Lab #3 Reflection

 
   For this lab, there were a few varied steps that had to be taken to create the replica's of Lancelot. The objective of this lab was being able to identify the specific tool that crops subjects out easily and smoothly and then using the duplicate, we had to use adjustments and make the original photo of Lancelot have twins. In all honesty, seeing the outcome seemed easy and could be completed in a period or so. But it wasn't like that at all. The very first thing we had to do was download the photo of Mrs. Ramirez's dog named Lancelot. It was a very cute attracting picture of him/her. We created a folder just for this lab like we do for all others and then we placed it on a new document in the Adobe Photoshop application. Everyone was given the freedom to use any tool they wanted that we already experimented, learned and honed our skills on. I used the Quick Selection Tool which in fact simplified my life. It was the only tool that actually took a matter of seconds in cropping Lancelot out and then we had to learn a new step after that. Mrs. Ramirez made it very clear at the beginning of the lab that she wanted every single strand of Lancelot's hair no matter how hard it was to crop them out. Using 'Refine Edge' from the Quick Selection Tool helped me with those little thin hairs. At the end, my duplicate Lancelot was fine with all her/his hairs and having no blue background from the sky around it. I was very pleased with my result. This was only half of the entire work given. After that, we had to make more duplicates of the cropped out Lancelot to then add adjustments to each one of them. This was quite simple though. We had to add 5 or more different adjustment colors to get a better and higher grade. Soon after we did this for all duplicates we made, we added them to the original photo of Lancelot and surprisingly, it looked very funny but professional. I was very excited with my final piece of work and it made me look forward for a lot more in the future with these labs.

   At the end of this lab, I was very, very happy with my work. Although I had missed a period due to a trip, I was still able to finish my lab with the limited time I had; this was an obstacle I had faced with.  I also found it somewhat difficult to refine edge using the Quick Selection Tool because I wasn't there during the period it was being taught. I was confused on how it had to be used and why it had to be used. But with the support and help of my peers, I understood it somewhat well and applied it to my work. Overall, I did enjoy the lab itself and changing the color of Lancelot multiple times. We used Adobe Photoshop CS6 for this lab and the skills we learn are relevant to Web Design because the work is made by planning and structuring to create an image that is pleasing to the eyes to others. I will use these skills in the future, generally in classes and for my future vocation.