Digital Photography & Imaging (Week 02)

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING GCD 61204 (Week 02)

WEEK 2 (03.10.2023)

NAME: Chin Tze Wei

I.D: 0357423

COURSE: Digital Photography & Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Honors) in Creative Media

GROUP: Class 01 Sec 05

E-PORTFOLIO: https://tzewei29.blogspot.com/

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WEEK 2 : LECTURE

On this week's lecture, Mr Fauzi has introduced us to basic composition.

Week 02 Lecture Note

Lecture Note Week 02: 

Figure 2.1  Lecture 2

Learned the basic compositions:

1. Introduction to basic compositions
2. Rules of third
3. Golden ratio
4. Composition framing and cropping.

Introduction to basic compositions: 

1. Focal point 
   - It helps viewer's eyes naturally settle on the important pieces of our design. 
2. Scale and Hierarchy
   - drawing attention toward and away from certain elements.
3. Balance the elements
   - each element as having a "weight" to it. 
4. White space
   - Mostly known as "empthy space" to balance up the main focus of a composition. 
   - It can help to boost our design's clarity and overall look by balancing out the more complicated part.
   - Helps our design to breathe. 

Figure 2.2  Example of white space

Rule of thirds: 

1. The process of dividing an image into thirds, using two horizontal and two vertical lines. 
2. Position the most important elements of images at these intersection point, will produce a much more natural image 
3. Is a way to use composition techniques that are in line with what's naturally pleasing to the eye.
4. Creatively use negative space.
5. Create conversation between the subject and background. 

Figure 2.3  Rule of thirds

Golden ratio :

1. Is a mathematical ratio.
2. Commonly found in nature
3. It fosters organic and natural-looking compositions that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. 
4. Creating and appreciating a sense of beauty through harmony and proportion.
5. Provides a sense of artistry. 
6. A useful guideline for determining dimensions of the layout.
7. Simple way to apply the Golden Ratio is to set the dimension to 1:1:618

Figure 2.4  Golden ratio

Composition framing and cropping:

For this part, Mr Fauzi let us watched a youtube video to understand composition.

Video 2.1  Composition framing and cropping

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>WEEK 2 : TUTORIAL

During tutorial session, we start to make out our collage elements layering and composition. We are not to stick onto the canvas but we just arrange the layer of those element.

We start doing our task (collage) refer to the pre-record video given from Mr Fauzi. 

Video 2.2  Collage Video

Working Progress :

I've gathered all of my materials on last week and started to composition my collage element. Mr Fauzi asked us to create minimum of three different collage before finalizing our collage.

Figure 2.5 Process Work of the task from me

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WEEK 2 : PRACTICAL (Collage Element)

INSTRUCTION:

1. Choose and identify your collage's design elements to be cut out and compose it into your own concept & story.

2. Pre compositing your collage's design elements into a composition.

Reference: https://youtu.be/2KqXGMf0HNk

3. Take 3 photo of your collage pre-composition and insert it on the section below. Please use CAMSCANNER apps to take pictures of your collages.

4. Submit (Turn In) this W2_COLLAGE ELEMENTS

1. PRE-COMPOSITION #1

2. PRE-COMPOSITION #2

3. PRE-COMPOSITION #3

Mr Fauzi choose the PRE-COMPOSITION #2 as the final result of  Project 1A: Physical Collage (Final Review).

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Quick Link :

Weekly Posts

Week 01: Introduction to Digital Photography and Imaging
Week 02: Introduction to Composition
Week 03: Introduction to Photoshop 2
Week 04: Introduction to Photoshop 3
Week 05: Digital Photography
Week 06: Poster Design
Week 07: Double Exposure
Week 08: Independant Learning Week
Week 09: Digital Surrealism
Week 10: Introduction to After Effect
Week 11: Final Project Consultation 01
Week 12: Final Project Consultation 02
Week 13: Final Project Consultation 03
Week 14: Final Project Consultation / Submission

Projects

Project 01: Collage Design
Project 02: Digital Imaging Exercises and Conceptual Product Photoshoot
Project 03: E-Portfolio
Final Project: Cinemagraphs - Self-tilted (still & animation)