Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 3

17th April 2023 / Week 3
Digital Photography and Imaging
Iman binti Kamarudin / 0364014

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LECTURE

The Lasso Tool

Allows you to draw and pinpoint specific areas of an image. There are three different options of lassos within the toolbar:

- Lasso

- Polygonal lasso

- Magnetic lasso

Pen Tool

Used to create extremely precise shapes and paths using manually placed anchors, the pen tool is the most common option to create a path from scratch

Figure 1.1 - Straight Line

Figure 1.2 - U-shaped Line

Figure 1.3 - Simple 'S' Curve

Figure 1.4 - Complex 'S" Curve

Layering

Layers are different images stacked on top of eachother. You can use each layer to make adjustments without affecting the other layers (non-destructive editing). Your adjustments in Photoshop will never destroy the original image.

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TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL

Week 3:
During this class, we went over the basics of Adobe Photoshop. We saw how to use the pen tool and the magic wand tool, and which tools are better used for which photos. Additionally, we learnt about layering. We then had to create a digital collage using Adobe Photoshop and presented our physical collage. After taking photos with our physical collages, we came up with three pre-compositions for our digital collage.

Fig 1.6 - Digital Collage Composition #1

Fig 1.7 - Digital Collage Composition #2

Fig 1.8 - Digital Collage Composition #3