Let's Have a Contest

Now that the seriousness of the yearbook is behind us, let's have a little fun...  

Our first challenge is going to be a photo editing contest. There will be prizes, so trying your best is recommended.

Here are the steps to follow:

1. First, create a folder in your student folder.  
    Name it Photo Contest.

2. Find the following photos in our collection of 
    yearbook photos.  You can search older folders 
    (2015) and signature folders if you want.  Be sure 
    to copy (not cut) and paste them into your new 
    folder.

Close Up - close up of a face
Action Shot - an action photo (not posed at all)
Still Life - an object (no people)
Landscape - the playing field, the mountains, etc.
Relationships - people doing something together
Decisive Moment - captures an interesting moment
Angles - a shot taken from an interesting angle

3.  Once the photos are collected, open them up in 
     Picasa.  Now it's time to have fun.  For each 
     photo, follow these steps:

Crop - use the cropping tool to reshape the photo so it is interesting and attention is drawn to the subject.

Adjust - use the tools in Basic Fixes and Tuning to adjust the photo to your liking.  This includes Red Eye and Retouch.

Use Effects - try different Effects.  Some photos will come alive with the right effects while others will be better without.  

Right Click and Save - as you finish with adjusting a photo, right click ON the photo and save it.  DO NOT go back to the library and save it there.  By saving each photo separately, we usually avoid the disk error that comes up sometimes. 

4.  Once all photos are saved, go into your student folder and rename each photo using the headings above (close up, action shot, still life, etc)