AJA: Fave Place at School/Feeling

Gratitude

 I am thankful for the beauty of nature. I increased the contrast on this image and increased the saturation of orange/yellow colors to make the butterfly stand out.

 I am thankful for family. I increased the saturation of blue in the photo and added a slight black vignette so that the mom and daughter pop out.

 I am thankful for Starbucks coffee. I increased the saturation of red to make the photo have a warmer and more Autumny vibe.

I am thankful for the beach. I didn't do much to edit this picture because I felt that it looked pretty nice already. However, I did clone stamp out a boat on the horizon because it was distracting. 

AJA: Favorite Place

Hands & Feet

I converted all of the pictures to black and white. I upped the contrast and added vignettes also. I think the contrast is much better in black and white, and I think it adds a little bit of drama to the photos. These images represent her shyness and tendency to be introverted because she is hiding behind her hair. 

Historical Houses

I took all of my pictures in Port Costa in the business district. I chose them because I really like all of the detail you can see in the old wood. The wood is deteriorating, but not so much so that it looks gross. I also really like the lighting on the chair in the doorway. And I like the picture of the stairs because of all the different lines that direct your eyes to the same place. 

Sense of Place

 I wanted to capture the message College Park is trying to send about the school. Everyone can be together in one place and feel a sense of community. Also, most decorations around the school get ruined and torn down within a couple weeks. This decoration has been there for two years.

This shows College Park's patriotism. We show respect to our country by putting up the flags every morning.

Lith Print & Lomograph Tutorial

 This is the lith print tutorial picture. First I opened the picture in Photoshop, and then I duplicates the image's layer. Then I selected Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and ticked the colorize box. I set the hue slider to 40 and saturation to 30 and hit okay to apply the lith tone. Next, I duplicated the top layer and went to FIlter > Noise > Add Noise and selected the uniform box and ticked the monochromatic box. I set the amount slider to 30% and hit okay. Then I reduced the layer's opacity to 30% to soften the texture. I applied the gaussian blur filter, radius 1.5, to soften even more. Finally, I created a new layer and selected Edit > FIll > Black. I drew an oval over the picture with the Elliptical Marquee, hit shift+cmd/ctrl+l to invert. I applied a layer mask, set layer blending to soft light and removed the inner edge with a soft brush to create a vignette.

This is the lomograph tutorial picture. First I opened the picture in Photoshop and created a copy of the background. I went to FIlter > Blur > Radial Blur, entered 15 in the amount, set method to zoom, and quality to best. I applied a layer mask and used a large soft brush to remove blur from the center. Next, I created a new layer and used a black, soft brush to paint a vignette. I lowered the opacity to 50%. I went to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > CHannel Mixer, and adjusted the red/green output channels color. Finally, I duplicated the background layer and went to FIlter > Noise > Add Noise and entered 10 for amount, set to uniform and monochromatic. I added the same noise filter to the layer with radial blur.

First I created a new blank layer. Then clicked on the pen tool and selected free form pen. I drew the line, and then I pressed control and clicked on the line. I then selected stroke path > brush > simulate pressure. Then I went to layer > layer style > outer glow. From there I adjusted the color, spread, and size of the lines. 

Technical Challenge Tutorial

 The ISO for this picture was set at 100. The aperture was set at 0. It made the picture really bright.

 The ISO for this picture was set at 100. The aperture was set at -1. It made the picture a little bit darker.

 The ISO for this picture was set at 100.  The aperture was set at -2. It made the picture really dark.

 The ISO for this picture was set at 100. The aperture was set at 0. It made the picture look normal.

 The ISO for this picture was set at 400. The aperture was set at 0. It made the picture a little bit dark.

The ISO for this picture was set at 1600. The aperture was set at 0. It made the picture a little bit lighter.

Animal Project

 In Lightroom, I sharpened the photo and then I added black vignetting and increased the brightness. I was trying to communicate that the lion is regal.

 In Lightroom, I used the brush tool to lighten the meerkat's left eye. Then I added black vignetting. I was trying to communicate that the meerkat is watchful and attentive.

