Thursday, May 15, 2014

Victoria D- Farm Pan- Last Post till next year. Come back in September!

I took think panorama at my friends barn. I edited it by painting over the darker and lighter areas to make them stand out more.  I also added an HDR layer and faded it a little bit so that it wasn’t so intense.  If I could change something about the picture I would of wanted it to be where it was just the barn and not all the extra items in it.  I also would of wished I taken it in HDR to make the wood stand out even more. Either way i am very proud of how this picture turned out!

Abbey W- Fallen Tree

I took this picture in moss rock of a tree that had fallen down. I really like how this HDR turned out. I edited the saturation and boosted up the contrast and brightness. I like all the details in the tree and the green moss on the edges. it could be better if the back ground was not so grainy. 

Monday, May 12, 2014

Haley Y- New Orleans

I took this picture over spring break in New Orleans. I love how each terrace has its own personality. To edit this image I upped the contrast and I also changed the curves. Overall I really like how this turned out.

Jenna O - Tie it Up

I took this picture for one of my own challenges. I chose to do a macro/close up challenge. My mom has a wooden bunny on our front porch and it has this really cool texture and that’s where I got the picture from. I changed the curves, the vibrance, added two gradient filters, and added a warmth filter as well.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Emily W- Water Trunk

I actually took this picture a couple of months ago. I found it again when I was looking for pictures to enter into the art show. I adjusted the levels, curves, brightness, and contrast. I like it, I think the image came out pretty well. 

Lakeshia B- Maia

I took this photo for the studio lights assignments and was just playing with the lighting. I was so happy with how it come out I usually don’t do portraits as much. I end up having fun doing and changing how my subject look.

Maia S- Amy

I took this photo of my sister Amy for the chair assignment. then made this photo for the composite assignment. I picked it because i love the creepy feel of the photo.

Mariah M- Mark 5 Months

This is a picture is of Mark (Obviously), I took these for his Easter Card and 5 month pictures. These were so fun to take because he was so happy and cheerful!

Mary L- Foul is Fair

This picture was taken in the studio for one of my challenges. The challenge I decided was long exposure. For this picture I had someone help me draw in the background while the camera was set on a slow shutter speed. In photoshop I used the smudge tool to help enhance the light in her hands. I also changed the color of her skin to a green color. I think it turned out very interesting!

Morgan Ann C- Dog Days

I took this picture out on my back deck a over spring break, when the sun was actually shinning. I really love the detail and clarity of the picture, seeing as he wouldn’t sit still and every other picture was blurry. I really like how it came out.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Samantha D- Coca-Cola

I took this photo in downtown bessemer next to the old train depot with a GOPRO camera. I faded the picture and adjusted the contrast. I like how the camera gives a wide-angle view to the photo.

Tripp S- Hailey

This is a photo of a Hailey a friend of mine. This was taken at moss rock shortly after all the rain we had let week. We had in mind to take a few pictures of the waterfalls which were very big of course after the rain and we did a few portraits in the process. 
Editing wise I did a lot to tho image; I did two edits, one in black and white the other in color. The color one I did in lightroom as to make use of the Split Toning tool which can change the tones on a photos shadows and highlights. This along with some curves adjustments can make a sort of “hipster” or low contrasty image. The black and white edit I used of course the color value adjustment in the B&W converter to make sure my tones we very even. Finally I used the  shadows and highlights tool to bring out the textures in the background.