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18/05/2023 - Week 6 Joey Lok Wai San / 0350857 Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Week 6 Blog


LECTURE

In Week 6 (this lesson took place in Week 7), we learned about the principles of poster design. The principles of design are the rules a designer must follow to create an effective and attractive composition. The fundamental principles of design are: Emphasis, Balance and Alignment, Contrast, Repetition, Proportion, Movement and White Space.


Fig 1.1 Week 6 Lecture Slides


TUTORIAL

We watched these video tutorials on the basics of photography photoshoot.

Fig. 1.2 Tutorial Video

Fig. 1.3 Tutorial Video
Fig. 1.4 Tutorial Video

PRACTICAL

Recolouring Black & White Photo Exercise 1

Fig. 2.1 Practical Slides Exercise 1



Fig. 2.2 Recolouring black and white photo tutorial

For this practical, we are tasked to recolour this black-and-white image following the YouTube tutorial.



Fig. 2.3 Black-and-White Photo



Fig. 2.4 Recoloring progress
Before achieving the final recoloured version, I made a few versions of the black-and-white image.


Fig. 2.5 Recolored Versions

Fig. 2.6 Final Recolored Black-and-White Photos

Recolouring Black & White Photo Exercise 2

Fig. 3.1 Practical Slides Exercise 2
Fig. 3.2 Recolouring black and white photo tutorial
For the second exercise, we have to follow along with this video tutorial on advanced recolouring. We are tasked to recolour the grey photo using the skin and hair colour as references.


Fig. 3.3 Black-and-White Photo and Color Reference Photos

Fig. 3.4 Recoloring progress

I made a few versions of the black-and-white image with different backgrounds, hair and lip colour.

Fig. 3.5 Recolored Versions
Fig. 3.6 Final Recolored Black-and-White Photo - Version #1
Fig. 3.7 Final Recolored Black-and-White Photo - Version #2
After following the video tutorial, we have to select and recolour one black-and-white image provided in Google Drive. We have to search online for skin and hair colour references.
Fig. 3.8 Chosen Black-and-White Photo (Willow Smith)


Fig. 3.9 Skin and Hair Color Reference Image

These are my first attempts at recolouring the image. However, it was not very good. The colouring was off and the strands of hair is not very visible. After this attempt, I decided to redo the whole thing.   
    Fig. 3.10 Recolored Versions - First Attempt
I changed the colour of the skin and background to give it a more natural look. I also did a new masking on the hair, so that the loose strand of hair are visible.
  
Fig. 3.11 Recolored Versions - Second Attempt

Fig. 3.12 Final Recolored Black-and-White Photo - Version #1 Fig. 3.12 Final Recolored Black-and-White Photo - Version #2

REFLECTION
The fundamental principles of design are Emphasis, Balance and Alignment, Contrast, Repetition, Proportion, Movement, and White Space. We learned this in the Design Principles and again in this module. I made sure to make use of the principles of design in this exercise, by using contrasting colors and emphasizing bright colors against a darker background.

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