A2 Media

1. Assignment 40:
Photography Software
Exploration
By Luca Chapman & Michael Dreelan

2. PicMonkey Software
• We used this software to explore the editing possibilities of our portrait
picture.
Software
Original Picture

3. Exploration of features #1 - Crop
• We explored the crop tool to change the size of our image, so that we could
get rid of the sides of the performer.
Crop ToolOriginal Picture

4. Exploration of features #2 - Exposure
• We explored the exposure setting to change the coloring of the image and
create more stylish lighting effects.
Original Picture
More Exposure
Less Exposure

5. Exploration of features #3 – Color C
• We explored the color correction setting to play around with the different
tints and styles for our image.
Original Picture
Blue Tint Effect
‘Colorless Theme’

6. Exploration of features #4 – Blemish
Remover
• We explored this feature as it enabled us to remove any skin blemishes or
marks which made the artist look better and more professional.
Original Picture Removed Blemishes

7. Exploration of features #5 – Airbrush
• We explored this feature and made the complexion of the artist much
smoother, however, we used to tool too much and it caused a blurring of the
skin.
Original Picture Airbrushed Skin

8. Exploration of features #6 – Wrinkle
Remover
• We explored this feature to help remove any wrinkles or skin lines the artist
may have in order to make them look more professional.
Original Picture Removed Wrinkles

9. Exploration of features #7 – Color
Skin/Effects
• We explored this feature to experiment with different color styles and
corrections to help gain ideas for a certain digipak style.
Original Picture ‘Orton’ Color Skin

10. Exploration of features #8 – Borders
• We explored this feature to play around with different image borders that we
could incorporate within our digipak.
Original Picture ‘Simple Edge’ Black Border

11. Exploration of features #9 – Bokeh
Effect
• We explored this effect to try and play around with a ‘DSLR’ look to the
image, as well as make the image more stylistic.
Original Picture Bokeh Effect

12. Our Final Image

13. Alternative Software: Pixlr Editor

14. Exploration of features #1 – Text
• We used the text feature to experiment with different text over the image,
something that we will need to utilise within our digipak.

15. Exploration of features #2 – Draw
tool
• We used the text feature to experiment with the possibility of drawing on the
image to create a unique style, but we found that making an effective
drawing would be very difficult.

16. What did we learn?
• Firstly, we learned that the use of colour correcting and colour effects are
essential to a well-edited image, as they make the picture more eye-catching
and vibrant.
• Secondly, we learned that we will need to utilise the text feature for our
digipack as the artwork will need to display important information such as
the release date and artist credentials.
• Thirdly, we learned that the use of stylistic effects can make the image much
more intriguing and professional looking, as shown by our use of the bokeh
effect.
• Lastly, we importantly found that the use of a drawing tool would prove to
be very difficult as we may lack the ability to create a professional looking
drawing over the image, so we will stay away from this in our final digipack.