Month: March 2021

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DMA212

Project 2

This project was fun to create because even though we had to follow the instructions, we were able to also go off on our own and have fun with the effects in Photoshop. Overall, I would say the concept of this project was easy, but it came with many challenges. Trying to choose the correct layouts, overlays, filters, etc. were all difficult. It took a lot of trial and error to figure out what looked best. To improve my submission, I would try and go slower and really pay attention to the fine details in this piece. I think this project was clearly laid out in a way for the students to succeed. The powerpoint instructions along with the small videos helped reassure I was doing certain things correctly. With this project I was able to understand fun Photoshop effects that I am definitely going to take with me as I continue to do more projects. What helped me the most with this project was the early critiques. They helped me get a sense for what I was doing on my own.

Categories
DMA212

Project 1

This project taught me how to photograph basic objects. We learned a variety of techniques on how to retouch images and size them correctly for different programs. Overall, the process was more difficult than I had anticipated. The images that I chose required lots of work with the pen tool. With not a lot of prior experience with this tool I was able to learn as I went and got better every time I started a new image. I had some slip ups with image sizing for my web portfolio, but other than that things seemed to go smoothly. My submission could be improved but going back and really examining those fine details, and making my images look crisp on their new backgrounds. Overall I don’t think much needs to be changed with this project, however image sizing got me tripped up a little bit as even when the dimensions were chained together, they would still both change to the same number. I thought the assignment was laid out great and was explained throughly through our work days. I am going to continue to practice using the pen tool as it has allowed me to really create some interesting concepts. I watched a few videos on the pen tool, and tried to use and prior experience fr0m other DMA classes to help me complete the project. Below are the before and after photos for this project:

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