Digital Photography and Imaging / Project 2: Photo Imaging and Poster Design
24.04.23 - 29.05.23 Week 4 - Week 9Name: ALYSSA AISYAH BINTI 'ARIEF NASRAN (0364017)Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative MediaDigital Photography and Imaging (GCD61204) / Section 1
LECTURES
Lectures can be viewed here
INSTRUCTIONS
PRACTICAL
Double Exposure
Project 2A: Exercise 1 - Double Exposure
Double exposure is a technique that combines two different exposures or
images that are layered on top of each other. The image overlaid is less
than full opacity so a bit of both images can be seen producing an almost
ghost-like image. As part of Exercise 1 Project 2A, we were tasked to create a double exposure
image based on the pictures given and tutorial demonstrated.
24.04.23 - 29.05.23 Week 4 - Week 9
Name: ALYSSA AISYAH BINTI 'ARIEF NASRAN (0364017)
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Digital Photography and Imaging (GCD61204) / Section 1
LECTURES
Lectures can be viewed here
INSTRUCTIONS
Double Exposure
Progress
Fig 1.0 Masking and Contrast
I first started out by masking the image silhouette using the magic wand tool, going into select and mask, and further refining my selection from there, then I adjusted the contrast of the image.
Fig 1.1 Adding Forest and Foreground Colour
This is then followed by the addition of the foreground colour and forest, making sure the forest masks properly with the silhouette.
Fig 1.2 Duplication + Mirroring of Forest and Adding Birds
Next, I then duplicated the image of the forest and mirrored from the bottom and added in the birds.
Fig 1.3 Multiple Blending Mode and Adding Gradient Map Fill
For the last step, I then added in the clouds and applied the multiple blending mode onto them, and then added a gradient map fill to tie the image together.
Final Double Exposure
Fig 1.0 Masking and Contrast
I first started out by masking the image silhouette using the magic wand tool, going into select and mask, and further refining my selection from there, then I adjusted the contrast of the image.
Fig 1.1 Adding Forest and Foreground Colour
This is then followed by the addition of the foreground colour and forest, making sure the forest masks properly with the silhouette.
Fig 1.2 Duplication + Mirroring of Forest and Adding Birds
Next, I then duplicated the image of the forest and mirrored from the bottom and added in the birds.
Fig 1.3 Multiple Blending Mode and Adding Gradient Map Fill
For the last step, I then added in the clouds and applied the multiple blending mode onto them, and then added a gradient map fill to tie the image together.
Final Double Exposure
Fig 1.4 Final Double Exposure
Your Own Double Exposure
Project 2A: Exercise 2 - Your Own Version Double Exposure
In the 2nd part of Project 2, we must create a self-double exposure
image using our own portrait selfie, and images online of our
choice.
I first started off by taking a photo of myself from a side angle with
my hair up as it would be easier to edit in photoshop with the images
and to have a silhouette-based composition that would be easy to
identify even when the other images are overlapped.
Fig 1.5 Self-Portrait
I then went online to look for pictures to create the double exposure
with and decided on these images.
Fig 1.6 Image 1, Mountain
Fig 1.7 Image 2, Birds
Fig 1.8 Image 3, Birds
Once I had collected all my images I then went into Photoshop and
started composing my double exposure image. I first started off by
placing the self portrait into the program and then removing the
background using the magic wand tool and correcting some minor errors
by going into the masking and erasing them manually.
Fig 1.9 Progress Masking
After removing the background, I then added the mountain onto my
picture to create the double exposure effect, adjusting the opacity as
well. This is also followed by adjusting the colours of the portrait
and background to have a more synonymous tone with one another.
Fig 2.0 Creating Double Exposure
I then erased some parts of the mountain and my own portrait in the
shoulder area along with my hair to create a smooth blended effect as
it merged with my picture and added in the birds as well at the top
where the clouds appear.
Fig 2.1 Blending and Adding Birds
Finally, I rendered the whole picture by adjusting some of the double
exposure blending with the clouds and my portrait, and making minor
adjustments to the elements such as the birds to ensure the whole
picture looked harmonious.
