"This exercise is about making interpretations for a creative purpose."
We are to choose an image that we feel is open to different creative interpretations. Make three different versions of the same image accompanied by a written explanation of what we are hoping to achieve and how well we think we have succeeded.
I thought carefully about the image before making my selection, I wanted something a bit different with contrasting shapes and colours. I eventually settled on this image which looks like half a bike coming out of a wall. I like the contrast in the colour of the buildings and the red of the bike. The buildings are also a mix of old and new.
Original image.
Black and white.
My immediate thought was to convert to black and white and see if I can make the shapes in the image stand out more.
Alter saturation.
I decided to take the image above and see if I could improve upon it by altering the saturation and increase it slightly. I do like the effect but I still prefer the above image.
I found this exercise particularly beneficial as it encouraged me to experiment with the various settings without worrying whether I created an amazing image. I tended to know the effect I was hoping to achieve and I was actually able to produce images that came close to my expectations which did surprise me. I think that I will now be more confident to try out various ideas post processing in the aim of producing better images.
I thought carefully about the image before making my selection, I wanted something a bit different with contrasting shapes and colours. I eventually settled on this image which looks like half a bike coming out of a wall. I like the contrast in the colour of the buildings and the red of the bike. The buildings are also a mix of old and new.
Original image.
Black and white.
My immediate thought was to convert to black and white and see if I can make the shapes in the image stand out more.
Increase red.
I decided that on the colour image I wanted to make the red of the bike look more prominent so I decreased the amount of blue of the image and then lightened the whole scene. I found a whole section of Photoshop that I had not used before and you can specifically add or take away certain colours. I am really happy with this effect and think that it is my favourite.
I decided to take the image above and see if I could improve upon it by altering the saturation and increase it slightly. I do like the effect but I still prefer the above image.
I found this exercise particularly beneficial as it encouraged me to experiment with the various settings without worrying whether I created an amazing image. I tended to know the effect I was hoping to achieve and I was actually able to produce images that came close to my expectations which did surprise me. I think that I will now be more confident to try out various ideas post processing in the aim of producing better images.
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