Digital Photography and Imaging | Week 4

Week 04 (13/09/2021)
Shamiella Baziella Binti Mohamad (0333104) Group B
Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons) (Digital Media Production)

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LECTURE

Week 04: Introduction to Photoshop (Part 2)
13/09/2021
This week's class was all about Introduction to Photoshop particularly on the;

1)  Adjustment Layers

• brightness/contrast
• level
• curves
• exposure
• selective color

2) Filters 

• applying filters to change color, add blur, or create completely new image effects 

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INSTRUCTIONS

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TUTORIAL

As for this week's tutorial, Mr. Fauzi showed us a few video demonstrations on applying the filter and adjustments layer to enhance our collages designs. Below are a few of the links that we can refer to; 

• How To Add An Adjustment To A Single Layer In Photoshop 

• How to Remove Background Photoshop using Pen Tool 
• Fix Skin Tones In Photoshop 

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PRACTICAL

As for our practical, we were required to apply those techniques that we learned during the tutorial session by using the top best collage which was selected by Mr. Fauzi during our last week's practical (compositing). Below are my progression and the final outcome after applying the photo filter and re-adjusting the brightness, contrast, saturation, and etc. 

Figure 1.0: Collage Design 

Here's the progression on my edited collage version, I decided to go with the vintage old retro style look by emphasizing the fencer on the typewriter and the group of people as the main object. Hence, I edited the typewriter by playing with the saturation and changed the color from turquoise to aqua blue. I remain untouched on the group of people and edited the background by applying a photo filter and the brightness/contrast. In order to make them easy to differentiate, on the left is the original version and on the right is the edited version. 

Figure 1.2: Applying photo filter

Figure 1.2: Applying hue/saturation on the typewriter and adjusting brightness

Figure 1.3: Applying hue on the mountain

And here's the final edited collage version outcome: 

Figure 1.2: Collage Design (Final Edited Version) 

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FEEDBACK

Mr. Fauzi commented on my edited version digital collage and told me that's a good practice and experiment working out with different filters. 

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REFLECTION

As for this exercise, I learned particularly on how to edit pictures by using filters and applying them through Photoshop. At first, I kinda struggled as I'm unsure on how to apply them; but with help from my friends and the videos demonstration that Mr. Fauzi shared, it really does help me to learn step by step. Although, it might seem pretty basic as for the edited version, guess it's safe to say that I'm satisfied with the outcome as it turns out as what I intended to do by making the collage a vintage old retro style look. I realized that no matter how much effort we put into something, there is always a way to improve our work from this exercise, and I do believe that there's more to explore in future classes.