Nabeyal K - The Darnell

This is called The Darnell. I did this a week ago. I edited it by adding my car inside Darnell. I made this as a composite. I could make it better by adding more filters.

Darnell C ~ Diddy Blud's Party

 I call it Diddy Blud’s Party. I took the background Augest 17th and the picture of Nabeyal on the 19th, while the picture of me was on September 29th. I took the pictures with a phone. I edited it by cutting out Nabeyal and putting us in the prison picture, and added red lights on the eyes for fun.

Shelby S- Quiet Light

 This portrait, which I would title “Quiet Light,” was taken indoors against a simple white backdrop. The image was shot with a digital camera using a portrait setup and soft, directional lighting to create strong shadows and highlights across the subject’s face. In editing, warm tones were enhanced—especially the subtle light leak effect at the bottom—to give the photo a nostalgic, almost film-inspired feel, while contrast was adjusted to emphasize depth and mood. The natural expression and candid pose make the image feel intimate and authentic. It could be improved slightly by softening some of the harsher shadows on the face or adjusting the framing to give a bit more breathing room above the head. Overall, the combination of warm lighting, relaxed posture, and minimal background creates a compelling and emotionally expressive portrait.

Surya P - Are We Great Yet?

 I took this image Downtown a few weeks ago on my Nikon D750. I didn’t edit it much other than bringing the exposure up because it shot really dark. I didn’t really want to make it overly bright or overly edited because of the meaning behind the image. I tried to crop it but I didn’t love the way it turned out. I think overall I do like the image, but I think I like the meaning behind it rather than the actual image.

Angel M- Flower

The title of this image is Flower. I took it in my backyard last year. This was taken with my Canon camera. I edited it by increasing the saturation and using multiple Nik Collection filters. It could be better if I zoomed out more.

Kaleb G- Untitled

I took the photo at home with my phone and I turned it black and white and maybe if it was like a main image I could have edited a bit more.

Victoria S- Autumn Evening

 This image is called “Autumn Evening” because the warmth of the reds and yellows remind me of the fall season. I took this photo on December 12th at the Preserve. I used my Nikon camera to capture this picture. I edited it in Photoshop by increasing the saturation and reducing the noise to make the image appear more smooth. I also added a vintage filter to give the photo a warm tone to it. Overall, I’m really happy with how this turned out. However, I do wish the car was more centered behind my subject. 

Hayden C - Flying Venus

 This photo is named after the subject, my friend’s dog Venus. She’s still a puppy and was very difficult to get pictures of due to how wiggly she is. This photo was taken along with a series of other photos of the same friend’s dog as they did agility. I especially enjoyed this photo because of the way Venus’s tongue is sticking out, as well as the motion in her ears and legs.

I edited this photo by lightening the shadows so you could actually see her and making everything warmer. I brought up the greens so that you could see her collar and the pinks for her tongue.

Nicholas T - Vibrant Forest

 This image is called Vibrant Forest. It was taken last year for an abstract image project and it is a close-up of some moss on a tree. I used my DSC-W800 to take it and I edited it by cropping out some of the tree and increasing the vibrancy plus the contrast of the photo. I wish that there was less noise in this image.

Kye W- Frozen Stillness

 Title: “Frozen Stillness.” This photo was taken in my neighborhood on a winter morning in February using my Canon T7 Rebel. I edited it by increasing contrast, adding a cool tone, and applying a textured effect to create a calm but slightly eerie mood. The image could be improved by cropping some empty space and brightening the shadows for more detail. I chose this image because it captures the quiet beauty and stillness of an ordinary place after snowfall.

Shelby S- Intimate Mood

I edited this image using a high-contrast black-and-white filter to emphasize the texture of the skin and the natural contours of the face, creating a more dramatic and intimate mood. I enhanced the lighting to deepen the shadows and highlight areas like the forehead, nose, and lips for added dimension. I also added a warm light leak effect along the left side to introduce a subtle orange glow that contrasts with the grayscale tones. This combination of sharp detail and soft, cinematic warmth helps create a powerful and expressive final image

Rachel N - Alienation

This is Alienation. The picture has two photos. The hand photo with the lights was taken in the studio on January 16, 2026, and the face was taken at my house on February 2, 2026. The hand was taken with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and the face was taken with a Nikon Z5. I edited by playing with the layer and adding more layers by generating. It could’ve been better if I put more effort into making it. Overall, I like how it turns out.

