Contact Sheet

By creating this contact sheet I wanted to achieve the ability to display basic skills for photoshop. I gained the knowledge of different resolutions and where they are needed. For example, a newspaper or magazine requires 300 dpi (dots per inch) when a picture photo displays a higher resolution; 1200 dpi. When dealing with pixels, they can only be taken away, not added.

I also learned all different ways to edit and play with the visual effects of a photo. Photoshop offers a number of ways to edit a photo and I am excited to continue to learn and play with them all.

One problem I ran into was with resolution. I rushed into the project and even though I knew pixels cannot be added, I did it anyway. I quickly learned my mistake and fixed it the only way possible, going back and doing it over again. Practice makes perfect.

Another problem I ran into was with my contact photo. Although no mistake was really made, I learned what photos work well with what effects. The photo I originally chose was a white snowman with a primarily white background. I fixed the problem by once again, starting over with a new photo of a background playground.

Here is a close-up of my favorite image.


This image is the CMYK color version of pink flowers and a green leafy background. This version of color is normally used when printing, versus on the web.