IT lesson 3 notes

In our third lesson, we began on our moodboards. Using Photoshop, we set up the size of our page, and had the option of creating guidelines to place our images in, or just working freely. I chose this option as I want my moodboard to look less like a regimented grid, and my images to be different shapes and sizes. I used Google images to search specifically for large images, and searched for various pictures I liked with a burgundy colour scheme. I chose images that showed poses I liked, hair and clothes I liked, relevant make-up products, or pictures of objects that I felt had the same tones and theme as my project. Once saved, I dragged them onto the Photoshop document, and began resizing them, placing them where I wanted them, and editing the colours they if didn't quite suit the burgundy theme. I did the by dragging them to a new Photoshop canvas, and then selecting Edit, and changing the hue/saturation, contrast, vibrance, and so on. 

IT lesson 2 notes

BeforeAfter

Our second lesson introduced us to the program InDesign. We learnt how to add our own images to a template of a hand-in document, linking them to Bridge so that when the photos (.tif files) were edited, the images in InDesign would update too. I also took this lesson time to edit my photos, making three of them black and white by converting them to grayscale when opened in 'Camera Raw', adjusting colours and exposure, and also touching up any blemishes or under-eye circles in Photoshop. Finally, we learnt how to save the InDesign file as a package, meaning all the important parts could still be accessed after saving. I found this lesson useful and feel more confident about my Digital Image Production hand-in now. I look forward to starting creating my moodboard. 

IT lesson 1 notes

In this lesson we were taught about how and why to use Adobe Bridge, and how to edit photos in 'Camera Raw.' This meant correcting things like exposure and sharpness, and changing the white balance and the crop of the photo. We used example photos to practice these edits - on a photo of a little girl, we used the colour picker tool to select a part of the image which was supposed to be a neutral white, and altered the RGB values so that they were equal; this corrected the exposure of the whole image. We learnt how to save the photos so that they could be opened and edited again in the future, and also how to save the settings, so that they could be applied to other images automatically. I enjoyed this lesson and look forward to now editing my own photos. 

Final photos - pre-editing

I decided to use a dark red hat as my 'one colour' to set the image off as I thought it went well with my model's skin tone and hair. I used a grey background with lighting above and slightly to the right of my model because I really liked the creation of shade and a moody atmosphere. I liked the composition when she had her hands in shot. 

For my black and white shots I wanted to try with and without the hat, as I liked the texture of her hair without the hat on. I used lighting in front of my model this time, slightly to the right, casting a shadow behind her on the white wall. 

Colour vs. Black & White?