Digital Photography and Imaging GCD 61204/ Week 5

2.11.2023 / Week 5

Siang Huey Yee / 0369549

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

Project 1

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OUTLINE

• LECTURES
• INSTRUCTIONS
• TUTORIAL
• PRACTICAL

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LECTURES

Week 5a: Basic Photography Shooting

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• Exposure -  the amount of light which reaches your camera sensor or film

Figure 5.1 Exposure Triangle

• Iris/Aperture - control the flow of light entering the lens
• Shutter - a small plastic sheet that opens and closes to allow light onto the film or prevent light from reaching the film
• ISO
• originally referred to the sensitivity of film—it's "light gathering" ability
• refers to the sensitivity—the signal gain—of the camera's sensor for digital photography

Week 5b: Project 1B (Digital Imaging Exercise) - Part 1: Hearst Mansion

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• Part 1 Shazam: Using Adobe Photoshop to photoshopped the Shazam character into Hearst Mansion background which needed to crop out the Shazam character by using Quick Selection tool, add shadow by using Brush tool and add reflection of the Shazam character 

• Part 2 My Reflection: Using Adobe Photoshop to photoshopped my picture into Hearst Mansion background which needed to crop out the myself by using Quick Selection tool, add shadow by using Brush tool and add reflection of myself

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INSTRUCTIONS

Module Booklet Information

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TUTORIAL

Week 5: Studio Shooting

The attached video below is a tutorial demonstrating how to create a DIY photo studio shoot at home using household items like a table lamp, baking paper, aluminum foil, and more.

Figure 5.2 Video - Tips and Tricks For DIY Photo Studio 

(https://youtu.be/JiVVWiqTnQc?si=Gso0kXsthOMar30N)

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PRACTICAL

Week 5: Project 1B (Digital Imaging Exercise) - Part 1: Hearst Mansion

Part 1: Shazam with Hearst Mansion

• In this part 1 exercise, we are required to photoshop the Shazam character into Hearst Mansion background 
•  crop out the Shazam character by using Quick Selection tool,
•  add shadow by using Brush tool 
• add reflection of the Shazam character 

Figure 5.3 Hearst Mansion

Figure 5.4 Shazam Character

Figure 5.5 Shazam in Hearst Mansion

Part 2: My Reflection

• In this part 2 exercise, we are required to photoshop my own picture into Hearst Mansion background 
• crop out the myself by using Quick Selection tool
• add shadow by using Brush tool 
• add reflection of myself 

Figure 5.6 My picture

Figure 5.7 Myself in Hearst Mansion