WED/THU: Photoshop Production - Week One (continuing the projects) AND Cartman will make you beautiful... [a Hella hEAlthy lesson]

WARM-UP: The Photoshop workout - Start working

NOTE: 4.5 hours of Photoshop work DUE TOMORROW

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can utilize our Photoshop skills to complete increasingly complex projects.
• We can use our critical thinking skills to discuss how image manipulation impacts our world and ourselves

Announcements 

• FINISH YOUR SMASH APPLICATIONS! 
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011

Agenda [100]

• Warm-up [40]
• The Hobbit's Revenge
• sar·casm
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  noun: sarcasm; plural noun: sarcasms

  1. the use of irony and derision to mock or convey contempt.
  2. Using the 'thing' to make fun of and point out the problems with the 'thing' itself
• If you were absent last class[...]
• Turn ALL completed work from the intermediate lessons into the proper Google Classroom assignment - if you can't find the assignment ASK John
• Turn in a final reflection letting me know how far you got in the tutorials
• Proposing and beginning our first Graded Photoshop project [50]
• After you consider your options submit this project proposal
• After you submit your proposal you may begin!
• submit a new proposal each time you start a new project
• Credit & Assessment
• All work is turned in on FRIDAY
• Submit a JPG of any project you have completed to the proper Google Classroom Assignment
• KEEP your PSD on your computer and call John over to assess it.
• Turn in the JPG even if John has not seen the PSD on your computer yet.
• In short:  Pick a project, work on it with focused effort, complete and turn it in, select another project in consultation with John... do this and all should be fine
• Possible Projects [...]
• REMEMBER: Some of these tutorials may have broken links or only written instructions - look at what you are being asked to do and collect all your materials BEFORE you start.
• 86 Newer tutorials!
• 95 newer tutorials - some are too basic to turn in as a project
• 91 Photo Manipulation Tutorials: Some are too old but many are awesome!
• Parody AD or Products - social commentary for a modern problem [like one of these]
• Restoring photos (like these)
• Make an ANIMAL out of yourself or others
• Swap faces - be nice if you want a good grade
• Morph animals
• 3-D Pop-up Photos (like these)

TUE: Photoshop Production - Week One (beginning the projects)

WARM-UP: TWO Short Films about Photoshop (While you are waiting...open Photoshop and work quietly until we begin)

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can utilize our Photoshop skills to complete increasingly complex projects.

Announcements 

• FINISH YOUR SMASH APPLICATIONS! 
• Free Coding/AI Summer Camp at UC Berkeley
• http://bair.berkeley.edu/ai4all/
• Deadline 2/28
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011

Agenda [60]

• Warm-up [10]
• Two Short Films
• Evolution, Body evolution
• Dove and Hacktivism
• If you were absent yesterday [...]
• Turn ALL completed work from the intermediate lessons into the proper Google Classroom assignment - if you can't find the assignment ASK John
• Turn in a final reflection letting me know how far you got in the tutorials
• Proposing and beginning our first Graded Photoshop project [50]
• After you consider your options submit this project proposal
• After you submit your proposal you may begin!
• Credit & Assessment
• You are expected to always be working on your Photoshop project.  Behavior grades will reflect your level of engagement
• You are expected to complete multiple projects of increasing complexity - John will consult on your project selection
• You should be done with a project in approximately 4x the length of the tutorial.  EXAMPLE: A 15-minute tutorial should take you 1 class or less (including downloading the files)
• YOU get to choose your projects as long as you can work on them with focused effort and each one is more challenging than the last.
• To recap:  Pick a project, work on it with focused effort, complete and turn it in, select another project in consultation with John...
• Possible Projects [...]

• 91 Photo Manipulation Tutorials: Become A Pro
• Parody AD or Products - social commentary for a modern problem [like one of these]
• Restoring photos (like these)
• Make an ANIMAL out of yourself or others
• Swap faces 
• Morph animals
• 3-D Pop-up Photos (like these)

MON: Photoshop Production - Week One (assigning the projects)

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can submit work to Google Classroom when required.
• We can utilize our Photoshop skills to complete complex projects.

Announcements 

• FINISH YOUR SMASH APPLICATIONS! 
• Free Coding/AI Summer Camp at UC Berkeley
• http://bair.berkeley.edu/ai4all/
• Deadline 2/28
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011

Agenda [65]

• Warm-up [10]
• Typing.com
• Completing our Initial Training [20]
• Turn ALL completed work from the intermediate lessons into the proper Google Classroom assignment - if you can't find the assignment ASK John
• Turn in a final reflection letting me know how far you got in the tutorials
• Proposing our first Graded Photoshop project [35]
• After you consider your options submit this project proposal
• After you submit your proposal you may begin!
• Credit & Assessment
• You are expected to always be working on your Photoshop project.  Behavior grades will reflect your level of engagement
• You are expected to complete multiple projects of increasing complexity - John will consult on your project selection
• You should be done with a project in approximately 4x the length of the tutorial.  EXAMPLE: A 15-minute tutorial should take you 1 class or less (including downloading the files)
• YOU get to choose your projects as long as you can work on them with focused effort and each one is more challenging than the last.
• To recap:  Pick a project, work on it with focused effort, complete and turn it in, select another project in consultation with John...
• Possible Projects [...]
• 91 Photo Manipulation Tutorials: Become A Pro
• "PRO Smoking" style parody AD for a modern problem [like one of these]
• Restoring photos (like these)
• Make an ANIMAL out of yourself or others
• Swap faces 
• Morph animals
• 3-D Pop-up Photos (like these)

FRI: Photoshop Instruction 17

WARM-UP:

• No Typing Today
• As you start Photoshop take a moment to imagine what you will create when you are given the freedom to create anything
• After the break you begin your own projects along with the  tutorials

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can develop intermediate and compound skills in Photoshop
• We can submit work to Google Classroom when required.

Announcements 

• FINISH YOUR SMASH APPLICATIONS! 
• Free Coding/AI Summer Camp at UC Berkeley
• http://bair.berkeley.edu/ai4all/
• Deadline 2/28
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• WLE Exhibition (11th grade) this Thursday from 5:30-9
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011

Agenda [60]

• Dreaming in Photoshop [10]
• The Flying Pirate Ship: Photoshop Timelapse [05:49]
• Secret Place: Photoshop Timelapse [03:42]
• Possible Projects [05]
• 91 Photo Manipulation Tutorials: Become A Pro
• Operating on our own [45++]
• follow all instruction in the BLOG so that you can correctly get credit.
• Basic Skills [video tutorials] You should have finished these last class (if you have been here for every class) Click here if you are still working on the Beginner Videos
• Intermediate Skills [video tutorials]
• DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THIS POSTING
• Save your work because these are LONG tutorials with lots of examples
• When finished with an EACH IMAGE in the Tutorial SAVE AS REQUIRED 
• If you did NOT use layers in the Tutorial then choose JPG to turn it in
• If you DID use Layers in the tutorial then choose PSD to turn it in
• When finished with each TUTORIAL Upload the CORRECT images to classroom.google.com
• ALL sample photos are linked in the NOTES BELOW EACH VIDEO
• TUTORIAL #1:
• The Patch Tool: Complete Photoshop Guide
• you do NOT have to turn in the SHEEP photo (because when you finish it doesn't show any changes)
• Tutorial #2:
• Hidden Features of Content-Aware Scale in Photoshop - Magically Extend Background
• The Yellow Flower in a Vase photo link is BROKEN - use this link instead (it doesn't work perfectly because it is too narrow but it works enough to get the idea -be certain to UNCHECK "Delete cropped pixels")
• TUTORIAL LIST: DO THEM IN ORDER
• SOME of these tutorials will require you to go find one or more images to practice on.
• Sample files for the following tutorials are found HERE
• Master the Pen Tool in 30 Minutes
• How to Change Color of an Object from White to Black and Vice-Versa in Photoshop
• Add Clouds and Dramatic Colors to Landscapes in Photoshop

PHOTOSHOP PROJECTS FOR AFTER THE BREAK

• Intstagram Party invitation
• "Smoking" AD for a modern problem drug [like one of these]
• Restoring family photos
• Make an ANIMAL out of yourself or others

WED/THU: Photoshop Day 16

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can develop intermediate and compound skills in Photoshop
• We can submit work to Google Classroom when required.

