Wednesday, March 18, 2015

original


photo shop basics

Black and white

Brightness

Channel mixer

Color balance

Exposure


Gradient map

Levels

Photo filter

Posterize

Diptych and Triptych



colors

This photo is monochromatic and uses leading lines to draw the viewer's attention to the peak of the mountain.  

This photo uses warm and contrasting colors.

This photo uses cool colors and the lines created by the clouds cause the viewer to look from one end across to the other. 

Monday, March 16, 2015

5 Ways to improve

 The ideas from the website could help improve my photos because it gave ideas I had not thought of.
For instance, recreating someone else's art. There are cool thing that you see every day but don't have a camera. By having a camera near by throughout the day I would be less likely to miss these photo opportunities.  Telling a story in multiple pics or using a prop in a new way would also be a good way to improve my photo creativity. Finally, shooting something like food could turn out fun. A printed image of food and other objects, if done correctly can appear 3d. Image result for rubiks cube illusion

Thursday, March 12, 2015

portrait 2

Asked a friend to sand in front of a white board so I could take a portrait photo. I used the white board because it provided a simple background. I let him choose his pose.

portrait

This is a photo of my half sister I took while visiting my dad. The picture was taken indoors but a skylight provided natural lighting.