Digital Photography and Imaging | Week 2

03/10/2023 (Week 2)

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Lecture

Introduction to composition:

1. Overview of basic composition principles.

2. Explanation of the Rules of Thirds.

3. Understanding the Golden Ratio.

4. Techniques for composition framing and cropping.

Fig 1.1 Lecture Note

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Tutorial

We learned about the layering and composition of collage elements. Then, we watched the video tutorial and began creating our collages.

Fig 2.1 Video demo

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Practical

This week's exercise is to select design elements to cut out from magazines and create three collages based on our own concepts.

             Fig 3.1 Magazines                                                Fig 3.2 Elements

Final Submission 

Fig 3.3 Collage 1

Fig 3.4 Collage 2

Fig 3.5 Collage 3

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Reflection

Making a physical collage was really fun. I could touch and feel the paper textures and shapes. Picking, cutting, and putting things together felt like crafting. It represents the joy of making something by hand.