Digital Photography and Imaging | Week 1 (Graphic Design Composition)

25/9/2023 - 1/10/2023
Yong Zhen Xing - 0359473
Digital Photography and Imaging - Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Weekly Updates / Week 1

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Instructions :

Week 1:

W1 Lecture :

 

This lecture is about understanding why do we use/learn photoshop.

Notes :

• Importance of photoshop to people such as graphics designers are expressing creativity, adjusting image colour and even rectifying mistakes in photographs such as bad lighting.
• Before photoshop was invented, photo manipulation was achieved by combining multiple images into one negative. This was transformation and alteration of a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results.
• Digital imaging converts the printed text, artwork, and photographs into digital images using a digital scanner or another imaging device.
• Some Tips to be come a successful graphic designer includes :
  
  • Following Tutorials
  • Experimenting 
  • Memorizing Keyboard Shortcuts 
  • Keeping Files Organizes 
    

Tutorial :

Video 1 : COMPOSITION STUDIES: COLLAGE

Past Students' Work : https://fauziyusoff.com/dpicollage

In the video above, I learned on how to compose an interesting physical collage and was given some tips on the spot when making it. The lecturer also showed some past student's work to get some ideas.

Exercise (Practical) :
We were to list down 3 of our favourite graphic design composition work from Pinterest. Below were my chosen pictures, and reasons why I chose it.

fig 1.1, Design 1

  

Reason : I like this design because of how simple yet interesting it is. It uses only 3 colours which maintains the simplicity but it works really well since it's only trying to capture the night’s sky throughout a city. The design is also really genius in a way where the sky becomes this umbrella with the city’s windows slowly transitioning to rain droplets which makes it a neat and attractive design.

fig 1.2, Design 2

Reason : What I really love about this design is that it uses many colours yet it still looks really nice throughout the design. The variety of different elements used also stands out from each other since it each have its own colour. It is also carefully done in a way where no elements stick out and every element looks equal to one another.
 

fig 1.3, Design 3

 

Reason : A creative work from a simple portrait. What stands out about this work is that it still has resemblance of the full portrait through many different elements. The colour choices are also not too chaotic while having this funky colour scheme which I like. While the design has a chaotic energy to it, I personally think it has synergy in a sense where everything looks balanced.

Reflection :
This was an interesting activity to see what makes a good composition in a poster/illustration. I had fun seeing variety of artworks in Pinterest which would definitely give me inspiration for when I make my physical collage. I also tried to find works that matches my interest so that I would enjoy coming up with ideas when I do my physical collage!

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My Other Digital Photography and Imaging Task :

Project 1: Digital & Physical Collages

Project 2: Photoshop Exercises

Project 4: Cinemagraphs - Self-Titled


Progresses
Project 1 :
Week 1 (Graphic Design Composition) [Current]

Week 2 (Collage Design Elements)

Week 3 (Compositing Collage)

Week 4 (Digital Collage)

Week 5 (Hearst Mansion)

Week 6 (Recolouring Black & White)


Project 2 :
Week 7/8 (Double Exposure)

Week 9 (Conceptual Product Photoshoot)

Week 10 (After Effects Exercise)


Project 4 :
Week 11 (Self-Titled)

Week 12 (Self-Titled Part 2)

Week 13 (Self-Titled Part 3)

Week 14 (Self-Titled Part 4)