17/10/2023
ALTAIFI, LEEN MAAN A (0367698)
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media, Taylor's University
Digital Photography and Imaging
Table of Content
1. Lectures
2. Instructions & Tasks
3. Reflections
1. Lectures
Week 4 (17/10/2023):
We were given an introduction to the Adjustment Layer in photoshop; by using the adjustment layer you can adjust the colors and tones of your image without permanently altering it, and the original state could easily be retrieved. The adjustments made could be such as brightness and contrast, hues, curves, and levels of tonal adjustment. When you add an adjustment layer to your image, a new layer will appear over your image and a Properties panel specific to the type of adjustment you’ve selected will pop up. The Properties panel will allow you to modify your adjustment layer, which in turn will modify your image.
Filters are used to edit photos is an essential element of Adobe’s graphics editor. There are filters to change color, add blur or create completely new image effects. Photoshop offers a virtually unlimited variety of filters for this purpose.
2. Instructions & Tasks
Adjustment Layers and Filters (Week 4):
improvise your WEEK 3 digital collage into WEEK 4 by using Adjustment Layers & Filters on Photoshop.
After choosing the best composition out of the 3 I made for the previous task, I further enhanced my work by modifying the colors, lighting, shadows, and contrast to my liking. By using the adjustment layer, you can adjust the colors and tones of the image without permanently altering it. I played around with the brightness, contrast, and added additional light based on where I made the light source so that the images would seem as if they are interacting together in the same environment (in comparison to the light being random and uneven in the original collage.) I also changed the color palette by adjusting the hues and color curves to make it more interesting and seem to be in a collective theme.
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| Fig. 2.7: Adjusted Digital Collage |
I added shadows to the images of the people to make it seem as if they are in the environment and the light source is casting on them. I first copied the selection of the people and filled it in with black, then distorted it to match the perspective of a shadow, and finally changed the layer blending mode from 'normal' to 'multiply' and lowered the opacity so it looks realistic and not opaque.
3. Reflections
Experience
Getting into this course initially I was at a very beginner level. In week 1, we had to manually create a photo collage from cut out photos. I found that exercise fun since it was introducing us to the concept of composition in a more grounded way. It was also fun looking for random pictures in my daily life to include, rather than searching the web. In week 2, we started doing the same picture collage, however, this time it is digital. At first, I didn't know how to navigate adobe software, so it was challenging at the start. But with the weekly exercises we had it made me practice and improve a lot in this time span.
Observations
Since our class for this course was online, a lot of what we had to do was self-learning through our own observations, especially through trial and error. I realized that as I am working on a project and face difficulty finding a solution to an issue regarding the software, I always end up doing the harder way. But when I search about it on google, I realize the solution was very simple. So a quick google search can definitely save efforts and hours of your time!
Findings
As I mentioned previously, I had little to no knowledge or experience in adobe software, so I learned a lot during the process of making this project. I learned how to use the tools, make more accurate selections using wider variety of tools, how to create compositions using theory, how to use adjustment layers and filters, adding color, and much more.
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