DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING/PROJECT 2: PHOTOSHOP EXERCISES

Create a conceptual product photoshoot using various lighting techniques.
Find an interesting subject and shoot it using suitable lighting techniques.
Create a photo manipulation of the subject using Photoshop to make it interesting.
Explain the concept and the process of the development.

Example: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Ip7GrdyAIC3O8rE3TD9vuk9ywXjQ9Gm/view?usp=sharing

PROJECT 1B: HEARST MANSION

Take a photo of yourself using the right lighting techniques
Apply the Shazam’s exercise techniques
Replace the Shazam’s layer with YOUR OWN PHOTO
Apply suitable Colour Correction to finalize your work
Finding a Portrait
I have chosen to go with this picture because it has good lighting and I find it most similar to Shazam's pose

Figure 1.9: Photo of Myself

Selection Tool
Selection tool to cut myself out of the original picture and position myself into the Hearst Mansion

Figure 1.10: Me in Hearst Mansion

Colour Adjustment
Inserting 'Image Statistics' on 'Match Colour' as well as adjusted the Luminance and Colour Intensity to match the surroundings along with adding Noise

Figure 1.11: Colour Adjustment and Add Noise

Shadow
Brush tool to draw an outline of my shadow

Figure 1.12: Shadow Drawing

Adding 'Gaussian Blur' and decreased to opacity to 66%

Figure 1.13: Shadow Blending

Reflection
Duplicating the picture layer then rotating it to H: -100, dragging it down as a reflection

Figure 1.14: Duplicating and Positioning Layer

Pen Tool to cut out unnecessary sections of the layer, then adding the mask layer

Figure 1.16: Pen tool for Cut Out

Adjusting the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and adding Ripples to the reflection

Figure 1.17: Colour Adjustments to Reflection

FINAL OUTCOME

Figure 1.18: Me in Hearst Mansion Final Outcome

PROJECT 1B: RECOLOURING BLACK & WHITE

Choose one photo from the given folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1czJ0D44XGRTp8gVCHxqcuArBfLZqWK5- and recolour it.

I have chosen this picture for the recolouring process.

Figure 2.1: B&W Picture

I searched up an image of a model on Google for colour reference. I then used the eye dropper tool to sample the colours to colour my model's skin, hair and lips.

Figure 2.2: Colour Reference for Skin, Hair and Lips

Applying the colour reference to my model using the brush tool, then applying overlay and reducing opacity of the brush tool.

Figure 1.3: Recolouring Skin, Hair and Lips

Using the eye dropper tool, I extracted the colour from a reference image that I intend to make the colour of my model's sweater.

Figure 1.4: Colour Reference for Model's Clothes

After doing the same to the model's sweater using the same process as her skin, hair and lips, this is the final outcome.

Figure 1.4: Applying Colour

FINAL OUTCOME

Figure 1.5: Final Outcome

PROJECT 2A: DOUBLE EXPOSURE

For this Exercise, I based off the images I wanted to look for according to my self portrait. As I had flowers on my face, I wanted flowers to be incorporated within this design, I also went with a blue texture background along with some clouds to make the design overall softer.

Figure 1.2: Background Texture

Figure 1.3: Flowers

Figure 1.4: Clouds

Figure 1.5: Portrait

Step 1: I added a background to the design and converted my portrait as an object, I also duplicated my portrait and added the 'lighter colour' filter to make it look like a shadow.

Figure 1.6: Step 1

Step 2: I began the double exposure by adding the image of flowers I found onto the lower part of my portrait. I did this by using the clipping mask method that was taught during our tutorials.

Figure 1.7: Step 2

Step 3: I added some clouds into the design to make it look less empty because the bottom part looked like it was awkwardly cut out.

Figure 1.8: Step 3

Step 4: Lastly, I added gradients and levels to the double exposure exercise to give it some texture. The intention was to make it look like a painting.

1.9: Step 4

FINAL OUTCOME

1.10: Final Outcome

PROJECT 2B: CONCEPTUAL PRODUCT PHOTOSHOOT

Research

In the first stage, I went on Pinterest to create a mood board to further enhance my ideas on integrating the two objects. Based on my research, these are the pictures I find interesting:

Figure 2.1: Headphones and Donuts

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/847239748676389604/

Figure 2.2: Lighter and Paper Fire

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/847239748676389569/

Figure 2.3: Brush Handle and Piano Keys

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/847239748676389536/

Sketches

I then drew sketches for my ideas, then took pictures of my objects with the same angle and lighting.

#1 Headphones and Lemon: Headphone speakers are replace with half a lemon on each side

Figure 2.4: Headphones and Lemon Idea

#2 Lighter and Light Bulb: A lighter that is lit up but instead of emitting fire it’s a lightbulb, because they are both bright

Figure 2.5: Lighter and Light Bulb Idea

#3 Wooden Spoon and Ukulele: The shape of the spoon is similar to the shape of the ukulele, I intend to use it as the base of the ukulele whilst the strings go along the handle of the spoon, as the neck

Figure 2.6: Wooden Spoon and Ukulele Idea

Mock Up

Step 1: I took pictures of the two objects with A4 paper as a background and the lighting being overhead

Figure 2.7: Object Photoshoot

Step 2: I used the select object and mask object through the lasso tool in order to cut out the headphones from the original picture. Then I re-corrected the smaller details to ensure parts of the headphones are cut out properly

Figure 2.8: Importing Headphones

Step 3: I used the same method with the half cut lemon then I duplicated the lemon and angled it differently for the other side of the speaker.

Figure 2.9: Importing Lemon

Step 4: I increased the brightness and adjusted the saturation to make the image more visible and to make it look like the two objects are blending well together.

Figure 2.10: Filter Adjustments

Step 5: I decided to add shadow to emphasise that the lighting of the photoshoot was at a certain angle. The first step to this was to use the brush tool to shape out the shadow.

Figure 2.11: Brush Tool for Shadow

Step 6: To enhance the shadow, I added gaussian blur and reduced the opacity of the brush, similar to what I learned for the Hearst Mansion Exercise

Figure 2.12: Adding Gaussian Blur

FINAL ARTWORK

Figure 2.13: Final Headphones and Lemon

Marsya Arisa Binti Mahmud (0359684)

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING/PROJECT 2: PHOTOSHOP EXERCISES

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