Photoshop Chapter 1: In the Lab 2

Problem: The owner of Birdhouses Incorporated is preparing a booklet to ship along with the custom ordered birdhouses he creates for his clientele. He would like you to take one of the pictures he has taken of a finch atop a tree and create a bordered photo of just the finch. The blended border should be black with a normal blend and 50 pixels wide to match the other bird photos in the booklet.

Instructions:

  1. Start Photoshop.
  2. Open the file, Finch, from the Photoshop Chapter 1 folder.
  3. Use the Save As command on the File menu to save the file in your PS_lesson_1 folder with the name, Finch_Edited. If the JPEG Options dialog box is displayed, click the OK button.
  4. Click the Zoom Tool button on the Tools palette. Click the bird to center it in the display. Zoom in as necessary so you can make precise edits.
  5. Crop the picture with approximately .75 inches on all four sides of the bird. Use the ruler to help you determine how much room to leave around the bird.
  6. Save the photo again.
  7. Press Command+A to select all of the photo.
  8. To create the border, do the following:
    1. On the Select menu, point to Modify, and then click Border.
    2. When the Border Selection dialog box is displayed, type 50 in the Width Box. Click OK.
    3. Press SHIFT+F5 to access the Fill command.
    4. When the Fill dialog box is displayed, click the Use box arrow and then click Black in the list.
    5. Click the Mode box arrow and then click Normal in the list, if necessary.
    6. If necessary, type 100 in the Opacity box. Click the OK button.
  9. Save the Photo again.
  10. You are to add a text box to match the image and border with a word that fits the image. It should complement the picture with color and size.
  11. The Instructor will do a visual check of your files. DO NOT PRINT.
  12. Close the document window.
  13. Quit Photoshop.

Finch Photo