Night and Lights

 

1. Guitar: Rexburg, ID on 11/10/10 at 6:14 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/25 s at f/2.8
This shot was fun, but really hard to take. I had to mess with the shutter speed a lot in order to get an image I was pleased with. I had to take my guitar into our kitchen pantry because I wanted a wood floor and it needed to be really dark.
2. Single Star: Rexburg, ID on 11/10/10 at 9:14 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/2 s at f/2.7
For this picture I just arranged glowsticks into the shape of a star and took a still shot of it.
3. Double: Rexburg, ID on 11/10/10 at 9:17 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/2 s at f2.7
For this shot I just moved my camera slowly to the right over the 2 seconds of exposure.
4. Shooting Star: Rexburg, ID on 11/10/10 at 9:21 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/3 s at f/2.7
This time I wanted it to look like a shooting star, so I lengthened the exposure time to 3 seconds and slowly moved my camera upward
5. Peace: Rexburg, ID on 11/10/10 at 7:38 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/5 at f/2.7
I took a blue glow stick and outlined a peace sign against a white wall for this picture. Getting the right shutter speed was hard because a lot of times the color looked blown out and you couldn't really tell what it was.
6. Temple: Rexburg, ID on 11/10/10 at 9:52 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/3 at f/8
I really like the stop lights and the street lights in this picture. During the time I started the picture the red light was actually yellow so I like how it looks a little bit orange in this picture.

I like how creative you can get with night and light shots. There are a lot of options and it is crazy the things that you can do depending on your shutter speed and different objects that you have around the house.

Photo Edits: Cutouts

1. Horse: Cutout using the quick select tool and magnetic lasso. Erased the background with different size eraser tool
2. Horse Original: BYU-I Ranch in Rexburg, ID on 9/27/10 at 1:55:28 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/ 500 s at f/5.7
3. Shoes: Cutout using the quick select tool and magnetic lasso. Erased the background with different size eraser tool. Enhanced color and clarity in camera raw.
4. Shoes Original: Rexburg, ID on 11/10/10 at 9:32 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/6 s at f/2.8
5. Purple: Cutout using the quick select tool and magnetic lasso. Erased the background with different size eraser tool
6. Purple Original: BYU-I Campus in Rexburg, ID on 9/27/10 at 12:51:35 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/80 s at f/2.7
7. Partial: Cutout using the quick select tool and magnetic lasso. Erased the background with different size eraser tool but left some of the background
8. Partial Original: BYU-I Campus in Rexburg, ID on 9/27/10, 12:55:21 PM - Sony Cybershot 1/40 s at f/2.7

These cut outs were fun to do. It is nice to have a single image so you can drag it on different backgrounds if you need to. I think my favorite of these shots is the horse. I like the original, but the cut out turned out nice, too.

Colorful Colorado

REFLECTION: (18 by 24) Canvas Wrap

Breckenridge, CO on 10/3/10 at 11:31 AM

Auto Sony Cybershot - 1/250 s at f/3.5

Edits: Camera Raw- Boost Clarity, Add Saturation, Warmth and Blacks. Photoshop: Color balance to enhance sky and tree color (reds) added an underpainting filter and an adjustment layer to darken the blue in the sky

 

HORSE: (18 by 24) Canvas Wrap

South Park, CO on 10/3/10 at 1:29 PM

Auto Sony Cybershot - 1/125 S at f/16

Edits: Camera Raw: Boost Clarity, Add Sat and Warmth. Photoshop: Adjustment layer to trees, color balance to photo but especially to reds in the trees. Created a layer mask and used the history brush with different brush sizes and strokes to have the painted on look. Added a smart filter to look more artistic and painted on the canvas.

 

I think Colorado is gorgeous. I chose these pictures because I love that place more than any other in the world. One of my favorite things to do there is go up to the mountains. I think these photos just depict the perfection that Heavenly Father created and I love the fall colors. This was a really great day and I am glad that I have these pictures to cherish it forever.

Photo Journal Edits and Photolusion

TEMPLATE

Week of Pictures

For my week of photos I customized the template that was provided for us to use. I changed the font and wording to match my pictures and then by using a clipping mask I was able to insert my pictures from the week. The clipping mask allowed me to save a lot of time because I just had to click on the layer and drag my image. Then I could re-size and rotate my pictures to match the template. What a great help this method will be!

 PHOTOLUSION:

In the Palm of His Hand: Rexburg, ID on 11/1/10 at 5:48 PM - 1/125 s at f/5.7

Big Foot: Rexburg, ID on 11/1/10 at 5:46 PM - 1/100 s at f/5

These are the non-edited Photolusions that I tried. Looking back, I wish I would have gone to an open field where there wasn't any cars around because I think the illusion isn't as good with the background noise. However, I do like the concept and my "models" had a fun time with these poses.

PHOTOLUSION EDIT:

Trapt: For this edit, I just used the majic wand and magnetic lasso tool to erase the background image. Then I used a layer mask to hide/reveal the string.

Guitar: Rexburg, ID 1/2/10 at 12:34 AM - 1/5 s at f/2.7

Sad: Rexburg, ID on 1/2/10 at 12:33 AM - picture taken with PhotoBooth

Project 7 - Week of Photos

FLOWER on Day 1: Rexburg, ID 10/26/2010 at 8:53 PM - 1/15 s at f/2.7

SHOES on Day 2: Rexburg, ID 10/27/10 at 11:11 PM - 1/30 s at f/2.5

BESTIES on Day 3: Rexburg, ID 10/28/10 at 8:22 PM - 1/100 s at f/ 2.8

COLORS on Day 4: Rexburg, ID 10/29/10 at 12:02 AM - 1/30 s at f/2.7

HALLE on Day 5: Pocatello, ID 10/30/10 at 3:50 PM - 1/100 s at f/2.7

STORM on Day 6: Rexburg, ID 10/31/10 at 7:16 PM - 1/200 s at f/5.2

BALLIN' on Day 7: Rexburg, ID 11/1/10 at 11:17 PM - 1/30 s at f/2.5

This was a fun week of photos! The first picture is just a silk flower that I have at home. I used a white background to make it stand out. The second shot is of some shoes that my sister and I designed. Every Halloween weekend she comes to visit and we do some sort of "craft." I love them! The third shot I used a timer and zoom. It is my roommate and I before going to a friend's birthday party. The next picture is of some nail polish. I chose to photograph this because my roommates and I frequently paint our nails and watch movies together. Day 5 is a picture of my niece, Halle. My brother and his family live in Salt Lake and they were in Pocatello for the day. I went down for a few hours and visited and this is the shot I got of Hal. Day 6 was actually taken fairly early in the day and the way that the clouds are it looked more like dusk. I used camera raw to enhance the sky color and make it more yellow. The last picture is of my ball and shoes. Pretty much as much as I can, I try and go play basketball. My roommate and I typically go after FHE so I snapped this shot on our way out the door.