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Digital Photography & Imaging - WEEK 4

WEEK 4 (26.10.2023)

Tracy Angeline Tio / 0362222 / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

Digital Photography & Imaging / Taylor's University

1. LECTURES

1. Adjustment Layer ( Alt key)
- Adjustment layer in photoshop are a group of a non- destructive image editing tools that add color and tonal adjustment to your image without permanently changing its pixels.
- With this tool, you can edit and discard your adjustments or restore your original image at any time. It will make your workflow in Photoshop more flexible and efficient.

- Basic understanding of adjustment layer : 
Layer - Create new fill or adjustment layer (bottom tool and in the middle) - Right Click
Fig 1.8 Basic Understanding Adjustment Layer Week 4 26/10/2023

- Type of Adjustment Layers :
  1. Brightness / Contrast : to make the tonal range of your image. There's a slider for adjusting highlights and shadows in your image.
  2. Level : modify the tonal values in an image by adjusting the levels of the shadow, midtones, and highlight.
  3. Curves : to adjust as many points as you want throughout the entire tonal range of your image and is the most powerful and precise tool for editing tones
  4. Exposure : it had three type - Exposure = Adjust only highlight,, Offset = Adjust the mid tones,, Gamma = Adjust dark tones only
  5. Selective Color : to selectively modifies the amount of a primary color without modifying the other primary colors.
2. Filters (Menu bar - Filter)
- Filter is an essential element to edit photos of adobe's graphics editor. There are filter to change colour, add blur or create completely new image effects.


Fig 1.9 Example of Filters Week 4 26/10/2023

- Tutorial to start the filter : 
  • How to add filters : Adjustment Layer - Photo Filter - Choose filter type or color - Set the density - Preserve Luminosity 
  • If you want to just filter a few elements : Click right side layer filter - Layer style - Underlying Layer
  • To copy the layer filter : Ctrl + J
- Notes : if you want to add more dramatic the photos, copy layer, using different color, and curves.
2. INSTRUCTIONS

3. TUTORIAL
Here are some videos that Mr Fauzi gave us in google classroom to gained more information when do the practical.
Fig 3.1 Tutorial to used filters Week 4 26/10/2023

Fig 3.2 Tutorial to remove background in photoshop Week 4 26/10/2023

Fig 3.3 Tutorial to apply adjustment layer in photoshop Week 4 26/10/2023

Fig 3.4 Tutorial to change skin tones in photoshop Week 4 26/10/2023
4. PRACTICAL
We need to choose the best composition from Week 3 then apply the adjustment layers and filter. Any colour and technique is acceptable as long as there are a difference before and after.

I'm gonna choose Composition 3 as Mr Fauzi suggestions. Here is the composition 3 of mine.
Fig 4.1 Composition 3 Image Week 4 26/10/2023
Now, I'm gonna show the progress for using adjustment filters to compared it before and after filters.
Fig 4.2 First Step Week 4 26/10/2023
Firstly, I put the filter in warm colour and lower a little bit of transparency. Then, I put a filter again and using purple colour to made it look more darker and detailed.
Fig 4.3 Second Step Week 4 26/10/2023
Because it is too dark, I used curves and a little brightness as Mr Fauzi suggested. And it is done.
Fig 4.4 Third Step Week 4 26/10/2023

Final Outcome :
Fig 4.5 Final Outcome JPEG Week 4 26/10/2023


                                    Fig 4.6 Final Outcome PDF Week 4 26/10/2023
5. FEEDBACK
Week 4
Mr Fauzi said that the colour of the work were cool. He suggest me just to make it more contrast and more lighter by adjust the brightness.
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