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Tutorials and Tools

For the first part of this assignment we were tasked with choosing what (we thought) was the most important bit of information of the first three videos.

The First Video: For this video I thought that the most important information that was shared was the part about being able to customize and change your workspace view. Whether its picking from the drop down menu, or creating your own custom setup I think this tool is a great guide for beginners, as well as an effective tool for experienced users as a means of creating more efficiency and flow in their processes. 

The Second Video: Unfortunately I wasn't able to view this video, but the most important information that the article gave about layers was how to duplicate a layer,  as a photographer I have used this layer many times when creating surrealist works, such as people seeming floating. And so by combing 2 photographs over three layers, I can creating a convincing image that depicts someone floating by covering the stools or ladders used to prop the subject off the ground by duplicating the background layer and placing a selected portion of it over those props. 

The Third Video: In this short, but impactful video, I believe the most useful information shared was how to continue a selection while in a zoomed in view. The practicality of this "shortcut" is well known to any experienced surrealism photography/ commercial artist/ collage artist.

For the second part of this assignment we were asked to review our choice of three tutorials, and explain why we chose the video and how we think it'll help with our assignments. 

Content-Aware Fill Tutorial: I chose this video to start off with simply because it's a tool on Photoshop that I had no experience with. I'm unsure how it could help specifically for a portrait video, but it could possibly be used to create a more uniform background.

Spot-Healing Tutorial: I next chose this tutorial because I thought it would be helpful for getting rid of imperfections, which i feel is especially useful for portraits. I believe it will useful in our self-portrait assignment for getting rid of blemishes and discoloration on skin.

Adding Text Tutorial: I lastly chose this tutorial because I would like to expand my capabilities further from just being able to edit and perfect photos but also to create commercial and practical works. This knowledge could be useful in out self portrait project as text in combination with imagery could reveal a lot about a person, especially contrasting natures. 

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