Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Prometheus


Prometheus was a Titan from Greek myth. Prometheus was punished by Zeus and Zeus's proclamation and was determined to bring fire to Man, but Zeus had guarded the entrance to Olympus. Athena told Prometheus about an unguarded back entrance to Olympus where he would be able to enter with ease. Prometheus wanted Man to have all the benefits and progress that fire would bring and gave fire to man.
I represented this story by having someone hold out their hands like they're giving som ething and i created fire in their hand. I just used the brush tool and created different circles and smudged it upward. I also added light around the fire to make it seem more realistic.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Narcissus

I chose to do Narcissus for my Greek myth, which is basically the boy who fell in love with his reflection. The lighting was perfect so the shadow of his hand represents him trying to touch his reflection and then the ripples are making it seem like its fading away.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Planet & Green

For the "green" picture i chose to use this because everything will start going for brown to green really soon. I did the lomo effect on it to pop out the green a lot. I also blurred the background to make the green the focal point.


For my planet, i just took a scene with a park in it because i liked how the other planets i looked at had houses or something like that on it. I had to crop it the best i could to make the line as less noticeable as possible.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Daytime to sunset









This is my picture that i created using Gavin's tutorial for changing daytime to sunset. In his actual one he downloaded a cool effect where you could have water in your picture, but i think it turned out cool like this.




















This is the image before the tutorial.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Lomo


I actually took this picture a while ago for one of the assignments, but i didn't end up using it then. I think this looks really cool because it turned kinda blue with the snow. The frost and foam on the cup especially looks cool with this effect.

2 Portraits

This is probably my favorite picture of Amber. I brightened up all the colors, but i especially brightened up the reds. Then, i gaussian blurred the background and erased her. I like how all the colors really flow together.

For this photo i dodged and burned her eyes a bit to brighten them up. I also played with the curves. I thought it looked good that everything was bright because the black really contrasts with it well.


Monday, March 8, 2010

4 Portraits

For this image, i didn't do too much editing. I had her wear her hat and goggles, because she is an amazing skier and it's her favorite thing to do. I lightened up her eyes and that's about it.

In this photo, i blurred the background. I also blurred her a little bit and erased her eyes and lips to make them pop out more. I like how all the colors are soft.

All i did for this portrait was blur the background. I really like how her hair is moving and i think her skin looks really soft.


This is a lot different than all of my other pictures because of the different colors. I think it's an interesting photo. I couldn't brighten it up too much, because then everything looked fake, including her eyes. But, i like how it turned out.


Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The Yellow Wallpaper

My room is actually yellow and orange so when i read this story, i couldn't help think of my room and the bright colors. The shadow in this picture represents her reflecting herself, and her touching it represents how she's trying to analyze it every day. Then, i put paint on the hand to show how the wallpaper grew on her and she can never get it off.

Color Psychology

This is my favorite picture out of all of them. All i really did was hang some paperclips on my window. I think that this picture is extremely calming because none of the colors are intense, and the yellow in the background is faded a bit. Also, the background is mostly white which gives it good lighting. All i did was apply a gaussian blur and overlay.

Color Psychology

This picture was also taken at Roosevelt Park. I really liked this picture because of how bright the colors were, and especially the bright blue sky. I applied a gaussian blur to pop the colors out more. The colors go really well together because all of them are bright. It creates an energetic feel.

Color Psychology

I took this image at Roosevelt Park. It's just a climbing area. I thought it was really cool and the colors went well together. I applied a gaussian blur with a blur overlay, and i blurred some of the background. The red is attention getting to grab kids to play, and the blue goes really well with it.

Color Psychology

This is just a picture of a caution sign in downtown oconomowoc. I took this picture because these are colors we see all the time, and when someone looks at it, you think of caution immediately. Yellow and orange are very energetic colors, especially when they're next to each other.


Friday, February 19, 2010

Repulsive Image 2


If you think of a mud puddle or melted snow the image doesn't seem appealing. In this photo it actually looks attractive opposed to repulsive, because of the reflection in the puddle. I applied a gaussian blur and made the image warmer.

Repulsive Image 1


This photo is repulsive because, well... there's mold on the strawberries. However, even though there's mold, it looks attractive because of how soft looking it is and how it looks against the strawberries. I applied a gaussian blur and changed the blending mode to overlay to make the colors pop out.

Attractive Image 2


The different textures, colors, and contrast are really attractive in this photo especially when they're all put together. I applied a gaussian blur which really made the red pop out and contrast against the white.

Attractive Image 1


I think that this picture is attractive because of the bright colors and the background really contrasts with the blue which makes the colors pop out even more. I used a gaussian blur and i changed the blending mode to 'overlay' to boost the contrast.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Texture/Color Montage


For this montage, my goal was to show the winter colors and the different textures of snow found outside. The color blue is shown throughout my montage, and i think it really presents a calming mood especially with the sunset in the background. There are different textures on the window, fence, and the trees. I also have a picture of a windshield behind the sunset image to make the texture of snow. I think these images all come together and represent the texture and colors of winter very well.

Body Image Montage


For this montage, my main goal was to show the viewer the issues of body image. The background image was Amber covering up her face like she was embarrassed or something. Then, to the left there's a picture of a typical model looking right at her to draw your attention to her. At the right, there's two images of her looking in the mirror kind of trying to look at her body and criticize it. I think this montage really shows how the media has a set picture for everyone, and when people don't meet those standards, they feel not good enough.

Easy Blur


I just took this shot outside while my dog was looking around. The filter really softened up the picture and gives it a dreamy look. It worked really well for this shot.

Neon Glow



This is just a picture of a tire that i thought looked cool because of the textures and snow on top of it. I chose blue to exaggerate the snow and cool colors contrasting it. I think it really popped out the different contrasts in the picture and added color.

Filter the Background


I took this picture of my dog as she was sleeping on the carpet. This filter really makes your eye look at her paw, and notice all the details of her paw. I like how it makes the subject really stand out.

Blur/Overlay


I took this image just as the sun was setting so the background was filled with different shades of orange. I really like how this filter made the trees pop out, and it draws your eyes to the top of the trees right away.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Day to night


I took this picture of my friend's house, Ashley, which is Pine Terrace. I was inspired to take this picture because when i thought of night time, this house popped into my head because i thought it would look cool. I created a new background, but i made sure that trees were still incorporated into it. Then, i made the light bright but not too over powering. I also made the snow a few shades darker as well as the house.

iPod


For my iPod image, i chose to use a simple pose. I really like how Katie's stance is because she has space in between her legs, and there is a little bit of space by her arm. Also, i made it so her thumb is going over the iPod so it makes it look realistic. Then for the background, I chose blue simply because it's my favorite color.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Alphabet




I chose to use food as a common theme for my alphabet. For all of the letters, I used a plate as the background. I made sure that each letter was made with something different, and I tried to make the letters look interesting.

Space


I chose to do a montage with different snowboarding images. I chose this idea because it's something that i like to do. I made some snowboarders look close, while others were farther away. I also added drop shadows and different contrasts to the images to make it seem realistic.