Photoshop CC Week 8:

Hoover towers above iconic streetlight

The iconic  white globe of a streetlight is backed by historical Hoover Tower, tallest building on campus.  This postcard size iPhone6 image my last project of the Photoshop CC course. 

Let’s look at a possible workflow to render a 4x6 inch image on a Canon MX922 inkjet printer.

1. Import the jpg to the desktop using the Image Capture app.
2. Open Bridge, select the desktop image and open in Adobe Raw
3. Global editing with the Basic Panel and Open Object in Photoshop CC
4. Crop Image to 4 x 6 inches and 300 dpi (discard cropped pixels)
5. Use Text tool to add the copyright and flatten image
6. Save image as jpg with a new file name (don’t overwrite original)
7. Now, add border to saved image using the crop tool (drag out from corner with shift/option pressed)
8. Fill the border with white
9. Check image size to verify: 4 x 6 inches at 300 dpi.
10. Save image, exit Photoshop 
11. Double Click image to open in Preview and click Print
12. Select 4x6 glossy photo paper at high quality and print

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