Thursday, September 25, 2014

Project 1

For this project we shot two different subjects. For my first subject I shot the sign post down at Pioneer Square. I choose this subjects because it has a very unique and angular shape that I thought offered many possibilities for interesting photographs.













I choose this first picture because I found the lines and the angles more interesting then in the other photographs. In editing I used a high strength Drama Filter and then lightened and warmed the colors, and lowered the saturation.














The second picture I choose because I found the lighting more interesting, and there was less in the background to pull attention then some of the other shots. I started editing this photo by cropping it just a little bit so it was better framed. I then applied three different filters. I applied a Drama filter which made the white lettering pop. Then I applied a Vintage filter which even out the natural blue tone of the original picture and emphasized the lighting in the background. Lastly I turned the photo Black and White and brightened it and increased the contrast.














The last picture I choose because it was such a different perspective then any of the other pictures I took. In editing I turned the picture Black and White to get rid of the blue color of the original picture and then sharpened the whole picture and brightened it just a little bit.

The second set of pictures I took were of a guitar. I picked this object because I found the shapes and designs interesting.















I choose this pictures because I liked the lines. In editing I only made a few changes by cropping the picture, making the picture black and white and sharpening and brightening the photo.
















This second picture I choose because it showed the different shapes of the guitar. In editing I cropped the picture, used a Drama and Vintage filter in order to emphasize the different shapes, and then brightened, sharpened and raised the contrast on the picture.

















This last picture I choose because of the different perspective on the guitar. In editing I cropped the photo adjusted the colors, contrast, and brightness, and finally applied a focus to the center of the picture blurring it around the edges,

Thursday, September 11, 2014

My Summer

This summer my friends and I spent a weekend at the beach. Though the weather was less then ideal, we spent most of our time out exploring the ocean front. It was windy and cold, but we still managed to have one last relaxing summer weekend before we all returned to school.