Digital Photography and Imaging / Lecture Notes and Exercises
INSTRUCTIONS
LECTURES
Week 1 (02/09/2022)
In the first week of the Digital Photography and Imaging class, we were introduced to photoshop, a software that will be mainly used for the rest of the semester. Mr. Martin instructed us to play the Bezier game to familiarize ourselves with the pen tool in Photoshop.
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Week 2 (09/09/2022)
In the second week of Digital Photography Class, the class started with Mr. Martin reviewing and giving feedbacks on our pre-compositions of the collages. We also did photoshop exercises using images Mr. Martin shared through google drive.
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After we were finished with our exercises, Mr. Martin assigned us to create a digital collage using the PNGs provided by himself.
Week 3 (16/09/2022)
Today is public holiday, so the Digital Photography and Imaging class isn't held. So instead, Mr. Martin posted an update on Microsoft Teams regarding out next exercise. He advised us to learn Photoshop's blending modes and executing it in our digital collages. I have already implemented the blending mode before it was tasked so there isn't much to change.
Week 4 (23/09/2022)
In week 4 of this course, we learned how to turn black and white images into color using blending modes. Mr. Martin taught us two different ways how we could retouch a picture. The first method is unpolished and rough, whereas we use a basic brush to color the portrait.
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In week 4 of this course, we learned how to convert black and white images to color using blend modes. Mr. Martin taught us two different ways to retouch an image. We used a basic brush for the first portrait to paint the picture and applied soft light for the final touch. The result ended up looking unpolished and rough.
Whereas for the second method, we followed the step-by-step tutorial shared by Mr. Martin. The selection is adequately made this time around, using a quick selection tool and refining it by operating the 'Select and Mask' workspace. We applied the masks into different solid color fill layers. Moreover, the colors weren't randomly chosen from the color wheel; we used the eyedrop tool to pick colors from reference images provided by the lecturer.
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Week 5 (30/09/2022)
In week 5, Mr. Martin introduced us to a technique called Double Exposure. Double exposure is achieved by combining two different exposures or images superimposed on top of each other. We were assigned an exercise accomplished by fading-off layer masks, using curves, and adding a gradient map over the canvas to create a tonal range of the black-and-white canvas to the gradient fill's colors. Some other elements, like the birds and clouds, were added to finish the look.
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Week 6 (07/10/2022)
In week 6, we learned about displacement maps in Adobe Photoshop. This displacement map technique allows flat images to have realistically different values, colors, and textures. We apply blend modes to complete the final look.
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Week 7 (14/10/2022)
In week 7, we learned how to do touch-ups on the skin with Adobe Photoshop. To execute this, we utilized the spot healing tool to remove the pimples. Since the spot healing tool left some faint pimple marks, we used the dodge tool to brighten the red spots and match the skin tone. There were two different images to touch up for this week's exercise.
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Week 8 (21/10/2022)
Today is public holiday, so the Digital Photography and Imaging class isn't held.
Week 9 (28/10/2022)
We got introduced to After Effects in week 9. First, by using the composition provided by Mr. Martin, we imported the PSD file to After Effects. Next, Mr. Martin guides us through some basic animation techniques by utilizing the transformation option: position, scale, and opacity. He also taught us about overshooting by doing the bounce effect and adding blur to animation to smoothen the animation.
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Week 10 (4/11/2022)
For week 10, we completed multiple exercises by creating basic parallax animations in Photoshop using JPEGs shared by Mr. Martin. First, by masking, we divided the subject, background, and foreground into separate layers. Then, after separating them into different layers, we fill the cropped-out space in the background using the Content-Aware Fill option.
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Afterward, we attempted to create frame animations. We did it by putting together images to create a motion. The process starts the same as making a parallax animation; we mask and content-aware fill to separate the subject and background. Afterward, in the timeline panel, choose frame animation as the layout. We duplicate the layers to the number of frames for the animation. Unlike parallax, the subject's motion is made using the Puppet Wrap feature.
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Mr. Martin furthermore assigned us another exercise about frame animation. We need to create an animated gif by using a limited number of images. The delay speed plays a major role in the smoothness here.
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Week 11 (11/11/2022)
In week 11, we did another parallax animation exercise, but it was in After Effects instead of Photoshop this time. There is a difference between the two software. In After Effects, enabling 3D on a layer opens options to reposition the layer in 3D space. While the layer itself remains flat, it gains additional properties: Position (z), Anchor Point (z), Scale (z), Orientation, X Rotation, Y Rotation, Z Rotation, and Material Options properties.
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Week 14 (02/12/2022)