THE END

Looking back at this course there was a lot of ups and downs, and lots of hours of sleep lost. Even though at the start of this course I was super intimidated, and definitely feared failing this class, I do look back and do not regret taking on this challenge. I learned so much, and was able to really test myself creatively/artistically. Honestly I cannot wait to continue my journey throughout digital arts. So, as my last post for this class is my portfolio which contains all of the projects I have completed in this course.

PHOTOSHOP: BLACK AND WHITE PROJECT

For this project we were assigned to take an original photo of ourselves and place the black and white filter on it. From there our challenge was to completely recolor the photo so that it would be different from the  original one.

Original:

Recolored:

ANIMATION PROJECT

For this project, we were assigned to take a minimum of at least a 450 framed video and then add our own animation via PhotoShop and music via Garageband. For the subject, I chose to film my mom making pumpkin pie during Thanksgiving break.

IMAGE RESIZE IMAGE 3 COMPRESSIONS

In class we were assigned to resize our image resize photos into eight different compressions and compare the significant differences between each exported image. Below I will first compare the various exported JPEG images and following I will compare the exported GIFs.

JPEG:

quality (100) size (532k)

quality (75) size (258k)

quality (50) size (133k)

quality (25) size (68k)

quality (0) size (21k)

For the various images above, the major difference I saw as I decreased the quality of the image increased distortion of the pixels. The picture initially is not of best quality since the natural filter image had been resized and filtered. Definitely comparing the first photo of 100% quality to the last one with 0 quality I could see how the pixels definitely became more blurred/distorted in my face and hair. Also causing the photo to look more grainy in the last photo compared to the first one.

GIFs

color (256, not dithered)

color (64, dithered)

color (16)

For the various images above, the major difference I saw as I decreased the colors and dithered the image was the change in color. Starting with the first photo and the photos preceding the color slowly fades in color until where the last photo is mainly on grayscale with slight tan and brown colors; however, it lost the red tinting that was in the initial photo.

IMAGE RESIZE IMAGE 2 COMPRESSIONS

In class we were assigned to resize our image resize photos into eight different compressions and compare the significant differences between each exported image. Below I will first compare the various exported JPEG images and following I will compare the exported GIFs.

JPEG:

quality (100) size (1004K)

quality (75) size (388k)

quality (50) size (156k)

quality (25) size (79k)

quality (0) size (25k)

For the various images above, the major difference I saw as I decreased the quality of the image was the distortion of the pixels among the preceding photos specifically in the skin and my face.

GIFs

color (256, not dithered)

color (64, dithered)

color (16)

For the various images above, the major difference I saw as I decreased the colors and dithered the image was the increased graininess of the image and discoloring. Specifically in the first and last photo the last image lost the natural red tint that it had in the first photo, causing the last photo to be more dull. 

IMAGE RESIZE IMAGE 1 COMPRESSIONS

In class we were assigned to resize our image resize photos into eight different compressions and compare the significant differences between each exported image. Below I will first compare the various exported JPEG images and following I will compare the exported GIFs.

JPEG:

quality (100) size (482k)

quality (75) size (192k)

quality (50) size (80k)

quality (25) size (37k)

quality (0) size (15k)

For the various images above, the major difference I saw as I decreased the quality of the image was the blur and distortion. The picture initially is not of best quality since the natural filter image had been resized and filtered. Definitely comparing the first photo of 100% quality to the last one with 0 quality I could see how the pixels definitely became more blurred specifically in the skin and wall.

GIFs

color (256, not dithered)

color (64, dithered)

color (16)

For the various images above, the major difference I saw as I decreased the colors and dithered the image was the graininess of the image and discoloring. Specifically in the first and last photo the last image only obtains the red, brown and white colors losing the blue, and other background colors.

IMAGE RESIZE WITH FILTER FIX: IMAGE 3

In class we were assigned to resize a photo to 200px then place it in photoshop and resize it to 2000 px to distort the image. The challenge was to rely on the photoshop filters to help get the transformed photo as close to the original as possible. 

Original Photo:

No Filtered 2000 px. Photo:

Filter Fixed Photo: