Project: Deconstructing Color

Assignment | Project Due & Critique 1.16

• Using a tripod, shoot 3 different exposures of a scene in color, changing at least one element in each exposure.
  • For example, cars moving on a freeway.  A person moving to a new position for each shot.  Experiment with overlapping or not overlapping the changing element of your shots.
• In Adobe Photoshop CC, use the Channel Mixer adjustment layer to create a new document using only the color information from one channel for each exposure (ex. R, G & B)
  • Example: Exposure 1 will be the Red channel, Exposure 2 will be the Green channel, Exposure 3 will be the Blue channel.
• Create ‘Color Screens’ of each channel’s complement (ex. RGB to CMY).
• Composite the three screens to form a new color image.  Use the move tool & blending modes to help improve registration.
  • The area where your subject(s) move from each exposure will reveal the color of the channel’s screens (CMY).
• Supply the instructor with 2 unique final composite images in print and psd format.

Goals

• To achieve a better understanding of the different color modes and how they produce color.
• To review working with Layers and Channels, plus various other settings and palettes in Photoshop.
• To create a dynamic composition considering the elements of composition at your disposal.
• Hint: Images that show movement will be more interesting when composited.  

Requirements

• You must shoot with a tripod.
• All photography must be new and shot for this class.

Grading Considerations

• Foremost, how well did you follow the instructions?
• Did you use a tripod?  
• Have you used composition creatively to present your subject matter? 

Project Resources

• Deconstructing Color Assignment Sheet & Tutorial
• 1 – Deconstructing Color Lecture