to be asleep, or pretending to be caught off guard by someone else.

• The duck face is a combination of puckered lips and wide eyes, originally made famous by celebrities friends. Do it at your own risk!
• Taking a selfie and pretending that someone else took it is hard to pull off. There will be some clue in your posture or actions that will give you away and open you up to criticism. If you do it with a slight smile or a wink, people will realize it's an intentional setup.

Setting the Scene for Even Better Selfies

1

Pay attention to good lighting. Having a solid light source is an essential part of taking any kind of photograph, and selfies are no different. If you try to take a selfie in a dimly-lit room or one with harsh fluorescent lighting, it won't turn out the way you want it to. Natural light is the most flattering kind, so try to take your selfie near a window or outdoors. Keep these factors in mind when you shoot:

• Keep the sun or other light source in front of you, a bit above eye level, for the most flattering shot. The light will brighten and soften your features, rather than casting harsh shadows across your face. If it's off to the side or behind you, your features could appear shadowy or distorted.
• Consider using a thin curtain to diffuse sunlight or a single light source. It makes the light softer and more flattering. It will give the impression of smoother, softer facial lines so that your smile appears more attractive.
• Natural light renders colors more faithfully than artificial light, but you can use artificial light to fill shadows. If you don't have the best lighting, most modern digital cameras have some automatic color correction to make up for it.
• Don't use your flash if you can help it. It'll create a forehead glare, distort your appearance and possibly give your selfie the redeye effect.

2

Use your phone's back camera. Many cell phones have two cameras: one in the back, and one in the front. Instead of using the camera in the front to take selfies, use the one in the back. The back camera takes higher-resolution pictures than the front camera, which will end up taking a blurrier selfie. You'll have to turn the phone around, and you won't be able to see your face as you take the picture, but it's worth the trouble to use the back camera.

3

Don't use a mirror unless there's no other way to get the shot you want. The picture will appear in reverse, your camera will be visible, and you're likely to end up with a strange glare. Plus, your selfie could appear distorted, since mirror glass doesn't always reflect back a perfectly accurate image. Stretch out your arm, use your wrist to point the camera toward your face, and snap away. It might take some practice to get it right, but eventually you'll know exactly where to position the camera to make sure it captures your whole face (and never cuts off the top of your head).

• The exception would be if you want to take a full-body selfie, since it can be hard to capture more than your head and shoulders without using a mirror.
• Practice using both your right and left hand to take selfies. See which one allows you to get the angles you want.

4

Consider the background of your picture. The best selfies have more than just a face. There's something interesting to look at in the background, too. Whether you take your selfie inside or outdoors, check around you first to see what's going on in the background. Position yourself so that you're in front of the background you want people to see.

• Nature always makes a great background. In the spring and summer, you can pose in a small wooded area or near a blossoming bush of flowers if you need a quick and easy backdrop. For fall, capture the color of the changing leaves in the background, and in winter, capture the majesty of ice and snow.
• If nature is not your thing, you could stay indoors and take a selfie in your room. Tidy things up first, though. You could also display something interesting in the background as long as it is not distracting. For instance, if you love to read, then a bookcase or stack of books would be a good backdrop. A movie poster with a lot of different people on it could be distracting, however.

5

Watch out for photo-bombers. The standard culprits include younger siblings, crying children, and dogs taking a bathroom break on the lawn behind you. Before you snap your selfie, take a quick look around to make sure that no one and nothing is lurking in the shadows, waiting to ruin your moment.

• Of course, if a photo-bomber still manages to sneak into your selfie, you can always retake the photo after the intrusion leaves. Just make sure to check the background thoroughly before you upload your newest selfie.
• Sometimes photo-bombers actually add to the selfie! Don't discount a picture just because it has your little sister in it. Her goofy face juxtaposed with your serious one could make it that much more interesting a picture.
• If you do not want to re-take your selfie, you can always remove the photo-bomber using an image manipulation program, or just crop your image using your smartphone's built-in image editing features.

6

Grab a few more people to be in the photo. The first requirement of a selfie is that you have be in it, but there's no rule that says you have to be alone! Grab some friends, siblings, your dog, and other people to take a picture with you. The picture won't be as controlled, but it'll be visually interesting and fun for other people to look at and share.^[2]

• This is a good way to take a selfie in public if you're self-conscious about taking a picture of just yourself.
• The more people in the picture, the better when it comes to sharing! If you have a group of friends instead of just one or two, the picture is likely to get passed around and liked by more people.

