The smaller image is my original image. My first step of editing was correcting the contrast and colour by using 'Auto Contrast' and 'Auto Colour'. I then needed to get rid of the shadowing so using the 'Spot Healing Tool', 'Healing Brush Tool', 'Eyedropper Tool' and the brush tools with various sizes and hardness.
The next stage was to soften the face I did this by removing blemishes and then using the blur tool to create a smooth looking texture.
The final steps to create my final image were, firstly, I wanted to create dark corners of my image so I copied the layer as a 'curves' layer. Set the curves so the page was black I then used the radial gradient tool and drew a line from the centre of my image to the edge. This created the dark edging effect, however it also darkened my image. So the second final stage was to brighten the image and increase the contrast. Finally I flattened the layers and this was my final image. (the image on the right-hand side of the page.) Overall to create my final edited image it took around an hour and a half. I am pleased with my final image and am going to use this as my final image for my front cover on my music magazine.
I'm on the fence about this, while more customization is good, I have a feeling this is a "in-progress" update, it just feels incomplete and half-way there.
ReplyDeleteWe use badge layout for apps on design approvals (visual projects), so the image being displayed is important. Old layout "feels like" it had larger images,
maybe because the images were cropped more loosely so it's easier to tell which project it was at quick glance. Now the image is cropped closer, making it
harder to scan thru at quick glance. I find myself needing to click into the project more often than usual. Which makes the whole user experience less
efficient.
I have a couple suggestions that might make it work better:
1. Increase the height of the window the cover image is being displayed.
2. Let us to choose which image to be displayed as "cover" (like how Pinterest handles cover images of each board, was hoping for this for a long time)
3. Let us adjust which part of the image to show and how tight or loose the crop is (with a fixed window, let us move the image around and maybe enlarge or
shrink it to control what shows thru the window. Pinterest does a limited form of this, which is very useful in making the cover image relevant)
4. Allow Cover Image to be ordered in different hierarchy (currently every element can be ordered differently except the Cover Image, it seems to be stuck
in the 2nd spot, would like the option to set it on another spot in the layout. This one seems like an easy fix, since you guys allow that for every other
element already)