Digital Photography & Imaging | Week 4
October 14, 2024
Nicco Chew Jin Xun (0366563)
Digital Photography & Imaging | Bachelor of Design (Hons) In Creative Media | Taylor's University
Group 4
W4 | Lectures
[ Introduction to Photoshop 3 ]
Adjustment Layer & Filters
What is Adjustment Layer?
- a group of a super useful, non-destructive image editing tools that add colour and tonal adjustments to your image without permanently changing its pixels
- you can edit and discard your adjustments or restore your original image at any time
- this will make your workflow in Photoshop more flexible and efficient, and is an absolute must-know
Basic understanding of Adjustment Layer
- 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
*BRIGHTNESS / CONTRAST
- makes adjustments to the tonal range of your image.
- brightness slider is for adjusting the highlights in image
- contrast slider is for adjusting the shadows in image
*LEVEL
- modify the tonal values in an image by adjusting the levels of the shadows, midtones, and highlights
- one of the most used tools in the adjustment layer panel, and using just a touch of levels will go a long way in correcting images
*CURVES
- let you adjust as many points as you want throughout the entire tonal range of your image
- he most powerful and precise tool for editing the tones in an image
*EXPOSURE
- adjust exposure levels with three sliders: Exposure, Offset and Gamma.
- exposure will adjust only the highlights of the image
- offset adjusts the mid tones
- gamma adjust the dark tones
*Selective Colour
- selectively modifies the amount of a primary colour without modifying the other primary colours in image
Filters
Instruction
Attach your best composition from WEEK 3 digital collage exercise below.
Using the same Photoshop file, improvise your WEEK 3 digital collage into WEEK 4 by using Adjustment Layers & Filters on Photoshop.
Explain what you’ve learned in the description section.
W4 | Practical
PEN TOOL EXERCISE (BEST COMPOSITION)
DESCRIPTION:
My collage combines realism with surrealism, featuring a modern institutional building at the center. The clean lines of the building contrast with a large golden fish floating above, adding a dreamlike element and highlighting the contrast between nature and human-made structures. In the foreground, three people go about everyday activities, like exiting a door and carrying a football and shopping bags, bringing a sense of daily life to the scene. Textured layers, including wooden surfaces, add depth, creating an interesting mix of the ordinary and the surreal.
DESCRIPTION:
My collage creates a vivid interplay between realism and surrealism, with a dominant orange hue unifying the elements. At its center is a modern building which has clean, neutral lines contrasting sharply with the warm, glowing orange of the large golden fish floating above, adding a surreal and almost ethereal quality. The orange tones are echoed throughout the collage, from the fish to the subtle textures and lighting around the figures in the foreground, who engage in everyday activities like exiting a door and carrying a football and shopping bags. This orange hue ties together the different layers, creating a sense of warmth and energy, while the contrast between the rigid architecture and the surreal, organic forms brings depth and intrigue to the scene.
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