Announcements 

• FINISH YOUR SMASH APPLICATIONS! 
• Free Coding/AI Summer Camp at UC Berkeley
• http://bair.berkeley.edu/ai4all/
• Deadline 2/28
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• WLE Exhibition (11th grade) this Thursday from 5:30-9
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011

Agenda [100]

• Typing.com TEST [5] 
• Operating on our own [95++]
• follow all instruction in the BLOG so that you can correctly get credit.
• Basic Skills [video tutorials] You should have finished these last class (if you have been here for every class) Click here if you are still working on the Beginner Videos
• Intermediate Skills [video tutorials]
• DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THIS POSTING
• Save your work because these are LONG tutorials with lots of examples
• When finished with an EACH IMAGE in the Tutorial SAVE AS REQUIRED 
• If you did NOT use layers in the Tutorial then choose JPG to turn it in
• If you DID use Layers in the tutorial then choose PSD to turn it in
• When finished with each TUTORIAL Upload the CORRECT images to classroom.google.com
• ALL sample photos are linked in the NOTES BELOW EACH VIDEO
• TUTORIAL #1:
• The Patch Tool: Complete Photoshop Guide
• you do NOT have to turn in the SHEEP photo (because when you finish it doesn't show any changes)
• Tutorial #2:
• Hidden Features of Content-Aware Scale in Photoshop - Magically Extend Background
• The Yellow Flower in a Vase photo link is BROKEN - use this link instead (it doesn't work perfectly because it is too narrow but it works enough to get the idea -be certain to UNCHECK "Delete cropped pixels")
• TUTORIAL LIST: DO THEM IN ORDER
• SOME of these tutorials will require you to go find one or more images to practice on.
• Sample files for the following tutorials are found HERE
• Master the Pen Tool in 30 Minutes
• How to Change Color of an Object from White to Black and Vice-Versa in Photoshop
• Add Clouds and Dramatic Colors to Landscapes in Photoshop

PHOTOSHOP PROJECTS FOR AFTER THE BREAK

• Intstagram Party invitation
• "Smoking" AD for a modern problem drug [like one of these]
• Restoring family photos

TUE: Photoshop Day 15

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can develop intermediate and compound skills in Photoshop
• We can submit work to Google Classroom when required.

Announcements 

• FINISH YOUR SMASH APPLICATIONS! 
• Free Coding/AI Summer Camp at UC Berkeley
• http://bair.berkeley.edu/ai4all/
• Deadline 2/28
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• WLE Exhibition (11th grade) this Thursday from 5:30-9
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011

Agenda [65]

• Typing.com [10] 
• Operating on our own [55++]
• follow all instruction in the BLOG so that you can correctly get credit.
• Basic Skills [video tutorials] You should have finished these last class (if you have been here for every class) Click here if you are still working on the Beginner Videos
• Intermediate Skills [video tutorials]
• DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THIS POSTING
• Save your work because these are LONG tutorials with lots of examples
• When finished with an EACH IMAGE in the Tutorial SAVE AS REQUIRED 
• If you did NOT use layers in the Tutorial then choose JPG to turn it in
• If you DID use Layers in the tutorial then choose PSD to turn it in
• When finished with each TUTORIAL Upload the CORRECT images to classroom.google.com
• ALL sample photos are linked in the NOTES BELOW EACH VIDEO
• TUTORIAL #1:
• The Patch Tool: Complete Photoshop Guide
• you do NOT have to turn in the SHEEP photo (because when you finish it doesn't show any changes)
• Tutorial #2:
• Hidden Features of Content-Aware Scale in Photoshop - Magically Extend Background
• The Yellow Flower in a Vase photo link is BROKEN - use this link instead (it doesn't work perfectly because it is too narrow but it works enough to get the idea -be certain to UNCHECK "Delete cropped pixels")
• TUTORIAL LIST: DO THEM IN ORDER

MON: Photoshop Day 14

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can develop intermediate and compound skills in Photoshop
• We can LOG all of our work AND submit work to Google Classroom when required.