Fig 2.2 Rendering of Photo
Final Own Version Double Exposure
Fig 2.3 Final Own Version Double Exposure JPG
Fig 2.4 Final Own Version Double Exposure PDF
Poster Design
For Project 2B, we are to create a digital imaging poster by
participating in the MyTiger Values Art and Design Competition which revolves around
integrating the TIGER values with one of the 12 Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) listed.
The requirements are the following:
-
Size A1, 84.1 x 59.4 cm (Vertical)
-
Submission format 300 dpi JPEG
- High Quality images
Research
We were tasked to conduct research about our chosen theme (SDG) and
gather all the relevant information surrounding it in order to help us
create the poster, thus I went on to look into the 12 SDGs and have
chosen Clean Water and Sanitization as my theme.
This SDG is about ensuring universal access to safe and affordable
drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and ending open defecation.
The targets include:
-
achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable
drinking water.
-
access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all
while also ending open defecation improving water quality by
reducing pollution.
-
eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals
and materials.
-
substantially increasing water-use efficiency to ensure
sustainable withdrawals & supply of freshwater to address
water scarcity across all sectors.
-
implementing integrated water resources management at all
levels including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains,
forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.
-
expanding international cooperation and capacity-building support
to developing countries in water sanitation related
activities/programmes.
While there are many targets I could choose from to expand on in the
poster, I specifically have chosen to create a poster that highlights
the importance and value of water as the many SDG goals above can be
summed up to that single topic, therefore being able to target all of
them at once and raising awareness about the crucial role water plays
in every goal through an all-encompassing impactful poster.
Mood Board
First off, I created a mood board with posters relevant to my theme
in order to have a reference, gain ideas, and inspire me in creating
the poster.
Fig 2.5 Mood Board of 3 Posters
Sketch
After conducting further research and referencing to images online
regarding my theme and some visualizing, I then created 2 sketches to
base the poster on. The grey blocks are meant to represent the text
that I plan to add into the poster.
Fig 2.6 Sketch 1
Fig 2.7 Sketch 2
After some evaluation and comparisons between the two, I decided to
go with the 2nd sketch as it had more symbolism attached to it and
was an overall much better concept in portraying the idea
I envisioned for the poster. Once I had finalized my choice, I then started to gather the images online to use for the poster
which are pictured below.
Fig 2.8 Faucet
Fig 2.9 Hand
Fig 3.0 Water Droplet
Fig 3.1 Earth
Fig 3.2 Sky
When I had gathered all my images, I then went into Photoshop to start creating the poster. I first
positioned the main elements of the poster (faucet, water
droplet, hand) based on where I had placed them in my
sketch. I then removed the background for all of them using
the quick selection and magic wand tool as well as adjusting
some imperfections in the masking layer manually with the
brush tool, erasing or adding accordingly until it looked neat
and cropped precisely.
Fig 3.3 Position Elements and Cropping
After, I then placed the image of the earth onto the water
droplet and stretched the image out as I wanted the continents
to show and be distributed evenly on the droplet, I have also
lowered the opacity and used a clipping mask in order to
superimpose the image onto the droplet and made sure to repeat
the same steps for the water stream of the faucet image as I
wanted it to look like 1 whole image to maintain consistency
and sensibility as if the droplet truly came from the faucet.
Fig 3.4 Masking Earth onto Water Droplet
Then, I placed the image of the sky as the background and
added a glow effect around the droplet to emphasize it as an
element. Additionally, I also feathered out the main
elements (faucet, water droplet, hand) around the edges in
order for the cropping not to look so harsh.
Fig 3.5 Adding Background and Glow
Lastly, I added the tagline text in "Every Drop Counts,
save water save life" and made duplicates of them with the
contrasting colours from the background image to create a
3D shadow effect and a white border around the poster to
balance out the white text, I have also separated them
with a line and differentiated the information based on
size and lowercase vs uppercase to demonstrate
information/visual hierarchy. As a final touch, I have also adjusted the poster with
colour correction in order to have balance in the
colours.
