Bryanna & Seth's Wedding

Scanography

Blue Necklace


Colorful necklace


Tacks


Collage


Jewelry


Colorful necklace 2


Green apple

This assignment was very interesting. I used to think that a scanner was just for flat stuff, but I soon realized that I can scan anything and it looks really cool. To get the black background you need the room to be dark, but since I couldn't turn off the lights in the lab, I put a trash can over it. There was still a little bit of light showing in the picture, so I fixed it with a levels adjustment layer in Photoshop.

Fine Art Template

Hibiscus (edited)

Hibiscus - Rexburg, ID, 6/10/2010, mid-afternoon - f/2.7, 10/5000, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50

Fruit (edited)

Fruit -Rexburg, ID, 4/23/2010, mid-afternoon - f/3.2, 10/600, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H7


This fine art template is an easy and effective way of displaying photographs. I created a new white document and drew a black rectangle. I duplicated my rectangle four times (5 total.) Then I added the picture I wanted to display and created a clipping mask. The final touch was adding text. I tried changing the color of the background layer. One picture looked better with white and the other one with black, but I could alos have used a different color from the picture.

Photolusion

Edited Photoluison - Heavenly

Temple - Rexburg, ID, 5/14/2010, mid-afternoon - f/5.6, 10/2500, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50

Clouds 1 - Rexburg, ID, 6/1/2010, mid-afternoon - f/9, 10/4000, ISO 80, Sony DSC-H20

Clouds 2 - Rexburg, ID, 6/1/2010, mid-afternoon - f/8, 10/10000, ISO 80, Sony DSC-H20

Photolusion straight - Technology - Rexburg, ID, 6/19/2010, afternoon - f/3.2, 10/80, ISO 200, Sony DSC-H7 - exposure adjustment

Photolusions are very interesting, but require some thinking to come up with a good idea and make it work. The first photolusion is a blend of 3 pictures. I used masks to hide part of the temple and the clouds to make it look like the temple is floating on the clouds. I also changed the contrast and color of the picture. The second photolusion is just one photo. I had a picture of a hand in my computer and by placing my hand behind the laptop it looks like my hand is inside of it. I took this picture of myself using a tripod and self timer.

Border Effects

Bryanna & Seth 1 - Rexburg, ID, 6/11/2010, mid-afternoon - f/3.2, 10/800, ISO 100, DSC-H50 - photo filter, flare and airbrushing


Bryanna & Seth 2 - Rexburg, ID, 6/11/2010, mid-afternoon - f/3.5, 10/300, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50 - smart filter


Bryanna & Seth 3 - Rexburg, ID, 6/11/2010, mid-afternoon - f/3.2, 10/800, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50 - curves, flare and airbrushing

Bryanna and Seth liked the portraits that I posted here and asked me to take their engagement pictures. I added a border to three of my favorite photos from that photo shoot.
The double fade border is done by masking two rectangles and adding blur.
For the brush-on effect I created a textured yellowish layer and placed the background layer on top of it. I added a black mask layer and brought back parts of the pictures using special brushes.
The Sprayed edge effect is achieved by applying a quick mask to a rectangle and then applying sprayed stroke to it.

Night and lights

Abstract lights 1 - Rexburg, ID, 6/4/2010, early morning - f/3.5, 100/10, ISO 100, Sony DSC H-20


Abstract lights 2 - Rexburg, ID, 5/14/2010, night - f/3.2, 10/50, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50


Rexburg, ID, 6/4/2010, early morning - f/3.5, 70/10, ISO 100 Sony DSC-H20


Temple - Rexburg, ID, 5/15/2010, early morning -f/2.7, 10/60, ISO 125, Sony DSC-H50


Gringos - Rexburg, ID, 5/14/2010, night - f/5, 10/50, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50

This assignment was a ton of fun. The abstract lights are the ones I like the most and the ones I had the most fun with. To capture them I just shook my camera in front of a light source with very low shutter speed . I used glow sticks and party lights for the first one and the second one is the lights from "Gringos." For "Lucas" I taped glow sticks to a table on the shape of the letters. I used a tripod for the photo of the temple and turned it into black and white. For "Gringos" I should have used a tripod but I didn't have one, so I held my breath and tried to be still. I think it came out pretty sharp though.

