Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Adjustment Layers
I first adjusted the colors to give it a more purple tone, and then wanted to transform it into an "old" sort of feel, hence it ended up black and white, which seemed most appropriate.
Adjustment Layer 2
After
On the train tracks in Japan
I added another layer, and decided to play with the color tones. Originally I wanted sepia, but that would erase the greens of the forest- after raising the Cyan and Magenta, the river and parts of the ground turned more purple, which gave it a very Miyazaki feel that I love.
Digital Image 3
Midterm Overview Documentation
When I first began this course, I was not sure what to expect- I was very excited to learn more about Photoshop and all its magic. I wasn't disappointed, and although it was harder than I expected, the more time I spent playing around with all that Photoshop had to offer, all the tools and techniques stimulated creative ideas and fun innovative methods to incorporate images together to make new images. This class allowed me to gain that experience I required to continue practicing and becoming more knowledgable and at ease with all the placements of the tools, which will hopefully lead to a more professional portfolio in the future.
Each assignment taught me a new and important component of transforming a photo. Besides the more basic tools I already knew of such as color saturation and correction, I was able to take these and blend them into other ideas to achieve the "perfect" outcome of my photo's intention. I looked through my past pictures for potential imagery, and found quite a few photos, many of which were happy accidents I stumbled across on vacation or solitude trips, that I was proud of and could see adapting in a new direction. The final images I chose to include in my portfolio are the ones that I spent the most time laboring on, and are also the images that taught me the most with new techniques including compositing, and adding adjustment layers and filters. The range of these images also include some images that ended up with a subtle fix, because after a lot of transforming, sometimes simplicity is the most natural if that is the goal.
As I explored the multiple features, I became more familiar and bold with the process of each image- some of these images were indeed to focus on making them look as natural as possible; however, I became more playful with the concept as a whole rather than focusing on how organic it looked. At first, when I began with a new photo, I was stumped as to how to reconstruct or mold it, but my capabilities grew and I became very flexible with the tools at hand. For example, the digital drawing I included was drawn at least 3 times over until I decided one was good enough to layer more color, body, and flow. I noticed that when I freely let my mind roam on how to handle an image, my subject matters tended to be drawn towards form of freedom, or transportation, such as my digital drawing, the motorcycles, and train.
I am happy with the majority of my photos and how much I learned this semester- I gained experience on how to use the lasso tool and clone stamp tool, which I had no idea even existed. I am proud of the way I could accentuate and enhance the balance of my images the way I wanted them to look. Some of them are improved versions while others are more abstract. Many of the concepts are whimsical rather than natural-looking.
However, there is still a huge learning curve and I believe it is still important to further develop my ability to make images to look natural-looking, especially in compositing when I do selection tools more cleanly and smoothly. I also want to make the imported images belong on their new placement, which perhaps can be improved with shadowing and manipulation in the whole matching color scheme.
There are also other tools such as adjustment layers that I am sure can be used to blend shapes better or manipulate them in a more interesting way than I can do now. I also want to become more experienced in what kind of backdrop is more suitable for certain subjects- sepia tones, black and white. All these photos are meaningful to me in some form or another, but my goal is to be able to produce even more professional looking images that can belong on a magazine or movie poster.
Each assignment taught me a new and important component of transforming a photo. Besides the more basic tools I already knew of such as color saturation and correction, I was able to take these and blend them into other ideas to achieve the "perfect" outcome of my photo's intention. I looked through my past pictures for potential imagery, and found quite a few photos, many of which were happy accidents I stumbled across on vacation or solitude trips, that I was proud of and could see adapting in a new direction. The final images I chose to include in my portfolio are the ones that I spent the most time laboring on, and are also the images that taught me the most with new techniques including compositing, and adding adjustment layers and filters. The range of these images also include some images that ended up with a subtle fix, because after a lot of transforming, sometimes simplicity is the most natural if that is the goal.
As I explored the multiple features, I became more familiar and bold with the process of each image- some of these images were indeed to focus on making them look as natural as possible; however, I became more playful with the concept as a whole rather than focusing on how organic it looked. At first, when I began with a new photo, I was stumped as to how to reconstruct or mold it, but my capabilities grew and I became very flexible with the tools at hand. For example, the digital drawing I included was drawn at least 3 times over until I decided one was good enough to layer more color, body, and flow. I noticed that when I freely let my mind roam on how to handle an image, my subject matters tended to be drawn towards form of freedom, or transportation, such as my digital drawing, the motorcycles, and train.
I am happy with the majority of my photos and how much I learned this semester- I gained experience on how to use the lasso tool and clone stamp tool, which I had no idea even existed. I am proud of the way I could accentuate and enhance the balance of my images the way I wanted them to look. Some of them are improved versions while others are more abstract. Many of the concepts are whimsical rather than natural-looking.
However, there is still a huge learning curve and I believe it is still important to further develop my ability to make images to look natural-looking, especially in compositing when I do selection tools more cleanly and smoothly. I also want to make the imported images belong on their new placement, which perhaps can be improved with shadowing and manipulation in the whole matching color scheme.
There are also other tools such as adjustment layers that I am sure can be used to blend shapes better or manipulate them in a more interesting way than I can do now. I also want to become more experienced in what kind of backdrop is more suitable for certain subjects- sepia tones, black and white. All these photos are meaningful to me in some form or another, but my goal is to be able to produce even more professional looking images that can belong on a magazine or movie poster.
Digital Drawing 2
Digital Drawing 1
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