Caroline S- Another Life

 The title of my image is Another Life. I took this photo at my grandparents house during my cousin’s birthday. I edited it by brightening some of the colors a bit, but the photo would have been a lot better if it wasn’t so blurry.

Nabeyal K- Just Rained

 The name of this photo is Just Rained. It was taken at my house last year. It was taken with my camera. I edited it by adjusting the brightness. It could be better by cropping in. 

Victoria S-The Music Movement

 This image is titled “The Music Movement.” I took this picture on November 12th at my friend’s house. In this photo I experimented with motion which is something that I’ve never done before. I took pictures of my friend’s hands playing the piano and decreased the shutter speed to capture all the movements of her fingers. Lastly, I put the image in black and white and increased the clarity of the overall picture. I think it could be better if you could see the shape of her right hand a little bit more clearly. Otherwise, I’m very happy with how this turned out!

Aleli S- Mars at Night

I took this photo of my friend Mars at night in the preserve. It’s a two part photo that I edited together to create one photo. I really  like the blue lighting on the photos . One thing I’d change is the appearance of the person sitting on the ground. She doesn’t look realistic; it seems very artificial. Despite this, I still really like the photo. 

Liam O- Chair on a Bridge

 The title of this image is Chair on a Bridge; it was taken by me, obviously, in the dark rain during November. It was taken with my Canon 8 camera, and it was exciting to take as it was in the entrance to the Rossbridge trail. I edited the focus to make it more statistically and grainy as well as the color to make it brighter. I would have liked for the chair to be more grainy or more rotten, as that's the feel I was going for.

Darnell C ~ TwinSkull

 I call this “TwinSkull.” I call it that because the transformer’s name is Twincast, and I added a skull on the face for fun. I took this photo on December 10th, at my house. I took this photo for the Chairs, Doors, or Circles assignment, and while editing, I thought it would look cool to add a skull. I took this photo with my phone. I edited it by putting on a red filter and putting a skull face in the helmet. I feel like the skull isn’t as prominent as it could have been, and I could fix this by taking 2 photos of both the lower legs and the upper torso and editing them to look like he is crouching, so his face could be closer and more noticeable.

Surya P - Side Chick

 This image is of a Sandhill Crane, I took it over the break at Wheeler National Refuge on my Nikon D750. They are initially from the north and migrate down south during the winter. At Wheeler, you can find hundreds of them that have migrated. I edited the picture by editing in into frame, off-center to bring movement into the image. Additionally, I tried to add some dynamic so the background wasn’t flat by adding a vignette and adding linear and subject masks. I wish it wasn’t as grainy, but I didn’t have the lens I wanted on it. I also think it needs a radial mask around the subject to brighten it up, but overall I like it. 

Kais C- The Joinkler

 It was taken november to October and it was taken in the studio, It was taken with my Canon Rebel t7. I think it could be better with more of a subject and fixing the lighting to be less saturated

Sophia H- Distant Car Ride

  The title of this image is “Distant Car Ride.” It was taken near my house with my new iPhone in early January of 2026. I edited it using the iPhone photo editor by increasing the saturation and brightness, also increasing the definition of the main subject in the scene. I feel like it could be better if I were closer to the subject in the photo, but I wanted to get the beauty of the sunset in the background. Otherwise, I think it is a good photo.

Nicholas T - Pot of Gold

The title of this image is “Pot of Gold”. It was shot in November 17, 2025 in Mr. Rigsby’s studio. It was taken with a DSC-W800. I added a vignette, increased the contrast, and added a Nik Collection filter. I should’ve cropped out the open space on the right and bottom of the image.

Maya H - Be Still, My Heart

 This image is titled "Be Still, My Heart." I took this photo on my Sony Cybershot DSC-P100 when I was visiting my cousins in Virginia over Thanksgiving break. It is of Laurie Anderson's exhibit in the MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art); it reads, "'BE STILL, MY HEART,' I SAID, KNOWING THAT ONE DAY IT WILL," painted on the floor. I did not edit this photo, but I think it could be better if I did, specifically if I adjusted the color a little bit, making it a little less warm. 

Finley B - Window Shopping

 This image is titled “Window Shopping” and was captured at the Cullman Christmas Market this past week. I used my iPhone 14 Pro to take the photo and edited it to make it look warmer. I also added some grain to make the colors stand out more. I think I could have taken the picture from a better angle or made it brighter so it wasn’t so dark.

Irais BC - Amber Gaze

 This photo was taken in my room, and it was taken a month ago. It was taken on my iPhone. I edited the picture by making it black and white and then erasing the eye part to make it colorful. I saturated the colors and brightened them. I also darkened up some of the eyelashes as well as the corners of the eye. I like the outcome, so I wouldnt change anything.

Hayden C - Ernie's Stall

 The title of my image is “Ernie’s Stall” and was taken with my Canon Camera. It is of a horse named Ernie who was in the stall he feeds in. I edited it by making everything darker and warmer, then masking the subject to make the background black to make my subject pop out.

Nabeyal K- Tree of Leaves

 The title of this image is called Tree of Leaves. I took this photo at my house a few weeks ago. It was taken with my iPhone.I edited it by adding light and focusing in on the leaves. It could be better if I darkened it a little bit more

Rachel N - Hydrophobic

 This is Hydrophobic. It was taken in my house on October 26, 2025. It was taken with my Nikon Z5 camera. I edited it by playing with the colors and saturation, and added a droplet to make it cooler. It was essentially for the Architecture, Leaves, or Moods assignment. I did great on editing the leaves. 

Kye W - Stillness in Contrast

 This photograph, titled “Stillness in Contrast,” was taken by me in my classroom on November 12. I used my Canon Rebel T7 camera to capture the arrangement of a lamp, globe, skull, and plant. The image was edited in black and white to emphasize the texture of each object and the lighting contrast between the bright lamp and dark shadows. I adjusted the exposure and contrast to bring out the cracked surface of the lamp and deepen the shadows on the wall. If I could improve it, I would balance the lighting to reduce glare near the lamp shade while keeping the strong highlights intact. I chose this image because it combines themes of knowledge, life, and mortality, giving an everyday scene a dramatic, almost symbolic tone.

Irais B-C - Magenta Escape

 This photo was taken on October 26th in downtown Birmingham before a concert, and I took it on my iPhone 16. I wanted to make this image colored and special. I think I achieved that pretty nicely. I brightened up specific windows to give them a pattern, and I saturated colors as well as changed the hue of them. So for the red, I made it magenta, and for the blue-ish, I made that a violet. I also made the lights by the doors glow a bit brighter. Overall, I think this photo is pretty neat.

Calliope T - Allan

 This image is titled “Allan” and was taken at school in Mr. Windle’s room on October 31st, 2025. It was taken with my Nikon camera. To edit this picture I fixed the lighting by increasing the contrast and exposure and I also brightened up the colors a little bit. I removed some distracting pieces from the background and blurred the background a little bit. I think it could be better if the chair was a little bit blurred too, and maybe if I cropped it a little differently to make the subject stand out more. I like this picture because it took me a while to get Allan to smile for the photo, but I eventually got it. 

Liam O- Moods

  This was taken in the courtyard with Mr. Rigsby's camera. I edited the brightness then turned it black and white. I finally colored the subject and then posterized it using a filter. I wish the subject was more colorful.