Digital Photography and Imaging (WEEK 3)

 

Digital Photography and Imaging (WEEK 3)

 18 October 2023/ Week 3

Rafa Maritza Hertrian/ 0364958

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

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LECTURE

Introduction to Photoshop 

Lasso Tool, Pen Tool, and Layering 

• Tool Box: Several tool sets are placed in the toolbox together
• Marque Selection tools 

Figure 3.1.1 Tool Box (18/10/2023)

Lasso Tool

Lasso tools are used to draw and pinpoint an image, this is very useful in combining photos and drawing on an image. There are three branches of lasso tool; Lasso, polygonal lasso, and magnetic lasso

How to use the Lasso tool: It is used similarly to using a pencil so it is best to use a graphic tablet when using this tool to give better flow. 

Figure 3.1.2 Laso tool (18/10/2023)

Pen Tool 

Pen tool is often used to create paths from scratch. It allows us to add points and drag the curve in a way that we want. It is suggested to use fewer points as it will create a more smooth finish. 

Variation of the pen tool 

1. straight line path 
2. U shape curves 
3. Simple S curves 
4. Complex S curves

   

   Figure 3.1.3 Pen Tool (18/10/2023)

Lasso Tool vs Pen Tool

Compared to the lasso tool, the pen tool is a more efficient tool to make very precise shapes and paths by placing anchor points manually. The Lasso tool is more automatic which will make the selection process quicker but less precise. Even though the pen tool is often used for selection, it is also useful for creating graphical shapes. 

Layering

Layers in Photoshop are stacks of images on top of each other. This is useful to edit an image that is overlapped without affecting other images. These stacked images can turn into one piece of design. 

Advantage: Saving a file includes saving all the layers that have been created. Thus, the layers can be used for non-destructive editing 

Figure 3.1.4 Layering (18/10/2023)

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PRACTICAL

Digital collage: In this task, we are introduced to how to use Photoshop as the key to making collages. We were given several images and asked to utilize them to make several collage compositions. Below are 3 alternative compositions that I have created.

Digital collage 1 

Figure 3.2.1 Digital Collage 1 (18/10/2023)

Digital collage 2

Figure 3.2.3 Digital Collage 2 (18/10/2023)

Digital collage 3

Figure 3.2.4 Digital Collage 3 (18/10/2023)

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FINAL RESULT

Figure 3.3.1 Digital Final Result (18/10/2023)