Photoshop makeover; Oct. 19/ 2010

In this assignment Alyssa was photographed infront of a blank board backround using natural lighting and basic photoshop protocol editing. After using levels, colour balance, contrast, sharpening tool and channel mixer, adjustments were made with the lighting after turning the picture to a monotone and created a duplicated layer. On that duplicated layer the surface blur tool was used to make her skin looked softer, then her eyes, hair, mouth, nostrils and eyebrows to make the picture still look realistic. To finish it, the dodge tool was used to create a dramatic backround so that Alyssa was the main attention on the picture.

Fall Light; Oct. 8/ 2010

This assignment is aiming to get an " A criteria ". The purpose of the placement of shot was to get the long casted shadows that come out mid-afternoon, the picture was also taken off-centered to Jesse so that it would be considered a Rule of thirds spot and so that there was leading lines directed towards him on the path and throughout the grass. To get the colours and shading in the picture the basic protocols were used. First, levels, colour correction, then contrast, crop, sharpen and useage of the dodge and burn tool in a seperate layer to create a more dramatic, darker lighting in the afternoon forest walk.

Rule of Thirds; Oct. 6/ 2010

In this assignment we learned how to use rule of thirds. Rule of thirds makes a picture have more than one composition and two points of intrest, making the eye have a focus on more than one thing at a time.

Layers Correction; Sept. 19/2010

This assignment was about using layers to create a more dramatic picture, without the fake colours that come into the picture during the editing process. Using the dodge and burn tool emphasizes some parts of the picture and make others less noticable and more bright, for example, brightening the lower half of the picture to draw more attention to the dark mountains and sky.

Leading Lines; Sept. 17/2010

This assingment was an example of using leading lines, to indicate to the viewer that the lines are contrasted into the main focus of the picture, which is the person with the red circle over them.

Duotone- Quickmask ; Sept. 9/2010

This assignment was an example of using the quick mask mode tool. The reason why quick mask mode was used is to help clear attention to the foreground. This is done by softening the background to draw the attention towards the foreground, and the part of the picture most ideal for visualizing. The duotone colour was also edited into the image to create a better mood and a warmer picture than just black and white.