Portraits

Here is my collection of portrait photos. I really enjoy the candidness of them and the fact that all the subjects are relaxed and not in a forced pose position. (in exception of the top right picture which is purposely intense)

Text Photo

Text Added to Photo

I just happen to come upon this photograph and it inspired me to add a inspirational quote to it...

Paint

Original Image

Painted Image

I used many different paint effects on this photo:
1. PaintBrushed "Sparks" effect (yellow glowing dots)
2. PaintBucketed leopard pattern onto the white parts of the "Coca Cola" bottle.
3. PaintBucketed brown onto the textured top part on the large bottle in the back.
4. PaintBucketed the blue square pattern in the background on the walls
5. PaintBucketed the Tv screens in the background with a dark teal color (I like the effect it had on the left middle one)
6. PaintBucketed a dried mud effect onto the Asian themed bottle in the front (for a worn look)

clone stamp

Original Image

Clone Stamped Image

I chose to create a whole bouquet of flowers out of one flower using the clone stamp tool.

Dodge/Burn/Filter Assignment

Original

Filters Used: Lens Flare, Random Hurl, Blinds and Emboss

Original

Filters Used: Random Slur, Bump Map, Cubism, and Newsprint

Original

I decided to use a photo that was fairly symmetrical so I could really see the effects of dodge (on the right and the circle to the left) and burn (on the left and the circle to the right)

Fixed Photos

Photo One Original

                                               

                                                          Photo One Fixed

Photo Two Fixed

Photo Two Original

I chose these two photos to "fix" because they are part of my own handmade jewelry collection that I am trying to start. Also I have noticed that while taking photos of my jewelry the light is always a bit off. So I figured using photoshop to allow the jewelry to shine through rather than being sunk into the background. On photo one I brightened up the whole photo then selected the colored bead part of the bracelet and make the colors more vibrant also I selected the metal charm and tried to remove some of the glare from it by reducing the brightness and adding in some more contrast. On photo two I cropped it so it is more focused on the necklace. I brightened the whole photo then selected the green flowers and the leaf and put more brightness and contrast into them.

Photoshop Photos

For this project I used a close up of grass I took and selected a drawing I did for a friend. I also selected 3 audience pictures and selected and pasted them in front. ( I used the lasso and eraser tool)

The background for this project was a photo I took using "Photo Booth" on my Mac. I used a effect called colored pencil. Then I selected and pasted 3 photos of my grandmother around myself on the background. I also changed the opacity so they looked transparent. The I added in the text boxes and added text. ( I used the lasso, eraser and blur tool)

I was very excited about this assignment. I am taking a graphic design class and we have spend a good amount of time working with photo shop.