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.