Self Portrait
Introduction
The purpose of doing a self portrait is to understand the facial structure, including the muscle structure and bone structure that builds up the face and shape. This allows me to develop a further understanding of the detail and structure to produce a good portrait photo.
11th September 2017
Drawing a portrait
This is a portrait of one of my colleagues that was required to draw, the purpose of this is to see where about my skill level is and what I need to improve on. I drew this with a HB pencil with a sketching technique and some shading to bring the portrait together. I went over some of my lines to give them more definition once i had my basic rough outline.
Taking a portrait photo with a DSLR camera
Aperture Advice - The best setting for aperture for portraits is to set it (around f/2.8-f/5.6) to capture a shallow depth field, this then creates a blurred background which the adds more focus to the face.
http://www.techradar.com/how-to/photography-video-capture/cameras/14-portrait-photography-tips-you-ll-never-want-to-forget-1320776
Image and information referencing: http://www.arcsoft.com/topics/photostudio-darkroom/raw-jpeg.html
What is ISO?
ISO is the sensitivity towards light. The higher the ISO is, the higher the light sensitivity is whereas a lower ISO will decrease the sensitivity to light. The component that detects light is called an "image sensor" that can change the sensitivity. This component is essential for gathering light information to process into an image. With an increased light sensitivity it can pick up it surroundings in lower light conditions. This enables the cameras user to take images without having to use a flash. The problems that come with a higher light sensitivity is it can distort the image by creating grain or "noise" within the image. Example below.
Image and information referencing: https://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography
What is F.STOP?
F.STOP is the focal length/measurement of exposure that can be found on the camera lens. So it is the width of opening in the camera lens and the numbers on F.STOP is the size of the lens opening. If the exposure is increased by one stop it would then double the amount of exposure. Also doubling the ISO can make the exposure twice as sensitive. Example below
The one on the left is a higher F.STOP setting so the lens is more exposed, the lens on the right is on a lower F.STOP setting so the lens will be less exposed. A higher setting means there will be more light exposure.
Image refence: https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/what-is-an-f-stop/
What is the shutter speed?
The shutter speed is basically the amount of time the camera sensor is exposed to light. A quick shutter speed can freeze anything that is moving quickly preventing any blurring within the image, wheras is the shutter speed is slow it can cause what is called "motion blur" where anything that is moving within the amount of time the shutter is open the camera sensor is exposed to a longer period of light which will then blurr anything that is moving during that time frame.
My lip sketching
12th September 2017
Continuing from previous
What is the difference between RAW and JPEG format?
- A raw format is an image format that remains uncompressed which has undeveloped and unprocessed data from an image. A photo that is taken in RAW format will only know information from it's image sensors. A JPEG image format is more convenient to use for sharing and printing whereas a RAW image format holds contrast and sharpness without needing to compress or process the image; in simpler terms it holds the information from the camera. Examples below.
Image and information referencing: http://www.arcsoft.com/topics/photostudio-darkroom/raw-jpeg.html
What is ISO?
ISO is the sensitivity towards light. The higher the ISO is, the higher the light sensitivity is whereas a lower ISO will decrease the sensitivity to light. The component that detects light is called an "image sensor" that can change the sensitivity. This component is essential for gathering light information to process into an image. With an increased light sensitivity it can pick up it surroundings in lower light conditions. This enables the cameras user to take images without having to use a flash. The problems that come with a higher light sensitivity is it can distort the image by creating grain or "noise" within the image. Example below.
Image and information referencing: https://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography
What is F.STOP?
F.STOP is the focal length/measurement of exposure that can be found on the camera lens. So it is the width of opening in the camera lens and the numbers on F.STOP is the size of the lens opening. If the exposure is increased by one stop it would then double the amount of exposure. Also doubling the ISO can make the exposure twice as sensitive. Example below
The one on the left is a higher F.STOP setting so the lens is more exposed, the lens on the right is on a lower F.STOP setting so the lens will be less exposed. A higher setting means there will be more light exposure.
Image refence: https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/what-is-an-f-stop/
What is the shutter speed?
The shutter speed is basically the amount of time the camera sensor is exposed to light. A quick shutter speed can freeze anything that is moving quickly preventing any blurring within the image, wheras is the shutter speed is slow it can cause what is called "motion blur" where anything that is moving within the amount of time the shutter is open the camera sensor is exposed to a longer period of light which will then blurr anything that is moving during that time frame.
Preparing for Photoshop
Bridge
Open up adobe bridge and find RAW image file, select the image file and look at the preview which has all the camera data. To edit double click the RAW image, there will be like a film strip on the left side, if the is mutliple images select all. Then can adjust settings like contrast and saturation to get the best results. Because it is in RAW format, the image will still show the detail wheras a JPEG won't.
Afternoon drawing
This afternoon was spent doing 2 calligraphic drawings, one eye drawing, one nose and one lip drawings. These was done looking at myself through a mirror and trying my best to replicate what I saw.
The theme of this was self portraits. The materials I used when doing this was paper in my sketch book, a HB pencil, a mirror and myself.
Using a callagraphic technique effects my design as I am not able to lift my pencil from the paper which makes it harder for me to get the correct proportions. The sketching technique allowed me to get more detailed and proportioned drawings.
Todays work fits in with this project as it teaches me the structures of the face and the various details within them.
My eye sketching
My nose sketching
My calligraphic drawing
15th September 2017
Photoshop painting
To add the grid I clicked Control and R to add rulers, then I went to windows, arrange and tile vertically to have both pages side by side. I then added a new layer. On that layer I hold shift and draw down the page, take it to zero and then copy and paste at 10, 20 and so on.
I created a layer called outline, started drawing the outline using a pencil in Photoshop and a wacom tablet. I used the grid to get everything as close to scale as possible. Once the outline is done I added a new layer called base colour and filler in the basic colours using a paintbrush. This helps everything to be more distinguished. I added a new layer called facial toning where I now start adding the shading to the face to create the shadows and bring out the features using some of the outline to help distinguish where some of the shading goes and using the grid too to make sure everything is proportioned.
18th September 2017
Photoshop painting
In this spped painting session I strated to create new layers. One for eyes and eyebrows, one for hair and one for top. One these different layers I started adding different tones to create a shadow effect on the eyes, top. For the eyebrows and hair I used different tones and a small fine paint brush and created different coloured streaks to create something that replicates hair.
Finished Product
Before finishing the product I tidied up any shading smoothing it out. I created new layers to shade the lips using the paint brush at 100% using various shades to create the different depths and shades. I then did the same for the piercings and the same for the BAHA (Hearing Aid) all one there on layers. On the back ground layer I slect 5 different light pastel coloured shades and did scribbles. To obtain the smoothness I used the smudge tool to change the directions of the pattern and to blend together.
22 September 2017
Before finishing the product I tidied up any shading smoothing it out. I created new layers to shade the lips using the paint brush at 100% using various shades to create the different depths and shades. I then did the same for the piercings and the same for the BAHA (Hearing Aid) all one there on layers. On the back ground layer I slect 5 different light pastel coloured shades and did scribbles. To obtain the smoothness I used the smudge tool to change the directions of the pattern and to blend together.
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