Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Manipulate an Image

Launch PSE > Edit 
File > Open > photo1.jpg > Open
File > Open > photo2.jpg > Open
File > Open > photo3.jpg > Open
File > Open > photo4.jpg > Open
File > Open > photo5.jpg > Open


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After

photo1.jpg > Image > Crop > Image > Rotate > Flip Horizontal > Edit > Full > Effects > Filters > Artistic > Cutout > File > Save As > photo1edit.jpg


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After

photo2.jpg> Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Shadows/Highlights > Lighten Shadows 0% > Darken Highlights 100% > File > Save As > photo2edit.jpg


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photo3.jpg > Enhance > Auto Color Correction > Edit > Full > Effects > Filters > Texture > Grain > File > Save As > photo3edit.jpg


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photo4.jpg > Enhance > Auto Levels > Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Hue/Saturation > Hue +10 > File > Save As > photo4edit.jpg


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photo5.jpg > Image > Crop > Enhance > Convert to Black and White > File > Save As > photo5edit.jpg

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Focal Length

The focal length range of the camera's optical zoom lens is 4.0 - 20.0 mm.

Angle of View
The difference between the angle view of a wide angle shot and a telephoto shot is that a wide angle shot captures the background, while the telephoto shot does not.



Wide angle shot


Telephoto shot

Compression
The subjects are a lot closer together in a telephoto shot than in a wide angle shot. In a wide angle shot, the subjects' heads are smaller than in a telephoto shot, where the person at the end looks the smallest. The telephoto shot captures a greater depth than the wide angle shot.



Wide angle shot


Telephoto shot

Lens Choice
A wide angle lens is less flattering for a portrait shot than a telephoto lens, where the wide angle lens makes the subject look distorted. 



Wide angle shot


Telephoto shot

There is an apparent difference between a wide angle lens and a telephoto lens. It is best to use a wide angle lens when you are shooting a landscape, and it is best to use a telephoto lens when you are shooting a portrait. 

Monday, 25 February 2013

How My Camera Sees Color In Light

In class today, we worked with different white balance settings.

White balance tries to remove colors from a photograph so that objects look neutral. A good camera balance will take the color temperature of a light source (e.g. warm, cold) and will change it to make it look neutral, similar to the way our eyes see it.

Daylight setting will keep a neutral setting. Tungsten setting will give a blue-like setting. Fluorescent setting will give a magenta-like setting. Auto white balance setting will give a yellow-like setting.

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