1

Experiment with filters. Most people who take selfies also happen to have an app on their phones that can add interesting dimension through the use of color and light filters. Not every filter is right for every selfie, so play around with different options before settling on the best one.

• The simplest filters are “black and white” and “sepia." Even if you don't have an app installed on your phone, you probably have these features.
• Other popular filters include those that make the photo look vintage, creepy, romantic, or darker.

Considerations:
Are the backgrounds sharp and in focus, or soft and blurry?
Are the backgrounds darker than the subject, lighter or a combination that is both darker and lighter in certain areas?
Do the backgrounds take away from the subject?
In other words, are their eyes drawn to the background instead of the subject?
Is there a lot of the background showing, or does the subject take up the majority of the photograph? The object is to think about every part of the photograph, from corner to corner, and not just the portrait itself.

Assignment
And now to the assignment, and it’s a simple one. Simply ten portraits. The portraits must have different backgrounds, different lighting and unique poses, and the students must be ready to explain the choices they made and why they made them.

Fixing Blemishes

Fixing Blemishes

Making Fast Even Faster With Keyboard Shortcuts

As we'll see in a moment, the Spot Healing Brush works fast, but a few simple keyboard shortcuts will speed things up even more. To zoom in on the image, hold down Ctrl+spacebar (Win) / Command+spacebar (Mac) to temporarily access the Zoom Tool and click on the spot you need to zoom in on. To zoom out, hold downAlt+spacebar (Win) / Option+spacebar (Mac) and click. To scroll around inside the image when you're zoomed in, hold down the spacebar by itself to temporarily switch to the Hand Tool, then click and drag to move the image around.

Zooming and panning in Photoshop

For best results with the Spot Healing Brush, you'll want to use a brush size that's just slightly larger than the area you're trying to fix, which means you'll usually need to change your brush size quite often as you make your way from one problem spot to the next. The fastest way to change your brush size is with the left and right bracket keys on your keyboard. Press the left bracket key ( [ ) to make the brush smaller or the right bracket key ( ] ) to make it larger. Also, since the Spot Healing Brush chooses the new texture on its own, sometimes it makes a mistake. When it does, simply undo the step by pressing Ctrl+Z (Win) / Command+Z (Mac), then try again.

For this tutorial, I'll be using the Spot Healing Brush to quickly remove some distracting pimples from the girl's face in the photo below, but the technique is the same no matter what it is you're trying to remove or repair as long as the area is small enough for the Spot Healing Brush to be effective. I'll be using Photoshop CS5 here, but any version from CS2 onward will work. Here's the photo I'll be working with (acne on face photo from Shutterstock):

A teenager with typical teenage skin problems.

Let's get started!

Step 1: Add A New Blank Layer

With the photo newly opened in Photoshop, we can see in the Layers panel that we currently have one layer, theBackground layer, which holds our image:

The Background layer contains the original image.

Even though our goal is to make the photo look better, we still want to protect the original, so let's add a new blank layer above the Background layer. We'll do all of our spot healing work on this separate layer. Click on the New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:

Clicking the New Layer icon.

Step 2: Rename The New Layer

Photoshop adds the new blank layer above the Background layer, but by default, it names the layer Layer 1. That doesn't tell us much about what the layer is being used for, so double-click directly on the layer's name in the Layers panel and rename it "spot healing". It's not uncommon when retouching images to end up with lots of layers, and giving each one a descriptive name makes it easier to keep them organized. Press Enter (Win) /Return (Mac) when you're done to accept the new name:

Renaming the new layer.

Step 3: Select The Spot Healing Brush

Select the Spot Healing Brush from the Tools panel. You'll find it grouped in with the other healing tools. If one of the other tools is showing in place of the Spot Healing Brush, click on the tool and hold your mouse button down for a second or two until a small fly-out menu appears, then select the Spot Healing Brush from the menu:

The Spot Healing Brush is grouped in with the other healing tools.

Step 4: Select The "Sample All Layers" Option

By default, the Spot Healing Brush works only with the layer that's currently selected in the Layers panel. That will cause us some problems if we try to use it right now since we have a blank layer selected, which means all we'd be able to do is replace nothing with different nothing. We need to tell Photoshop to look at the image on the Background layer as well. To do that, select the Sample All Layers option in the Options Bar along the top of the screen:

Selecting the Sample All Layers option in the Options Bar.

Step 5: Select "Content-Aware"

If you're using Photoshop CS5 or later, make sure you have Content-Aware selected in the Options Bar. This feature is new in CS5 and allows the Spot Healing Brush to more intelligently choose good replacement texture for the problem area you've clicked on, using texture from the surrounding area. If you're using CS4 or earlier, you won't have Content-Aware available. In that case, you'll want to select Proximity Match which can still give you great results:

Select Content-Aware for best results (or Proximity Match for CS4 and earlier users).

