This final week I went on a nature walk. An issue I had was that since it is February, there is not a lot of nature that looks very exciting and alive. There were puddles from which I got some cool reflection shots and I was also able to focus on the texture of the trees. For this photo I decreased the whites to darken the background and bring more attention to the texture of the bark. I also increased the saturation to make the picture warmer and less of a neutral colour.
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In this assignment I learned how light affects the subjects in portraits. It was interesting to see how laminated paper reflected the window light on the subject. It was also fun to put my skills to the test in photoshop.
For this photo assignment I did light painting. Tried outlines of people, outlining objects, and creating patterns. In some of the pictures I had an issue of me showing up in the background because I was wearing a green shirt but I resolved the issue. To enhance the photo, I increased the shadows to make the light appear lighter and I changed the white light to a blue one because it looked different. I also used the stamp tool to make my face disappear from the background.
I attempted Macro again this week but an issue I had was my hand shaking the last time I tried. This time I went to Walmart and bought a tripod so the pictures taken would be less blurry. I focused on flowers as my subject because they looked really cool up close and some have a texture to them I did not know was there. While taking pictures I shown a flashlight so I could move around the light source. For this image, I lowered the shadows and increased the vibrance and clarity.
For the fifth photoshop assignment, it was up to us to choose what type of photoshop assignment we'd do. After looking, I found how to create a double exposure effect. I went onto google images, and searched for a bird and a scenic background.
http://photoshop123.com/amazing-watercolor-effect-photoshop/
For the panoramic assignment I went to different locations around the school and took a series of photos. I merged the photos of the same scene into one to make a panorama. This was a really interesting assignment because it was all new for me and I've never thought about the process of panorama until this assignment.
For photo assignment #4, I chose animals to be the focus of the week. A friend of mine has cats which I could take pictures of. An issue I had was having the cats stay still or look at the camera. I learnt that a lot of respect is due to the people that make a living off taking pictures of animals because it is a tough job. I enhanced the shadows for this picture and lowered the whites to make the picture pop. I chose this picture as the best because I like how it makes mysterious the cat.
For the School Context assignment, I changed an ordinary picture of a hallway into a dystopian future school hallways, where things like octopus and Big Bird terrorize the halls. It proved challenging at many times because I am so new in the Mac world and photoshop but I managed to resolve many issues.
For this weeks photo assignment #3, I was sick the week of, so I was unable to get out of the house and for turn-in I was sick also. The pictures I attempted to take for Macro within my house, I was unhappy with. I decided to look through old projects and find strong pictures to change to black and white. I learnt how to make images black and white in camera raw by lowering the saturation. For this photo, I lowered the vibrance, saturation, and temperature to make this a black and white image. But in doing so, I lost some of the topography of the globe, so I increased the contrast.
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AuthorEleanor Smith is a 10th grade student who enjoys learning new skills, like photography Archives
March 2018
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