Learning Activity 6: Making Selections & Combining Images

For this learning activity we had to take kathy's Car and place the car into a different scene.

The original

After Using the quick selection tool, and clone stamp tool.

Original image 

after cutting out the forground

adding the car with a gaussian blur and over adjustments  

placing the foregound back over the top

and finally a fill layer over the top with colour burn and 56% opacity

 

Learning Activity 5:

Adjustment Levels

The brief was to take a photo at dusk or low light and another in full sunlight and use the adjustment layers/curves/ levels technique to enhance the images

here are my before and after shots

Learning Activity 4:

Cropping an image

for this activity we are looking a several different reasons to crop an image.

The brief was to take a bunch of photos, then pick 4 and express the following reasons.

Photo 1: Emphasise part of the image to give it more importance

 

Photo 2: Change the composition by moving the subject out of dead center

 

Photo 3: Change the orientation by making a horizontal image vertical

 

Photo 4: Eliminate distracting parts of the photo

Assessment 1: Design Module

To create my Blog advert I combined freehand drawing, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I used a black and white colour scheme to give it an mysterious feel. when you first see the advert the skeleton captures the viewers eye and draws your eye into the design.

Learning Activity 13

ster Design.

the brief for this task was to take a quote and experiment with different sizes of type, breaking a quote down into words and emphasise the words that need it

this is what i came up

Learning Activity 11

matching 6 typefaces to 6 shoes

Learning Activity 10:

For this Activity the brief was to find a typeface you like and represent it using sizes and styles.

and this is what i came up with.

Learning Activity 9: Sketching layouts

This Activity is focused on layouts

the brief was to sketch 3 layouts, a website, a newsletter and a raffle ticket booklet.

these were the layouts i came up with