Caroline S- Prism

The title of my selected image is Prism. The photos used were taken in the studio on February 4, 2026. I took them on a Canon and I edited the photos by first layering them on top of one another. I then tinted them different colors and applied a mask to them. I erased them until only sections were left, correlating with the sections below. To finish the image, I lightened the opacity of the layers and added a grain filter. It could be better if I had spent more time strategically erasing sections, but I’m happy with how it turned out.

Calliope T - Cherry Garcia

 This image is called “Cherry Garcia” because my cat is named after Jerry Garcia, who the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor is named after. It was taken in my front yard on February 9th, 2026 with my Nikon Camera. I edited it by increasing the contrast and darkening the black of Jerry’s fur. I also increased the green hue in his eyes to make them pop a little more against his black fur and with the grass. I think it could be better if I had gotten a little closer to the cat and also if  the camera was lower to the ground. 

Anna G- Joy in Motion

 The title of the selected image is “Joy in Motion”. This photo was taken in the studio a few months ago. This photo was taken with my Nikon D5100. I edited this photo by making the colors a tad more vibrant, but this is mostly how the photo looked when I took it. I think this photo could be better if the kind of “phased” part of her face was more clear and defined and visible. The subject in this photo is my wonderful beautiful friend Rachel.

Liam O- KON

The title of this image is KON. It was taken in my room (The kid and the figurine) and outside my house. It was taken with my iPhone. I edited it with Photoshop and cut out all the images before posting them together, allowing them to cleanly come together. I also took some risks from Google as a bit of rubble. It could be better if I had more rubble. 

Sophia H- Bullseye

 This photo, titled 'Bullseye,' was taken on my iPhone 16 at my friend Michael’s house. I chose this piece because of the editing process; I used Photoshop to combine a picture of a bow's scope with a different background I had shot. By moving the hand down and layering the images, I gave the photo a trippy, distorted look. I really like the vibe of the final version, though I wish the scope was a bit less blurry and the resolution was high enough to show more detail.

Kais C - Composite

 This was taken through multiple days of work, alot for the movie poster project, and some were for the compost project, taken before 2026 near the start of school, this is one of my composites and I used the tools given for it I also lightened and blended them to be abstract and appealing

Finley B - Airball

The title of my photo is "Airball." I captured it at my church on Sunday evening using a Sony A7 III. I edited the image to make it bright and vibrant. I could have zoomed in further or made additional edits in Photoshop to enhance it even more.

Irais BC - Blue Hair.

 The main photo, which is of Liam, was taken back in September of last year, and it was taken in the photography studio. I took the photo with my iPhone 16 and saturated it, as well as dodged and burned the photo. For the other things around him, I wanted to make it ocean and fantasy themed, maybe more like a dream. I added a fake jellyfish from a lamp I have, a picture of a lion fish tht i took at the Shedd Aquarium, a picture of the moon, and a picture that I took in the studio of a hand under a sheet. To me, it all fit the theme of the color blu,e so I added those in, and for the ones that weren't blue, I went to the hue and changed it until I got the right color. I edited the fish and jellyfish by decreasing the clarity to give them some fuzziness, and for the moon, I just sharpened the details on it. I added the picture of the hand as is since it was already edited. I’m not very proud of it because it was pretty rushed but I picked it because I like the color.

Maya H - Wasp

 The title of this photo is "Wasp"; I took it in January with my Canon Rebel SL1 camera and a close-up lens—it is of a dead wasp on a glass table on my porch. This image is an alternate edit of one I used for Series 5 of my Sustained Investigation; it differs in that this one's hue is adjusted and saturation increased. The boost in the saturation really enhances the chromatic aberration that was much more subtle in the original edit as well as the digital artifacting present in the image, which is a "flaw" I enjoy utilizing and exaggerating in my work.

Aleli S- Deal Me a Melody

 I took this photo of my friend Mars in my home studio at the beginning of this month. I named this photo “Deal Me a Melody” because of the deck of cards and the red vinyl record in her hands. I really like how this photo turned out because of the amount of light I used when taking it. I didn’t have to edit it much all I did was clean up the floor and bring her out a bit more.  

Kye W- LSD

 This photo was taken in fall 2024 along a curved road surrounded by trees, using my Canon T7 Rebel. I edited the image by heavily increasing saturation and shifting hues to create a surreal, dreamlike look, emphasizing warm tones in the road and foliage while cooling the sky. The road acts as a leading line that draws the viewer into the scene and adds depth. The image could be improved by softening some colors for better balance, but overall it reflects my interest in expressive color and altered landscapes.

