Jade S- Autumn Blues

The title of this image is “Autumn Blues”. I took this photo with an Iphone 11 Pro Max in my backyard November 8th. I edited it with the photos app and all i really did was bring up the brightness and add some saturation and the contrast. It would have been better if I wasn’t rushing and I could have gotten a straighter shot of it. I also should have made sure that none of thr trees were getting cut off, but overall I think it's an “okay” image.

Evan S- T.V.

This Image is called T.V. It was taken at railroad park about a week ago. It was taken with a Nikon d3000 and was edited with Camera Raw, Nik analog fx and Nik Color fx.I think the original image was a bit blurry, but I added grain anyways so I don't mind.

 

Aidan P- Abandoned

  This image was part of series two and simply called Abandoned. It was taken late October in downtown Birmingham of the closed F.D. McArthur Elementary school. I used my Canon Rebel T7 for the image and started th editing with a filter from the Nik Collection. The filter started the scary look but I changed up thefilter up some before going to the camera raw filter to make some other changes to clear it up and maake it darkerbut still clear. This was during a sunny day and when I made it dark, the clouds became dark and I wish those were a little more detailed but I had a good time takingand workingon the image.

Wendy S-- Flowers

 My picture is titled “Flowers” It was taken in the summer at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This picture was taken with my iPhone. I edited it by changing the brightness of the image and brightening the color of the flowers. 

Marcie M - Liberty

 I named this image “Liberty” because it was taken at a military training site called Camp Liberty. It was taken in October with my iPhone XR. The filter I added gives it a slightly more dated look to give a more of a timely feeling. I feel like the grass is too distracting, but overall this is my favorite image I’ve taken.

Caroline M- Springville Lake

The title of this image is Springville Lake. It was taken at Camp Springville on November 11th. I took it with my Nikon D3300. This is a composite photo I made. The background photo is a picture of the zipline over  the lake and the second photo was of one of the people in my group about to hit the break on the zipline. I masked the second image and started blending it with the background. I really liked the beautiful fall leaves in the background so I decided to keep them somewhere in the picture. There was a green pole I didn't love so I decided to put them where the pole was. I brightened the photos and removed little things and cloned more leaves on  the trees in the background to make it look more vibrant and full. Overall I'm pretty happy with this image. 

Anthony SM- Car Meet

 I took this photo back on Oct 14 while going to the car meet with my friend at the Summit. There were a lot of cool cars that I took with my camera and this photo is a nissan gtr 5 and i like the car honestly and yeah that all. 

Maci J- Duck Face Card

 The title of this image is “Duck Face Card”. It doesn't mean anything I just thought it was funny. I took the photo of the duck with my Canon camera by the pond behind the library. I made the duck its own layer so I could make normal adjustments to brightness, highlights, etc. I also used the dodge tool to brighten up the lighter parts of the ducks feathers. Then I muted the background so it stood out even more. The worst part of the image is definitely where you can see the harsh lines from where the duck was selected. Other than that I do really like the colors and composition of the image and I’m going to try and use it in my third investigation. 

Paris C- View

 I named this image view obviously because of the amazing view. This was taken on a trip in the summer to the Bahamas. It was taken with my phone and instead of letting it be colorful and dull I decided to make this image black and white It could be better but I like it the way it is.

Helen S- Sweet Sasha Bear

 I titled this image “Sweet Sasha Bear” I took this picture in my living room about a year ago. I used my Sony A6500. I used the burn tool and gave the image more color. This photo could definitely be better. I think if it were sharper and more detailed it would have been a better picture. I know this picture isn't the best but I chose it because she recently passed and I wanted to post a picture of her to remember her. She was an amazing and sweet dog and she will be dearly missed. 11/8/23

Dori H - Lost Fairy

 This image is called Lost Fairy, It is a composite image with only two images. The base image is a macro shot of a bonsai tree which I lowered the lighting of. The second photo is of my friend posing down as if she’s reaching for something. After combining the two photos and fixing the lighting, I added a glowing light coming from the tiny plant on the ground. I made sure to add the glow on my friend’s face and hand. I then added an overlay on the image to make the entire picture cohesive. I do wish my friend’s hair didn’t look muted but I had to lower the highlights in her hair to match the lighting of the environment.
Both of these pictures were taken in August this year. I took the picture of the bonsai tree at Aldridge Gardens where they had a wide selection of beautiful bonsai trees and the second image, was taken at Red Mountain Park.
I really liked how this image turned out and I hope I can make more like it in the future!