Week 3: Adjustment Layers and Smart Filters

1. Railroad Bridge: 7-20-09; 8:39 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/5.6; 15 sec; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

2. Edited: I used an adjustment layer with the screen blend mode to lighten the bottom half of the image. I also changed the opacity to 42% and then used the black paint brush on the sky to bring the original back into the image.















1. Flower: 7-10-09; 11:46 am; Rexburg, Id; f/7.1; 1/250; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

2. Edit: I used smart filter with a dry brush and watercolor filter. Then I used the black paint brush to bring back the flower in the center and to take off the filters.

Week 3: Flora and Fauna

1. Cat: 10-4-09; 5:26 pm; West Jordan, Ut; f/5.6; 1/60; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

2. Green and Pink: 10-4-09; 3:41 pm; West Jordan, Ut; f/5; 1/20; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

3. Orange Flower: 5-2-09; 1:09 pm; Driggs, Id; f/6.3; 1/80; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

4. Cow: 10-2-09; 1:19 pm; Preston, Id; f/8; 1/320; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

5. Bee: 9-26-09; 3:10 pm; Logan, Ut; f/7.1; 1/400; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

6. Bleeding Hearts: 5-2-09; 1:11 pm; Driggs, Id; f/6.3; 1/80; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

I think what I enjoyed most about this assignment was taking photos of animals in a new way. I think what most people do is they try to get the whold animal in the picture, but I found it more interesting to take close ups on just parts of the animal. It really makes it more interesting and detailed.

Week Two: Grunge

1. Nauvoo Temple: 9-28-06; 4:15 pm; Nauvoo, Il; f/na; na; Canon Powershot SD300

2. Carpet: 1-28-08; 3:44 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/na; na; Canon Powershot SD300

3. Nauvoo Temple Grunge: To edit this photo I added a rusty brown fill layer and used the overlay blend mode. Then I changed the opacity to 39%. Next I opened the texture carpet picture and selected the green channel and layered it on top of the other image. The texture layer was also reduced to 28%. Last I added text using the horizontal type mask tool and added a drop shadow, bevel and emboss.


























1. Martin's Cove: 4-10-06; 12:09 pm; Martin's Cove, Wy; f/na; na; Canon Powershot SD300

2. Hot Chocolate: 1-28-08; 3:41 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/na; na; Canon Powershot SD300

3. Martin's Cove Grunge: To edit this photo I added a rusty brown fill layer and used the overlay blend mode. Then I changed the opacity to 60%. Next I opened the texture hot chocolate picture and selected the green channel and layered it on top of the other image. The texture layer was also reduced to 60%. I added a hard light blend mode and last I added text using the horizontal type mask tool and added a drop shadow, bevel and emboss.

Week Two: Landscape

I really enjoyed these pictures. I didn't find it too hard to meter, unless I did something wrong, but I think they look good. I tried to get a variety of landscape and things you find in the environment around us. I also tried to capture some nice sunlight. I tried to get a variety in texture and macro/wide and shallow/deep depth of field.

1. Truck: 4-26-09; 7:11 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/5.6; 1/40; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

2. Lake: 9-26-09; 2:57 pm; Logan, Ut; f/11; 1/500; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

3. Wood: 4-26-09; 7:08 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/5; 1/30; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

4. Water: 9-26-09; 3:14 pm; Logan, Ut; f/7.1; 1/200; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

Week One: Study of Color

Study of Red































These pictures were taken with a digital SLR with a 18-55mm and a 55-250mm lens. Using the zoom for macro, the long lens for shallow depth, and the short lens for deep focus. For the flower image the focus was a little off and there was a little movement from being hand held giving it a painting look.

1. House: 9-18-09; 3:39 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/5; 1/100; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

2. Pole: 9-18-09; 3:39 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/7.1; 1/320; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

3. Leafs: 9-18-09; 4:02 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/8; 1/125; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

4. Flower: 9-18-09; 3:51 pm; Rexburg, Id; f/5.6; 1/13; Canon ESO Digital Rebel XTI

Week One: Cutouts

Cutout

This picture was taken with a digital SLR, winter semester by the railroad tracks past the temple. To make the cutout I used the quick selection tool and some feathering to smooth the edges. Then cutout was placed on a new white canvas.

1. Railroad Crossing: 4-26-09; 7:02pm; Rexburg, ID; f: 6.3; 1/80; Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTI