Digital Photography and Imaging / Project 1

02/09/2022 - 30/09/2022
Derin / 0354969 / Design in Creative Media
GCD 61204 / DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING
Project 1

INSTRUCTIONS

Project 1 (20%): Collage Design

Exercise 1: Physical Collage

1. Choose and identify your collage's design elements to be cut out and compose it into your own concept & story. 2. Pre compositing your collage's design elements into a composition.

Exercise 2: Digital Collage

1. Download all of the images from https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bmJvf485Zjxmbk5dKVOmVPiJZdUkF4OA?usp=sharing
2. Follow this tutorial demo as reference to create a digital collage: https://youtu.be/BlW7F-fTsbE
3. Create 3 different composition digital collages from the images that has been downloaded.
4. Create A4 canvas size (vertical) on Photoshop and start to do the compositions.

Learning Goals:
1. Generate and communicate design concepts and solutions through manual and digital skills effectively and skillfully.
2. Use creative thinking skills and methodologies to explore, generate and test a wide range of conceptual ideas.
3. Use information and communication technology to source navigate, select, retrieve and manage information.

Deadline:

Week 5

PROJECT 1

1. Physical Collage

Near the end of the class, Mr. Martin assigned us to create three pre-composition of a physical collage using magazines. But since I am an international student, I didn't have the resources for the physical magazine collage at the time. Mr. Martin had allowed us non-locals to print the pages as we like. However, choosing between images is difficult for me, as numerous options exist. Fortunately, a friend kindly gave me a stack of old magazines. I utilized it the best I could.

The materials used for this exercise are magazines, scissors, a glue stick, and some buffalo paper. I start by choosing and cutting pictures I will set into a collage. Afterward, I arrange it accordingly until the composition seems visually pleasing.

Fig 1.1 Figuring the placement of cut pictures

Pre-Composition #1

Fig 1.2 Composition #1, Week 2 (7/9/2022)

Pre-Composition #2

Fig 1.3 Composition #2, Week 2 (7/9/2022)

Pre-Composition #3

Fig 1.4 Composition #3, Week 2 (7/9/2022)

The pre-compositions were submitted into the google doc Mr. Martin has shared.

Feedback: Mr. Martin liked Pre-Composition #2 the best of the three compositions because it's as though we can see a golden ratio in the composition.

Final Outcome

Fig 1.4 Final outcome for the physical collage

2. Digital Collage

Digital Collage #1

Fig 2.1 Composition #1, Week 2 (13/9/2022)

Fig 2.2 Composition #1, Week 3 (20/9/2022)

Digital Collage #2

Fig 2.3 Composition #2, Week 2 (13/9/2022)

Fig 2.4 Composition #2, Week 3 (20/9/2022)

Digital Collage #3

Fig 2.5 Composition #3, Week 2 (13/9/2022)

Fig 2.6 Composition #3, Week 3 (20/9/2022)

Later on, the digital collages were submitted into the google drive.

Feedback: Mr. Martin liked Pre-Composition #2 the best of the three compositions as it has good contrast.

Final Outcome

Fig 2.4 Final outcome for the digital collage

Exercise 1

Our first task for this exercise was to take a full-body picture of ourselves from an eye level and edit the image into the Hearst Mansion. For this task, I took a picture of myself before a white wall for easier masking in Photoshop. I also wore colored clothes, so they didn't blend into the white background.

Fig 1.1 Full-body portrait #1

Fig 1.2 Masked portrait #1

Fig 1.3 Full-body portrait #2

Fig 1.4 Masked portrait #2

Final Outcome

Fig 1.5

Exercise 2

Next assignment is to select one black and white photo from a folder Mr. Martin shared. I chose this portrait to color and used a portrait of Shawn Mendes as my color reference.