Manipulating Photos in Canva

_____ can remove unwanted or distracting areas, improve the composition, or help emphasize a focal point.

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Cropping can be used to make an image smaller (in pixels) and/or to change the aspect ration (length to width) of the image.

Photographers have historically cropped images to direct the viewer's eye to a particular subset of a larger image.

The ________ technique imagines that your photo is divided into thirds, both vertically and horizontally, with four lines (two vertical, two horizontal).

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The four points where those lines would intersect form guidelines to place your focal point, or the most important area of your image.

_____ is used to highlight images as featured elements in your designs, but they don’t always have to be the center of attention.

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Apply some blurring to create a smooth, uncluttered background

_____ has to do with color intensity, so more saturated colors are bolder and brighter (closer to their purest form) while less saturated colors are more faded (closer to gray).

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Complete desaturation leaves you with a black-and-white photo.

The _____ produces lighter lights, darker darks, and a wider range of tones in between—making your image look just a little better than what you’d see in real life.

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Reducing contrast can give an image a more flat, even tone.

Too much contrast is usually not a good thing for highlights can get blown out (too bright) and shadows can get too dark, which means you lose detail and dimension in those areas.

_____ should be done incrementally and with attention to not creating areas that are overly bright, and you can often improve and balance your results by adjusting the contrast at the same time.

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The brightness will make everything brighter (or darker).

_____ are used to match the desired visual aesthetic and further enhance the picture quality.

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Filters can be used to add special or artistic effects to your images, but they can also serve as a shortcut to correct issues in your image.

_____ are also a nice way to showcase multiple images.

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Grids are a great cropping tool. You can crop an image by double clicking on it once it has been placed in a grid, and dragging out the corners to enlarge it.

_____ can be simple or decorative, a single line or an illustrated design, colored or not, depending on the style and mood of your project.

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Framing images in design is traditionally used to draw attention to the image.

_____ are transparent blocks of color that sit on top of your image.

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Layering in starts with choosing the elements or images that you want to use for the project.

Adjusting the opacity of the screen determines how well your image will show through.