Digital Photography and Imaging : Week 12

Week 12 : 8 Nov 2021 - 14 Nov 2021

Tan Yi Yun
0345559
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Group A (Mr. Fauzi)
Week 12


LECTURE

Double Exposure and Image Blending Mode

Double Exposure
Double exposure photography refers to merging multiple images. The goal is to make them surreal, emotional, or humorous. They usually feature silhouettes. Its effect may look complicated at first. But it’s easy to make in-camera and in Adobe Photoshop. You don’t need a double exposure camera, as there are a few other ways you can create them.

1. Tilt-shift effect
2. Create fake reflection
3.  Experiment with simple portraits and details textured
4. Convert your results to black and white
5. Work with silhouette
6. Pick two random photo
7. Make simple objects look fascinating
8. Use Shadow

Figure 1.1, Double Exposure, Week 12 (8/11/2021)

Blend Modes
Working with blend modes is almost always an experimental process. Because it’s nearly impossible to predict the results, you always seem to end up experimenting with different modes and Fill Opacities until you get the results you’re looking for.

Figure 1.2, Blend Mode, Week 12 (8/11/2021)


TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL

This week onwards we have consultation session for our final project. 

Process of Final Project

Part 2 : Design Direction

I took several photographs of myself holding my iPad from different angles.

Figure 1.3, Photographs of myself, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

I extracted myself from the background using the selection tool. Then, I found aurora view from Internet and played with blending options to create some sort of dreamy effect. I wanted the final outcome to be fantasy and soothing. 

Figure 1.4, Extracted me, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

The next step is to add colourful sky as the background. I also added the night view of Jiufen as the background because it is similar to the buildings in Spirited Away, the movie produced by Studio Ghibli. I added it here and changed the blending mode to screen. I also added aurora because it is beautiful and rare to see, which fulfills my concept in creating something interesting and special, and present to the whole world.  

Figure 1.5, Added background (sky and buildings), Week 12 (10/11/2021)

Figure 1.6, Added aurora, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

I added some doodles at the background using textured pen (chalk-like texture). I draw clouds, rainbow, love, star, planet and music elements, which are the elements that I like/ attract me. 
Figure 1.7, Added other elements, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

I created a several versions of the "wave" coming out from my iPad. But the wave for Poster #3 and #4 are too dominant and distracting in my opinion. So, I created Poster #5 with a thinner version. I might use Poster #5 or Poster #1 as my final submission. 

Figure 1.8, Poster #1, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

Figure 1.9, Poster #2, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

Figure 2.1, Poster #3, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

Figure 2.2, Poster #4, Week 12 (10/11/2021)

Figure 2.3, Poster #5, Week 12 (10/11/2021)



FEEDBACK

Week 13 :

Good progress. Mr. Fauzi said I have a good photo, with good lighting, shadow and highlight. He let me decide my final poster. I will need to change the canvas size to 1920 x 1080 pixels. For animation, he suggested me to get aurora video from YouTube and added in the background.