Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 5

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11/05/2023 - Week 5 Joey Lok Wai San / 0350857 Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Week 5 Blog


LECTURE

In Week 5 (we had this lesson in Week 6 due to a public holiday), we learned about digital photography. Mr. Fauzi introduced us to lighting, exposure setting, lens perspective, DSLR vs smartphones, and what to do and not do with lighting.


Fig 1.1 Week 5 Lecture Slides


TUTORIAL

Mr. Fauzi gave us a demonstration on how to create a photography studio at home. We watched this video as a tutorial.

Fig 1.2 How you can make a DIY photography studio at home

PRACTICAL Fig. 1.3 Practical Slides

Part 1: Photo Manipulation (Hearst Mansion and Shazam)

Fig. 1.4 Hearst Mansion Digital Collage Tutorial

For this practical, we are tasked to create a digital collage following the slides and video tutorial. We are given the following two images to combine:


Fig. 1.5 Hearst Mansion and Shazam poster
Fig. 1.6 Final Hearst Mansion and Shazam


Part 2: Photo Manipulation (Hearst Mansion and My Reflection)

Our second task was to take a full-body portrait from the eye level. We have to insert our own photo into the Hearts Mansion background, using the same steps from Part 1 - Shazam. I took a photo in front of a white wall so it would be easier to select using the quick selection tool, and applied a suitable color correction to finalize my work.

Fig. 1.7 Full Body Self-Portrait

Fig. 1.8 Final Hearst Mansion "My Reflection"

REFLECTION
We learned a lot about camera settings this week and how to take our photos at home. I tried to use what we learned in class when taking a photo for this exercise. I kept in mind the importance of lighting, exposure setting, lens perspective, DSLR vs smartphones, and what to do and not do with lighting.


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