Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 7

3/11/2024 - 10/11/2024 (Week 7)

Chang Wing / 0367807 

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

Project 2A: Double Exposure

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Week 7 

Lecture

Mr. Fauzi explained about the Colour Theory, covering various combination of colours that looks visually appealing when put together, such as the Monochrome, Analogous, Complementary, Split-Complimentary, Triadic colours. He also explained about the psychology of colour, where human's eye perceive different emotion in different colour. 

Understanding these helps me in making intentional colour choices in my design to create harmony and evoke the desired emotional response from the audience.

Colour Theory

Figure 1.1 Monochromatic Posters

Figure 2.1 Analogous colours & its poster examples

Figure 2.2 Complementary colours & its poster examples

Figure 2.3 Split-Complementary colours & its poster examples

Figure 2.4 Triadic colours & its poster example

Figure 2.5 Psychology of Colours

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Tutorial

This tutorial slides explained the steps of doing the double exposure effect in photography.

Figure 2.1 Selecting object with magic tool

Figure 2.2 Selecting hair strands with the select and mask tool.

Figure 2.3 Applying a gradient layer.

Click here to see the complete steps.

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Practical

  

Project 2A: Double Exposure

Next, we practiced the steps of creating the Double Exposure effect in our photography using the select and mask tool and different blending modes. Then, we are required to create the effect once again but with our self portrait.

Final Edited Photo (Part 1)

Figure 2.5 Double Exposure

Final Edited Photo (Part 2)

Figure 2.5 Double Exposure (Self Portrait)

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Reflection

I absolutely loved the Double Exposure effect on photography, it adds depth to our photography and aids my visual storytelling. The Double Exposure effect also allows me to seamlessly blend contrasting elements that looks completely different in one image. However, I faced some challenges selecting images that didn’t feel too random, but I managed to overcome this by setting a theme like "A Girl That Turned Wolf" or "The Multifaceted Nature" to guide my choices and it worked!

I think discovering Double Exposure has truly opened a new creative avenue for me, it inspired me to explore more fresh and imaginative approaches in photography.