Fig 3.6 Adding Text and Rendering
Final Poster Design
Fig 3.7 Final Poster Design JPG
Fig 3.8 Final Poster Design PDF
Description
This poster is designed to emphasize the critical
significance of water conservation and raise awareness
about the importance of preserving it through the
central illustration/image showcasing a drop of water
with the image of the Earth inside of it to symbolize
the Earth as a whole and the water resource it
provides us, while it gently descends from a faucet.
The drop is prominently featured with a glow around it
to highlight its significance and vulnerability and
beneath it, a palm is extended, representing life and
the urgent need to protect and conserve it as it is an
important part of the cycle of life- thus the title
and subheading in the poster, Every Drop Counts, Save
water, Save life, the size difference and caps vs
lowercase in text between them is also to demonstrate
information hierarchy and contrast.
REFLECTION
The double exposure assignment was interesting as I had not known about the technique before and found it very visually appealing as there were many ways to do it with each process producing a very dream-like unique image, it was fun to experiment with image layering and blending to see how the double exposure effect could be created.
The poster design was quite tedious as we had another module having us participate in the competition as well, having to create two unique designs with different concepts for each one was especially challenging for me as I felt a bit overwhelmed, however in the end it was very informational as the research and creation of this poster has made me more aware about the issues regarding clean water and sanitization as well as the other global issues the sdgs aim to bring awareness to, and I am more careful and thoughtful when creating a design tackling an issue such as this since it needs to be represented accurately, with impact, while also maintaining sensitivity.
Fig 1.4 Final Double Exposure
Your Own Double Exposure
Project 2A: Exercise 2 - Your Own Version Double Exposure
In the 2nd part of Project 2, we must create a self-double exposure
image using our own portrait selfie, and images online of our
choice.
I first started off by taking a photo of myself from a side angle with
my hair up as it would be easier to edit in photoshop with the images
and to have a silhouette-based composition that would be easy to
identify even when the other images are overlapped.
Fig 1.5 Self-Portrait
I then went online to look for pictures to create the double exposure
with and decided on these images.
Fig 1.6 Image 1, Mountain
Fig 1.7 Image 2, Birds
Fig 1.8 Image 3, Birds
Once I had collected all my images I then went into Photoshop and
started composing my double exposure image. I first started off by
placing the self portrait into the program and then removing the
background using the magic wand tool and correcting some minor errors
by going into the masking and erasing them manually.
Fig 1.9 Progress Masking
Fig 2.0 Creating Double Exposure
I then erased some parts of the mountain and my own portrait in the
shoulder area along with my hair to create a smooth blended effect as
it merged with my picture and added in the birds as well at the top
where the clouds appear.
Fig 2.1 Blending and Adding Birds
Finally, I rendered the whole picture by adjusting some of the double
exposure blending with the clouds and my portrait, and making minor
adjustments to the elements such as the birds to ensure the whole
picture looked harmonious.
Fig 2.2 Rendering of Photo
Fig 2.3 Final Own Version Double Exposure JPG
Fig 2.4 Final Own Version Double Exposure PDF
Poster Design
For Project 2B, we are to create a digital imaging poster by
participating in the MyTiger Values Art and Design Competition which revolves around
integrating the TIGER values with one of the 12 Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) listed.
The requirements are the following:
- Size A1, 84.1 x 59.4 cm (Vertical)
- Submission format 300 dpi JPEG
- High Quality images
Research
This SDG is about ensuring universal access to safe and affordable
drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and ending open defecation.
The targets include:
- achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water.
- access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all while also ending open defecation improving water quality by reducing pollution.
- eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials.
- substantially increasing water-use efficiency to ensure sustainable withdrawals & supply of freshwater to address water scarcity across all sectors.
- implementing integrated water resources management at all levels including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.
- expanding international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water sanitation related activities/programmes.
While there are many targets I could choose from to expand on in the
poster, I specifically have chosen to create a poster that highlights
the importance and value of water as the many SDG goals above can be
summed up to that single topic, therefore being able to target all of
them at once and raising awareness about the crucial role water plays
in every goal through an all-encompassing impactful poster.
