Jennifer Foy

Jennifer Foy has over 20 years of experience using Adobe software and working in the advertising, marketing, and design fields. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, and a Master of Arts in Advertising from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Her years of teaching experience include numerous software and design classes for colleges in Atlanta, Georgia, and Louisville, Kentucky.

Jennifer FoyJanuary 14, 2019

3 Ways to Adjust Your Image’s Color with Photoshop

Try desaturating the area around the subject just slightly. You can do this by going to Image (at the very…
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Jennifer FoyDecember 11, 2018

What online design and editing tools are available?

Canva is a mainly free cloud-based online design and photo editing software tool. Canva’s goal is to make graphic design…
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Jennifer FoyDecember 3, 2018

What is a brand and why is it important?

Your brand is the name of your company and products/services offered. It’s also the feeling and characteristic of your business…
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Jennifer FoyNovember 15, 2018

How do I achieve a woodcut style in Photoshop?

Giving a photograph a woodcut feel can bring a whole new level of appeal to an image you otherwise had…
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Jennifer FoySeptember 28, 2018

How does the importance of color carry over to the worldwide web?

It is important to recognize that the importance of color carries over to the worldwide web. The majority of retailers…
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Jennifer FoyAugust 29, 2018

Best Practices for Brand Application

Your brand should be visually consistent and on everything that is/will be associated with your products and services. Use software such as…
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Jennifer FoyAugust 24, 2018

How do you come up with a tagline to go with a company name?

If you have decided that your company name could use a tagline – keeping in mind that not every business…
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Education

Jennifer FoyJuly 31, 2018

Try This: Movie Strip-Style Poster

You can find lots of cool effects that can be created in Photoshop, many through a long series of steps,…
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Education

Jennifer FoyJuly 19, 2018

How to Whiten Smiles in Photoshop

Open the image in Photoshop and zoom in toward the teeth you want to brighten. You will create a selection…
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Jennifer FoyJuly 12, 2018

Are there any quick edits I can apply to my clients’ photos to make them better for sublimating?

Keeping your subject in focus while blurring the background can help bring the person visually into the foreground of the…
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Jennifer FoyJuly 9, 2018

Adjust Image Color in Photoshop Before Sublimating

Adjusting image color can be done in a few different ways. Try desaturating the area around the subject just slightly.…
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Education

Jennifer FoyJune 26, 2018

Create a Gradient Effect in Photoshop

In Photoshop, open your color image file and the Layers window palette. With the open file, you can find this…
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Jennifer FoyJune 7, 2018

What settings are recommended for sublimating awards or plaques?

When working with awards, place in a small swing-away heat press at 385 F for 1:30 to 1:45. Plaques, on…
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Jennifer FoyMay 16, 2018

Create a Bokeh Light Effect

Use a bokeh light effect (large circles, as exemplified above) on an image with a dark background. If the background…
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Jennifer FoyMay 9, 2018

Try This: Turn Images into a Pencil Sketch in Photoshop

A pencil sketch drawing of a family member is a unique way to show a portrait or image and get…
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Jennifer FoyMay 7, 2018

Edit Wedding Photos with Desaturated Tones

We’ll add a Gradient Map to start with onto the photograph of the little girl pictured below. This effect can…
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