DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING - WEEK 5

21.10.24 - 27.10.24 (Week 5)
Michelle (0373843)
Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Project 1B - Digital Imaging Exercise 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Lecture - Double Exposure & Basic Photography Shooting

2. Tutorial - Studio Shooting

3. Practical - Photo Manipulation (Hearst Mansion)

    3.1 Shazam

    3.2 My Reflection

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LECTURE 

Double Exposure & Basic Photography Shooting

Figure 1.1 Double exposure

This week's topic is double exposure, which means merging multiple images. We are given some guides in creating double exposure:

1. Using the Tilt-Shift Effect
2. Create fake reflection
3. Experiment with simple portraits and details textured
4. Convert your results to Black & White
5. Work with silhouette
6. Pick two random photo

7. Make simple objects look fascinating
8. Use Shadow

In addition to double exposure, we are briefly taught about blending modes in Adobe Photoshop.

Figure 1.2 Blending Modes

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TUTORIAL

Studio Shooting

We are also presented with a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiVVWiqTnQc) on the tips and tricks in creating a diy-photo-studio, which could be useful for this week's task. In summary: We can utilize the stuff we already have available around us (consistent background, lamps/lights, etc.) to create our own mini studio to take photos in.

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PRACTICAL - Photo Manipulation (Hearst Mansion)

Shazam

We are instructed to follow a tutorial note (https://bit.ly/3CsxWyK) and step-by-step video (https://youtu.be/b6XqlUP-MUA) to learn how to edit in Adobe Photoshop, especially:

• Quick Selection Tool
• Layer Mask
• Filters
• Color Correction

My process

Figure 2.1.1 Step 1: Quick selection tool

Figure 2.1.2 Step 2: Free transform (resize)

Figure 2.1.3 Step 3: Match color

Figure 2.1.4 Step 4: Noise Filter

Figure 2.1.5 Step 5: Brush tool (shadow)

Figure 2.1.6 Step 6: Gaussion Blur

Figure 2.1.7 Step 7: Layer opacity

Figure 2.1.8 Step 8: Reflection (brightness & contrast, gaussion blur, hue & saturation, ripple)

Final Outcome of Hearts Mansion: Shazam

Figure 2.1.10 Shazam

My Reflection

Based on the SHAZAM exercise, we are asked to do the same steps but insert our own photo to replace the SHAZAM’s layer. We are required to use an eye-level-shot photo of ourselves with good lighting. Below is the photo I taken to use for the task, followed with my editing process in Adobe Photoshop.

Figure 2.2.1 Step 1: Took eye-level-photo of myself

Figure 2.2.2 Step 2: Quick selection tool

Figure 2.2.3 Step 3: Free transform (resize)

Figure 2.2.4 Step 4: Match color

Figure 2.2.5 Step 5: Noise Filter

Figure 2.2.6 Step 6: Brush tool (shadow)

Figure 2.2.7 Step 7: Gaussion Blur

Figure 2.2.8 Step 8: Layer opacity

Figure 2.2.9 Step 9: Reflection (brightness & contrast, gaussion blur, hue & saturation, ripple)

Final Outcome of Hearts Mansion: My Reflection

Figure 2.2.10 My Reflection