Mood Board
First off, I created a mood board with posters relevant to my theme
in order to have a reference, gain ideas, and inspire me in creating
the poster.
Fig 2.5 Mood Board of 3 Posters
Sketch
After conducting further research and referencing to images online
regarding my theme and some visualizing, I then created 2 sketches to
base the poster on. The grey blocks are meant to represent the text
that I plan to add into the poster.
Fig 2.6 Sketch 1
Fig 2.7 Sketch 2
After some evaluation and comparisons between the two, I decided to
go with the 2nd sketch as it had more symbolism attached to it and
was an overall much better concept in portraying the idea
I envisioned for the poster. Once I had finalized my choice, I then started to gather the images online to use for the poster
which are pictured below.
Fig 2.8 Faucet
Fig 2.9 Hand
Fig 3.0 Water Droplet
Fig 3.1 Earth
Fig 3.2 Sky
When I had gathered all my images, I then went into Photoshop to start creating the poster. I first
positioned the main elements of the poster (faucet, water
droplet, hand) based on where I had placed them in my
sketch. I then removed the background for all of them using
the quick selection and magic wand tool as well as adjusting
some imperfections in the masking layer manually with the
brush tool, erasing or adding accordingly until it looked neat
and cropped precisely.
Fig 3.3 Position Elements and Cropping
After, I then placed the image of the earth onto the water
droplet and stretched the image out as I wanted the continents
to show and be distributed evenly on the droplet, I have also
lowered the opacity and used a clipping mask in order to
superimpose the image onto the droplet and made sure to repeat
the same steps for the water stream of the faucet image as I
wanted it to look like 1 whole image to maintain consistency
and sensibility as if the droplet truly came from the faucet.
Fig 3.4 Masking Earth onto Water Droplet
Then, I placed the image of the sky as the background and
added a glow effect around the droplet to emphasize it as an
element. Additionally, I also feathered out the main
elements (faucet, water droplet, hand) around the edges in
order for the cropping not to look so harsh.
Fig 3.5 Adding Background and Glow
Lastly, I added the tagline text in "Every Drop Counts,
save water save life" and made duplicates of them with the
contrasting colours from the background image to create a
3D shadow effect and a white border around the poster to
balance out the white text, I have also separated them
with a line and differentiated the information based on
size and lowercase vs uppercase to demonstrate
information/visual hierarchy. As a final touch, I have also adjusted the poster with
colour correction in order to have balance in the
colours.
Fig 3.6 Adding Text and Rendering
Final Poster Design
Fig 3.7 Final Poster Design JPG
Fig 3.8 Final Poster Design PDF
Description
This poster is designed to emphasize the critical
significance of water conservation and raise awareness
about the importance of preserving it through the
central illustration/image showcasing a drop of water
with the image of the Earth inside of it to symbolize
the Earth as a whole and the water resource it
provides us, while it gently descends from a faucet.
The drop is prominently featured with a glow around it
to highlight its significance and vulnerability and
beneath it, a palm is extended, representing life and
the urgent need to protect and conserve it as it is an
important part of the cycle of life- thus the title
and subheading in the poster, Every Drop Counts, Save
water, Save life, the size difference and caps vs
lowercase in text between them is also to demonstrate
information hierarchy and contrast.
REFLECTION
The double exposure assignment was interesting as I had not known about the technique before and found it very visually appealing as there were many ways to do it with each process producing a very dream-like unique image, it was fun to experiment with image layering and blending to see how the double exposure effect could be created.
The poster design was quite tedious as we had another module having us participate in the competition as well, having to create two unique designs with different concepts for each one was especially challenging for me as I felt a bit overwhelmed, however in the end it was very informational as the research and creation of this poster has made me more aware about the issues regarding clean water and sanitization as well as the other global issues the sdgs aim to bring awareness to, and I am more careful and thoughtful when creating a design tackling an issue such as this since it needs to be represented accurately, with impact, while also maintaining sensitivity.
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