Photo Journal Template

Since I am a graphic design major and that is supposedly what I do best, I created my own template. The idea was to have a cork board like the one I have in my room. I placed some rectangular shapes on the cork board image and gave them a stroke and drop shadow. To add the pictures I simply placed them on top of the layer with the rectangular shape I wanted and created a clipping mask. I found a convenient PNG file online of a thumbtack, which gave it the final touch.

Week of Photos

Tuesday: Dandelion - Rexburg, ID, 6/1/2010, mid-afternoon - f/3.5, 10/2500, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H20


Wednesday: Jessica - Rexburg, ID, 6/2/2010, mid-afternoon - f/3.2, 10/2000, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50 - Portrait enhancements


Thursday: Motorcycle - Rexburg, ID, 6/3/2010, mid-afternoon - f/8, 10/2000, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H20 - Sharpness and burn


Friday: Abstract lights - Rexburg, ID, 6/4/2010, night - f/3.5, 100/10, ISO 100, Sony DSC -H20


Saturday: Spori - Rexburg, ID, 6/5/2010, mid-afternoon - f/5.6, 10/5000, ISO 100, DSC-H50 - HDR


Sunday: Flower - Rexburg, ID, 6/6/2010, mid-afternoon - f/3.2, 10/2000, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50


Monday: M&Ms - Rexburg, ID 6/7/2010, morning - f/2.7, 10/60, ISO 400, Sony DSC-H50

Taking a picture every day was a bit of a challenge, because I wanted to have something good every day, but I didn't have that much time. Not having the option to go back and take more shots if I wasn't satisfied forced me to really concentrate in doing the very best I could. It was an opportunity to look around and find beauty in everyday life. It also a chance to explore some of the skills I've learned so far, such as macro, portrait enhancements, HDR, and light painting with camera motion (I will explain how I did this one next week).

Portraits

Camila - Rexburg, ID, 5/27/2010, Late-afternoon - f/3.5, 10/800, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H7 - Sharpness, photo filer and airbrhising


Camila and purple flowers - Rexburg, ID, 5/27/2010, Late-afternoon - f/3.2, 10/1250, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H7 - Sharpness and airbrushing


Just Friends - Rexburg, ID, 5/24/2010, Mid-afternoon - f/3.5, 10/60, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50 - Sharpness adjustment, airbrushing, vignette and replaced color


Daviana - Rexburg, ID, 5/24/2010, Mid-afternoon - f/2.7, 10/1250, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50 - Sharpness, vignette


Christina - Rexburg, ID, 5/24/2010, Mid-afternoon - f/3.5, 10/200, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50 - Sharpness, vignette and airbrushing


Cade Studying - Rexburg, ID, 5/26/2010, Late-afternoon - f/3.2, 10/50, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H7 - Blur and airbrushing

I really love taking portrait pictures. It gives me artistic freedom, because I can make my subject (the model) change position or express different emotions. You just can't do that when you're photographing a landscape for example. Most of these were taken in aperture priority mode with relatively low number and slightly zoomed in. I particularly like the bokeh in the first picture of Camila. I changed some colors in the group picture to have them all match. I think that a little airbrushing is a must for every portrait, especially close-ups. My favorite part is watching the reaction of the models when they see the final product.

Portrait Enhancements

Camila and Cherry Blossoms (edited)


Camila and Cherry Blossoms - Rexburg, ID, 5/27/2010, Late Afternnon - f/2.7, 10/3200, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H7


Camila by the fence (edited)

Camila by the fence - Rexburg, ID, 5/27/2010, Late-afternoon - f/2.7, 10/4000, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H7


Jamie 2 (edited)


Jamie 2 - Dubois, ID, 5/21/2010, Morning - f/2.8, 10/10000, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50


Couple - Rexburg, ID, 5/24/2010, Mid-afternoon - f/2.8, 10/400, ISO 100, Sony DSC-H50

Portraits take a long time to edit because there are so many details to enhance, but it's worth it. I enhanced all of my portraits by airbrushing the skin, whitening teeth, sharpening eyes, etc. The best way I found to sharpen is by using high pass. It makes a lot of difference. I changed the color on Camila's shirt, but because there are so many colors I had to do the process a couple times. I matched the picture of Jamie with the color in the picture of the couple. It was originally too dark, so I changed some of the settings in the match color box until I got something I liked.