Liam O- Whimsy of Death

 The title of this image is the Whimsy of Death. It was take on a feild trip to the museum and was taken with my iPhone. I edited it with the raw camera filter and edited the shadows an highlights and drew a whimsy little grim reaper which I then made the opacity lower. I think the image could be better. 

Darnell C - Megatron's Galaxy

I call this “Megatron’s Galexcy.” I took it at my house using a Samsung camera. I edited it by adding the background and the planets from Google, and using a photo of my Megatron figure. It could be better if cut the figure out a little better. This was used for the Surrealist Assignment.

Calliope T- Distance

 The title of this image is “Distance” because I think it shows a longing for connection, but being unable to form it because of physical or emotional distance with another person. It was taken on December 11, 2025 in Mr. Rigsby’s studio with his Canon camera. I edited it by making the blues a little more vibrant and darkening the background a little bit. I also cropped it in a lot to focus more on the emotion. I think it could be better if the movement of the lights in the photo were a little more spread over the image instead of just in the few spots. 

Kais C- Gazing Upon

 I took this in the studio and I wasn’t aiming for it to come out like this actually I was aiming for a competently different concept but this game out great it was taken around Decemberish in the studio in digital photography room I think it could be better will maybe less light darken it a bit

Finley B - Sunset Drive

 The title of my photo is "Sunset Drive." It was captured during a late-night drive past the Galleria. I used my iPhone 14 Pro to take the shot and enhanced it to be vibrant with cool tones. It could benefit from being sharper and less blurry.

Sophia H- Identity

 The title of this image is “identity”. It was taken when I was making a mask out of clay in early January. I took it with my iPhone 16 and edited it using my MacBook’s photo editor app by cropping the frame to focus tightly on the facial features and boosting the saturation. I was able to transition the clay from its natural, cool state to a much warmer tone. I’m not sure how it could be better.

Nabeyal K - The Orange Firework

 The name is “ The orange firework”, It was taken next to the Vulcan Park on 4th of July. It was taken with my Iphone. I edited it by making it a little more darker. Something I could do better is to crop on.

Shelby S - Eyes of the Next Generation

This photo is called Eyes of the Next Generation. It’s a close-up black-and-white portrait of my eye reflecting a protest, representing how I carry the struggles of women before me and remain aware of the fight that still continues. The image symbolizes my responsibility, as part of the next generation, to see injustice clearly and continue using my voice to demand equality and recognition.

Maya H - Golden Spiral (Sacred Geometry)

 I took this photo earlier this month with my Canon Rebel SL1 and a 10x close-up lens; it is of a dead bug on the porch at my house. The title of this image is "Golden Spiral (Sacred Geometry)", which refers to the idea of the golden spiral, a logarithmic spiral that often occurs naturally within nature—such as the pattern in which seeds grow in sunflower heads—in conjunction with sacred geometry, which is the idea of certain shapes having sacred or symbolic meaning, as well as that the repeated occurrence of such shapes in the natural world is evidence of some sort of divine creator. This title is referring to the way in which the bug has curled up post-mortem. This image is unedited aside from significant cropping, done to focus the image more on the bug. 

Anna G - Umbrella

 The title of the selected image is “Umbrella”. This photo was taken in Pal Springs, California over the break. This photo was taken with my Nikon D5100 camera. I edited this photo by removing some of the distractions in the background and playing around with the camera raw filter. I think this photo could be better if it was brighter and had more relflections and was just overall more dramatic. I also feel like the old man kinda belnds in with the telephone pole behind him so maybe I could have done something about that.

Angel M- Surrelist Sollage

  I made this image last semester. I made it by combining multiple royalty-free images from the internet. I edited it by adding multiple Nik Collection filters and blending options.

Rachel N - Stars in her Grasp

 This is the Stars in her Grasp. It was taken on January 26, 2026, at the studio. It was taken with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I edited it by playing with the colouring and making the lights look shinier because in the original photo, the light wasn’t as visible as in the edited photo. I also cropped it because it looks better if I just give a close-up of the lights and hands. It could’ve been better if I put some more time into editing this photo.

