Lesson 9

This was our final lesson to edit our album cover. I spent most of my time perfecting my work, adding special effects to our images and the background.This is my final work:

I could improve this image by using darker colors on the people with lighter clothing as the blue and green didn't show up. During this project I have learnt many skills, most important being the different cropping tools which can save a huge amount of time. I have also learned how to change the file size to fit different pathways. The problem I came across the most was trying to make special effects using Paths as it didn't turn out how I expected it to. All in all, Photoshop is a great program capable of many functions but rather complicated to master and to be used to its full potential.

Lesson 7 & 8

In lesson 7 we combined different cropping techniques on one photo to achieve the best outcome possible. I used Knockout 2, Color Range and the Lasso tool to achieve my image. I had problems with Knockout 2 as one mistake would need you to start over again and this took most of my time.

In lesson 8, we started editing our photos and created special effects which would reflect our mood board well. As our mood board tried to show aggression and a sense of suspense I mainly used the colors black, white and red as these suited the situation. I mainly worked on the background during the time given.

Lesson 6

In this lesson, we continued to experiment a variety of ways to crop the background out of our photo's, one of which being Knockout 2.

This tool wasn't as successful as the others, mainly being that I've never used it before. Even so, the result was great and definitely worth the time spent. One of the down sides is that you have to work on the entire image at once, meaning a simple mistake may mean starting again. Despite these disadvantages, I would still recommend it because of its usability.

Lesson 5

In this lesson, we started to edit the photos we had taken the previous session. To start of, we started cropping the background of our desired photo and we were given several methods. Due to limited time, we were only able to try out two.

The first method I tried was using the magic wand tool. Although this tool is quick and simple, the product was not as defined as the other methods. This was the result:

The second method I used was color range. Color range was a great tool as you could either select the background or certain people and crop one out without much trouble. This was much more successful compared to the previous method as it had more detail, while using less time.

Lesson 4

Today we took photos in front of the green screen with our bands in our desired outfits. Each group was given four tries in different gestures and positions. Upon completion, we continued to work on our mood boards. 

Lesson 2 & 3

In lesson 2, we continued to work on our mood boards. We chose two adjectives which would represent our ideas within our mood boards, and chose pictures which would clearly convey the atmosphere. We eventually chose "Fury" and "Flame", representing a aggressive temper which we wanted.

In lesson 3, we again continued to work on our mood boards, spending most of my time perfecting the title. Throughout the process, I've encountered several problems which I resolved with ease although one which did trouble me a bit was cropping as it took a long time. We decided as a group our positions in the photo shoot during the next lesson.

Lesson 1

Today we started on our second project, "Getting Rich and Famous" and the aim is to produce promotional material for a band. We started on our mood boards and my group,  "Pentakill", are a rock band so we're trying to portray a deadly feeling to the viewer. To accomplish this task, we're using flame images with a black background as both colors are powerful and appealing to most people. I will be presenting this task on Adobe Photoshop.