Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.
Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.
I have learnt how to use photoshop. At first, it was really hard to get to grips with, but after being shown what to do I was able to just get on with it. I chose a few pictures, then downloaded them into photoshop. I learnt how to move the image around, by rotating them and cutting pieces of the picture out and pasting them into another. Finally, I adjusted the scale of the image, and edited the hue and saturation of the images to fit in with the contrast of the image I was pasting them into. So I used a the promotional picture from the movie 'Up' and cut the main charcters face out. I then pasted it onto another picture from the film 'The Expendables' by replacing the the 'Up' charcters head onto Jet Li's head in the promotional picture of 'The Expendables'. I scaled the image to make it fit properly and not look out of proportion. From there, I went into editing and reduced the saturation of the picture. This then turned the image black and white. I then went into the contrast of the image, and brightened it slightly so that it fitted the image properly. The picture was then finalised and looked great.
I have learnt how to use photoshop. At first, it was really hard to get to grips with, but after being shown what to do I was able to just get on with it. I chose a few pictures, then downloaded them into photoshop. I learnt how to move the image around, by rotating them and cutting pieces of the picture out and pasting them into another. Finally, I adjusted the scale of the image, and edited the hue and saturation of the images to fit in with the contrast of the image I was pasting them into. So I used a the promotional picture from the movie 'Up' and cut the main charcters face out. I then pasted it onto another picture from the film 'The Expendables' by replacing the the 'Up' charcters head onto Jet Li's head in the promotional picture of 'The Expendables'. I scaled the image to make it fit properly and not look out of proportion. From there, I went into editing and reduced the saturation of the picture. This then turned the image black and white. I then went into the contrast of the image, and brightened it slightly so that it fitted the image properly. The picture was then finalised and looked great.
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