Content-Aware Healing in Photoshop

Step 6: Click On The Problem Spots To Heal Them

With the Spot Healing Brush, Sample All Layers and Content-Aware (or Proximity Match) selected, all we need to do now is click on problem areas in the image to fix them! I'll zoom in on an area of the girl's face so I can see the problem spots more clearly, then I'll move my brush cursor over one of the pimples and adjust my brush size with the left and right bracket keys so it's just slightly larger than the pimple itself (I circled the brush cursor in red just so we can see it more clearly in the screenshot):

Use the keyboard shortcut to make the brush cursor a bit larger than the problem spot.

I'll click on the pimple with the Spot Healing Brush, and just like that, it's gone, replaced with good texture from the surrounding area:

One click is all it took to remove the pimple.

As I mentioned earlier, sometimes the Spot Healing Brush can make a mistake, so if that happens, just pressCtrl+Z (Win) / Command+Z (Mac) to undo it and try again. Each time you try again, you'll get a different result. I'll continue clearing up other pimples in the area by moving my brush over them, adjusting its size with the left and right bracket keys, and clicking:

More pimples have been cleared up with just a few simple clicks of the mouse.

Let's move down to her chin where we see some larger problem areas:

Larger clusters of pimples can be a bit more of a challenge.

To retouch these areas, I'll start by clicking on the smaller, isolated pimples to heal them first and get them out of the way:

Removing the isolated pimples before moving on to the larger areas.

Then, rather than trying to fix a large area with a super wide brush and a single click, I'll approach and retouch it in smaller sections, beginning from the outside and making my way inward. Along with clicking the Spot Healing Brush, you can also click and drag in short strokes. As you drag, your brush stroke will appear black:

Dragging a short brush stroke across the area.

Release your mouse button and Photoshop attempts to heal the area with surrounding texture:

Releasing the brush to heal the area.

I'll continue clicking and dragging over the area one small section at a time, going back over any problem spots as needed with additional clicks, and after just a couple of minutes worth of effort, Photoshop was able to do a pretty good job:

The area on the right is now looking a lot better.

I'll do the same thing for the area on the other side, using a small brush and a series of clicks and short brush strokes to tackle the area a little at a time. Here's the result, again after just a couple of minutes worth of effort:

Her chin is now pimple-free thanks to the Spot Healing Brush.

There's one larger problem area remaining, and it's directly under her nose:

A few more pimples left to retouch.

Once again, I'll start by clicking on the individual, isolated pimples to heal them, keeping my brush just slightly larger than the pimple itself:

Healing the smaller areas first.

Then I'll use a combination of clicking and dragging with a small brush to heal the remaining area:

Clearing up the last of the pimples.

The area is now pimple-free, with healthy skin texture in its place:

Another great job by the Spot Healing Brush.

The Lighten Brush Mode

If you’re using the Spot Healing Brush to remove acne or other skin problems as I am here, you’ll often get even better results by changing the Brush Mode in the Options Bar from Normal (the default setting) to Lighten::

Try the Lighten brush mode when fixing skin problems.

With the brush mode set to Lighten, Photoshop will only replace pixels that are darker than the good texture data. Since pimples and other skin blemishes are usually darker than normal skin tone, only the pimple or blemish itself gets replaced, leaving more of the original image surrounding it intact. If a blemish happens to be lighter than the normal skin tone, use the Darken mode. You can quickly switch between all of the brush modes for the Spot Healing Brush from your keyboard by holding down the Shift key and pressing the + or - keys.

Here, once again, is what the original photo looked like:

The original untouched image.

And here's the final retouched result:

The final result.

And there we have it! That's how to clear up acne and other skin blemishes, leaving healthy looking skin in their place, using the Spot Healing Brush in Photoshop! Check out our Photo Retouching section for more great image retouching and editing tutorials, or see below for tutorials you may be interested in!

Whiten Teeth

Whiten Teeth

2 Easy Ways to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop CS6

Nothing seems to be a more prevalent request than to whiten one’s teeth in photographs. Be it wedding images, everyday shots, or anything in between – it’s very easy to make the necessary changes to the teeth in Photoshop CS6 to make them shine bright and stand out.

We’ll look at two different methods to whitening teeth in Photoshop. So read through them, take your pick, and start editing your images like a pro.

How to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop

There are likely more ways than the below to make yellow teeth not so unappealing in photos, but these are our best picks.

1. Using the Hue/Saturation Tool

Right-click the Lasso Tool and choose select the Polygonal Lasso Tool.

Although teeth are slightly rounded at times, this tool will work great for what we want to do.

Click on a corner of the mouth where the tooth and gum meet, and then move the mouse to a point where you can cover the tooth. Keep moving along the lip or gum (wherever the teeth happen to rest in the photo) until you cover the whole mouth.

Partway through, the canvas should look similar to this:

When the selection is completed, it shall look like this one:

Now right-click in the teeth area and select Refine Edge. Ensure the same lasso tool is still selected when right-clicking.

Slightly adjust the Smooth factor so the selection edges aren’t sharp and unrealistic looking.

Press OK and then head up to the Hue/Saturation item in the Image > Adjustments menu.

The adjustments made in this window will change the tone of the existing color of the teeth. I find this to create the most natural-looking white teeth in Photoshop.

What you want to do is adjust the Hue as a decrease to the point of the teeth making a near red color. Then decrease the Saturation to reduce the red color and bring it to a more white or grey color. Finally, (and be stingy here) increase the Lightness. This last adjustment isn’t always necessary but it does add a nice bright feel to the teeth. Don’t overdo it, as it can easily make the image rather unrealistic.

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Our final result when using the Hue/Saturation tool is a quick and easy bright color to an otherwise slightly yellow mouth.

Cool Tip: Press Ctrl+D to quickly deselect a selected image, returning it to a normal appearance.

2. Adjusting the Color Balance

Select the teeth as we did just previously by using the Polygonal Lasso Tool.

Open the Color Balance window from the Image > Adjustments menu item.

While these settings look similar to those found in the Hue/Saturation window, the adjustments here are for specific color ranges.

We’ve moved the Red to a more blue-ish color, the purple toward Green and then Yellow over against the Blue. This will remove the yellow, slightly change the blue, and give the teeth a small hint of a light blue color.

While there is a little blue hue to the color of the teeth, the overall appearance is much better than it was previously.

Which Solution is Better?

Both of the above methods will change any discolored teeth to a regular-looking white set. While both methods take only a short time to complete, the question you might have in your mind would be which is considered the better method?

It really depends on the original color of the teeth as to which solution is preferred, so the results will vary depending on the method and the original image. That being said, the first method with the Hue/Saturation tool is more likely to encompass a better result given the wide variety of images you may need to correct. The option sets of that method give greater control over the colors.

Here are the results side by side for easy comparison:

Hue/Saturation:

Color Balance:

Try both the above methods next time when you need to whiten teeth using Photoshop, and let us know what worked better. If you know of a better way, share it in the comments.

Use the teeth pic in the publications 1 folder

Changing Eye Color

Changing Eye Color

Changing Eye Color In An Image With Photoshop

Did you ever want to know what it would be like to change your eye color?  Today is your lucky day!

1. Get a camera
2. Take a close-up pic of a classmate or have someone take a close-up of you.
3. Use your selected pic to complete the following tutorial......
4. You must change the color of your pic three times....tow normal and one bizarre color!
Save as eye1, eye2, and eye3.


Changing Eye Color In An Image With Photoshop

In this Photo Retouching tutorial, we'll learn a very simple technique for changing someone's eye color in a photo using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer! Of course, there's no shortage of ways to change colors in an image with Photoshop, but whether you know which color you want to use or just want to play around and experiment, a Hue/Saturation image adjustment makes changing eye color easy, fast and fun!

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Here's the image I'll be using:

The original image.

Let's get started!

Step 1: Zoom In On The Eyes

Before we begin, let's make it easier to see what we're doing by zooming in on the eyes in the photo. Select the Zoom Tool from the Tools palette, or press the letter Z on your keyboard to select it with the shortcut:

Select the Zoom Tool.

With the Zoom Tool selected, click and drag out a selection box around the eyes. This is the area we'll be zooming in to:

Drag out a selection box around the eyes.

Release your mouse button, and Photoshop fills the document window with the area you selected:

Photoshop zooms in on the selected area.

Step 2: Select The Lasso Tool

Next, we need to select the eyes so we're not affecting any other areas of the image. For that, we'll use the Lasso Tool. Select the Lasso Tool from the Tools palette, or press the letter L on your keyboard to quickly select it with the shortcut:

Select the Lasso Tool.

Step 3: Draw Selections Around The Eyes

With the Lasso Tool selected, drag a selection around one of the eyes. Don't worry if your selection outline isn't perfect since we'll clean things up later. Once you have the first eye selected, hold down your Shift key and draw a selection around the other eye. Holding down the Shift key will add the new selection to the previous one, allowing us to select both eyes at once:

Select the first eye, then hold down Shift and select the other.

We don't need the pupils in the center of the eyes selected, so let's remove them from the selection. Hold down your Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key and drag around each pupil with the Lasso Tool. This will remove them from the selection, leaving us with only the colored area selected. Again, don't worry about being overly precise for now:

Hold down Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) and drag around the pupils to deselect them.

Step 4: Add A Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer

With the eyes now selected, we're ready to change their color! For that, we'll use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Click on the New Adjustment Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette (it's the circle split diagonally between black and white), then select Hue/Saturation from the list of adjustment layers that appears:

Click on the New Adjustment Layer icon and choose Hue/Saturation from the list.

Step 5: Select The "Colorize" Option

If you're using Photoshop CS4 as I am here, the options and controls for the Hue/Saturation dialog box will appear inside the Adjustments Panel which is new to CS4. In Photoshop CS3 and earlier, a Hue/Saturation dialog box will appear on your screen. Select the Colorize option by clicking inside its checkbox:

Select "Colorize".

As soon as you select Colorize, you'll see the eyes change color in the document window:

The eyes instantly change color.

Step 6: Adjust The Hue, Saturation And Lightness

To change the color, simply adjust the Hue, Saturation and Lightness options by dragging their sliders left or right. Hue will change the basic color, Saturation changes the saturation of the color, and Lightness affects the overall brightness. Be careful not to drag the Saturation or Lightness sliders too far to the right, though, since things can quickly become unnatural looking. The image in the document window will continually update as you move the sliders so you can see a live preview of the changes:

Dial in the color you want with the Hue, Saturation and Lightness sliders.

When you're happy with the new color of the eyes, click OK to exit out of the Hue/Saturation dialog box (Photoshop CS4 users can leave the Adjustments Panel open since there's no need to close it). Here's my image after changing the woman's eyes from blue to green:

The Hue/Saturation adjustment makes it easy to select any color you want for the eyes.

Step 7: Select The Brush Tool

If your initial selection of the eyes with the Lasso Tool wasn't perfect, cleaning things up is as easy as painting with a brush! Select Photoshop's Brush Tool from the Tools palette, or press the letter B to select it with the keyboard shortcut:

Select the Brush Tool.

Step 8: Select The Hue/Saturation Layer Mask

If we look in our Layers palette, we see our Hue/Saturation adjustment layer sitting above the image on the Background layer. One of the great things about adjustment layers is that they include a built-in layer mask, which makes it easy to control exactly which areas of the image are affected by the adjustment layer and which are not. All we need to do is paint on the layer mask with our brush, but first, we need to make sure the layer mask is selected. You should see a white highlight border around the layer mask's thumbnail, which means the mask is selected. If you don't see the highlight border, simply click directly on the thumbnail to select the mask:

Make sure the layer mask for the adjustment layer is selected.

Step 9: Paint On The Mask To Clean Up The Selection

To clean up the eyes, simply paint over any problem areas with your brush. Paint with white to add to the area that the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer is affecting, or with black to hide the effects of the adjustment layer. Photoshop paints using your current Foreground color, which you can see by looking at the Foreground color swatch near the bottom of the Tools palette:

The Foreground color swatch shows the color you're painting with.

With the layer mask selected, press the letter D on your keyboard to reset your Foreground color to white. To quickly switch to black, press the letter X, which swaps the Foreground and Background colors. Press X again to switch back to white.
To change the size of your brush, use the left and right bracket keys on your keyboard. Press the left bracket key ( [ ) repeatedly to make the brush smaller or the right bracket key ( ] ) to make it larger. Press Shift+left bracket to make the brush edges softer if needed, or Shift+right bracket to make them harder.
Here, I'm painting around the outer edge of one of the eyes with a small brush, with black as my Foreground color, to hide any areas where the new green color extended out into the white part of the eye:

Painting with black on the layer mask to remove any unwanted green areas.

Here, after cleaning up the effect by painting on the layer mask, is my final result:

Her blue eyes are now green. No special contact lenses required.

ASSIGNMENT:

1. Take 8 photos of yourself.  Make sure your eyes are visible and the picture focuses on your eyes.  You should have at least 4 close-ups

2. Import the pics to your Pub File :  Create a folder called EYE COLOR

3. Change the eye color of each pic

4. Call up your BLANK InDesign Page

5. Scroll to a blank page and place all eight photos on the page.  Save it in the EYE COLOR folder