Dream Trip Project

I am super excited about our Dream Trip Project!  This is going to be a great way for you to picture yourself (literally) on a fantasy vacation as well as to learn some new Photoshop skills.

Dream Trip Project Directions:

1. Select 3 or more pictures from your dream destination.  For example, if my dream destination is Paris, I might choose a picture of the Eiffel Tower, Monet's water lily gardens, and a quaint city street.  Please get all your pictures from the site Ookaboo, as *all* of the images are public domain or creative commons.  Download the FULL size images (best resolution) to your desktop.
2. Select 3 or more pictures of you from your portraiture photo shoot.  Make sure they're on your desktop.
3. Open Photoshop and create an 11x14 size canvas; give the canvas a black or white background.  The canvas can be horizontal or vertical.  It's up to you!
4. Add your destination pictures.  You can arrange them in any way you want, but try to take up most of the canvas.  You can rotate and overlap them for a collage look or you can put them in neat rows.
5. Add a large text box with your destination:  ex/"My Dream Trip to Paris!"
6. Open a new window in Photoshop and open your first portrait.  Dupliate the layer and then get rid of the original background layer. Use the MAGNETIC LASSO tool to cut yourself out.  Select NEW LAYER VIA CUT.  Then drag your cutout over to your project canvas and arrange it so that you are "in" one of your destination photos (you will probably need to resize, rotate, etc.).  Repeat this with your other portraits until you appear in each destination photo.
7. Optional:  Use brushes (default or add extras from Brusheezy) to accentuate your project.

When you're done, call me over to check it, and then we'll print it!  We'll also save it as a JPEG for your portfolio.