Announcements 

• FINISH YOUR SMASH APPLICATIONS! 
• Free Coding/AI Summer Camp at UC Berkeley
• http://bair.berkeley.edu/ai4all/
• Deadline 2/28
• WHO SHOULD APPLY?
• Bay Area students with strong math skills who are currently in 9th or 10th grade
• Students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (who may qualify for free/reduced-fee school lunches or who may be first-generation college-bound students)
• No computer science or AI experience required
• We particularly invite young women to apply
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• WLE Exhibition (11th grade) this Thursday from 5:30-9
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011

Agenda [65]

• Typing.com [10] 
• Operating on our own [55++]
• follow all instruction in the BLOG so that you can correctly get credit.
• Basic Skills [video tutorials] 
• You should have finished these last class (if you have been here for every class)
• Click here if you are still working on the Beginner Videos
• Intermediate Skills [video tutorials]
• Save your work because these are LONG tutorials with lots of examples AND you will need to submit the completed photos to Google Classroom for credit.
• If you are returning to the image later always save AS a Photoshop document (PSD)
• When finished with an EACH IMAGE in the Tutorial SAVE AS REQUIRED (different tutorials will have different requirements.)
• If you did NOT use layers in the Tutorial then choose JPG to turn it in
• File|Save AS --> JPEG  --> Maximum Quality/12 
• CHANGE the name so that you are clear which one you are uploading
• Make sure you know WHERE it is saving
• If you DID use Layers in the tutorial then choose PSD to turn it in
• File|Save AS --> Photoshop
• CHANGE the name so that you are clear which one you are uploading
• Make sure you know WHERE it is saving
• When finished with each TUTORIAL
• Upload the images to classroom.google.com
• There will be an assignment for EACH tutorial
• Don't forget to submit the assignment when ALL of the images are in it.
• ALL sample photos are linked in the NOTES BELOW EACH VIDEO
• Look for the downloads section
• If a photo link is BROKEN you still need to learn the skill so find an appropriate substitute in Google Images (I will try to do this for you in advance as well)
• TUTORIAL #1:
• The Patch Tool: Complete Photoshop Guide
• you do NOT have to turn in the SHEEP photo (because when you finish it doesn't show any changes)
• Tutorial #2:
• Hidden Features of Content-Aware Scale in Photoshop - Magically Extend Background
• The Yellow Flower in a Vase photo link is BROKEN - use this link instead (it doesn't work perfectly because it is too narrow but it works enough to get the idea)
• Tutorials Continued...

FRI: Photo(shop) Walk

Photo(shop) Walk! 

We will be manipulating these pictures we take

• Take pictures of your friends by themselves in multiple poses
• sitting, standing, walking, etc...
• Take pictures of landscapes with few or NO people in them (especially where you can imagine photoshopping people into the picture)
• Take pictures of cute teachers with their dogs... or just their dogs...

• Stay with John
• L on WEBSTER
• R on 17th
• R @ the Lake (walk past Lake Chalet)
• We will turn around @ the lake amphitheater (or earlier if we are short on time) 

WED/THU: Getting our bearings

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can complete our Basic Training in Photoshop
• We can develop intermediate and compound skills in Photoshop
• We can LOG all of our work AND submit work to Google Classroom when required.

Announcements 

• Many of you did not read the blog on Monday/Tuesday and you did not get credit for the work you did. Be certain to always start at the blog.
• Ms. Lucy now has a forehead thermometer in the office to check for fevers - if you have a fever of 100.3 or above you should NOT be here.
• Still want to apply for SMASH?  See John ASAP
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011
• Progress reports this Friday

Agenda [100]

• Typing.com [15] 
• Operating on our own [85++]
1. If you did NOT record your work from Mon or Tue do that now
2. Continue with your videos - John will be coming around and recording where you are
3. IF you have finished the Basic Videos and moved on to the Intermediate make sure you follow all instruction in the BLOG so that you can correctly get credit.
• Basic Skills [video tutorials]
• You should have finished these last class (if you have been here for every class)
• If you are missing additional work from previous classes use the menu on the LEFT to complete your skill set before continuing.
• Add text and shapes
• When you add text and shapes in Adobe Photoshop CC, they remain editable, and you can customize them down to the smallest detail.
• adding text
• changing text
• creating a custom shape
• adding a built in shape
• Combine Images
• One of the most powerful aspects of Adobe Photoshop CC is its ability to combine images to form imaginative composites.
• Apply Filters
• You can add quick effects to an image using filters in Adobe Photoshop CC. Filters can also be combined to create unique results.
• Intermediate Skills [video tutorials]
• These are the new videos featuring Unmesh Dinda, I think you will really like his 'way'
• Everyone will complete BOTH tutorials but you may do the tutorials in either order.
• Save your work because these are LONG tutorials with lots of examples AND you will need to submit the completed photos to Google Classroom for credit.
• If you are returning to the image later always save AS a Photoshop document (PSD)
• When finished with an EACH IMAGE in the Tutorial SAVE AS JPG to turn it in
• File|Save AS --> JPEG  --> High Quality/12 
• CHANGE the name so that you are clear which one you are uploading
• When finished with each TUTORIAL
• Upload the images to classroom.google.com
• There is an assignment for EACH tutorial
• Don't forget to submit the assignment when ALL of the images are in it.
• ALL sample photos are linked in the NOTES BELOW EACH VIDEO
• Look for the downloads section
• If a photo link is BROKEN you still need to learn the skill so find an appropriate substitute in Google Images (I will try to do this for you in advance as well)
• TUTORIAL #1:
• The Patch Tool: Complete Photoshop Guide
• you do NOT have to turn in the SHEEP photo (because when you finish it doesn't show any changes)
• Tutorial #2:
• Hidden Features of Content-Aware Scale in Photoshop - Magically Extend Background
• The Yellow Flower in a Vase photo link is BROKEN - use this link instead


• CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT YOUR PHOTOSHOP WORK LOG BEFORE YOU GO

TUE: Photoshop Sick Day II

Funny story, now John's wife and daughter are sick and we are staying home with a combined 304 degree fever!

I hope to see you tomorrow! You need to be finished with the basic videos by today so work hard.

For those who are ready to move on I have linked below two cool new tools for you to learn from our intermediate video series.

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can complete our Basic Training in Photoshop
• We can develop intermediate and compound skills in Photoshop

Announcements 

• Still want to apply for SMASH?  See John ASAP
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011
• Progress reports this Friday

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com [10] 
• Operating on our own [50++]
• PROCESS
• Be certain to SAVE any work that you need to continue next class
• AT THE END OF CLASS be certain to LOG all work that you do
• Be certain to watch the videos in HD 
• Basic Skills [video tutorials]
• These are the final introductory skill videos (same list as last class) 
• You should complete ALL the BASIC videos by the end of class today to be considered on track for the progress report
• If you are still missing work from previous classes use the menu on the LEFT to complete your skill set before continuing.
• Add text and shapes
• When you add text and shapes in Adobe Photoshop CC, they remain editable, and you can customize them down to the smallest detail.
• adding text
• changing text
• creating a custom shape
• adding a built in shape
• Combine Images
• One of the most powerful aspects of Adobe Photoshop CC is its ability to combine images to form imaginative composites.
• Apply Filters
• You can add quick effects to an image using filters in Adobe Photoshop CC. Filters can also be combined to create unique results.
• Intermediate Skills [video tutorials]
• These are the new videos featuring Unmesh Dinda, I think you will really like his 'way'
• Everyone will complete BOTH tutorials but you may do the tutorials in either order.
• Save your work because these are LONG tutorials with lots of examples AND you will need to submit the completed photos to Google Classroom for credit.
• ALL sample photos are linked in the NOTES BELOW EACH VIDEO
• Look for the downloads section
• If a photo link is BROKEN you still need to learn the skill so find an appropriate substitute in Google Images (I will try to do this for you in advance as well)
• TUTORIAL #1:
• The Patch Tool: Complete Photoshop Guide
• Tutorial #2:
• Hidden Features of Content-Aware Scale in Photoshop - Magically Extend Background
• The Yellow Flower in a Vase photo link is BROKEN - use this link instead


• CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT YOUR PHOTOSHOP WORK LOG BEFORE YOU GO

MON: Photoshop Sick Day

John's cold turned in to a 102 degree fever Friday night, 

then dropping and spiking all weekend 

[as of Sunday night it was back up to 102]  

He wanted to come in and infect you all 

but his wife is making him stay home.  

She is smarter than he...

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can begin to understand some of Photoshop's subtleties
• We can continue to explore Photoshop 'basics'

Announcements 

• Still want to apply for SMASH?  See John ASAP
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011
• Progress reports in 08 class days

Agenda [65]

• Typing.com [10] 
• Operating on our own [50++]
• PROCESS
• Be certain to SAVE any work that you need to continue next class
• AT THE END OF CLASS be certain to LOG all work that you do
• Be certain to watch the videos in HD
• Catch-up / Practice / Get Ahead Day 
• It's like Office Hours but during the DAY!
• Missed any days?  Here's your chance to catch up!
• Use the links on the left to visit prior lessons
• Confused? Here's your chance to revisit a video & skill!
• Use the links on the left to visit prior lessons
• Confident?  Continue on with the videos below:
• Skills [video tutorials]
• Add text and shapes
• When you add text and shapes in Adobe Photoshop CC, they remain editable, and you can customize them down to the smallest detail.
• adding text
• changing text
• creating a custom shape
• adding a built in shape
• Combine Images
• One of the most powerful aspects of Adobe Photoshop CC is its ability to combine images to form imaginative composites.
• Apply Filters
• You can add quick effects to an image using filters in Adobe Photoshop CC. Filters can also be combined to create unique results.
• If you finish early work on an independant Photoshop project or typing.com
• CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT YOUR PHOTOSHOP WORK LOG BEFORE YOU GO

FRI: Photoshop 10

DAILY Learning Target(s)

• We can begin to understand some of Photoshop's subtleties
• We can continue to explore Photoshop 'basics'

Announcements 

• Still want to apply for SMASH?  See John ASAP
• Bring headphones EVERY DAY for the Photoshop instructional videos
• ICE Raid?  510-241-4011
• Progress reports in 08 class days

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com [10] 
• Operating on our own [50++]
• Be certain to SAVE any work that you need to continue next class
• Be certain to LOG all work that you do
• CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT YOUR PHOTOSHOP WORK LOG BEFORE YOU GO
• Be certain to watch the videos in HD
• Catch-up / Practice / Get Ahead Day 
• It's like Office Hours but during the DAY!
• Missed any days?  Here's your chance to catch up!
• Use the links on the left to visit prior lessons
• Confused? Here's your chance to revisit a video & skill!
• Use the links on the left to visit prior lessons
• Confident?  Continue on with the videos below:
• Use color
• Work with brushes and brush tools
• Use foreground and background colors by storing colors in the Foreground and Background color boxes
• Choose colors using the Color Picker, the Color panel, or the Swatches panel
• Add text and shapes
• When you add text and shapes in Adobe Photoshop CC, they remain editable, and you can customize them down to the smallest detail.
• Combine Images
• One of the most powerful aspects of Adobe Photoshop CC is its ability to combine images to form imaginative composites.
• Apply Filters
• You can add quick effects to an image using filters in Adobe Photoshop CC. Filters can also be combined to create unique results.
• CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT YOUR PHOTOSHOP WORK LOG BEFORE YOU GO