Unit 03: "Concept visualization"

 A. Image Enhancement 

(Image courtesy of Google)

     For this image, I copied it from Google and then opened it in Photoshop. I wasn't sure where to start so I just brightened it up a bit using the Image>Adjustments>Brightness and Contrast. So i played around with that and then I started to use the Sharpen tool on the side panel to make the image not so blurry looking. Then I erased the background on it and turned the tie blue just to add a little something to the image. I played around with the smudge, clone stamp and spot healing brush. But the only one that was affective was the spot healing brush. I used that on his face a little.

 B: Collage & Rendering

(Image courtesy of Google Earth)

      For this image I went into Google Earth and found my site that we are currently working with in studio. I took a screen shot of it and then pasted it into Photoshop. After that I re-sized it a bit to fit the requirements. Then I started making shapes around the buildings with the Rectangle Marquee tool. Then I picked different colors out for the surrounding buildings (orange) and the on site buildings (blue). I then used the paint bucket tool to fill them and then I changed the opacity to allow you to see the buildings still. Then I started making the trees with the Elliptical Marquee tool. By holding shift and dragging your cursor, it will make a perfect circle. After I used the paint bucket again to fill the circle with color, I then proceeded to duplicate that layer and make all the trees you see below. For the final steps, I merged the layers together first, then changed the opacity, and finally I dropped the shadow from the trees by double clicking the layer and selecting the drop shadow box. I also made benches, showed you where the storm water management is on site and made a life size chess/checkers board. To make the chess/checkers board i made a square with the Rectangle Marquee tool and filled it with a brown color using the paint bucket. Then I set up guidelines using the rulers, and then made the rectangles according to those guidelines, filled them with a darker brown, and then took the guidelines away.

 C. Photo-montage Perspective

(Images courtesy of Google, Photo's taken on site visit & Simon's own photo-montage)

      For these images, the reason I have two is because one is smaller than the other, and we had to do two for studio so I decided to include both so we can look at both of them. So for these I had an image I took of the site and I put it into Photoshop. I then put a guideline in for the horizon line so I knew where it was at all times. I then started to add grass textures from Simon's photo-montage. I added people and trees from there also. For the scale of everything, it was just a rough estimate, but I put the people in first and there eyes are always on the horizon line. Then I scaled the trees accordingly; same for the bottom. I scaled the cars and trees according to the people. I took some images of street lights from Google and took them into Photoshop, got rid of the background and then paste it in my image. For the final steps I took the color out of the people in the first photo and motion blurred the front people. Then added shadows from the trees, people and energy harvesters. In the second photo, I left the color in the people but changed the opacity, then motion blurred the people in front. I also changed the opacity in the cars also.