Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 1

September 25, 2023

Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 1

26.9.2023 - 2.10.2023 / Week 1

Bong Sue Zhiun (0366866)

Digital Photography and Imaging

Exercise

1. Lecture

2. Instructions

3. Tutorial

4. Practical

LECTURE

Week 1: Subject & Outline Expectations

The module introduces digital visual and imaging manipulation as tool to express our vision and creative reinterpretation of the world through digital visual imagery. It also equips us with conceptual, practical and critical skills and knowledge of digital imagery, and to use Photoshop to produce digitally generated and manipulated images.

Why we need to learn Photoshop?

Express our creativity
Create graphic design
Restoration of old images
Integrate graphics with text artistically
Make use of brushes
Change photo colour
Rectify mistakes in photographs

What is Digital Imaging ?

Digital imaging converts the printed text, artwork and photographs into digital images using digital scanner or another imaging device.

10 Tips to become a Successful Graphic Designer

Follow the tutorials
Experiment
Memorise all keyboard shortcuts
Try to replicate others work
Do participate in design competitions
Subscribe to online galleries
Smart objects for smart designers
Scaling Artworks and proportions
Use actions to personalise work
Organise the files properly

INSTRUCTIONS

TUTORIAL

Week 1

1. Introduction to Google Classroom

2. Introduction to Google Drive folder system

3. Prepare collage elements for Week 2 exercise

PRACTICAL

Week 1 : Exercises

List down 3 favourite graphic design composition work from Pinterest and explain why do i like the designs.

#1 Design

Fig.1.1. my favourite design #1 , Week 1, 26.09.2023

Description: I like the author’s interpretation of Cinderella; all the important elements, such as the glass slippers, carriage, zero o'clock, evil stepmother & stepsisters, fairy godmother, coachman, mice, and Cinderella itself, are well composed.

#2 Design

Fig.1.2. my favourite design #2 , Week 1, 26.09.2023

Description: I like the colour palette used in this illustration, it makes the illustration more attractive.

#3 Design

Fig.1.3. my favourite design #3 , Week 1, 26.09.2023

Description: I was attracted at first sight. I like how the author summarises Hayao Miyazaki's movies in this illustration, it reminds me of the plots of movies.