Digital Photography and Imaging : Week 13

15/12/2025 - 21/12/2025 (Week 13)

Chan Xin Yean, 0377851

Digital Photography and Imaging

Project 4 : Self-Tilted 


INSTRUCTIONS 

Theme: Self-Titled


Self-titled is an exploration project for the students to express their own individuality and reflect their personality into digital art self-expression.

The main idea is to build up self-confidence and discover their interest.


There will be 3 parts of this project:


1. Part 1: Idea Development

    • Write a biography about yourself
    • Write a statement about your work
    • Search 3 moodboards that suits the style you're going for

2. Part 2: Design Direction

    • Create sketches of your mock up poster
    • Create digital posters based on your sketches - include progress shots

3. Part 3: Execution & Post Production

    • Import your Final Poster into After Effects
    • Develop the composition techniques using Digital Photography & Graphic Design
    • Animate your composition in After Effects
    • Include progress

4. Part 4: Submission

    • Include Poster as well as Artist's Statement
    • Include Video as well as Self Reflection
    • Include one (1) e-portfolio post including Artist's Statement & Self-Reflection
    • Submit 2 items in MS Teams:
      • Documentation in PPTX format
      • Final Output video in MP4 format

PROCESS WORK

Continuing from last week,  I found a few photos of flowers to form a garden. At first, I wanted to use bouquet of flowers, then wouldn't have to match the flowers on my own but then, I realised that it was hard for me to animate latter in the process and I didn't. found any bouquet that was suitable. Thus, I opted from choosing the flowers and leaves that I liked individually.

Figure 1.0 Chosen flowers and leaves - Week 13 (18/12/2025)

After that, I removed the background and cropped the images and placed it in the poster.

Figure 1.1 Cropping the flowers - Week 13 (18/12/2025)

I also edited the curves and brightness of some flowers and leaves to make sure they all go well with each other when placing them into positions. 

Figure 1.2 Editing the curves of the leaf - Week 13 (18/12/2025)

Then, I proceeded with finding more pictures that I could add in the poster.

Figure 1.3 Pictures found - Week 13 (18/12/2025)


After that, I added the plane of grass to the base of the head as I thought it looked empty and edited the curve for it too.

Figure 1.4 Editing curve of grass - Week 13 (18/12/2025)

After placing all the flowers and leaves to the head, I proceeded to add the background, butterflies and the previous cropped full body picture along with the watering can. 

Figure 1.5 Adding other elements - Week 13 (18/12/2025)

Then, I edited the curves and colour balance of the butterflies, full body picture, watering can, flowers and leaves to match the background that is more blueish green.

Figure 1.6 Editing curves and colour balance - Week 13 (18/12/2025)

After that, I added the clouds into the poster and edited the colour balance of them to be more blueish as well as the exposure some of the clouds according to the background.

Figure 1.7 Adding clouds and editing colour balance and exposure - Week 13 (19/12/2025)

Then I added the water droplets of the watering can using the same background removing technique as the kintsugi lines last week. 

Figure 1.8 Adding water droplets - Week 13 (19/12/2025)

After that, I moved on with editing the colour balance and exposure of the face to be more blueish.

Figure 1.9 Adding clouds and editing colour balance and exposure - Week 13 (19/12/2025)


Final Outcome 

Figure 2.0 Final Poster (Flourish with Fractures) - Week 13 (19/12/2025)

REFLECTION

During this week, I continued on to finish up the poster. I started to get more and more used to cropping the images and changing the curves and colour balance of the images. One thing that I would have done differently next time would be deciding on a background first before editing the curves, brightness and colour balance of the other elements as it was quite annoying to change the colour balance again and again. Other than that, I felt like I improved in my techniques and speed in doing the photo editing.

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