1) Image
Composition
The example I
used for image composition is a composition of the famous paint, The Last
Supper, and many TCNJ things. It features TCNJ campus town in the background,
which was done by selecting the window space and deleting it and then putting
the picture of campus town behind it. On top of the picture of campus town, the
letters TCNJ are sketched very subtly above Jesus' head, which was done by
creating text and then utilizing the brush tool to color the text the same
color as the wall. A logo of TCNJ and the athletic logo was also added to
the top right and bottom center of
the photo through the same process.
2) Masking
The example I
used to show off my masking skills was a picture of a river in which I utilized
masks to take the original picture and make it nighttime. I created a mask over
the original photo in the sky portion and made it transparent. Then I selected
the water and utilized a mask to give it a light gradient of opacity to give
the impression that there was a reflection of nighttime. I then utilized the
blur tool to subtly darken portions of the photograph including the rock and
the trees.
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3) Color
Correction
The example I
used to show off my color correcting skills was a picture I had taken of one of
the TCNJ buildings. This picture originally had a very dark look to it because
of the way that the shadows were distributed. I took this picture, analyzed it
utilizing the levels tool (image/adjustments/levels) and then adjusted some of
the shadows utilizing the same tool.
This made the picture look much brighter and more vibrant. To also
just touch up the color, I used an auto-color on it to just even out the color
scheme.
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4) Volvox
Technology Logo
The Volvox Technology Logo was created completely
from scratch. I used the text tool to write out the words Volvox and Technology
separately and then positioned the technology underneath the Volvox so that I
felt it was aesthetically pleasing. I added a slight drop-shadow to both texts.
Next I had the idea of making the O’s in Volvox look technological and so I
created octagons that took the place of the O’s. I colored the octagons green and
added a drop-shadow and found a vector of a computer chip pattern that I
utilized as the fill for the octagons. This was done by giving the Octagon no
fill and then just moving the computer chip pattern behind the octagons. After
a little bit of tweaking with the spacing of the letters, the Logo was done.
5) Post-It Blog
post
This picture
was created completely from scratch. It was created for a blog post abouta new
mobile application coming out about post-its that I am making for IMM 140. The
first layer is an outer layer of an Ipad. Then within the Ipad is two post-it
notes. These post-it notes are clipart images from online. I then added text
utilizing the text generator to represent different things that post-its can
do. After this I added the computer chip pattern behind the post-it to
represent the post-it company coming into the technology generation. This
effect was created by putting a picture of the computer chip pattern behind the
clipart post-its and then lowered the opacity of the post-it so it just barely
is visible. The only last effect that needed to be completed was the brightness
at the lower right corner and the darkness in the upper left. To account for
this I simply used the dodge and burn tool respectively to adjust the
brightness and shadows slightly.
6) Silicon
Valley Blog Post
This picture
was created completely from scratch. It was created for a blog post about
Silicon Valley startups spending too much money resulting in a business bubble
that will break, that I am making for IMM 140. This picture was created through
a couple of different layers. The first layer is a background picture of money.
In front of this is a layer of bubbles, which were created utilizing the shape
tool and then coloring them. The opacity was then lowered so that we could show
the picture of Silicon Valley, which is blurred slightly to give it an almost
dreamlike effect. This is to emphasize the fact that the success of Silicon
Valley startups is dream-like and very unrealistic which is a highlight of the
article.
Self-Evaluation
I
believe that I did a very good job on this midterm assignment. I am confident in my photoshop skills. My favorites and
what I think was my best work were the Volvox Technology logo and the Post-It. My
least favorite and what I think was my worst work out of the group of 6 is the Silicon
Valley blog post. This picture was cleverly tailored to reflect the ideas of
the blog post however it is not as aesthetically pleasing as the other work
that I have done. I believe that my skills in the first three pictures are
clearly very good and I tried to utilize some of the skills in the first couple
projects to showcase them in realistic scenarios, such as the blog posts and as
a logo.
