Robyn Dodds

HND Year 2 Photography Student

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Pen Tool and Puppet Warp

I began by using the pen tool to cut out the giraffe from the back ground. This tool can take a while to get use to but in the end it can produce some great results.

Giraffe on a new layer.

Edit > puppet warp.

After placing some anchor points I then began to move the giraffe’s body parts around.

I cleaned up the back ground of the original image and dropped in the new puppet warped giraffe. 

Tutorial used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhxozZk60aA

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RGB Chanels

Using the RGB channels in photoshop can be very useful. When switching each channel on and off you can often tell what layer defines your subject best. This may be useful if you would like to select you subject ie the model in this case and separate them from the background. 

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Cinematic Colour Grading 

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DUOTONE

Convert Image to Greyscale (Image> Mode > Greyscale)

Image > Mode > Duotone

Type: Duotone > Select colours in colour boxes > Hit OK

Source: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/duotones.html

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Making a GIF

Load images into photoshop in layers. Window>Timeline>Create Frame Animation>Click the three little bars> Make Frames From Layers. You then want to change the file to loop forever rather than once. 

Once completed go to File> Save for web > Save as gif

I decided to get a little creative and draw over my layers for fun. (Last GIF) 

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Well done one and all!!!!

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Met some amazing people this year! Don't want it to end!!

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Mmmmm

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Testing Testing. Mobile BTS shot. Trying something completely different to what I first shot in the morning.

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Very happy with how my photography is progressing. 

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Wowsers!!!!!

big thanks to James from deadly digital who made an excellent presentation of his paper types…..great student price for folio prints for the upcoming deadline!

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Decisions decisions decisions

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Home time!

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BTS of last week's shoot.