Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 4

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14th May 2024 - 21st May 2024

Insha Thahirah Rajab - 0360671

Digital Photography and Imaging - Section 01

Bachelor's Degree  in Creative Media (Honors) - Taylors University

Week 4 




LECTURES/ TUTORIAL/ PRACTICAL

Week 4: Intro to Photoshop 3

  1. Adjustment layer
  2. Filters
  3. Match lighting. Adjustment layers and Filters.
  4. Photoshop Pen Tool.

INSTRUCTIONS


EXERCISE

  1. Attach your best composition from WEEK 3 digital collage exercise below.

  2. Using the same Photoshop file, improvise your WEEK 3 digital collage into WEEK 4 by using Adjustment Layers & Filters on Photoshop.
  3. Explain what you’ve learned in the description section. 

WEEK 3 - PEN TOOL EXERCISE (BEST COMPOSITION)


DESCRIPTION: I learnt how to use the pen tool to select and trace around images to place them. I explored various crop tools such as lasso, and rectangle selection (refining as well). Using layers, I was able to create such a composition of different images in a collage format. 

Using adjustment layers, blending modes, and layers was something new to me and purely experimental. I started working with my first collage work to play around with various settings whilst following tutorials.


Figure 1.0 Screenshot of Adobe Photoshop, experimenting with different settings

After familiarizing myself with these adjustment settings, I began on my first draft with my chosen composition work. I made it heavily edited and graphic as this was my art style. 

Figure 1.1 Edited composition Draft

After consultation with Mr Fauzy, he suggested making the editing less heavy and graphic to focus on the photography and composition more. I scratched off my first draft and reworked it to keep the original feel the same, but more rustic.

WEEK 4 (ADJUSTMENT LAYERS & FILTERS)


Figure 1.2 Final Adjustment Edited Composition


DESCRIPTION: I did a little heavy editing as I wanted to achieve a rustic, bold poster-like composition. To achieve this, I played around with filters and blending modes on the layers. To refine further, I manually edited the brightness, contrast, and saturation levels through the adjustment tools. For a grainy look, I added the textured image, with a slight decrease in opacity. This also creates a contrast between the background and the subjects.


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