Photography

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Photoshop Assignment

Original Photo

I edited this picture by making selections. I selected the flower, keeping it the original color, and used adjustment layers to make the background black and white. It also uses the composition technique of symmetry.

This photo is the edit. I added an adjustment layer to add a stronger contrast and more lighting to the picture, although the change is subtle. I used layer styles to add a drop shadow to the picture. It uses rule of thirds.

Original

In order to create this masterpiece I downloaded a whole bunch of "smoke" brushes off of the internet and layered different brushes on top of each other, using a sky blue color. Lastly, I added red smoke using a new brush. Part of the smoke uses the rule of thirds.

While editing this photo, I removed the wooden thing in the background of the original photo by using the clone stamp tool to clone the straw and grass and add it to the place where the wooden thing used to be. The goat also uses the rule of thirds.

Original

For this picture, I edited the mangoes in one of the boxes using the liquefy tool in order to give them the appearance of being melted or morphed together.

Original

To create this photo, I edited the original by using channel mixer to add a red filter, which gave the picture a red tinge, making it look kind of vintage-y. I think that the low light level in this picture was very effective; the light didn't overpower the picture.

Original

Peace

This photo of a Japanese garden represents the peace found in nature. The tree uses the rule of thirds somewhat.

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Based on a work at acrazybeautifulreality.blogspot.ca.

I think that this picture portrays peace really well because animals can be very serene. I also think that the simple earthy dirt background give the picture a calm, peaceful feel.

I really like this picture because the tropical fruit represents traveling, which I find peaceful. Fruit also makes the photo feel fresh and pure, which is peaceful.

The flower in this picture looks very 3-D. The contrast between the white parts of the petal and the dark purple adds depth to the flower, making it appear more real. This simple photo of one flower, which has calming colors is very simplistic and peaceful; there isn't too much happening in the photo.

This is a picture of trees in a bright summer day. The mixed lighting levels, soft tones and simplicity of the picture represent peace and a sense of quiet serenity. This picture also uses one compositional technique: lines.

The Zoo

I added an adjustment layer to the original photo in order to add a stronger contrast and make the picture a bit lighter. The lynx in this picture uses the rule of thirds

I used the selection tool in editing this photo. I also added an adjustment layer to add contrast to the buffalo and add light to the trees and grass behind him.The buffalo uses the rule of thirds.

In the picture, the bear standing on the rock face uses the rule of thirds. I like the overall composition of this pic because I feel like it's pretty balanced.

This photo is effective because the goat in the foreground uses the rule of thirds. The rounded cage leads your eye to the goats in the background, adding depth to the photo. I also feel like the level of lighting works well for this pic.

I edited this picture by adding an adjustment layer to add contrast and lower lighting. I also added a grainy effect to the picture, giving it more visual appeal.

For this photo, I added a stronger contrast using an adjustment layer, which made the cat's nose a bit of a darker pink, and added definition to the hair around the mouth, and the whiskers. I really like the creative angle that the picture was taken from; it is a good example of perspective. I also really like the way that the camera blurred out a lot of the photo, yet kept the nose and mouth area in focus. This picture is also symmetrical.