Digital Photography and Imaging - week2

 01.10.2024 (week2)

Name: Itani Karen / Student ID: 0377243 

Course: Bachelor of Design in Creative Media

Digital Photography and Imaging

Week 2

LECTURE

In this week, the topic was introduction to composition and we briefed about some key points which we compose photos. The key points of basic composition were focal point, scale & hierarchy, balance the elements and white space.

FOCAL POINT

A key element to any good composition is a strong focal point, as it helps your viewers’ eyes naturally settle on the important pieces of your design first.

SCAL & HIERARCHY

Scale is often used to help communicate hierarchy by drawing attention toward and away from certain elements, thus signifying their importance to the communication.

BALANCE THE ELEMENTS

A good technique for mastering asymmetrical balance is to think of each element as having a ‘weight’ to it. Smaller objects might ‘weigh’ less than larger objects, and heavily textured elements might ‘weigh’ more than flatly colored elements.

WHITE SPACE

White space is mostly known as “empty space” to balance up the main focus of a composition.White space when used strategically can help boost your design’s clarity and overall look by balancing out the more complicated and busy parts of your composition with space that helps your design to breathe.

Also, "Rule of thirds" and "Golden ratio" will be helpful when deciding on the composition.

RULE OF THIRDS

The Rule of Thirds is the process of dividing an image into thirds, using two horizontal and two vertical lines. This imaginary grid yields nine parts with four intersection points. 

GOLDEN RATIO

The Golden Ratio is a mathematical ratio. It is commonly found in nature, and when used in a design, it fosters organic and natural-looking compositions that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

PRACTICAL

PROJECT 1A   Physical Collage

 We tried making physical collage before using Photoshop to practice necessary skills to using the software such as cutting and composing. 

・Instruction

1. Choose and identify your collage's design elements to be cut out and compose it into your own concept & story.
2. 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.

1. PRE-COMPOSITION #1

2. PRE-COMPOSITION #2

3. PRE-COMPOSITION #3

This is the final work.