Hack 98 Show Who s Who in Group Shots

 < Day Day Up > 

Hack 98 Show Who's Who in Group Shots

figs/beginner.gif figs/hack98.gif

Here's an easy way to let others know who's who in your group shots .

Most group shots are documented by listing the people in the photo from left to right. It's frustrating to count the names , then the people, to try to determine who's who. And, of course, people don't always stand in neat rows, as shown in Figure 8-33.

Figure 8-33. A family portrait without neat rows
figs/dphk_0833.jpg

Why not use your digital-editing abilities to make a handy photo key instead? Make a copy of the image and open it in Photoshop. Desaturate the image to simple black-and-white tones (Image Adjustments Desaturate), and then adjust the brightness and contrast (Image Adjustments Brightness/Contrast) until you have a ghost image of your photo.

Use the Text tool on the floating Tools palette to add labels to the image. Use a nice, bold font in a pleasing color to help separate the text from a busy image, as shown in Figure 8-34.

Figure 8-34. Digital labels to help identify who's who
figs/dphk_0834.jpg

Now, output your photo label and attach it to the back of the printed original, or place it online next to the original. Anyone looking at the photo will be able to scan the key quickly to match names to faces.

You can also use this method to point out landmarks on a landscape photo, or to indicate areas of interest.

Terrie Miller

 < Day Day Up > 


Digital Photography Hacks
Digital Photography Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
ISBN: 0596006667
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 161
Authors: Derrick Story

flylib.com © 2008-2017.
If you may any questions please contact us: flylib@qtcs.net