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.

Edge Effects

Horse: I added an adjustment layer to enhance the color of the horse and the trees. Then I added an underpaint filter to make a more artistic look. After that I used a mask and the history brush with different strokes to produce the edge effect.

Horse Original: South Park, CO on 10/3/10 at 1:29 PM - 1/125 S at f/16

Cabin: Here I followed the hide/reveal tutorial and used a bunch of different layer masks and shapes to create this image

Cabin Original: Estes Park, CO on 10/3/10 at 12:02 PM - 1/200 S at f/5.7

Cooper: I used a mask and the history brush tool at several different opacities and sizes for this effect

Coop with Boarder: I added a white boarder on this shot to enhance the focal point

Cooper Original: Highlands Ranch, CO on 10/3/10 at 4:47 PM - 1/60 S at f/2.8

These were all really fun edits to do. I think it adds a really nice artistic element when you create edge effects. My favorite is the shot of the horse. I like how it looks more like a painting with the brush strokes created by the history brush. There's a lot of really fun and unique things that you can do with this technique!

Scanography

STAR: Rexburg, ID on 10/25/10 at 8:53 PM

L.O.V.E.

L: Rexburg, ID on 10/25/10 at 2:12 PM

O: Rexburg, ID on 10/25/10 at 2:14 PM

V: Rexburg, ID on 10/25/10 at 2:14 PM

E: Rexburg, ID on 10/25/10 at 2:15 PM

These pictures were done using a scanner. The first shot is of a single image. The second one is of the 4 different images underneath it blended together. It was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be because everything turned out opposite than you would expect. In order to capture the image correctly I had to go from right to left instead of left to right, and then backwards to what the letters read. It was fun trying out different objects on the scanner, but these two ended up being my favorite.