Photo montage

What i did for this task:
Cropped different planets out of different images, then placed them in an order relating to the look of mickey mouse. I then cropped an image of a lions mouth, giving him a nose and mouth to complete the look.

First photo's (un edited)

Task reflection:
For photo no. 1, i removed all colour from the image to make it black and white, then made the darker colours (the shadows) darker giving it a stronger look.

For photo no.2
For this image i only removed the colour from the photo, giving it a black and white look. That is all for this image, i didn't believe that it needed to be edited.

Foundation Digital Photography – Research Exercise 1.

 

Photoshop management

Answer the following questions-go to the readings located in the ‘readings’ folder.

1)     What is a megapixel?

Digital cameras use electronic light sensing devices, also called CCD array. A CCD array shows a small segment of a photograph, called a picture element, or a pixel. The more pixels the more detail in the image.

2)     How can you compose better images?

To compose better images, try leaning towards a camera based around what you want to do with it. This involvles the level of mega pixels. If you were just to email images of view them on a monitor, you would be better off buying a camera with a lower level mega pixel rating, which also means the price is lower. But for a more large print art photography, buying a camera with 8-12+ mega pixels would be best bet.

3)     How do you avoid camera shake?

·         Put the camera on a tripod

·         Higher shutter speed

·         Rest the camera on a surface or an object

4)     How do memory cards work?

A memory card is a storage device, used to upload images onto a computer, for further use. (I.E. editing the photo).

Carrying a few memory cards with you, will ensure that more photo’s can be taken if one if to be filled.

5)     Why do you need to be prepared when going on location?

Being prepared when going on location could insure that you get the photo that you were looking for. This uncludes carrying extra memory cards, as well as extra batteries for the camera, incase it is to run out.

6)     How are images recorded?

Instead of being recorded onto light sensitive paper, digital photos are captured through a CCD array. (an electronic light sensing device). Each part of the CCD array represents a small segment of the photo, called the pixel.

7)     What is Resolution and how is it recorded? What are the differences in recording for print and for web?

When recording for print, using a camera with a higher level of pixels, will give it more of a realistic look, the reason why this isn’t the same with recording for web, is that TV screens and computer monitors will only allow72 pixels per square inch, so no matter how high the resolution of the photo, it will always turn out as 72 pixels per square inch.

8)     What are some of the myths about cameras and resolution?

“The rule of thirds”, where the picture was divided into thirds, horizontally and vertically, and that the centre of interest is placed at the intersections of the lines.

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