Image Creation | Shantelle-Ellyse Creative Media

Step One: Take some photos

The first part of this task required following a map and going on an adventure to take some photos outdoors. When doing this I went out with my friend so as that we could help each other navigate where it was that we was going.

When we reached each landmark signposted on the map we used the cameras on our phone to take pictures, to be able to do the panorama later on you have to make sure you take multiple photos of the location; start by angling your camera to the left and keep clicking as you move your camera over to the right (this makes sense later on in the editing process as the ends of each photo should fit together).

Step Two: Create your Panorama!

The first step in creating your panorama will require you to open Adobe Photoshop and select create new.

Then go into file, select automate and select photo merge.

The screenshot above shows you what will appear when you select photo merge, as you can see I have already selected my images but for you to do that you click on browse and then find the photos on your computer that you want to use.

Once you have selected the photos make sure you tick the box that says ‘blend images together’.

Notice to the left there are six different options, you can choose any of these as all it does is change the shape of your panorama.

I chose to go for the cylindrical option.

Pictured above is how my panorama came out looking but I wanted to tidy it up and make it look neater.

The first thing that I did to make it neater was I put all of the individual layers into a group together , to do this simply select the button that looks like a file where all of your layers are (as shown in the screenshot below).

Then you want to bring up some grid horizontal and vertical lines so you can use them as a guide for levelling out the panorama.

Next, underneath the edit toolbar you will find the ‘free transform’ option which you should select and then rotate your image to fit the page how you want it to.

Finally, highlight the image , click ‘select’ and ‘inverse’ then choose the option ‘make it black’. This creates a frame around your panorama and makes it more aesthetically pleasing to look at – my finished panorama with the frame is pictured below!

*Blog update for my Image Creation module.

The first task that I was set was creating my own wordpress account (evidently I have accomplished that much). This blog focuses on how I set up my blog page and covers some of the basic first steps that I did to set it up that you can also follow.

The photo above shows the current state of my blog page. When coming up with a name for it I decided to go with something pretty self explanatory ; taking my name and then adding the subject that I study at the end of it (very original I know BUT it stops any confusion). Secondly, I needed a tagline/slogan so again I kept it simple and decided on ‘The home of creativity’ – although it sounds slightly cliche and a little cheesy , the message behind it indicates how this medium is where I am able to share any and all of my creative tasks/ideas.
The next step after coming up with a name and a tagline was putting in place some content management systems. It sounds more complicated than it actually is because it’s just a fancy technical way of saying that I created different pages for different aspects of my blog. Again, the picture above shows the different pages being ‘Home’ , ‘About me’ , ‘Contact me’, ‘Portfolio’ and ‘Blog Feed’. These are fairly standard categories but it is all that you need for a basic and easy setup, as you develop your blog and get to know it better you are able to change, edit, delete and create new pages that feature whatever it is that you want.

The final part of this post is about designing a header. The header is what goes at the top of your blog page and you can design it to look however you want it too. I found that using Adobe Photoshop was the best way to create what I wanted, admittedly Photoshop is a bit tricky to use at first when your just getting to know how each of the tools work but once you understand them it makes creating a masterpiece so much easier.
The background of my header was an image that I had found on google, I liked the idea of the lake with petals floating in it and I really liked the aesthetic of it. As part of the header obviously I wanted to include my name because it’s my blog and I went through different colour tones until I found this dusty pink tone that fitted perfectly with the background.
Next was deciding the font, I felt like the style I was going for was quite free natured so that is why I decided on using a cursive font but it looked a bit bland in it’s regular 2D shape so I experimented with using 3D (pictured above). After putting it through the 3D setting I felt that it gave the header a new burst of energy which is exactly what I wanted and it made the writing stand out against the background.
As you can see from the image above, the writing has an arch shape too it which I tested out on it unintentionally but it ended up being the characteristic that was missing all along. I quite like the arch shape because from some perspectives you can see it as being shaped like a bridge over the water and there is a nice little reflection created as well which I feel makes it quite pretty to look at.

THE NEXT POST IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING HOW TO START ANIMATING YOUR IMAGES!