Photoshop Tutorials

In photography today we looked at Photoshop tutorials and then recreated the effects by using these tutorials. I chose to learn how to get rid of blemishes and spots using photoshop.


Before;

This is the image before i edited it. I used the Spot Healing brush tool in Photoshop. I had to click on the spot that I wanted to get rid of, and it would make it look like normal skin.

After; 

I could use this tool in my magazine in case I needed to edit any shots that I was going to use, to make it look glossier and well presented. It would fit in will with the whole 'glossy magazine' image. 

Copyright

What is Copyright?

Copyright is the legal right that allows a person to protect their original work. It means that if you use a piece of copyrighted and you don't credit the original artist, you can be sued for breach of copyright.
Copyright is important because it means that other peoples work doesn't get stolen or plagiarised, and they are credited for their original work. 

How to abide by the Copyright laws

-Only post original material that you've written/created.
-Only use works that come under 'public domain'
-Only use work that the original owner and rights holder had given you permission to use.
You can copyright your own work by;
-Marking it and making it clear to anyone viewing it knows that it is yours.
-Registering it as Copyrighted. 

Model Release Forms

Model release forms are usually signed by the subject of the photograph, stating that they give permission for the photos of them to be used. It ensures that the photographer can publish the photos and use them for the intended purpose. 

Jasper James City Scape Silhouette

We had to use photoshop to create an image inspired by Jasper James' images. We had to use the magnetic lasso tool on photoshop to cut around a profile picture.  We had the choice between a background picture of London, New York or Portsmouth. We had to cut around the profile so that just the face was in the picture. We then had to paint the background white and place it over the top of the picture of a city. I chose New York. We then had to change the opacity of the first image so that you can just the the silhouette of a person.

Colour Wheel Connotations

The Colour Wheel

Red is often associated with hearts and passion, however it can also sometimes be associated with anger and warnings. 

Magenta is often seen as quite a royal colour and also as quite a feminine colour. 

Blue is seen as quite a calm colour and is associated with the sea and quite relaxing scenes. It is also seen as quite a masculine colour. 

Cyan is also seen as quite a relaxed colour. 

Green is associated with nature and trees

Yellow is quite a happy colour and is associated with the sun. 

Studio Portrait Photography

 In the lesson today we took portrait photos of our whole class and our individual groups that we're working in for the newsletter. We used three point lighting, and we had a key light, which is the main source of light, a fill light, which takes away and shadows and gives you a white background, and a hair light but we didn't really use it. We also had a white backdrop on a frame.
There were some health and safety hazards in the lesson, for example we had a trip hazard because the cables from the lights were trailing on the floor. The lights themselves were really bright and can get really hot as well.

Using White Balance

In class we had to go around the college with cameras and take pictures while changing the white balance. I took a picture of a sign and changed the white balance settings, and you can see the difference.

This was taken using the tungsten setting. It has loads of blue tones in it and it makes the image seem really dark. When in the tungsten setting, the camera tries to add warm tones.














This was taken using the fluorescent setting.
Even though the picture is blurry, it still makes the
wall look white. The picture has quite a lot of light tones to it.When it's in fluorescent the camera tries to add warm red tones.

This was taken using the fluorescent h setting. It makes the image again seem really bright, but its a lot brighter than the picture taken with the fluorescent setting. When it's in fluorescent h the camera tries to add even warmer red tones.                                                                                

hard and soft light

In the lesson we looked at the use of hard and soft light in photography. We had to go outside and take pictures of an objects in both hard light and soft light.

The lighting in this picture is hard light. Hard light  creates shadows in pictures and creates quite a harsh light. The light source is coming from the top right corner and you can't see any detail from the sky in that corner. You also have the shadows on the floor coming from the building and the bin. Hard light is when you have the light in front of you when you take the picture. It often makes the subject appear in shadow and looking quite dark.










The light in this picture is soft light. You can see a lot more detail on the tree, like the berries growing on it. You can still see shadows on the building in the background but thy aren't as harsh or noticeable. Soft light is when you have the light behind you while taking the picture, which is a more flattering light.