Eyes: 10/20/2011, 5:24pm; Bannack Montana; f/5.2; 1/500 sec; ISO 200; focal length 9.5 mm; no flash; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

I didn't do any editing on this photo, just took a fun shot and it turned out really good. I thought the coloring and lighting turned out really well and didn't need to be edited.
I entered it in the photographic society unedited photo contest. It was the story telling one and I thought it told a good story because her eyes are so wide and almost terrified.
Contest website: http://www.byuiphotographics.blogspot.com/

1. Clock: October 1, 2011, 11:18am; Salt Lake City UT; f/3.3; 1/1000sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

Poster

Lily: October 8, 2011, 3:20pm; BYUI gardens; f/5.7; 1/30sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8; Mode-Pattern

I chose this image because it made me think of summer and things being alive, it also really reminded me of Mont, who I love. I took this picture by getting as close as I could, which was still kind of far away, and then zooming in. I wanted to get the reflection as well as the the flower and lily pads, so I was careful to leave enough room for the reflection to fit into the picture.  The editing I did on this was pretty basic. I adjusted the saturation to make the blue and green brighter. I adjusted the levels quite a lot because the flower in the middle was a little blown out, so I adjusted it until the flower was where I wanted it to be, then I went and masked out the areas that didn't need as much darkening. I used a smart filter to sharpen up the image. I sharpened it the most on the flower so that would be the main focus of the picture.  

Week 8, Night and light

1. Speeding cars: 11/2/2011, 9:24pm; Rexburg ID, Porter Park; f/8; 8.0sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Time for Ice cream: 11/2/2011. 9:22pm; Rexburg, Porter Park; f/8; 8.0sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
3. My Name?: 11/2/2011, 9:43pm; Porter Park; f/5.0; 8.0sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
4. Lamp post light: 11/2/2011, 9:30pm; Porter Park; f/8; 8.0sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
5. Slide: 11/2/2011, 9:34pm; Porter Park; f/3.3; 8.0sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

I didn't do any editing on any of these except for the last one, there was a ghost Rebekah in the slide picture, so I used the paint brush at a low opacity, and by matching the color to the background I painted over myself so I wasn't blocking any of the picture. You can still kind of tell where I was though. On all the picture I used a really slow shutter speed, and held the camera still on a tripod, except for the fourth picture. This one I used a slow shutter speed, pointed the camera at a lamp post, and moved my camera around as I was taking the picture. 

Week 8, Fine Art Template

1. Salt Lake: 9/30/2011, 11:13am; Salt Lake City UT; f/5.9; 1/1000sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Daisy: 10/6/2011, 10:51am; Rexburg, BYU-Idaho; f/5.8; 1/125sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

I started out by creating a template for both pictures. I started with a white background and added black rectangles on a new layer. Then I got a separate layer to stamp my signature on it, I put it on a separate layer so it would be easy to change and adjust the opacity. Then I added type, and changed it to the font and size I wanted it at.  The I added the picture, I had already adjusted the pictures by changing the levels and adjusting the saturation. I also cropped the pictures to be the same size as the template, I changed the size to so the ppi was the same as the templates (150ppi). Then I selected the picture, and dragged it into the template picture. Then I selected create clipping mask and adjusted the picture to where I wanted it to be. After that I changed the background color and signature color so it would go better with the individual picture.

Week 7, Edge Effects

1. Pink Flower: October 8, 2011, 3:25pm; BYUI gardens; f/5.7; 1/125sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Bus: October 1, 2011, 11:29am; Salt Lake City UT; f/8; 1/1000sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
3. Lily: October 8, 2011, 3:20pm; BYUI gardens; f/5.7; 1/30sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
For the first picture I adjusted the levels and saturation to brighten the whole picture. I also made it black and white, then masked it out completely on the pink flower, and only slightly on the rest of the picture. Then I added an inch to the canvas size, and had the background be white. Then I drew a white rectangle over the picture then erased most of it, so only a small white line, then I feathered it, and lowered the opacity.
On the second image I did the same basic editing as I did on the first picture. I copied the layer, then I darkened the outside edge of the picture, then I added a small red line around the whole picture by leaving the selection selected, and clicking on the first layer. Then I went to Edit-stroke and selected the color and thickness I wanted the line to be.
On the last picture I did the same editing, except I sharpened it then masked out some of the water and lily pads so they wouldn't be as sharp as the flower. Then I used the rectangle marquee tool and made a rectangle about one inch inside the picture. Then I went into mask mode and went to filter and used the brush strokes sprayed tool. I increased the length a lot, and the radius as much as it it would go. Then applied this to the picture and changed the color to a green I got from a part of the picture.

