Cut outs

Rexburg, ID - f/2.7, 1/400 ISO 100 - Sony DSC-H7

Rexburg, ID - f/4.0, 1/250, ISO 100 - Sony DSC-H7 - dodge and burn

The easy selection tool did a good job selecting the flower because of the contrast in color. I still had to go back and fix the corners, and the polygonal lasso tool worked pretty well for me.
The little well was mainly geometric, so I used the polygonal lasso tool again and it worked just fine. I used the easy selection tool to select the rocks, but it was a little harder because the background has a similar color. I used the rectangular marquee tool to select the bottom part.
After selecting, I control-clicked and made a layer via copy.

Past pictures

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1 - Female cat - Rexburg, ID 13/11/09 - f/2.2, 1/8, ISO 64 - Sony DSC-F828 - smart sharping, dodge and burn, dark edges.

2 - Lazy lizard - Boston, MA - smart sharping, dodge and burn.

3 - Stefan and Tycy - Rexburg, ID 11/19/09 - f/2.3, 1/30, ISo160 - Sony Cybershot - noise reduction, flair, dodge and burn, sepia filter, dark edges.

4 - Water wheel - Slat Lake City, UT 5/21/09 - f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 64 - Kodak Easyshare M1063 - Gaussian blur layer, dodge and burn.

5 - Conference center - Salt Lake City, UT 1/1/09 - f/5.6, 1/750 ISO 100 - Kodak CX6330 - Gaussian blur, saturation adjustment

6 - Male cat - Rexburg, ID 11/13/09 - f/2.8, 1/10, ISO 64 - Sony DSC-F828 - smart sharp, dark edges

7 - Gabi - Brazil 1/23/10 - f/2.8, 1/250 ISO 125 - Sony DSC-W125 - dodge and burn, red and green channels contrast adjustment, dark edges

8 - Industry - Salt Lake City Utah 5/21/09 - f/2.8, 1/160, ISO64 - Kodak Easyshare M1063 - sepia filter, dodge and burn

9 - The artist - Boston, MA 3/17/07 - f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 80 - Olympus FE-120 - dodge and burn, noise reduction, dark edges

10 - Reflecting on conference - Salt Lake City, UT 5/21/09 - f/2.8, 1/320, ISO64 - Kodak Easyshare M1063 - dodge and burn, photo filter

These pictures were taken in four different locations: Boston, Salt Lake City, Rexburg and Brazil. The ones in Boston are the oldest, and the one of my cousin Gabi the most recent. Some were taking with a simple point and shoot and some were taken with one of the nice cameras they have in the library. My favorite kind of photography is portrait pictures, because I feel like I have the most creative freedom.