Panoramic Layering (Photography)

Using Photoshop I manipulated many images that I then layered to make a digital panoramic image.

The reason I like this image that i manipulated is because I think that the different images merge well into the main subject of the image and create a unique look. I also like the way the small old building contrasts in style with the main modern building.

I personally like this panoramic image as it is simple yet effective with the use of the same image layered onto one another. i like the arched effect each image gives to the next, this creates an ongoing look to the image.

The reason I like the effect this digital edit has given me is because of the both panoramic and double exposure effect it gives. The contrast between architecture and sculpture i find really interesting, even more so when the two are merged together with the use of effects, this creates a busy scene with lots of content which i think captures the audience.

Double Exposure Editing Using Photoshop

Using Photoshop I manipulated these images by layering different images of one subject. To do this I changed the opacity of the images to make them over lap to create double exposure.

This manipulation I really like because it gives the impression of zooming in and out, almost a panoramic view of the arch way. The final outcome to this image worked really well because it is complex to look at as the original image is not obviously seen.

This image is very complex in composion as I used multiple views of the subject matter, which I think works exceptionally well. This was successful because the use of many layers of the same image creates an overall subject matter to the whole area of the image and not just the main obvious subject matter alone as one structure.

This image worked really well as it has good composition and is effective due to the complex manipulations. i like the sense of movement within this picture as the repeat of the same person creates a kind of ghostlike look.

Lino print for printmaking (graphics)

Still Life Editing Using Photoshop (Graphics)

I have chosen an original painting that i have then used to digitally copy.

Original Still Life Painting.

firstly I layered my starting images so that i could then use the "quick selection tool" to remove the background of the image.

I then selected the image and used the "filter gallery" tool and used the "paint daubs effect" and then changed the bush size, sharpness and brush type.

After editing all the different items of the image i duplicated them onto one window and started to structure them so that they layered in the correct order.

Then using the crop tool i cropped the image so that it was the appropriate size that was adequate for the original copy.

I then made sure that everything was in the correct place as the original painting.

Finished digital copy.

Evaluation

Creating this digital copy of a still life painting, I found very challenging. The reason as to why I found this challenging was because I had never used Photoshop before, so using the different tools and learning the short-cuts became very complicated and difficult to remember. When I finally got to grips with the tools of Photoshop I found the effects very impressive, they allowed me to create different texture and tone within my work. My strengths that I found while using Photoshop was that I was able to get the effect I hoped to achieve very quickly. Personally I would say that my weakness was that throughout making my digital copy I had open many images to edit so at times I was confused and I often lost track of which parts of work I was working on, due to this I know know that I can organise my different windows of work on tabs in Photoshop. Although I enjoyed creating this digital copy of a still life painting, my finial outcome was not as successful as I'd have hoped for it to be, the reason for this was because I was new to Photoshop and I think that if I was to do another piece similar to this I think that I would be able to work at a faster pace which I could then involve more time with effects, as I had to work to a deadline with this piece so unfortunately I was restricted the amount of time I took choosing the right effects and the structure of the whole piece. Overall I enjoyed learning how to create this piece of work and understand my errors that I need to correct for the next time I digitally copy a painting or use Photoshop in any way.