Digital Photography and Imaging - Project 2

5/5/2022 - 26/5/2022 (Week 6 - Week 9)

Anna Chin Siaw Fong / 0354370 
Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Project 2

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LECTURES

Week 6 - Photo Manipulation Ideation

Photo Manipulation 

• Involves the transformation or alteration of a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results
• Requires skill and an active imagination to create an illusion
  
  

Week 7 - Digital Photography

Exposure

• The amount of light which reaches your camera sensor or film

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INSTRUCTIONS

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Project 2A 

Part 1 - Double Exposure

We were to follow the tutorial and create a double exposure image. 

Fig 1.0 Final Double Exposure Outcome

Part 2 - Own Double Exposure

For Project 2A part 2, we were to create our own double exposure potrait. I took a potrait of myself and opened it in Adobe Photoshop.   

Fig 2.0 Potrait of myself

I selected and masked my potrait. After that, I refined the edges of my potrait.

Fig 2.1 Selected, masked and refined

I pasted my masked potrait to the correct canvas size (1080 x 1920 px). I also added a background colour.

Fig 2.2 Added background colour

I proceeded by adjusting the curve for my potrait. After that, I created a clipping mask with the image I selected for the double exposure. 

Fig 2.3 Double exposure image

Fig 2.4 Adjusted curve and added clipping mask

I also adjusted the brightness, contrast and exposure of the potrait.

Fig 2.5 Adjusted brightness, contrast and exposure

After that, I added some clouds. I also added a gradient map to finish up the potrait and make it look nicer. 

Fig 2.6 Added clouds and gradient map

Own Double Exposure Final Outcome

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Project 2B - Part 1: Hearst Mansion

Exercise 1 - Part 1 (Shazam)

We were to follow the tutorial to edit Shazam into the Hearst Mansion.

Fig 3.0 Final Shazam and Hearst Mansion Outcome

Exercise 1 - Part 2 (My Reflection)

For this part, we were to edit ourselves into the Hearst Mansion. I took a picture of myself for this exercise.

Fig 4.0 Picture of me

I selected, mask and refined the edges of my image.

Fig 4.1 Selected, masked and refined image

I pasted my image into the heart mansion and scaled it properly to suit the place. I also edited the image to match the colour of the heart mansion picture.

Fig 4.2 Pasted image

I added some shadow to my image and lowered the opacity of it. 

Fig 4.3 Added shadow

Finally, I added my reflection of myself on the water.

Fig 4.4 Added reflection

My Reflection Final Outcome

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Project 2B - Part 2: Recolouring Black and White

Exercise 2 - Part 1

We were to follow the tutorial to recolour a black and white photo.

Fig 5.0 Recolouring Black and White Outcome

Exercise 2 - Part 2

For this part, we were to select a photo from the google drive and recolour it. I chose one of the photo from the google drive and recoloured it.

Fig 6.0 Chosen Photo

I started off by masking and recolouring the skin.

Fig 6.1 Recoloured skin

After that, I masked and recoloured his hair, eyes, eyebrows and lips.

Fig 6.2 Recoloured hair, eyes, eyebrows and lips

Finally, I masked and recoloured his shirt and the background.

Fig 6.3 Recoloured shirt and background

Recolouring Black & White Final Outcome

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Project 2C - Production Shooting & Editing

Visual Research

Before starting my photo manipulation sketches, I did some visual research. 

Fig 7.0 Nutella Lipstick

Fig 7.1 Jack Daniels Perfume

Fig 7.2 Cabbage Ornament

Sketches

I did some sketches after conducting my visual research. 

Fig 7.3 Sketches

Photos of product

I decided to go with my first sketch which is the mascara and fusilli. Below are the photographs I took for the photo manipulation.

Fig 7.4 Mascara 1

Fig 7.5 Mascara 2

Fig 7.6 Fusilli 1

Fig 7.7 Fusilli 2

Photo Manipulation Progress

I chose to use Fig 7.4 and Fig 7.6 for my photo manipulation. Firstly, I selected and masked the mascara. I also selected and masked out the fusilli.

Fig 7.8 Masked Mascara

Fig 7.9 Masked fusilli

After that, I pasted it onto the mascara photo and repositioned the fusilli so that it looks like the brush of the mascara.

Fig 7.10 Pasted fusilli

I adjusted the fusilli to match the colour of the photo. I also adjusted the exposure, brightness/contrast and levels of the photo.

Fig 7.11 Adjusted exposure, brightness/contrast and levels

Finally, I added a solid background colour as the finishing touch. 

Fig 7.12 Added background

Photo Manipulation Final Outcome

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FEEDBACK

Week 9

• Sketch 1 and 5 seems pretty interesting

Week 10

• Straighten the picture
• Try adding a solid background

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REFLECTION

Over the course of these few weeks, I have learnt even more about Adobe Photoshop. I enjoyed doing the projects as there were really fun. Especially for Project 2C, it challenged my creativity to create something new. I also improved in my photo editing skill through these projects. Overall, the projects were not as hard as I expected it to be.