Ani W- Duplicated

I titled this image Duplicated since I took a “selfie” of myself and made a copy of my face. I took this picture a week ago with my iphone 12 mini. I edited the image by cropping my face and duplicating it on a plain black background, then overlaid an image of cracked glass over it. Then I applied a filter over the flatten images so it seemed old and tarnished. I then made some minor adjustments such as fixing the brightness, saturation, and colors (such as chaining my eye color from brown to hazel).

 

Bess H - Help

 I took this photo with my Canon 4000D about 2 months ago. It is one of my photos that I am using for my sustained investigation. I title this image “Help” because that is what the pills spell out. I added a nik collection filter and played around with the levels and brightness. I also did some things with the highlights and shadows. I wish that I would have taken the photo from a different angle.

Carol A- Chasing Secrets

 The title of this image is Chasing Dreams, this picture was taken at the Birmingham Botanical Garden with my Canon Rebel EOS. I edited the photo by applying the raw camera filter and messed with the settings by increasing the texture along with the shadows and increasing the clarification. I think it could have been better if I would have toned the brightness down a little bit. 

CAROLINE M- Monkey

 This photo is titled Monkey, it was taken January 29, 2023 at the Birmingham Zoo. It was taken with a Nikon D3300. When I went to the zoo I was taking pictures for my HDR assignment and I accidentally left my camera on -2.0 exposure so the photo was too dark and you couldn't really see the monkey so I had to turn up the brightness really high and I liked how it turned out but I do wish it was a better quality and that I could make it brighter without it turning a purplish hue.

Brandon B- Burrow

  I chose to title this image “Burrow” as that is the jersey I took a picture of, Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals.  This is a jersey I have had for about a year and thought it would make a good photo for the HDR assignment on January 29, 2023.  And the photo was taken with my iPhone 13 Pro.  I attempted my best to get as much of the stitching detail as I could while still showing off the name plate.  First I used Photo Matix to layer the three exposures of this image and then used the soft preset.  Finally, I ran the photo through photoshop for some basic improvements and more detail and sharpening.  The photo could be better if I spent more time on it.  At the end I felt it came out pretty good and had a good representation of the on-field jersey pictures.

Courtni D- Bulb of Light

 This photo was taken January 29 in my mother’s bathroom. It was taken with my Canon EOS. I did not edit this photo because I was just trying to choose a photo for the blog but I also like it how it is. It could be better if I brightened it a bit or just tried to do something with it.

Martha Claire D- God of the Sea

The title of this image is “God of the Sea”. It was taken in mid january at Moss Rock. It was taken with my mirrorless Panasonic camera. I edited the image by playing with the blues and greens in the photo and by brightening his face. This photoshoot was for my sustained investigation where I was portraying the Greek God of the Sea, Poseidon. I think it would have been better if there was more visual interest to the photo.

 

Caeden H- Black and White Beauty

 This image is entitled “Black and White Beauty”, it was taken in the studio a few weeks ago. I took this picture with a Canon Rebel XSI. To edit this I used photoshop, I touched up some blemishes and stray hairs, played with the curves, added a black and white filter, and used the dodge and burn tool to add more detail. I think this image could be better if more of her face was in the light. I wanted there to be some shadows, but I worry that her face is overtaken by shadows. 

Drew B- Bursting Through Flames

 This image is called Bursting Through Flames. I took this photo with my Nikon D5600 at the Birmingham Zoo on the zoo light safari.

Shae M- Anxiety Inside

 The title of my image is “Anxiety Inside”. I took this photo back in September for one of our first assignments, and I took it here in the studio. I took the word photo on Halloween on the benches in the courtyard. I took it with my Nikon D3500. I edited it by merging the images together, and bringing up the brightness and contrast. I also sharpened it a bit and played around with some filters. It could be better if the opacity was slightly different and if it was overall just clearer. 

Linley W- Old Friend

 I took this picture a couple of weeks ago when I and an old friend went to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens to go get some pictures. This picture was taken on my Nikon camera right before sunset. The model is actually leaning against the front entrance sign right around sunset, which was why the picture is very warm. The shadows on the wall are actually from nearby trees. I really love her pose and how it seems she is looking off into the distance. It gives a unique artistic vibe to the picture. I do wish that some of the highlights were not as sharp though. Overall, I really like this picture and it’s one of my

Aiden S - Evanne

I called this image “Evanne” because it's an image of my friend Evanne. I took this photo with my Canon Rebel T7. I adjusted the lighting and touched up on her skin so she  can glow in a way. It was taken downtown at railroad park. I think if I got some of the background it would be better.

 

Paris C- Ocean

 I named this image Ocean because of the ocean of course it's the main character. I really like how I edited this picture the more I look at it the more it gives me reality cartoon vibes. It was taken in gulf shores during winter break. I made everything have more detail then how it did before. It's a cool picture in my opinion but not my absolute best.

Nora G- Flower After Rain

 This was outside of my house in a bush and the rain was still on the flower and I thought it was really pretty. I was also darker outside so the lighting wasn't the best but I really like the water droplet on the pedals. This was taken with my camera and I edited only but lighting a little bit. 

Aidan P- Drum

 I named this picture Drum just because that’s what it is and it’s simple. The picture was taken in my garage of a drum with a pad on it to reduce the noise along with the drumsticks on top. I used my iphone for this along with a tripod to keep it still. I used this for the HDR assignment so the first thing I did was combine the three images. Next I used a filter from the real estate section and changed the highlights, shadows, local contrast, saturation, and brightness, and temperature. I also did a few tweaks in photoshop but not much. The main thing that bugs me is the top corners and that you can kind of see past the drum but anyway I cropped it seemed to make it too small. So I probably should have taken the picture at better angle.

Betsey S - Bright Bottles

 The title of this image is bright bottles because it is an image of bottles with light painting. It was taken for the light painting assignment in the photography lab. It was taken with one of Mr. Rigsby cameras. I didn't really edit it. I feel like I could have brought out some brightness and contrast more.

Ayla S - Composite

This image is titled, “Composite.” This photo was taken in my backyard in November. I took this photo with my Canon Rebel T6. To edit this photo, I combined multiple photos, added colored layers, and blended shapes into the photograph. I think it could be better if the shapes were more subtle.

Madison R - Rooster

 This photo was taken in Key West last summer. This photo was taken with my Nikon D3400 camera. I edited it by bringing up the contrast and saturation and lowering the highlights. I also added a vignette to draw focus to the subject. I think if I cropped in a little more this image could be better!

Ani W- Cracked

 I tilted this image Cracked since I overlayed an image of broken glass over the original photo I took. I took this picture of a little mail hole where you receive your mail at the post office. I took this photo with my iphone 12 mini (since I did not have my camera with me) on January 26, 2023. I edited the image by overlaying twigs and broken glass over the first image, and added a black and white filter. I also accentuated some of the shadows and added a vignette filter as well, making the tunnel seem longer and brighter at the end. I wish I could have had more time to take more photos that day with my Canon camera, but I think the photo turned out alright.

Allie S- Mask

 The title of my image is mask. It was taken January 10th 2023 in the studio. It was taken with a Canon Rebel T7. I edited it by playing with the levels. I also added another image to the original and masked it. I wish I would have edited the “mask” a little better but overall I’m happy with the image.