43221 Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Introductions for Alcohol Addiciton

‘A bottle of Voddy everyday did me no good, after I needed my belly pumping I knew I had to change, finally my life is new and fresh and those drinking days are behind me, now I can finally get on with my life and do well at school’ (Quote)

 
At just 13 years old, young Natasha needed her belly pumping after consuming alcohol units’ way above the limit, and too many young people are doing the same! Is that you? You can change too...
(Summary)

 
Way above the limit, and way above the sky, young Jonathan needed imminent help; a poor innocent lad whose coke wasn’t just coke now has a life that won’t be filled to the best of his expectations. (Humorous)

 
A normal Saturday night, drinking, sex and drugs ... or was it? (Question)

 
Saturday, house parties, young teenaged people, and alcohol, a night eagerly awaited for that was unfortunately never forgotten. (Description)

 
Blaring music!! Dancing around!! This was a night that we’d all been waiting for!!! The alcohol straight down our necks, the pizza getting scanned!! (Action/adventure)

 
Death at the party the girls were screaming, the boys were stood, frozen like an iceberg that lurks in the sea!! A Saturday that began so well, but didn’t end in the same circumstances ... we have it all, nobody else knows, this is the story of Luke Michigan and last weekend’s hottest news! (Horror/shock)

Introductions

-          The question introduction: poses a question or enigma where the answer lies within the main article.
-          The anecdote introduction = a short account of something interesting or humorous.
-          The quote introduction – an interesting or shocking quote which may attract people to read the article. This also allows the article to do the talking from the beginning.
-          The action/adventure introduction = begins with a high point of excitement.
-          The description introduction = describes either people or places.
-          The summary introduction = gives details about the article in a brief way.
-          The shock/horror introduction = using a shocking or sensational introduction to hook the reader’s attention and persuade them to read further on, onto the article.

Monday, 22 October 2012

vampire teeth.

Before :
After :



Firstly, to edit this photo I opened it up into Photoshop before I used the sponge tool to create a blue colouring on the woman’s face. I had set the sponge brush on 'desaturation' and made the flow at 75%. However, I ensured I avoided the eyes and lips to keep their enriched colours.
Next I used the burn tool which I used to enrich the lips and eyes even further, but to do this I had to set the brush on 'shadows' and then set the exposure to 50%.
Next, I wanted to change the teeth to make them more vampires like, and so I selected the Magnetic Lasso Tool before lassoing around the left canine tooth, then I right clicked, copied the layer before editing, transforming and warping the tooth, I then finally dragged the tooth to a reasonable vampire-like shape. I then repeated these instructions onto the right canine.
That is how I created my vampire-like lady.
I have learnt many skills from this, such as, how to change one's face colour, lips and eyes, and also I have learnt how to change the teeth on someone, which is great because it can be used to create caricatures.

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Heal brush (Wrinkles)

I just reduced the wrinkles on Helen Mirren.

Before:
Can you see the wrinkles?!
After:
 Now they are gone! Well almost anyway.
To do this open up a Photoshop document, and then past the chosen photo in
To enlarge, select the object press CTRL + ALT + T and drag the corners to your chosen size.
Next, duplicate the photo by right clicking and duplicating it.
The brush we will be using is the heal brush located in the tool bar on the left hand side. On the top bar, select ALL LAYERS.
On the top bar, located on the left hand side you can change the brush size to your prefferance, and size of the spots.
The next step is to click ALT on the 'Nice Skin' (may be hard to find), and try get this skin as close to the wrinkle as possible to keep the skin complexion consistent and not abnormal. Then click on the wrinkle, and your wrinkle may look slight better, and blended into the skin!
Move around the face and continue these steps to define the face and remove as many wrinkles or abnormalities on the face.
If you make a mistake, select the marquee tool and circle your error, then press DELETE and then CTRL + D and your mistake will be reversed, and your other coverings will be better.

Heal Brush (Spots)

I just reduced the acne on one troubled teen, here are my results.

Before:
Here we see acne infiltrating her face.

After:

Although her face is fatter due to a slight error in enlarging the photo, the improvements are great; her spots are gone, well almost.

Next time I may try to reduce the redness on her face.

