Warhol Portrait

Surreal Photography

 

Questions:

1. I used layer masks and the blending menu most in this photograph.

2. I think the best part of this is the way the cheshire cat looks like it is sitting on the bench. I think I accomplished blending it into the photo best.

3. It was kind of difficult to find images that worked well together, but I think it was fairly easy to place the combined images together. It was hard to match the lighting and shadows of the images, though.

4. I think I could have come up with a better idea that would've made my photograph a bit better in looks. I think I could've found a better way to accomplish what I wanted to do.

Speed Challenge Quiz

Three Qualities I Like:

1. He creates a sense of whimsical nature in his photographs.

2. He makes me feel immersed in the image, instantly drawn in.

3. His images look pure, as if there is no human life around disrupting nature.

Questions:

1. The quality I like best about my shot is the fact that the image is purely nature, nothing else. The eye gets drawn to the tree and the building is somehow absent when I look at this image.

2. I think my shot is amazing because it captures the purity of nature, while still drawing in eyes around to search through the image.

3. I used the grid option on my phone to establish rule of thirds with the tree, along with minor lighting adjustments to help see details that were lost in the tree and grasses.

4. I liked this challenge because I was able to look at things differently. I looked at objects more as life forms than still life. I used this time to look at things in a way I hadn't before.

5. I used leading lines in this picture to enhance the trees natural shape. I positioned the angle so that the branches would fall out of the frame in a way that leads the eye around the photo. I also used rule of thirds to position the tree itself on one third of the photo.

Landscape in a Bottle

Questions:

1. I learned how to create clipping masks, how to create a water reflection, and how to create my own layer mask using the lasso and polygonal lasso tools.

2. There are 30 layers in my final file.

3. I did like this assignment because there was a lot of different techniques used, which helped me better learn how to use photoshop. With all these different techniques, I was able to create a really interesting image that I really liked creating. I think this was a cool assignment because we had creative freedom within the bottle to make it our own.

Abstract Macro Landscapes

Original #1

Filter: Posterize

Original #2

Filter: Plastic Wrap

Original #3

Filter: Posterize

Original #4

Filter: Neon Glow

Original #5

Filter: Dry Brush

Questions:

1. My favourite image is the first image because I think the colours go together well and complement each other, creating a pleasant image to look at. I think the blurred green helps draw the eye into the main focus of the red petals. I think it's an interesting image to look at.

2. I think the third image shows the best elements of art because it has uniformity with the lines going down the image. I also think the colouring of the image helps with the entire composition of the image.

3. I used rule of thirds, along with perspective in my favourite image. I also put the focal point on a cross hair to draw the eye into the photo.

4. I think my favourite photo and filter combination is the fourth one. I like how the gray and green create an interesting feel. I think the glow is able to help create a focal point in an image that really didn't have one before. I think the glow also helps to bring out some detailing that gets lost in the original image.

Landscapes 2

Questions:

1. I used rule of thirds to emphasize the sky because I think the sky is the main part of a landscape picture. I think the sky has the ability to add a lot to an image.

2. I used perspective with the trees within the images, along with emphasis on the clouds and the sky.

3. I took these pictures around 11am, which I didn't really like because there wasn't much to look at. The sky was pretty boring and the landscape lacked a bit of interest, in my opinion.

4. I was able to use the darkness of the trees in the foreground to help contrast with the brightness of the blue sky in the background.

Edge Burn

Channel Mixer

Lab Colour Method

Gradient Map

Desaturation

Questions:

1. I liked the channel mixer best because I had the most options there.

2. I think I achieved good ranges of values in each of the images, but the desaturation was the hardest to achieve.

Macro Landscape

Questions:

1. Using the macro lens was really cool. It surprised me how close I had to get to the subject in order for it to completely focus. I really liked using it because I was able to capture details I had never even noticed before using the macro lens.

2. I think my favourite shot is the last one because there is a lot to look at in such a small plant. I like how the green background complements the purple flowers in the foreground and how you're able to see the small spider webby strings coming off of the flowers.

3. I think the first shot shows the best rule of thirds because on the left third of the photo, the plant is in focus and as you transition to the right third, it fades into blurriness. The main focus is also in the bottom right crosshair of the photo, which I think helps to pull the eye into the photo itself.