Poster on Billboard

Final Poster

I think the process was harder than most programs because of the layout but to say the least, It was a good example for me of how Photoshop really works.

 If I were to improve this I would need more practice on photoshop so that I could get it done faster and more effectively.

The image quality was fine, but if I were to improve this, I should focus more on the task and have a more spread out knowledge on what each individual feature does so that I can enhance it.

I think I chose a good background, the hedge, and mountains but the boot image could have been better if i chose a more revealing fuller boot with everything it has within the image border.

Photographs for Final Piece

We used this photo as the general background because it easily blends in with the bottom of the mountain and the top of the hedge.

I took this photo of the grass outside the front of the school music block, just near the pavement.

On the right, this hedge was also taken outside the front of the music block.

We chose this because it changes the scale of how far away the mountains are.

They are also a good combination with the grass background to create a more green scape to match the environment.

The image on the left was taken in the site workers break room near the dance studio.

We chose these boots because they were a good style and they had to be a substitute of the images I lost.

We took it from this angle because it gets the fullest of the boot to use in the final image.

These hedges are duplicates so that I could chose the correctly posed image.

These mountains too, are also duplicates along with the other images duplicates.

just like the other duplicates, they were there so that I could chose which one was better posed for the final image.

These mountains were the closest to us which was another reason as to why they were used.

Self Assessment

1. We use studio lights because they are specialized equipment for adjusting contrast and positioning in the way that any person sees fit.

2. I used the lights as they were as the only thing i changed about them was their level of contrast and positioning so that I could create effects like the spotlight or shadows by altering their positioning            (I prefer to call it Light Path).

3. Next I will need to...
a. Take a photo of any mountainside/hillside with my iPad.
b. Upload all photos to Desktop and Blogger.
c. Start designing my poster on Photoshop (Trainers)

Photo Shoot

Mock up for trainer poster

Lighting Workshop

For this kind of lighting, I moved both of the lights to the right of the shoes to get a shadow effect, I had the brightness turned to number 3 on the both of them to make a darker more eerie effect on the shoes

In this one, I increased the lighting brightness to number 6 to induce the spotlight effect upon the trainers.

The lights were positioned left and right symmetrical to each other and both focused down on the shoes to fully employ the contrast.

For this I attempted to combine the spotlight effect and the shadow effect and was left with an amazing result.

The light positioning had the 1 light in the middle and one to the left, the left light's path slanted on the side for the shadow and the middle light's path was focused in on the shoes for the spotlight.

the light causing the spotlight had the brightness set to number 6 and the light causing the shadow had the brightness set to number 3.

This effect was a simple, plain, semi-shadowed but bright effect, which in some way resembles normal daylight.

A good way to highlight the trainers is through this simple method.

The lights were positioned in the middle, and the brightness turned to 8 on both of them.  

Pictures of my trainer design poster

Design Ideas: