1. In as much detail as possible record the steps it took to complete this project. Start with photographing and end with the editing process in photoshop. Use complete sentences.​

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- I first started by mounting my camera on a tripod to keep the camera steady and prevent myself from taking pictures of two different backgrounds. I then took a picture of my classmates posing with the props and tell them to move to the side so I can take a clear steady picture of the background. After taking all my pictures, I hop on photoshop and downloaded my pictures to my drive and selected a new file, clicked scripts, and load the files into a stack. I then started working with layers, started with selecting multiple pictures by holding the command key, and clicking the "attempt to automatically align source images" to align both of my pictures. I layered mask the photography of my classmate and made sure it was at the top of my layers. I then use the paintbrush tool using black and white paint. the paintbrush tool helped me a lot as the black paint made parts of my photography disappear and the white paint recovered mistakes. After completing my photographs, I then saved them onto my computer as JPEG and downloaded them into my website.

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2. What are layer masks? How do they differ from just using the eraser tool in photoshop? How might you use them in the future to create more projects in photoshop?

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- The eraser tool permanently deletes specific areas of an image. The layering mask simply hides those areas from view. I will use a layering mask more often in the future when I want to erase something from an image but don't want to put in all the extra work with the eraser tool.

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3. Do you believe your project was (successful/ unsuccessful). Why? 

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- This project was successful because it was fast and simple due to incorporating my knowledge of photoshop with my past projects. Not only it made it fast but I just proved to myself that I am getting to my goal of mastering layer mask.

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4. Based on the learning target, " Practice and demonstrate skills in the manipulation of digital imagery by using photoshop to create a composite image" what level of mastery does your project demonstrate (Exceeds, Meets, Needs Work, minimal understanding)? Why do you think? Make sure to provide specific evidence.

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- I believe that my skills have met the standard, but I still have some skills and knowledge to master as well as a couple of trials and errors when I am using photoshop. I still tend to miss some steps and forget some knowledge when I am struggling with photoshopping. I would want to master layering masks by the end of this semester and exceed on them on our next project.