Thursday, December 17, 2009

Make Up Edits and Photolusion

Grunge Text and Edit: I did a few things on this edit. I took a picture of hundreds of small lava rocks and created the text for lava hot springs using the picture. I think it looked pretty cool. I then used a picture of Bannack and placed a second image which was a crumpled piece of paper for a grunge blending effect. It definitely looks different. I used different opacities to get the grunge effect.







This cutout would be easy for a lot of people but it took a while playing around to figure it out. I think it turned out OK for my first time ever. I really liked how many adjustments are available like feathering, radius, etc to help make it look better.




This was a lot of fun to try to do. I took pictures of my sisters roommate pretending to hug the temple. It took a ton of shots to get it just right so it actually looked like she had her arms were around it. It was important to be at the right distance and take the picture at the right angle so everything would line up. I ended up tweaking the contrast and brightest to make it look a little better.

Monday, December 7, 2009

FINE ART

This was fun to do but for some reason I could not change from grayscale to color. I don't know why but it still looks like a decent picture even black and white. I really like how it splits the picture a part because it makes it look like a whole different picture. I started with the black rectangle and copied 4 more of them. I then made sure it was a shape mask and clicked the lock link and dragged the picture into the shapes to create the template.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Week 8: Photomerge






Pic 1: 11/9/09 8:03; f5.6 1/250; Sony DSC-T50
Pic 2: 11/9/09 8:03;f5.6 1/250; Sony DSC-T50
Pic 3: 11/9/09 8:03; f5.6 1/250; Sony DSC-T50

This was fun to do and got a pretty good result with blending the images. Photoshop did a great job lining up the pictures and I didn't have to blend anything. I did adjust the sats, contrast and levels to make the picture more crisp and improve the colors in the sky

R Mountain




Pic 1: 11/9/09 8:26; f7.1 1/250; Sony DSC-T50
Pic 2: 11/9/09 8:26; f7.1 1/250; Sony DSC-T50
Pic 3: 11/9/09 8:26; f7.1 1/250; Sony DSC-T50

Just like the picture of the temple I really had to adjust the sats, contrast and brightest to bring the colors out. It was pretty gray in the three pictures but I ended up getting a decent color sky


Monday, November 2, 2009

Daily Photo Journal

Sunday: 5:39; f4 1/100; Sony DSC T-50
Monday: 6:03; F4 1/100; Sony DSC-T50
Tuesday: 11:44 am; F5.6 1/125; Sony DSC-T50
Wed: 1:20 pm;f3.5 1/125;Sony DSC-T50
Thursday: 4:23 pm; F5.6 1/200; Sony DSC T-50
FRI: 2:44 pm; f5.6 1/500; Sony DSC-T50
Sat: 5:33 11/1/09;f3.5 1/60 DSC-T50
These pictures were interesting to take at different times because you get to really see the effects of lighting and how they change your picture. I think my favorite one is when I shot up the tree looking at the sky. I guess I like it because it is different. I tried to use the rules of thirds in the pictures except for the stream because I wanted it to be the center point of the picture.

Monday, October 26, 2009

PORTRAITS

Leaning on tree: 10:07 p.m.; F4 1/50; Sony DSC-T50
Against pillar: 8:57 p.m.; F4 1/50; Sony DSC-T50
Jenna leaning on brick: 8:45 p.m; F4, 1/50; Sony DSC-T50

I decided to take these portraits of my sister at the school gardens. We went up to the school gardens because they have some good areas to take shots. I had to switch into several different positions to get better lighting. I think they turned out pretty decent. One thing I could work on is to learn how to position the people you are taking a portrait of.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Night and Edging

Tractor: 10/18/09 9:30; F3.5 0.7; Sony DSC-T50
Truck: 10/18/09 9:38; F4 1/60; Sony DSC-T50

This week I went out searching for some lights to take different angles and shots at. I stopped by at night at the Ford dealership and took the shot above and I kind of liked it. It show the line up of the trucks and the lights being flushed out a bit. The second shot I found some tractors lined up in the dark There was a post light I metered my camera with and ended up with good lighting to show these trucks lined up in the dark. I had to adjust the brightness and contrast as well.

Monday, October 12, 2009

GHOST SHOT

THESE SHOTS WERE REALLY FUN TO SHOOT. IT TOOK A COUPLE TAKES TO GET THE PERSON TO WAIT LONG ENOUGH AND THEN TO RUN FAST. I NEVER NEW YOU COULD MAKE GHOST SHOTS LIKE THIS. VERY APPROPRIATE FOR A GHOST TOWN

GHOST: 2:33 PM 10/7/09; F8 3; DSC-H50

PORTRAIT

PORTRAIT: 1:53 PM; F7.1 1/40; SONY DSC-H50

MACRO SHOTS

I THINK THAT THE SHOTS I MOST ENJOY ARE MACRO SHOTS. I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED HOW TO SHOOT THEM SO I FIND THEM PRETTY INTERESTING. I THINK THEY MAKE THE PICTURE PRETTY COOL TO LOOK AT. YOU HAVE TO GET THE RIGHT ANGLE TO MAKE IT WORK

NAIL: 12:20 PM 10/7/09; F3.2 1/30; DSC-H50


HDR SHOT



Final HDR

Wagon: 2:44 pm 10/7/09; f5.5 1/250; DSC-H50

Monday, October 5, 2009

Flora and Fauna

Snake: 10/5/09 8:45; Rexburg; f4 1/50; Sony DSC T-50

Parrot: 9/4/09 9:30 am; Rexburg; f4.3 1/50; Sony DSC-T50

I found someone that has a few pets here at BYUI. I found it is difficult that take pictures of animals because they are always moving. I had to take a lot of pictures of the bird because the window brought in a lot of light which would sometimes change the color of the bird. I like the snake and the contrast of the snake and the marble in the sink.








Monday, September 28, 2009

Landscape and Still Life


Temple: 9/27/09 8:30; Rexburg; f3.5 1/13, Sony DSC-T50
Flower: 9/27/09 9:00 a.m.; Rexburg, Idaho, f7.1 1/320; Sony DSC T-50
Boats: 9/1/08 7:57 am; San Diego, f7.1, 1/500; Sony DSC T-50
Waterfall: 9/26/09 4:00; Mesa Falls; f5.6, 1/125, Sony DSC-T50