Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 4

 26.10.2023 (Week 4)

Teh Ming En/0364908

Digital Photography and Imaging-Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media--Taylors University

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LECTURES

Week 4: Introduction to Photoshop 3

Adjustment Layers: 

A group of useful non-destructive image editing tools that add color and tonal adjustments to the image without permanently changing its pixels.

-Brightness/ Contrast

-Level

-Curves

-Exposure

-Selective Colour

Filters:

Filters are used to edit photos. There are filters to change colour, add blur, or create new image effects. Photoshop offers a virtually unlimited variety of filters for this purpose. 

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TUTORIAL

DEMO

1. Match lighting. Adjustment layers, Filters.

2. Photoshop Pen Tool.

Fig 1.1 Tutorial Video 1

Fig 1.2 Tutorial Video 2

Fig 1.3 Tutorial Video 3

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EXERCISE

In this exercise, we have to edit our best composition from week 3 exercise using Adjustment Layers & Filter in Photoshop. After completed, we need to write the description section. 

Instruction:

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.

Fig 2.1 Best Composition From Week 3

Description: 

In digital compositing collage, I have learned how to use pen tool, layering, magic wand tool, shapes tool and blending modes in Photoshop. Regarding this work, I covered the person’s head with two circles and chose a triangular-shaped background to express a sense of mystery.

This week Mr Fauzi also let us complete the exercise in the class. I have done it in the class, below is my Final Composition.

Fig 2.2 Final Composition

Description: From this exercise, I have learned how to work with layers, adjustment layers and filters in Photoshop. I try to adjust the selective colour and the brightness and contrast and colour balance on this collage to make it look nostalgic. The leaves became yellowish.