Victoria S- Records Falling

This image is titled Records Falling. I took this in December at the Preserve. I took it with my Nikon camera. I edited it by increasing the warmth and exposure. I took pictures of different records I brought as props and added a motion blur over them to make them look like they were falling from the sky. I wish the records on the ground looked a little more realistic and less flat, but other than that I am happy with how this turned out. 
 

Aleli S- Untitled

 I really like this photo. I think it’s really cute. I love the way that she’s not looking at the camera. I think she was talking to someone when the photo was taken. The one thing I don’t like about this photo is the light in the back. How you can see it. Her head was a little bit too low down, and the light that I was using to give the blue light

Caroline S- Sunday Driver

 The title of my image is Sunday Driver. It was taken on November 26th, 2025 on my Nikon D3100. I edited it by brightening it and cropping the steering wheel to be more centered. It would be better if I had continued to edit it in photoshop.

Nicholas T - Concrete

 The title of this image is “Concrete.” It was taken with my DSC-W800. This was taken on my sidewalk and edited last year for the Kaleidoscope project. I mirrored the image across four different quarters of the canvas. I could’ve increased the brightness and contrast.

Surya P - In His Hands

 I took this image on my Nikon D750, in Madrid Spain over the summer. When editing, I cropped it and centered the man more. I also made it black and white, lowered the exposure, and turn up the blacks in the image to make the man blacked out. I’m not sure what I’d do to change it, maybe if I had shot it with the cross more visible I think I’d like it a little more. 

Irais B-C - Drive, Don't Talk

 I took this photo on January 11th of this year and I took it going up the hill of Oak Mountain State Park. I took the photo with my iPhone 16 on the regular camera setting. I edited the photo by tinting the picture as a whole to a dark yellow gray color and then I erased the mirror part of the tint so the colors of the sky would be brought out. I then saturated the oranges, yellows, blues, and reds. I sharpened parts of the image to really bring out details like the trees and window reflections. I then blurred the trees to give main focus to the mirror. I probably culdve cropped the top a little to center it more but other than that I am really happy with the result. (fun fact- the photo is named after a song by makeout reef)

Hayden C - In Motion

The title of this image is “In Motion,” and it was taken with my Canon camera at a fun show in Huntsville. This was the last time that this rider would be riding her horse. It was a bittersweet show, and I tried to get as many pictures of them as I could. This was difficult with how dark the arena was, but honestly, a fun challenge. I enjoy the symmetry within this photo and how the horse and rider are being “framed” on either side by two other horses. I just wish the lighting had been better while shooting. 
 

Anna G- The Dreamer

 The title of the selected image is “The Dreamer”. The photo of the building was taken a couple of weeks ago when I visited SCAD. This photo was taken with my iPhone. I edited this picture by inverting the contrast of the building and adding a colorful layer on top of it to make it look kind of watercolory, and I drew the picture of the person walking up the building, and I added a picture of a star that was under a Creative Commons license and added more small stars to the background. I think this photo could be better if the image of the star were of a higher quality and didn't look as pixely.

Kye W - Warm Contrast Portrait

 This image was taken indoors against a painted brick wall under controlled lighting, likely in the evening or in a classroom studio. It was captured with a digital camera, using a shallow depth of field and off-center framing to emphasize the mood. I edited the photo by increasing the warmth and saturation, adding intense orange and green tones, and adjusting contrast to deepen shadows and create a dramatic color cast. The image could be improved by softening the lighting on the subject’s face and refining the color balance so skin tones appear more natural while keeping the artistic effect. Overall, the photo explores emotion and atmosphere through color, shadow, and minimal background, aiming to create a bold, expressive portrait.

Rachel N - Monitoring

 This is Monitoring. It’s an assignment we did on Story Illustration. This is a direct reference to the Monitoring by DECO27*. I thought it would be really cool to recreate the MV, so I tried to make it as similar as the MV. It turns out pretty great for me. It would have been better if I had clean up the rough outlines of the drawings. 

Angel M- Flower

 The title of this image is Flower. I took it in my backyard sometime last semester. I took it with my Canon camera. It was edited by increasing the saturation, increasing the brightness, and adding a double exposure layer.

Calliope T - Longing

 This image is called longing because I think that the subject, the colors, and the movement in the photo all show that emotion. It was taken on December 11, 2025 in Mr. Rigsby’s studio with a Canon camera. I edited it by making the colors a little more vibrant and making the blues have a more teal tint. I also darkened the blue of the shadow and brightened the pink. I think it could be better if there was just a little more focus on his face. 

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!