Lithprint/Lomograph

For this tutorial, I opened the image in PS duplicated the image layer and went to image>adjustments>hue/saturation.Colorize box and made the hue 40 and saturation 30. Then duplicated the top layer went to filter>noise>add noise>and uniform. Then ticked monochromatic box and made it 30%. Then reduced opacity to 30%. Then added the Gaussian blur filter and made radius 1.5. Next, I created a new layer, went to edit>fill and drew an oval. Then hit shift+cmd+I. Then last removed the hard edge with a soft brush. Then added soft light to the layer.

For the homograph, I created a layer copy, went to filter> blur> radial blur and entered 15. Made the method zoom and made quality best. Then used a layer mask and used a soft brush to remove blur from the center. Then with a new layer I used a black brush to create a vignette and lowered opacity to 50%. Then layer>new>adjustment layer>chanel mixer and adjusted red/green levels. Then last I duplicated background and went to filter>noise>add noise and entered 10 and set it to uniform and monochromatic. Then I applied the same noise with the radial blur. 

Finished Under Exposure

For my final under exposure project I used my oil thingy and my go pro. I used these objects because I have had the oil thing since with grade and I thought it would be really cool to photograph. My go pro was a good option because I use it for a lot of things and it has some cool dimensions and creates good shadows. 

This picture was balanced on the light meter and was slightly washed out but not too bad.  shutter speed was 1/250 sec and the aperture was 3.2. the iso was 200 for these three pictures. 

For this picture the aperture was 3.2, shutter speed was 1/800 sec. this picture had very good tone range and this photo was -1 on the meter but was a lot better than the balanced. 

 This photo was -2 on the meter and the shutter speed was 1600 sec and aperture was 3.2 again. this photo was almost better than the second one but a little too dark.

 This picture had an iso of 100 and looked very good as far as lighting. 

 This photo as iso 400 and was washed out somewhat.

And finally this picture was iso 1000 and was very washed out and the subject was almost un recognizable, (not good).

Underexposure Practice

 For this photo, the iso was 400, the aperture is 8.3 and the shutter speed was 1/600.

The effects were the top of the ball was very bright and the bottom had a lot of shadow. This photo was balanced on the light meter.

 For this photo the iso was 400, the aperture was 8.3 and the shutter speed was 1/3200. This picture was -1 on the light meter and was much darker than the 0 photo. 

This photo was iso 400, the aperture was 8.3 again and the shutter speed was 1/4000 sec. This was even darker than the -1 one picture and was -2 on the light meter.

iso 100
was the darkest and showed more detail

 iso 400
was a lot brighter than the 100 and was a little washed out.

iso 1000
was a lot brighter and was very washed out

Light Effects

           For this lighting effect picture, I opened this photo in PS and created a new layer. Then I made a dot with the brush tool off to the side. Next I went to pen > free form pen and drew the pattern of the effect I wanted. Then I right clicked on the pen line and went to stroke path and made it brush. I changed the color to an aqua green. Then I went to layer > layer style> and outer glow. I used one of the presets call vivid light and changed opacity to 70%. Then changed size to 43 and spread to six and set the range to 50. Then I saved as and imported to LR and exported as a jpg. The outcome of this photo was a really cool neon light looking wrap around the bird and the color stands out even more since the rest of the photo is black and white.

Animals at the Oakland Zoo

 For this photo, I went to the elephant exhibit when the elephants were eating and waited until the elephant was turned towards me so the subject wouldn't just be a big rectangle. The trunk is out in front so that shows some depth to the picture while also showing how much they use it . The message of this picture was to show how old, and tired looking the elephant was. Steps for editing this photo were increasing the sharpness, contrast, and saturation. I also cropped the picture and used the old polar preset and added the vignette 2 effect. The elephant looks very calming and it feels like it's very close to you when you're looking at it.

For this photo I was at the gibbon exhibit and took a picture through a bush of a siamang laying on the ground looking up at his hand. The monkey looks very playful and curious in this photo. For editing I turned the photo to black and white, increased sharpness and contrast and turned the brightness of greens and yellows to 100 to make the black monkey stand out in the grass. then I cropped the picture and added the sepia preset with the vignette 2 effect. The overall message is to show how curious monkeys can be and how lazy they can be. 

For this picture I was at the blue and yellow macaw exhibit and it was good because there was no fence or anything to get in the way. The bird was perched up on a branch by himself. I vertically cropped this picture and increased contrast and vibrance and saturation. Then I used photoshop and used the lasso so select everything but the bird and made a black and white layer. To me this bird looks very smart and it was tipping its head looking right at me so the viewer feels close to the subject.

For this picture, I was at the gibbons exhibit in the morning so the monkies were out getting ready to be feed. They were swinging around and the female was looking right at the male and since they are a couple, you can see their connection. For editing I decreased exposure and increased sharpness, and saturation a little. Then I added the cross process 2 preset and cropped the picture so there wasn't a lot in the background. This picture shows how similar monkeys can be to humans, by the relationships they form and all the different facial expressions they make. 

