Digital Photography & Imaging

November 02, 2023

Digital Photography & Imaging - Week 05

24/10/2023 (Week 5)

Chong Wee Han / 0368863

Digital Photography & Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

Group 2

Project 1B-Digital Imaging Exercise

Lecture

Lecture 5

1. Digital Photography
2. Intro to lighting and types
3. Lighting Do’s & Don’ts

Tutorial

https://youtu.be/JiVVWiqTnQc

Tips and Tricks for our DIY Photo Studio

Small objects

- simply find a consistent backdrop

- natural curves

- simple colours

- use a piece of paper as background and use a household lamp as a studio light

- DIY colour filter by using coloured plastic

- DIY light diffuser by using baking paper

Medium objects

- use roll of paper as background

- fix to the wall and create a curve

- place object near window for the natural light

- DIY reflector by covering a board in kitchen foil

- DIY light diffuser by cutting a "L" shape form a thin plastic container and fix it to the camera

Large objects

- find a plain or consistent wall as background

- DIY softbox by cutting a hole in the base of a plastic bin, fix in a lamp with tape and cover the top of the plastic bin with baking paper

Pratical

Project 1B : Digital Imaging Exercise

Part 1- Hearst Mansion

This week project is to understand how to use quick selection tools, layer mask, filters and colour correction in Photoshop. Mr. Fauzi had provided a video and a slide tutorial to demonstrate us on how to do this project.

Shazam

Figure 1.1 Cropping (Week 5) 26/10/2023

Figure 1.2 Adding shadow (Week 5) 26/10/2023

Figure 1.3 Adding reflection (Week 5) 26/10/2023

Figure 1.4 Blur the reflection (Week 5) 26/10/2023

Figure 1.5 Shazam final outcome (Week 5) 26/10/2023

After finishing doing Shazams final outcome, we need to do another one with our own photo in it. We have to crop our photo and complete it by using the same steps that refer to the latest one.

My Reflection