THE PHENOMENON OF PHOTO EDITING IN INDONESIA
Final Draft of Second Assignment of Academic Writing V
Mrs. Nina Fatriana
By :
Name : Erma Yunita
Class : S1.5.Ext
NPM : 13111147
SEKOLAH TINGGI BAHASA ASING (STBA)
TEKNOKRAT LAMPUNG
“THE PHENOMENON OF PHOTO EDITING
IN INDONESIA”
ABSTRACT
Erma Yunita
13111147
ermayunita0711@gmail.com
Photograph is one of activity that really booming in this
time it usually done by people especially for teenager. After they do
photographing, they usually editing their photo before shared into social
media. Before that, people do editing photo only via computer (PC). Then,
Because Technology more sophisticated in this time, So many photo editing
application that exist in smartphone especially Android and iOS.
There must be the reason why, they do editing photos such
as, they want to tell people about their existence especially in social media
through the perfect photo. And then, for this case there are some points about
comparison between Adobe Photoshop and Camera 360.
Keywords : Selfie, Photo Editing Application, Smartphone
Android and iOS.
INTRODUCTION
You are still
looking for photo editing aplication for your gadget? Do you know the best
photo editing application that must be used by you? Alright, in the era of
digital right now, so many smart phone with different brand and also different
quality. Especially for application of camera. there is one thing that really booming in Indonesia, that is photo
editing. All people like do this things, because they want to get the perfect
picture. There must be a purpose about that, why they do that things.
There are a lot of
reasons about that, it will explain in this paper. For example, they want to
show to all people about their existence, they want to makes perfect their
appearance through their photo, they want to get an attention from people in
arround them, and much more. This activity really increase when smart phone
especially for android exist in our life. Before photo editing apps appear in
our smart phone, photo editing only exist in the computer, laptop, etc. But
now, because of technology more sophisticated, we can do photo editing through
our gadget. Of course your smart phone must have an operation system of
Android. So, you can do editing your photo anytime and anywhere.
Recently, Selfie more increasingly prevalence in Indonesia.
Do you know right about what is selfie actually? Oke, selfie is someone who do
the photographing by themselves in close up style through the camera in front
of mobile phone. Usually after they do editing photo, they will share the
picture into their social media like facebook, tweeter, path, instagram, and so
on. According to Obengplus.com,
History of photograph is when the first time, photo was made by Nicephore
Niepce in 1826. At the time, it took 8 hours to create one photo. For the
colour photograph was made first time by James Clerk Maxwell in 1826, For high
speed photo first time was taken by Eadweard Muybridge in 1878, after that
Kodak was exist and made in 1888. And restored in 1889 with film roll and made
into a box roll film form in 1890.
Knowledge about photo can not be separated by photo editing
software, user that use a photograph through the Camera Digital do the editing
photo via computer, like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, etc. and another people
that use photograph through the smart phone do the editing photo by themselves
via photo editing apps especially for Android like Camera 360, B612, Beauty
Plus, and Etc. In this research the writer try to compare between Adobe
Photoshop and Camera 360, for Adobe
Photoshop, there are 5 strengths, meanwhile Camera 360 there are 10 strengths.
DISCUSSION
For this research
will be discussed about comparison between photo editing via computer like
Adobe Photoshop and photo editing smartphone like camera 360. Because both of
them really booming and people always using them as something that important to
makes their picture perfect. Mostly after people do editing their photo, they
will share their picture into social media like facebook, instagram, tweeter,
etc. That’s why they do anything to makes their photo perfect and to get an
attention from their followers.
This paper will
explain about contrast between both of them which one that you will used. First
about the strength of Camera 360, according to Versus.com, there are Ten points :
1.
More Filters
Filter lets you apply effects in your picture in once touch, usually with a
variety of effects such as retro film or sketch.
2. Tilt
Shift
Tilt shift technique is a technique that can used to achieve “diorama”
effect. Which is you can make an ordinary picture looks as if they were taken
from a small capital.
3.
Active Filter
When you take a picture with an application, you can see the next picture
with filter that already turned on. Which mean, you can choose the filter that
accordance with the scene before take a picture, than applying it later.
4.
Mirror Effect
You can apply the mirror effect in
the picture, it is possible for you to do the experiment with makes symetris
picture.
5. Having HDR Setting
You can add HDR effect style in the picture, which is the dark areas will
appear brighter, and brighter areas will appear darker – provide the picture
more dynamic. It will give you a picture that looks more similar with how the
human eyes to see, not from camera.
6.
The Effect of Double Exposures.
In the SLR Manual Camera, you can do
double exposure that produce two pictures who blended into one. You can use an
application to immitating this effect with mixing two pictures together.
7.
Record The Audio with Photos.
This application captures the audio periode when you take a picture.
8.
Makes A Collage.
You can makes a collage with using
your pictures, usually with frame and the shape of its own
9.
Shooting Mode In a Row.
You can shoot a lot of pictures in sequence.
10. Setting of Time
With time setting, you can set
amount of time to pass before take a picture. This things will allows you to be
in your own picture and great to taking photo with your friend
Those are the strength about camera 360. beside easy, camera 360 also have
so many functions. meanwhile in photoshop according to Versus.com, there are five points the strength of photoshop, there
are:
1. Rotate the Image
Photoshop can rotate the image with
a variety of interesting effects. Or in generally to repairing the picture that
slightly sloping.
2. Image of sharpening tools.
This tools can make the picture more
acute
3. Optimized for PC
Available version of the application
is optimized for PC. This things give the users experience much better than
using an application designed for mobile phone or tablets.
4. Able To Give aTitle in the picture
You can add an information and the
title for your picture
5. Orders the print
You can order physical copies of
your photos directly within the application, such as a different size prints
and photo books.
Those are the strength of Adobe photoshop.
You can choose which one that more comfortable for you. Even if photoshop hard
enough to use, but the result of photo editing through this apps (photoshop)
more better than camera 360. It is depend on your needed to do the editing
photo.
CONCLUSION
In this modern era
right now, the sophistication of technology more increase. Especially for
gadget that really important for some people. So many gadget that appear in new
brand, different quality, etc. For smart phone right now usually equipped with
a front camera because of customer’s demand. People very like to do photo
selfie through the camera itself. After they do the selfie, usually they do
photo editing to makes their photo perfectly. That is why smart phone company give
an application for photo editing that can downloaded by people in easy.
Before photo
editing apps appear in smartphone, photo editing apps only exist in the
computer or PC, but because of this era more increasingly sophisticated from
year to year, photo editing apps exist in our smart phone as well. Photo
editing apps that most famous in this time like Camera 360 Ultimate. Those apps
can be downloaded through the Android or iOS inside Play Store. Because of this
phenomenon really booming, there must be the reason why people do this thing.
there are some points about contrast between adobe photoshop and Camera 360
that stated in this paper, ten points for camera 360, five points for adobe
photoshop. And don’t forget, everything that we do in our life, of course there
are some impact about that, can be positive, can be negative.
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