On the first day of this class I expected this class to just be taking pictures and writing about them. But what I didn't know was that we were going to be using photoshop. Before this class I barely knew how to use photoshop, the most I could do was crop and use the clone stamp. I knew how to work and a camera and use manual settings and manual focus. The first time I took photos in this class I didn't really know how to take a good photo. I knew the different techniques found in good photos, but not how to use them in my photography. When I went and took pictures in this class the first time I took pictures of random things in the school without thinking too much about the composition because it wasn't something I thought too much about before. When I got the first photoshop assignment of creating pop-art photos, I had no idea what I was doing. I had never used photoshop with an intent to actually create something good before. ---Above are some of my photos from the first week of this class. ---Above are some of my best photos from throughout this class By the end of this class I learned how to use all those techniques that are used in good photos. I also feel a lot more comfortable working with photoshop and I know how to use many different tools. Within photoshop I was able to do a bunch of different techniques and assignments without much direction. I feel I am also now more aware of every aspect in a photo when I take it. And I know how to incorporate different techniques to give a different effect for different types of photography.
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Assignment Description For this assignment I had to choose words to show as a visual representation using photoshop to put the different elements of that together. Summary
During this assignment I learned how to use a picture as a background and how to put photos on top and make them blend in with the background. I also learned how to put different elements together to make it look like the definition of the chosen word. I liked how with these elements that describes these words it creates a mood in the picture. Assignment Description For this assignment I had to come up with sayings or puns and show them as a visual pun using photoshop. Summary
During this assignment I learned how to put photos all together. I also learned how to make the background all one color without disrupting the rest of the photo. Assignment Description For this assignment I had to pick a subject or technique to use and I chose to take pictures and transform them into black and white with photoshop.
Editing I cropped out the bottom and left side edge a bit and used the black and white filter to turn the photo black and white. Summary
During this assignment I learned that for something to have interest when it's black and white it has to varying contrasting colors. Also the contrast is good to show dimension and texture to the photo. Assignment Description We had to pick a location and a subject to take a picture of a few times in the same setting and put the images together using stacks and layer masks. Summary
During this assignment I learned how to use photoshop to merge pictures together so that whatever changed can be shown all in one picture. Within using photoshop for this I learned how to stack photos and use the lasso tool to make layer masks. I also learned how to delete parts of each photo so they blend together and look natural. Assignment Description For this Assignment I had to pick a subject to take pictures of this week. Within choosing a new subject I had to incorporate different photography skills. For this week I chose still life as my subject.
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During this assignment I learned that to get a good still life photo you need to have a background that is not going to be distracting, or to put your camera settings to where the background will be blurred. Assignment Description For this assignment I had to take portrait pictures in a studio with studio lights and a studio set up and also next to a window with natural light. Final edited image Summary
During this assignment I learned how to work with a studio light setup and what settings to have my camera on with those lights. I also learned how to use natural light with a bounce card. I learned that for portrait photography you also want to hold your camera vertical. I also learned that portrait photos look best when there is not too much space above the head of the subject. Assignment Description For this assignment I had to pick a subject to take pictures of using different photography techniques. This week I chose to do landscape photography.
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During this assignment I learned that I really like landscape photography and how it captures so much of nature in one picture. It also shows from someone's point of view and how we see nature but in a more purified way. Assignment Description For this assignment I had to pick different photoshop tutorials and create them using my own pictures or ones from the internet. For the tutorials I used I picked to do a pop of color, a zombie, and a personal bubble. Summary
During this assignment I learned how to use new tools like the filter and how you can change the basics of the filter to be a certain item or pattern in many different ways. I also learned how to make the photo have a bubble effect using the cylindrical selection tool and applying different filters to one spot. Assignment Description For this assignment I had to take a picture of the school and then use photoshop to make it look like it's somewhere else. For the photoshop part I had to have a theme for the overall photoshopped photo. Summary
During this assignment I learned how to cut and paste a photo onto another photo. I learned how to use layers to manipulate the image. I also learned how to make a shadow from the original image. I learned how to cut out windows and erase them to see the other photo or layer that is but beneath it. I also learned to use the opacity to make the cut image blend in better with the photo, or to give an overall softer effect. |
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