March 2016

Liquid as a Green Screen: The Making of Boost your Flow | Adobe Creative Cloud

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How can creatives express their ideas in an efficient and lasting way? To bring the new theme “Boost your Flow” to life, Abby Priest, the creative agency behind the campaign video, decided it was time to embark on a liquid chroma-key experiment. Discover all the details behind the video here: http://adobe.ly/1Lak8KU

Starting with a simple pencil drawing, they let their creativity run wild by throwing paint against a white backdrop – it was not the time for neatness here! Armed with Adobe Creative Cloud, they were able to breathe new life into the paint splatters and create mesmerising digital art in its own right. The result was incredible, and it’s safe to say we now know that paint creates an unforgettable green screen!

Read more about the creative idea behind the video here including an interview with the creative director: http://adobe.ly/1Lak8KU

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Boost your flow: Chroma Key Experiment | Adobe Creative Cloud

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Will liquid paint work as a green screen? What if paint could be anything? Discover how to future proof your creative output and be ready to go from idea to done faster. The time is now to boost your creativity like never before, find out more here: http://adobe.ly/1R3atIc

During March, April and May we’re also inviting you on a journey that will help you go from idea to done faster and give you that winning difference! Join us in the masterclasses series, community events, a unique European Creative Jam competition and other surprises we’ve prepared only for you. We will explore, alongside with other featured artists, how Adobe Creative Cloud has all the resources you need gathered in one seamless eco system which makes it possible to turn your ideas into reality. Be sure to follow us along the way: http://adobe.ly/1R3atIc

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How to Use the Histogram in Photoshop

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How to Use the Histogram in Photoshop

The histogram is a graph that displays exposure and color information on your images. It can be used to correct exposure, color, and evaluate missing information. This episode explains how to read the histogram and how to fix common issues using ‘Levels’ adjustment layers.

How to Use the Histogram in Your Camera

The histogram in photoshop mirrors the histogram on a modern DSLR. Because a histogram displays color and light information, it is very useful for correcting exposure. A common problem photographers face is over-exposure or under-exposure. An image that is either over-exposed or under-exposed will result in a lack of information in the highlights or shadows. Images that are over-exposed are commonly referred to as ‘blown out’.

Looking at the image of an LCD, it can be difficult to properly see the exposure of an image. The histogram displays exposure information, and when properly used can aid in creating a proper exposure without ‘blown out’ highlights or completely black shadows.

Levels and Histogram

The histogram is a great tool for understanding exposure and color in an image, but it won’t change exposure values in an image – that is where ‘Levels’ come in. Levels are used to change the white point, black point and mid-tones of an image.

For instance, if and image doesn’t contain true blacks and the histogram is shifted to the right, increasing the black levels in the image will compensate for the lack of blacks and correct the exposure. When adjusting exposure it is always best to use a RAW 16-bit image, rather than an 8-bit JPEG.