DPI WEEK 7

✩ 4/11/24 - 10/11/24 (Week 7)

✩ WONG MEI YEE 0367857

✩ DPI / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

✩ Week 7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Lecture
2. Practical

Lecture

ꕤ WEEK 7 DOUBLE EXPOSURE

✧ Double Exposure Photography: Combines multiple images for surreal, emotional, or humorous effects, often with silhouettes.

✧ Creating Double Exposure: Achievable in-camera or through Photoshop.

✧ Techniques:

1. Tilt-Shift Effect: Adds selective blur (Filter > Blur Gallery > Tilt-Shift).
2. Fake Reflections: Add reflections with textures like raindrops or bokeh.
3. Portrait with Textures: Balance simple and textured elements.
4. Black & White: Intensifies emotions by removing color.
5. Silhouettes: Focus on silhouette-only compositions for creativity.
6. Random Photos: Encourage spontaneous creativity.
7. Everyday Objects: Make ordinary objects appear fascinating.
8. Shadows: Use shadows as outlines to create unique images.

✧ Photoshop Blending Modes: Experiment with different modes for desired effects, especially useful with complex subjects like smoke or fire.

ꕤ WEEK 7 COLOUR THEORY

✧ Basics of Color:

CMYK: Subtractive model for printing.

RGB: Additive model for screens.

✧ Color Properties:

Hue: The base color.

Shade: Hue + black.

Tint: Hue + white.

Tone: Hue + gray.

✧ Color Harmonies:

Monochromatic: One color with various shades, tints, and tones.

Analogous: Colors next to each other on the color wheel.

Complementary: Opposing colors on the color wheel for high contrast.

Split-Complementary: One color and the two colors adjacent to its complement.

Triadic: Three evenly spaced colors.

✧ Color Psychology:

Warm Colors: Evoke happiness, energy; attention-grabbing (yellow, red, orange).

Cool Colors: Calm, soothing; can express sadness (blue, green, purple).

Black: Sophistication, mystery.

White: Cleanliness, virtue; pairs well with any color.

Practical

Figure 1, Part 1.

Figure 2, Part 2.