Monday, January 9, 2012

Malisa

As I was taking pictures for my Portraits assignment I realized that this picture stood out. What made this picture stand out was the angle of this picture. What I like about this angle is that the subject (Malisa) is in focus, meanwhile everything is out of focus. Also, what I did to enhance this photo is I added a vignette and I adjusted the color with the photo filter. What could have enhanced this picture is if I did not cut off her head. But other than that, I think this photo turned out good. 
Nick B

Christmas Lights

I was taking photos for a painterly assignment and I took the camera home so I could capture photos of my tree. The shutter speed was at two seconds. Instead of just moving the camera all around I did little motions just going up and down, and got this. After getting the photo I adjusted the contrast and made the background darker where the lights got brighter.
 Libby R.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Imagine

I took this photo on a senior photo shoot with several other girls. I was experiencing with a different types of shots than what I usually do – which is more standard senior photos (you know, leaning against a brick wall… that kind of thing). I wanted her to give just a natural stare at the camera, and I love how it turned out. Her dramatic eyelashes and eyeliner give a slight edge to the picture, but it still has a simplistic look to it. In post processing I turned the photo black and white and added the smallest purplish tint to it. If I could take the photo over again, I would have left just a bit more room on the left side of her head. Otherwise, I really like this photo and how it turned out.
Sarah S.

Blue

I chose this photo because of how little I actually had to do to get this fine product. I was just messing around with the colors when I accidentally made my friend’s dog completely blue without making the picture look unrealistic in any other way. After that I changed the lighting, made it a bit darker and turned the contrast up to bring out a darker blue in her and this is the final result. She is actually a brownish-red, and some parts of the carpet are as well and that’s why there are bits of blue in it.
Zach P.

Walking Into the Distance

We were taking panoramas in class and I was experimenting with different angles. I like this angle as it kind of disappears into the distance. I also like how it gets brighter and the depth of field increases as you look down the walkway. I wish the light behind my legs weren’t there, it messes with the focus. 
Joe B.

Morning in Mississippi

This picture was taken in Mississippi on a crisp October morning. The Man in the middle of the picture is my dad drinking his morning coffee and talking to one of our co-drivers. The rising sun was very large and I want a good silhouette picture and I think this one works just fine. I could make it black and white but I do think the orange and reddish color is beautiful. 
Dylan L.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Colors of

I picked this photo because of how well focused it is. I really like how I took this picture, it’s angled up. I zoomed in a little and used the macro to get that depth of field. I really like how the photo turned out to be. In Photoshop I changed the levels a bit; I made it a bit brighter. I also used HDR I wanted it to have a more high contrast. 
KS