Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 08

 Week 08 (12/11/2025)

PHANG QI YU / 0385732 

GROUP 2

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylors University

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Table of Content

1. Lecture

2. Tutorial

3. Instructions

4. Practical

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LECTURE

This week is Independent Learning Week. I am continuing with Project 2B: Conceptual Photo Manipulation (Editing). 

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TUTORIAL

This week is Independent Learning Week, so there will be no class in week 8. However, Mr. Fauzi conducted an online session for students who wished to join for a consultation. 

Project 2B: Conceptual Photo Manipulation (Editing)

Complete Project 2B. Refer to the project brief given in Google Classroom.

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INSTRUCTIONS

MIB_GCD61204_DIGITAL_PHOTOGRAPHY_AND_IMAGING_0925.pdf

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PRACTICAL

PROJECT 2B: CONCEPTUAL PHOTO MANIPULATION (EDITING)

This week, I am going to edit the selected objects (perfume bottle and orange) in Adobe Photoshop.

The following are the objects I selected:

Figure 1 Perfume bottle

 

Figure 2 Orange (1)                                                       Figure 3 Orange (2)

Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop:

Step 1: Select objects and refines the edges in mask mode.

 

Figure 4 Progress (Adobe Photoshop)

Step 2: Paste the cropped objects into a new document.

Figure 5

Cropped objects into new document (Adobe Photoshop)

Step 3: Apply a mask to blend to orange onto the perfume cap.

Figure 6 

Progress (Adobe Photoshop)

Step 4: Merge and combine the perfume cap and orange by using the Brush Tool. (Black: hides, White: reveals)

Step 5: Adjust the brightness and of the orange. (comparison before and after) 

• Image > Adjustment > Brightness/Contrast > Brightness: 15 Contrast: 17

 

Figure 7 Before Adjustment (Left)                                 Figure 8 After Adjustment (Right)

Step 6: Add shadows onto the manipulated object and below it. 

• Brush Tool (Brush size 47px) > Opacity 60% > Gaussian Blur 4.8px 

 

Figure 9 Shadows added (Adobe Photoshop)

Step 7: Add a solid color as the background.

Figure 10

Add solid color as background (Adobe Photoshop)

Step 8: Adjust the levels of the whole image. 

Figure 11

 Adjusted image (Adobe Photoshop)

After completing all the steps above, I showed my images to Mr. Fauzi. He suggested that I readjust the shadow of the orange, as the existing shadow did not match the direction of the light source. He also advised me to soften the shadow and lower the opacity of orange so that the final conceptual photo manipulation would look more refined.

Figures 12 & 15 below show the images after applying Mr. Fauzi's feedback. Therefore, the shadow in the final image will look slightly different from the steps shown above, as the images below have been improved and refined ^^.

Final Project 2B: Conceptual Photo Manipulation 

 

Figure 12 Final Conceptual Photo Manipulation 1 (JPEG)

Figure 13 Progress and Final Conceptual Photo Manipulation (PDF)

Besides that, I would like to create another photo manipulation using the same objects (perfume and orange) but with different shooting angles of the orange. 

Figure 14 Progress (Adobe Photoshop)

I followed the steps above, and I think the results look great! However, I will submit the first image (the front angle, fig 12) as my final conceptual photo manipulations project yay.

Final Project 2B: Conceptual Photo Manipulation

Figure 15

 Final Conceptual Photo Manipulation 2 (JPEG)