Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 6

28/10/2024 - 1/11/2024 (Week 6)

Chang Wing / 0367807 

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

Project 1B: Recoloring Black and White

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Week 6 

Lecture

Mr. Fauzi explained the 7 principles of poster design that we should refer to when compositing the elements around our design, such as Emphasis, Balance and Alignment, Contrast, Repetition, Proportion, Movement and White Space to enhance visual of our poster design.

The Principles of Poster Design

Figure 1.1 Emphasis

Figure 1.2 Contrast

Figure 1.3 White Space

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Tutorial

Mr. Fauzi provided video tutorials that explain the photography basics, introducing ISO, shutter speed and aperture.

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/V7z7BAZdt2M?si=yoJW2d-J_tpirAbM

Figure 2.1 Photography Basics

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Practical

Project 1: Recoloring Black and White

Next, we learned how to use Adobe Photoshop to add color to black-and-white images with tools like the Brush and the Select and Mask options. The Select and Mask tool enables us to make precise selections for more accurate and detailed recoloring.

Process

For Exercise 2, I chose to recolour an image of Mr. Barack Obama. Before starting, I consulted his colour images online to ensure accuracy in capturing his natural tones and details.

Figure 3.1 Obama Reference

Figure 3.2 USA Flag

Figure 3.3 Recoloring process in Adobe Photoshop

Final Edited Photo (Exercise 1)

Figure 3.4 Recolouring Black & White

Final Edited Photo (Exercise 2)

Figure 3.5 Recolouring Black & White

Figure 3.6 Recolouring Black & White

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Reflection

Through this project, I learned how to effectively use the recoloring features in Adobe Photoshop, which proved to be an incredibly useful skill for bringing black-and-white images to life with realistic color.