DPI - Week 1

24.9.2024 - 27.9.2024 / Week 1

Aw Wen Chia / 0368828

Digital Photography & Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

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LECTURES

Week 1: 

Introduction to Digital Photography & Imaging

Why should we use Adobe Photoshop?

1) Express Creativity

2) Create Graphic Design

3) Restore old images

4) Integrate graphics with text artistically

5) Make use of brushes

6) Change the photo's colour

7) Fix mistakes in photographs

Fig 1, Example of an edited photo using Photoshop

Before Photoshop:

Manipulation of photos with negative, is a combination of multiple photographs to one final photograph.

example: A photo of the Goebbels family portrait with a uniformed Harald (The one in uniform). Who was away on military duties inserted in and retouched. 

Fig 2, Photo of the Goebbels family portrait

After Photoshop was invented:

Digital imaging has become a thing, it can convert text, artwork, and photographs into digital images using a digital scanner or another imaging device and edit them.

Fig 3, Digital Imaging

Fig 4, Techniques and Purpose of Digital Imaging

Tips to use Photoshop for Graphic Designers:

1) Follow the tutorials

2) Experiment with the software

3) Memorize Keyboard Shortcuts

4) Try replicating other's work

5) Participate in competition

6) Subscribe to Online Galleries

7) Smart Objects for Smart Designers

8) Scale artworks and proportions 

9) Use action to personalise your work

10) Organize and Name Files properly 

Fig 5, Edited Photo

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TUTORIAL

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PRACTICAL (Pinterest Board: https://pin.it/7hNm5pNWe)

Inspiration photos. 

1)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/877427939895331427/

The first image is to my liking as I have always liked art with characters with semi-realistic shading and a neutral-like feel to it. However, I have seen AI replicate this style a lot and unfortunately, I have a hard time distinguishing AI "art" from real art. (So I hope the image above is drawn by a real artist.)

2) 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/877427939895331502/ 

On the contrary to the first image, I also like vibrant colours with cel shading and a more "chibi-like" proportion. 

3)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/877427939895331571/

Lastly, I also like Monet-like styles of paintings, usually of backgrounds and sceneries. With soft colours and shading, bonus points if the watercolour strokes could be seen.

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REFLECTION

This was a good start to the class, I learned about Adobe Photoshop and making a Pinterest Board. I also learned about proportions to follow when trying to start a physical collage using magazine, picture books and more.