7.9.20 - 21.9.20 (Week 3 - Week 5)
Sajiya Mir (0340836)
Digital Photography & Imaging
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Taylors University
Exercises
Week 3
For week 3, we had to create three compositions using the images provided by Mr. Fauzi. He demonstrated in Photoshop ways we could mask and blend the images together to create unique compositions in class.
Instructions:
Download all of the design elements from this link:
https://bit.ly/2x89CmT
Using Photoshop, create an A4 size canvas
Trace and crop the images using the Pen tool.
Use blending modes to create double exposure effects.
Create 3 different compositions (using the same design elements) and attach it below:
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Fig.1 Composition 1
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| Fig.1.2 Composition 2 |
Fig 1.4 Composition 2
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Fig.1.3 Composition 3
Week 4 Week 4 was on Match lighting, Adjustment Layers, and Filters. We were introduced to the Adjustment layers and how to use all the different options available. He also explained how we can use multiple adjustment layers together. Next, we were briefed about the opacity and blending modes. Also how to make adjustments to certain areas using the masking tool. Mr. Fauzi showed some of our classmate's work that he really liked, and they all got a chance to explain their process to give us a better understanding. Lastly, he briefed us on Project 2.
INSTRUCTION: Follow instructions on the Tutorial demo during an online class. Trace and crop the images using the Pen tool. Use blending modes to create double exposure effects. Create a composition and attach on below Write a simple explanation about your composition (reflective writing)
Fig 1. Composition 1
Reflective Writing: For the first composition, I tried to use a few pictures to understand what goes together. I tried to make it look like two parallel worlds where the moon is coming from the bottom. The frees were put there to give an illusion the curvy patterns is the land. The top looked very empty, so I used the stars from the astronaut as the background. I used simple selection too to mask out all the images.
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Fig 1.3 Composition 2 - Progress |
Reflective Writing: For the second photoshop, I again used the same images, but I changed the composition a bit this time. This time I tried to make it look like a postcard. I started off by simply maskin gout all the images and placing them to look like a landscape with the moon in the background. Then I took the topography image and mask it out to be the same shape like the moon. Then I applied divide as a blending mode to make the design look as if it's part of the moon. I saved it as a jpeg and opened the jpeg into photoshop again. This time I added an orange color fill to the image and added lighten as a blending mode. Next, I duplicated the image, and using the curve gave the white areas of the moon a more grey color. Lastly using a brush gave the image rough edges to make it look more vintage.
Fig 1.5 Composition
Reflective Writing: For this composition, I took the image of the moon, and using wrap mode I flattened the image to make the ground of the image. Then I used the topography image to mage a road and added several trees with the blending mode divide. Next played around with the curve and changed the colors of the moon to be bluer.
Week 5
Week 5 was on Exposure, Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO. Mr. Fauzi went over the lecture slides and explained what each of these words means and how to apply them when taking pictures. Then he asked some of the students to present their work and explain the process it took to get there. This was to help us better understand and apply it to our work.
Exposure is the act of exposing the image sensor to light; by changing the light, you can make the bright area appear darker, and the dark area looks brighter.
The shutter speed is the time the shutter is opened. The quicker the shutter speed, the shorter the shutter's time, which ensures that the image sensor will be exposed to light for a shorter time. This results in a darker picture. On the other hand, if the shutter speed is slow, the image sensor is exposed to light for a long time, and the photograph is brighter.
Aperture influences the brightness of the image that passes through the lens and falls on the image sensor. This is reflected in the f-number. When the f-number is high, the brightness is low, resulting in darker images.
On the other hand, the lower the f-number, the brighter the picture projected on the image sensor, and the brighter the resulting photo.
ISO is a camera setting that increases or decreases the amount of light in an image.
[Feedback]
[Week 4]: Composition #2 is the best. Good improvement, Sajiya! - Mr. Fauzi
[Reflection]
Even though we did very few exercises for Mr. Fauzi, they were helpful in getting familiar with photoshop. We got to experiment with the blending modes and got to learn more about composition.
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