Macy M- Coming Apart

The title of this image is “Coming Apart.” It was taken at my friends house over the break. I took it with my Nikon D3400. I removed her from the original photo and placed her on a blank white page. I then selected the right section of her face through the middle of the white paint and pulled that part to the side. In order to make her look more smooth, I erased the edges. I used Nik Collection to make it black and white and add a slight grain. I wish I had painted around both eyes in order to get more face in the separated piece. I wish I had adjusted her necklace and sweater a little bit. This is another photo for my Mental Illness AP Portfolio. I would love any and all feedback!

Jake D- Curb Appeal

 The title of this image is “Curb Appeal”, and it is one of my recent conglomerates from my reflections assignment. One image that is in this photo was taken at the new Public off Lakeshore Parkway. The other was taken in the driveway of a small storage unit, even though you can’t really tell. This was taken the Wednesday before Thanksgiving break. I took these pictures using my Canon EOS Rebel T7i. I edited the first picture lighting using the Nic Collection and then reflected said image so it forms a triangle type shape. I then added a filter and a few other things using Analog Efex Pro. Then I added the second picture over the first one. It is hard to tell at first where it is but its definitely noticeable once you spot it. It could be better in the sense of it not being so distorted in a few areas. Even though it may seem like I was trying to achieve that, but I was not. Overall, I like this image a lot.

Olivia N-Reflection

The image is named Reflection and was taken in the studio. It’s a composite photo which includes two flowers and one portrait. I edited the image in photoshop and Nik collection. I cropped the portrait image and flipped it to create a reflection. Then, I edited each face into a black and white concept to compliment the other. Also, I then added a background image of a set of vines and change it to black and white also to have the entire image centered around these two colors. The image could have been better if certain parts of the image wasn’t as grainy and brighter than others.

Yuliana Z- Flower Shower

The title of my image is Flower Shower. I took the picture on July 16th with my Canon EOS Rebel T6 of my cousin Katelyn and the Botanical Gardens. To edit the photo I went into Nik Collection and used the detail extractor to bring more attention to her features, like her freckles. I then bumped up the contrast so her hair was darker, more distinctive and the original picture is very much washed out and the same overall tone so it helped a lot. I also removed a couple blemishes with the patch tool that she had on her lip, forehead and by her hairline. Originally I was going to edit this photo by having her face split through the middle and on the right side put her younger sisters face. Since her younger sister was smiling in nearly every photo and is a couple years younger, I felt their faces didn’t line up well enough for the effect I was going for. I also used the burn tool on her eyes. I tend to like my pictures darker so I struggled with trying to keep the photo too dark, I ended up deciding to keep the shadows on her face where I liked them and used the Nik Collections control points to brighten up the background around her hair. I really like this picture but I think to make it better I’d like to be able to soften some of her peach fuzz as to take attention away from it without making her face seem plastic.

Deebaj F- Circles

This photo was taken in the Art Studio for the circle assignment It was taken with my Canon Rebel T6 camera. For editing I use nick collection and make the background all black. I think this picture could be more better if I change the background.

Anna S- Untitled

I couldn’t come up with a title for this picture because I didn’t get enough sleep last night. I took this in my car one day around 4pm. I noticed when my friend left her phone in my car to go get something that there was a rainbow reflection. I had my camera on me so I took the photo. I edited the levels and vibrance. I also used the burn tool to darken the background. I then used the sponge tool to saturate the rainbow. I Also attempted to get rid of some smudges and fingerprints on the screen, but it kind of made it scratchy looking. Still pleased with how it turned out, though.

Mollie E- "Prism"

This image is entitled “Prism” and was taken in Springville back in early November with my Nikon d3400 camera. I edited this image using the color Efex filter in Photoshop and then again using the silver Efex pro filter. After getting the two copies of this image, I made a triangle selection from to color image and moved it over to the black and white image. I then added a stroke line around the triangle and set it to overlay to better separate the two images. Overall I really like the way this image turned out and there isn’t much I would do to change it.

Faye M- Finding Nemo Gone Wrong

The title of my Image is “Finding Nemo Gone Wrong” an it was taken in Florida over this past summer with my Canon Rebel t6. There are multiple layers of the Nik Filters, including an increase in contrast through the Viveza filter and a favorite recipe of mine in Color Efex Pro 4. I mostly played with the color and the contrast. I think that the photo would be better if I had gotten closer to the fish, because cropping in on the fish loses some of the detail. I really like this photo and it took me a while to think of a funny title.

Hillary A- Underwater

This is called Underwater. I named it that because I tried to make it look like the city was underwater with the sea animals. I used 5 different photos in this composite.

Anna Claire H - Isha

I took this photo of my friend Isha. I took this with my canon rebel xs. I like this photo because of the way the sun was very bright that day and gave some natural lighting. I took this a few weeks ago at Railroad Park.

David J- Lines with Circle

The image was originally a vinyl sitting on a white background. I took it a few weeks ago in my room with my phone. As I added certain filters, I ended up with the colors used. I slowly made it  more abstract, and it eventually became what it is now.

Hannah R - Audrey

I took this photo at my friends house of a child that they baby sit. Her name is Audrey. I edited it by increasing the vibrance and saturation. I then darkened the background using the burn tool. I drew lines outlining her and I gave her nails for fun. I also brightened up her eyes. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

Alyssa C- Switch

The name of this photo is “switch.” I took this image in Ross Bridge on the trail that is near the railroad tracks. This is an image of an electronic switch that is used to change the path on which the trains travel on. My dad gave me some more insight about it because he is a conductor for one of the two major railroad companies here in Birmingham. I edited this image by first applying a filter over it and then sharpening the cracks of the paint. the edges of the screws, and the leaves or pine needles. To finish the photo I created a nice vignette around the left and right sides of the image. I really wish that some of the paint cracking could have come out sharper or more focused so that I would have been able to create that nice edge that would have added to the amount of detail in the image. I love the transformation from how the image looked before though. I really wanted to have as much detail as possible.

Carson R - Wild Eyes

This image is entitled “Wild Eyes”. I took this image at a photography class at the Birmingham Zoo on November 16 in the early afternoon. They brought out the great horned owl, whose name is Aubrey, and she modeled for us. It was a really cool experience. This was one of my favorite pictures I took because she is making a face similar to my cat when she gets mad. I edited this image by increasing the contrast of the image. I also copied the left eye over to the right because the original right eye was very shadowed. I used the dodge and burn tool to bring out some details in the feathers and I brightened the eyes a little bit. I really like this picture and I don’t think I’d do anything else to it.

Annalisa P- Purple

I edited this image using Photoshop, it was shot with my Canon t6. I went to Railroad Park in Birmingham and I was taking pictures of the flowers that grow alongside the path. I free lensed this image to get a close up on my area of focus. When I was using photoshop I lightened the color and added a little bit more vibrance.  I added specks to this whole series of photos, I like the way it looks.

Ainsley M- Untitled

I don’t have a name for this image, but it was taken in Colorado back at the beginning of October with a Nikon d3500. I edited it by replacing some of the painted pavement with the clone and stamp tools and then I drew the rest of the road using the paint brush. I also increased saturation, contrast, and decreased the brightness. I feel like it could be better but I am not sure what I am can do to make it better.

Hayden H- Navy Training Airplane

I took this photo with my iPhone 11 a couple of weeks ago. I was on a field trip to Maxwell AFB with ROTC. This is a photo of a Navy training airplane. Originally, I did not think too much about this photo, but after editing the photo, really enjoyed the outcome. I drew onto of this photo, and tried to make it look like a sketch of an aircraft. I don’t think I would change anything about this picture

Faye M- Neon Daydreams

The title of my image is “Neon Daydreams” taken at the beginning of October in the studio at school. It was taken with the Canon Eos Rebel t6. The original image had blue light on the left and red on the right, so I knew I wanted to play with the colors, but maintain a deep amount of contrast to highlight the nooks and crannies in the face. I used the Color Efex Pro 4 filter with an increase in contrast, specifically the dark contrasts, and used the Structure function in the Viveza filter. I also used an overlay layer to deepen the shadows and accentuate the highlights. I’m not sure how it could be better, but I now it could be, so any constructive criticism would be helpful because this could be apart of my AP Portfolio.

Spencer B- Heaven on Earth

I took this picture in front of my house. I took it with my phone 10/28
I increased the color and light while using a chrome filter
in my opinion, I feel that it is perfect just the way it is. I couldn’t ask for anything better.