LO5 Digital Techniques

Cropping and Scaling

Cropping and scaling was relevant to my photography as for the first photograph I edited, I had to crop the image so it was symmetrical. But in terms of scaling, when creating the double exposure I had to scale the second image so it lined up with the first when blended together. If I were to do this project again I would of made more use of cropping and scaling, especially cropping as I only cropped one photograph so that it was symmetrically proportionate.

Layers

Layers was a very important aspect of my photography, due to creating double exposure I had to have lots of layers which were placed appropriately and on the right  layers. I had to create clipping masks combining the layers, and change the opacity and blending settings to actually blend the layers together. Managing the layers was very important, labelling the layers and making sure I know which order I need to organise them into.

Green Screen

Even though I didn't use a green screen in my project, I contemplated using one so that the model couldn't stand in front and I could replace the green screen with one of my photographs, this would have made it easier to select the area around my model and make it more accurate. I didn't use a green screen because I needed the model stood in front of such photographs instead of in front of a green screen. Green screen could have been a very helpful tool, and could of made the editing process a lot easier, but sadly I didn't have access to one and didn't consider it an option until after my photoshoots.

Text Image

Text was never really an option in my photography. I never considered adding text into my photographs when presenting them, but if I had to id probably add the title I gave to them, but it would be faded into the background; it wouldn't be a significant part of the photograph. I added text to my final presentation to explain the titles, but I wouldn't actually interfere with the actual photograph itself.

Time of day and Lighting

Time of day and lighting were a very important part of my photography, when planning the photoshoots and actually taking the photographs I had to consider the time of day and lighting. I had to make sure I had enough light so the photograph wasn't too dark, but not too light so the photograph was washed out. Since most of photography was taken in day light, the aperture and capture settings were low and faster.