DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING: Week 4

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING: Week 4

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Irdhina binti Mazli Sham (0366894)

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

Lecture | Tutorial | Practical [WEEK 4]

LECTURE

Introduction to Photoshop 3

ADJUSTMENT LAYERS AND FILTERS

• ADJUSTMENT LAYERS
• non-destructive image editing tools
• adds colour and tonal adjustments without permanently altering pixels
• can edit, discard, restore image
• ex. Levels, Hue/Saturation/Value, Colour Balance etc

• BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
• Brightness: adjust highlights
• Contrast: adjust shadows
• LEVELS
• modify tonal values 
• shadow, midtones, highlights
• CURVES
• adjust points on tonal range
• best for editing tones
• EXPOSURE
• Exposure: adjust highlights
• Offset: adjust midtones 
• Gamma: adjust dark tones
• SELECTIVE COLOUR
• selectively modify amount of a primary colour without modifying the other primary colours

• FILTERS
• change colour, add blur, create effects

EXERCISE [TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL]

The exercise needed for week 4 is a continuation of the previous activity, which is the digital collage. Mr. Fauzi chose a final composition  and we are required to improve its appearance using adjustment layers and/or filters.

FEEDBACK: Mr. Fauzi allowed me to choose either the first or third composition as my final product.

Fig. 1.1. Chosen composition of digital collage

For the colour adjustment, I decided to experiment with applying different adjustments to different area while somewhat maintaining its overall harmony. This was achieved through overlapping selections that are either removed or added followed by the desired adjustment. An additional thing I added was inverting the colour by using Command + I.

Fig. 1.2. Chosen composition of digital collage [EDITED]

REFLECTION

We learned more on blending mode and using Photoshop to enhance our photo-editing skills.