Digital Photography & Imaging / Week 7

4/11/2024 - 10/11/2024 (Week 7)
Daphne Lai Yu Cheng / 0366380
Digital Photography & Imaging / Bachelors of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Project 1 / Physical Collage Design & Digital Imaging

Group 1

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Week 7 (4/11/2024)

Lectures: 

Double Exposure: Visit DPI Week 5 for lecture notes.

Colour Theory

• Colour theory is both the science and art of using colour.

• Explains how humans perceive colour; and the messages colours communicate artistically and emotionally.

Figure 1.1 Colour Wheel

RGB vs CMYK

RGB

• Red, Green & Blue

• Colours used to display on screen such as TVs, screens and projectors.

• Created by mixing red, green and blue light sources of various intensities.

CMYK

• Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black

• Primary colours of printing.

• Created by the subtraction of light. 

Figure 1.2 RGB vs CMYK

Hue, Shade, Tint & Tone

• Hue: Most basic of colour terms and denotes an object’s colour. 

• Shade: A hue to which black has been added. Example: red + black = burgundy.

• Tint: A hue to which white has been added. Example: red + white = pink.

• Tone: A colour to which black and white (or grey) have been added.

Figure 1.3 Hue, Shade, Tint & Tone

Colour Harmony

• The arrangement of the colours in design in the most attractive and effective way for users’ perception.

Figure 1.4 Colour Harmony

Monochromatic

• Hard to make a mistake and creates a distasteful colour scheme.

Figure 1.5 Monochromatic

Analogous

• 3 colors located right next to each other on the colour wheel.

• Usually 1 of the 3 colours predominates.

Figure 1.6 Analogous

Complementary

• Colours that opposites on the colour wheel.

• Make imagery pop, but overusing them can get tiresome.

• This scheme is opposite to analogous and monochromatic since it aims to produce high contrast.

Figure 1.7 Complementary

Split Complementary

• Involves the use of 3 colours.
  

• Starts with 1 colour, find its complement and then use the 2 colours on either side of it.

Figure 1.8 Split Complementary

Triadic

• Evenly spaced around the colour wheel and tend to be very bright and dynamic. 

• Creates visual contrast and harmony simultaneously.

Figure 1.9 Triadic

The Colour Psychology

Colours have an extraordinary ability to provoke specific emotions for each individual and to attract people’s attention and harmony simultaneously.

Figure 1.10 Colour Psychology

Warm vs Cool Colours

Warm

• Reds, Oranges, Yellows.

• Evoke feelings of happiness, optimism and energy.

• Also have an attention grabbing effect and signal danger or make you take action such as stop signs, hazard warnings and barrier tape. 

Cool

• Blues, Greens, Purples

• Usually calming and soothing but can also express sadness.
  

• Purple is often used to help spark creativity as it’s a mixture of blue (calm) and red (intense).

Figure 1.11 Warm vs Cool Colours

Black

• Often used sparingly – such as for text – but it works quite well as a primary colour element for backgrounds. 

• Adds an air of sophistication and elegance, and also mystery, though with much bolder confidence.

White

• An impression of clean, virtuous, healthy.

• Pairs well with just about anything, making it ideal as a secondary colour.

Figure 1.12 Black & White

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Tutorial: 

For this task, we learnt about double exposure. 1st exercise requires us to create a double exposure artwork using a set of images and video tutorial provided by Mr Fauzi.

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Practical:

EXERCISE 1:

Figure 2.1 Images Used (Before)

Figure 2.2 Process (7/11/2024)

Following the steps in the video tutorial, the tools used were quick selection, curves, levels, clipping mask, pen, adjustment layers, gradient maps and etc.

Figure 2.3 Final Double Exposure (After) (7/11/2024)

EXERCISE 2: My Photo

1. Take your own portrait photo (portrait mode).

2. Collect background images online (high resolution).
   

3. Import all images to Photoshop and convert to black & white/ monochrome (Can be mixture of colour with B & W).

4. Make your own double exposure photo!
   

5. Image can be landscape (1920x1080) or portrait (1080x1920).

6. Submit on week 8.

For exercise 2, we were to use our own photo in portrait mode to create a double exposure artwork. I used a photo taken last year and decided to use 2 of the images provided by Mr Fauzi and images of flowers and street photography for my double exposure artwork.

Figure 2.4 Images Used (Before)

After gathering the images, I applied the black and white filter on my photo and repeated the steps from Exercise 1. Lastly, I decided to apply blue colour for my gradient map on the double exposure artwork.

Figure 2.5 Final Double Exposure (After) (7/11/2024)

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Reflection:

This week's lectures were about double exposure and colours. I find double exposure very interesting because I’ve seen several double exposure artworks on Pinterest and other social media platforms that are captivating in how they convey a story through layering 2 or more images. Inspired by this, I created a double exposure using images and myself then applying a concept to it.

Additionally, the lecture on colours piqued my interest. In my opinion, color psychology plays a significant role in everything. I have a few favorite colors, but if I had to choose one, it would be blue because it gives off different emotions depending on its shades. As an example, a vibrant blue gives off a more chaotic and lively feeling, while a lighter pastel blue conveys a sense of tranquility and softness. Hence, I think blue is an all-rounder color that can depict any kind of emotion or maybe I’m just blue biased.