Adobe Photoshop is the most helpful software when the key component in the project is enhancing, correcting, or manipulating digital photos. In its specialty, the images are always pre-existing and dealt with at a pixel level. It is the main software that gives full control over every aspect of editing a photo. Photoshop could be used for editing graphics for a website, a digital artwork, a simple animation, video, or document. Altering an image might include using filters, layers, adding textures, changing exposures etc. However way the graphic might be created, the best use of the software is when dealing with different kinds of pixel images, or modifying different kinds of files.
How to best use Photoshop:
- Correct image problems and damages by adjusting exposure, contrast, color vibrancy, cropping, smudging, etc.
- Resize images for printing needs – Also determined by how we want the quality
- Brush tool can act as an eraser tool by going over to take away unneeded content and replace it with part of the image
- Slice images for website links
- Add shadow or lighten specific areas, and can go into small details working with pixels
- Has multiple options for filters to create effects and cause image manipulation
- Selection tool is easiest to use – There are more options and can make selections more specific in project
- Photos can be manipulated and changed, however photos can become damaged (lower quality) the more that the images is altered
Compare:
Photoshop vs. Illustrator
- Photoshop has many components comparable to Illustrator because they have many of the same tools and workspace layouts
- The biggest difference, is that Photoshop works mainly in raster (pixel) images and specializes in photography, while Illustrator is best used for vector images (scalable logos and icons)
- Photoshop is also one of the only Adobe platforms to modify multiple different file types, such as JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIF, PDF, etc. Whereas other Adobe programs are limited to only a select few
- Photoshop also accepts cross platforms files, such as uploading an Illustrator file into Photoshop