DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING - WEEK 2

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING GCD 61204

WEEK 2: PRACTICAL (COLLAGE ELEMENTS)

NAME: NG VEYHAN

I.D: 0349223

COURSE: BACHELORS OF DESIGN (HONS) IN CREATIVE MEDIA

GROUP: GROUP 1

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INSTRUCTION:

1. Choose and identify your collage's design elements to be cut out and compose it into your own concept & story.

2. Pre compositing your collage's design elements into a composition.

Reference: https://youtu.be/2KqXGMf0HNk

3. Take 3 photo of your collage pre-composition  and insert it on the section below

4. Submit (Turn In) this W2_TUTORIAL

1. PRE-COMPOSITION #1

(Pre-Composition #1, 5/4/2021)

In this composition I tried to portray a more somber tone, with more muted colours

on the bottom half of the image, and a sharp, contrasting yellow above to draw attention

specifically to the area with text.

2. PRE-COMPOSITION #2

(Pre-Composition #2, 5/1/2021)

The playful theme of this composition is indicated by the use of a more

saturated colour scheme. I tried to play with the layering more as the large

elements would be easy to mismatch in terms of the visual hierarchy of the image.

3. PRE-COMPOSITION #3

(Pre-Composition #3, 5/4/2021)

Going for a more tech-oriented aesthetic, I tried to use 2 completely separate and layer

them together to form one cohesive element. The large yellow subject might draw too much attention from the title text, but I feel its overall position looks pleasing.

 

Short Reflection:

Given my relatively extensive experience in fully digital illustration, the lack of manipulation tools such as scaling or flipping presents a substantial challenge in that the elements obtained from the source material cannot be altered in orientation, colour or size. Cutting out elements directly from a physical medium is also much more, for lack of a better word, tedious compared to the point-and-click approach in software. Perhaps the jagged edges left behind from the imperfect nature of trimming can be used as an aesthetic in its own right? However, I noticed that other elements directly bordering the subject does make it look rather messy.