Green Screen

1. The most difficult part of this project was coming up with an idea of what to do.
2. I like how she is positioned on the horse.
3. I could have improved the lighting for this picture, but I had a different background image idea when we were shooting and changed it after we took the picture.

Warhol Edits

Surreal Photography

1. I used the layer mask and brush tools most on this project.
2. I think the best part about the composition is the shark coming out of the water.
3. It was not that hard to combine the images. The hardest part was getting the color of the different waters to match and have the white parts of it match too. I used hue and saturation and levels adjustment layers.
4. I could have blended the far right edge of the water layer better with the original image where the two parts of the "white water" meet.

Surreal Bottle

• I learned how to warp images, add a "vignette", and I can't think of a third.
• My final file had 32 layers.
• I did like this assignment because we are finally doing more complex projects. I did not like how slow we moved as a class, but I understand that some people need more help.

Speed Challenge: Smelly Trees

TedTalk:

1. I liked all the vibrant colors he used in his images
2. I liked his use of the texture in nature
3. I liked his use of focal points and the clarity of his images

1. I like the color in my picture of the tree and sky
2. I think my shot is good because of the vibrant sky and texture of the tree.
3. I used a deep blue photo filter and two hue and saturation layers.
4. This challenge was somewhat difficult because I feel like there are not that many visually attractive things around our campus, especially because we were looking for vibrant colors and everything is white. I relied on the blue sky for color.
5. I used color and texture.

Abstract

Tree Bark Abstract - Sponge

Tree Bark Original

Fence Abstract - Cutout

Fence Original

Flowers Abstract- Chrome

Flowers Original

Yellow Flower Abstract - Cutout

Yellow Flower Original

Rosemary Abstract - Sumi-e

Rosemary Original

1. The yellow flower is my favorite because it looks like an artistic design but its really just a picture.
2. I think the fence shows the best elements of art.
3. Balance, color, and emphasis are used in my favorite image.
4. The flowers with the chrome filter is my favorite because it gives it a cool texture and looks very abstract.

Landscapes

• I did use the rule of thirds. The grid lines are along the horizon of the sky and the end of road. I emphasized the road.
• I used emphasis and movement to lead the viewers attention with the lines on the road. I also used balance to make it visually appealing with a balance of the sky, hills, and road.
• This image was taken at 4:45 PM. I think it was a good time to shoot landscapes because the sun created nice shadows because of the angle of the sun.
• I used the rule of thirds for the foreground background relationship.

Edge Burned

Channel Mixer

Lab Color

Gradient Map

Desaturation

• I think the Channel Mixer Method had the best results for this image.
• The Channel Mixer, Lab Color, and Gradient Map Methods produced a good range, but the Desaturation Method did not give a good range and made the image look too flat.