How I Roll

  

 

All of these pictures connect to me and how I roll because sushi is something I really like. I think I could eat sushi any time, any day of the week. Also, I made a sort of pun out of how I roll and did how I "roll" like sushi rolls literally. Also, This last picture represents how much and how fast I can eat.

Shutter Speed Practice

 For this picture, I set the shutter speed to 1/30sec. I then set the aperture to f8.0. Then I told Riley to toss the ball up and I took the picture when I saw his hand move. This picture was very blurry but the ball movement is still visible. 

For this picture, I set the shutter speed to 1/60sec and the aperture to f8.0. Then I took the picture when I saw Riley's hand move. This picture was less blurry than the 1/30sec photo.

For this picture the shutter speed was set to 1/800sec and the aperture to f8.0. Then waited until I saw the ball in the air. For this picture the ball was a lot sharper than the previous pictures. 

Texture Layers

For this texture project, I went outside and took ten pictures that involved a lot of texture. Next I imported those images to LR and edited them mostly with tone curve and exposure and highlights, shadows, and midtones. Next, I exported the one I wanted, the bricks to the desktop. I then chose a picture that I'd taken previously this year of my dog on a trail and imported that to LR and edited it with the same things I edited the texture photos with. Next I imported the dog photo to PS and changed the size to 9 by 6. Next I imported the picture of the bricks to PS and changed the size to 9 by 6 also. Then, I selected all, copied and pasted the bricks to the dog photo. Then while in the bricks layer, I went to layer, layer styles, the to blending options. In blending options I changed opacity to 35%. Last, I created a layer mask for the bricks in layer, and clicked on the paint brush and changed the size to 63 and the color to black. Then I painted over my dog. To me this made my dog look like it was popping out and 3-D.

Text

For this project, I started with a new 4x6 document in PS. Then I selected the gradient tool, and selected the vertical- horizontal one. Then over on the left side, I changes the siders one the different colors until I got colors that I wanted. Then I clicked and dragged across the whole frame. Next, I used the text tool to type in shazam! I then changed the color of the text. After that I clicked on text warp and clicked on wave. I changed the three sliders, horizontal, vertical, and diagonal until the word was in the desired position.

Water Drop

         To create this grid of pictures, I imported the four to light room, increased contrast, and increased brightness. Then, I exported them to the desktop and imported them to photoshop. In photoshop, I opened a new 11x14 document. I clicked on view, and added 8 guides. four along the edges and four going across the inside. I then when to each picture in photoshop, clicked on image, image size and then changed the height to 4 and resolution to 300. I then copied each picture to a new layer on the new document. After all the pictures were copied to it, I clicked on a layer, went to the curves and increased all of their brightnesses all together a little more. Then I finally exported the new document to the desktop.

Chrysanthemum

 BEFORE

AFTER

To edit this picture, I used light room to lower the exposure. Next, I exported it to the desktop and then imported it to photoshop. In photoshop, I used color range to increase glow and select the flower. Next I went back to the home screen and went to color balance and changed the sliders until I got a color that I wanted.  I switched to shadows, midtones, and highlights.

 BEFORE

AFTER

To make this end product, I used light room to decrease exposure. Then with photoshop, I used color range to increase glow. Then selected the flower. Next I returned to the home screen, went to color balance and messed with all the sliders in till I got this. I used shadows, midtones, and highlights. 

Final

original picture 

(edited picture)
First, I cropped the photo to 5x7. Second, I added contrast in PS. Then, I burned the background to make the cactus stand out. Next, I dodged some parts in the cactus to add drama. This picture shows a lot of "crunchy" texture from all the little tiny spike balls up and down the cactus. This picture looks very rough and dangerous. 

(original picture)

(Edited Photo)

First, I cropped the photo to 5x7 inches. Second, I made the background very dark by burning it. Next, I dodged the cactus to make form show a little more. And last, i dodged the rocks in the pot just to add some contrast. This photo includes a large amount of form. The sphere type shape of the cactus is enhanced from the shadow on one side created by directing light from a flash light on to the other side. 

 (original picture)

(edited picture)

First, I cropped the image to 5x7. Next, I burned the background to only have certain arms of the cactus show. Finally, I dodged the little spikes on the arms to add highlights. This picture is all about lines because the arms start in the center and direct the eyes towards the outside, or outside to inside. 

(Original Picture)

(edited picture)

First, the picture was cropped to 5x7. Next, the background was burned to make the cactus stand out. Then, some edges of the cactus were highlighted with the dodge tool to add even more contrast. This picture is about shape because of the umbrella typed shapes and hot air balloon looking shapes that were formed when the cactus grew.

Burning and Dodging

Burning and Dodging

Before 

After

I used the burn tool to darken the background behind the cactus and darken the cactus next to the main one. I dodged the rocks to add highlights/drama to the picture. I used a 200 brush size with 0 hardness for burning the background. And 100 and 0 hardness for the cactus next to the main one. For dodging, I used a 100 brush size and 0 hardness on the rocks. I used highlight range for dodging and shadows for burning. As far as exposure, I didn't have to change anything.