To do this open up a Photoshop document, and then past the chosen photo in.

To enlarge, select the object press CTRL + ALT + T and drag the corners to your chosen size.

Next, duplicate the photo by right clicking and duplicating it.

The brush we will be using is the heal brush located in the tool bar on the left hand side. On the top bar, select ALL LAYERS.

On the top bar, located on the left hand side you can change the brush size to your preference, and size of the spots.

The next step is to click ALT on the 'Nice Skin' (may be hard to find), and try get this skin as close to the spot as possible to keep the skin complexion consistent and not abnormal. Then click on the spot, and your spot will be gone!

Move around the face and continue these steps to define the face and remove as many spots or abnormalities on the face.

if you make a mistake, select the marquee tool and circle your error, then press DELETE and then CTRL + D and your mistake will be reversed, and your other coverings will be better.

Friday, 12 October 2012

Photoshop Tutorial (Changing eye colours)

I just had a go on Photoshop Tutorial to change a woman's eye colour, and I found my efforts very good.
This was the original photo of the woman.


This was the final results, the woman now has green eyes, although un-natural I think it looks good.

I did this by lassooing around her iris, then holding ALT as I lassooed around her pupil. Then, with my desried eye parts selected I altered the colours, eventually I settled with green.

Shutter Speed pictures and Evaluation

This is a photo of my model Joe jumping over a wall like a superhero! I used the shutter speed technique but it didn't go too well because the resolution is slightly blurry, the setting I had the camera on when I took this photo was 1 second.




These two photos were taken using the shutter speed technique, but as I took the photo - on the settings 0.9 seconds - I quickly zoomed out to give the poster a more paranormal effect. I like this photo, however I would enjoy taking it again with a better poster or something.

This is a picture of my model having fun, sliding down the bannister. The photo's resolution isn't the best but on the settings 2 seconds, I feel I have captured a decent photo.


Although this photo is quite blurry, I was extremely pleased witht his photo of a a squirrell jumping from branch to tree. After chasing the squirrell with my camera setting on 3 seconds, the shutter speed technique captured a good photo of the squirrell. I would love to try and take this sort of image again because I feel I could capture better photos like this, with a better resolution.
Still on the settings of 3 seconds, my shutter speed technique captured a beautiful image of the squirrell eating its hula hoop. I would happily go out and take more photos of this sort because I enjoyed looking over at my efforts.


This picture was accidently set on 1 second so I didn't capture the best of photos as I had wished, however, the shutter speed did get me a decent photo. I like this photo because it has captured the thrown leaves as a still image and it looks pretty cool, however, if I was to take this film again I would make sure I adjusted my settings more frequently to try and grab the best possible photo.


In a dark room and with the assitance of some torches, my model decided to wave torches around whilst they were on. With my shutter speed technique and the settings at 4 seconds, I beleive I have captured a brillant photo, however, if I was to take this agin, I would ask my model to be slightly more creative with the torches and creat a nice image in the dark.


Thursday, 11 October 2012

Composition Pictures

This is my frame shot, as you can see the doorway to the cupboard is playing the role of a frame for my model. This is a good picture technique because it allows one to focus on the main imagery which is the model. If I was to retake this picture I would try and ensure that the bakcground such as the lockers and the door wouldn't be in the photo because it down grades it largely.


This is a medium close up of two models talking to one another, this is good because it allows one to see their facial expressions as well as the setting of the photo. The medium close up allows the viewer to get a sense of emotion from the two models. If I was to take this photo again I would try and get closer and ensure that the background isn't too industrial in terms of the builders in the background.

This is my rule of thirds photo because the model's eye line is in line with the top third. I like this because I have pinpointed its main use, however, I would try and correct the resolution if I was to take this photo again.

This is a tilt up shot because I took the photo when I was on a lower platform and ensured that the main focus was on an upward angle. If I was to re take this picture, I would like to be a bit more creative in terms of telling the models to do something charismatic.


This is my line shot, and I have used the bannister as a line guid to pinpoint my main focus, the model at the top of the stairs. I like the addition of the light which gives the photo that little flavour, however I would happily take this again because the resolution is atrocious.