 I did not edit this picture at all. I was trying to communicate that the bird is majestic.

 I did not edit this picture at all. I was trying to communicate that the meerkat is watchful and attentive.

 In Lightroom, I increased the sharpness of the image. I was trying to communicate that the meerkat is watchful and attentive.

In Lightroom, I increased the intensity of the blacks. Then in Photoshop, I clone stamped out some leaves and irregularities on the crocodile's mouth. I was trying to communicate that the crocodile is dangerous.

Frozen Motion Project

 Shutter Speed: 1/240 sec
Aperture: f/5.2
First I imported into Lightroom. Then I cropped out the log on the left and changed the exposure and contrast. Finally, I increased the red-ish color in the picture.

 Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
First I imported the picture into Lightroom. Then I changed the exposure and brightness, and increased the red colors in the picture. Finally, I put the picture in Photoshop and clone stamped out the tree on the left.

 Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/5.9
First, I imported the picture to Lightroom. Then i increased the brightness and decreased the green colors in the picture and increased the blacks and oranges.

Shutter Speed: 1/480 sec
Aperture: f/5.8
First I imported the picture into Lightroom. Then I cropped out the red cliff at the top. Finally, I clone stamped out the black spot in the bottom left corner.

Frozen Motion Practice

 Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec

Aperture: f/3.4
The picture turned out well and it is not blurry.

Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

Aperture: f/4.2

The picture turned out okay but Charlotte's feet are a little blurry.

Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec
Aperture: f/8.6
The picture turned out horrible and Charlotte is just a blurry blob.

Texture Layers, Opacity & Blending Modes

First I exported both pictures from Lightroom to Photoshop. Then I copied the texture picture and pasted it on the picture of the shoes. I changed the opacity to 27% and selected blending mode normal. The texture overlay adds a feeling of oldness to the picture and makes it look more vintage.

Text With Layer Blending Modes

First I opened photoshop and added a gradient background. I used normal mode, linear gradient, in the purple/pink color. Then I typed the word "meow" in the font poplar std, size 190 pt, in the color maroon. After, I used the warp text tool and added the fisheye effect and bent it +67%. Next I used the drop shadow tool in the blend mode linear burn, opacity 87%, angle -143. Then i used the inner shadow post with blend mode multiply, opacity 75%, angle -143. After I used the pattern overlay tool with blend mode normal and opacity 24%. Next I used the bevel and emboss tool with the contour inner bevel, depth 171%, in the down direction. Finally, I used the stroke tool in the size 4 px, outside position, blend mode normal, and fill type color.

Chrysanthemum Color Change Project

This is the before picture.

First I opened the picture in photoshop and created a new layer. Then I used color range to select just the flower. After, I slid the fuzziness slider to get the best detail while keeping the background black. Then I used color balance to adjust the colors in the shadows, midtones, and highlights to make the flower yellow. Then I went to Image > Mode > 8/bit. And finally I went to Filter Gallery > Distort > Diffuse Glow.

Macro Lens Flower Project

I used a macro lens to take these pictures. I also put drops of saline on the petals to look like water drops. Then I used the clone stamp tool in photoshop because the saline left white marks on the petals. After that, I cropped the pictures down to 4X7. I opened a new document and used guide lines to help me place the pictures in the correct places. I put two vertically at .5 in and 6.5 in. Then I put two horizontally at .5 in and 4.5 in.

Semester 1 Final

 This is the before picture.

 This is the after picture. I converted it to black and white, increased the contrast, made it brighter, and changed the blacks. Then I burned the light in the middle to make it a little bit darker. I also used lens vignetting to make the corners darker.

 This is the before picture.

 This is the after picture. I converted it to black and white, made it brighter, and increased the contrast.

 This is the before picture.

 This is the after picture. I converted it to black and white, increased the contrast, made the blacks blacker, and increased the sharpness. I also used lens vignetting to make the corners a little bit darker.

 This is the before picture.

This the after picture. I converted it to black ad white, increased the contrast, and increased the sharpness. Then I used the clone stamp tool in photoshop to erase the arms and legs because it looked to much like a creepy doll. Also, I cropped out the bottom.