DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING - WEEK 2

10th April 2023 (Week 2)
Azim Azariff Bin Azahar (0353583)
Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 2 (Project 1A)

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LECTURE

Week 2 (10/04/23): In this lecture, Mr. Fauzi talked about the key factors when creating a collage such as the focal point, composition, white spaces, etc. Mr. Fauzi showed us a few examples of good collages to help us understand better.

Introduction to basic composition
1) Focal Point
- Helps viewers eyes naturally settle on the important pieces of the design.
2) Scale & Hierarchy
- Scale is often used to help communicate hierarchy by drawing attention toward and away from certain elements.
3) Balance the elements
- Think of each element as having a 'weight' to it and this will help mastering asymmetrical balance.
4) White Space
- It is to balance up the main focus of the composition.
- Helps to balance out the busy parts of the design.
- It helps the design to breathe

Rule of thirds
- It is the process of dividing an image into thirds.

Fig. 2.1.1 Rule of thirds
(12/04/23)

- Should place the most important part of the image on the intersection points to create a more natural image.

Fig. 2.1.2 Example of rule of thirds image
(12/04/23)

Rules of thirds is a way to:
- Creatively use negative spaces.
- Create a conversation between the background and subject.

Golden Ratio
- Golden ratio fosters organic and natural-looking compositions.

Fig. 2.1.3 Golden ratio
(12/04/23)

- The golden ratio provides a sense of artistry.
- It is a useful guideline to determine the dimensions of the layout.

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INSTRUCTIONS

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PROJECT 1A: PHYSICAL COLLAGE DESIGN
The aim of this project is to create a collage whilst using the fundamentals of composition. The theme of the collage can be anything to our liking, as long as it is composed well and has different design elements. 

The 3 collage designs I created (Week 2):

Fig. 2.2.1 Physical design 1
(14/04/23)

Fig. 2.2.2 Physical design 2
(14/04/23)

Fig. 2.2.3 Physical design 3
(14/04/23)

FINAL PHYSICAL COLLAGE DESIGN (Week 2)

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FINAL THOUGHTS ON PROJECT 1A

When doing the project, I found it quite fun because we were allowed to create any type of collage. We were able to express our creativity in any way at all and there was no specific topic we had to do. Overall, as the first project of the module, it was a good way to ease me into this module.