Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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From the Gradient preset drop-down menu choose Transparent Rainbow. Note that you can create your
own gradient by double-clicking the present gradient. This opens a Gradient editor that allows you to
edit existing gradients and make new ones of your own.
Changing the setting of the Gradient Overlay.
You can create custom gradients by double-clicking the gradient.
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Leave the Style set to Linear and type
105
into the Angle text field, and then type
96
into the Scale text
field.
Note that you can click and drag directly in the image area to reposition the gradient.
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Click OK when you are satisfied with your gradient, then toggle the visibility for both the Gradient
Overlay and/or the Camera Raw filter. Leave the visibility turned on.
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Choose File > Save.
Get in the habit of selecting styles by selecting the style names. Selecting the check boxes activates
the style, but does not show the style's options.
Adding lighting effects
Lighting is everything in photography. The word
photograph
stems from the Greek words
photos
, mean-
ing light and
graphos
, meaning writing. In other words, photography means writing with light or perhaps
painting with light. Without light, there can be no image.
For best results, you will need to take control of lighting the subject with professional equipment. For ex-
ample, professional photographers use a variety of strobe lights, gels, flashguns, light boxes, umbrellas,
etc., against an assortment of backdrops. Visit the site
http://www.lightingdiagrams.com/
for excellent re-
sources, including a free online lighting diagram creator, and to collaborate with other photographers to
share ideas.
If you are not a professional photographer, you could hire one or search for some stock photography from
sites such as
iStockphoto.com
,
which is what we did for these lesson files. Regardless of the source of
your images, which is frequently from mobile phones, you can add amazing lighting effects using Pho-
toshop.