Week 7, scanography

Single scan, Original

After

 Collage scan

1. Fall face: October 29, 2011, 4:00; Spori building BYUI; Epson Expression 10000 XL; 300dpi
2-6. Poker: October 29, 2011, 4:15pm; Spori Building BYUI; Epson Expression 10000 XL; 300dpi

For the first scan I just placed a bunch of leafs and stuff on the scanner, then I put my face right next to the scanner, and then took the scan. In Photoshop I adjusted the levels I little to lighten it up, and I adjusted the vibrancy a little to make the red leafs look more bright.
For the poker picture I started by scanning in the cards, I scanned them all in at the same time. Then I did the cup, this was kind of hard because the cup kept moving, and for the first couple of tries you couldn't even see the cup, so I ended up putting a white paper over the cup so it wouldn't be so clear, then I was able to hold the cup still with my hand. That's why the cup is a little bit of a different color than the rest of the pictures in this collage. Then I scanned in the money, at first I tried to do dollar bills, turns out it's not okay to open that kind of image in Photoshop, so I scanned in coins instead.
 Then I took all four images into Photoshop. I used the card picture as the background, and selected the cup, and moved it onto the card picture, I copied that layer so there would be two cups in the picture. Then I selected the coins and put that onto the card picture, I copied both picture of the coins so that it would look like there was more money in the middle than on the outside. I used a mask to get rid of the coins that were cut of.

1. Boots: Oct. 20, 2011, 5:52pm; Bannack Montana; f/5.6; 1/20 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Chain: Oct. 20, 2011, 1:22pm; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 1/1000 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
3. Peephole: Oct. 20, 2011, 5:13pm; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 1/640 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
4. Red roof: Oct. 20, 2011, 6:09pm; Bannack Montana; f/5.2; 1/160 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
5. Wagon: Oct. 20, 2011, 5:03pm; Bannack Montana; f/6.3; 1/320 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

On all of these pictures I adjusted the levels, saturation and vibrancy, especially on the first and fourth one though. The first one I adjusted it a lot, and then masked it out except for on the boots, I wanted them to have the more color than the rest of the picture. The second picture I added a blank layer and made the sky look a little more blue under were the chain is. The sky looked great on the outside of the chain, but then it turned white on the inside, so I just used the color from the rest of they sky and lightly painted it onto the white part of the sky. The peephole picture I sharpened the house and trees in the peep hole, and blurred the wood around the peephole so it would be less of a focus. I also darkened the wood, and lightened the house, and adjusted the saturation and vibrancy so the colors would be more bright in the peephole.The last picture I didn't do much editing, I just sharpened the wagon a little and made it brighter.

Week 6, Light painting

1. Spot light: October 20, 2011, 7:39pm; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 6.0 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Old Hotel: October 20; 2011, 7:12; Bannack Montana; f/7.1; 6.0 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

For these shots I used a really slow shutter speed and a tripod, I also used a self timer so I wouldn't bump the camera at all when it started taking the picture. It was kind of fun, we waited till it was dark, then set our cameras up, and when we started taking the picture someone would shine a light on the object and move it around so it would get light on all of it. I did the same editing on both pictures, I just adjusted the levels a little, and raised the vibrancy and saturation. 

Week 6, HDR

1. School house: October 20, 2011, 3:38pm; Bannack Montana; f/5.7; 1/400; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Old Truck: October 20, 2011, 5:53pm; Bannack Montana; f/4.0; 1/320; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
3. Old town: October 20, 2011, 3:49; Bannack Montana; f/4.0; 1/400; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

On both pictures I used a tripod to take the shots, the first one I blended three pictures together using photomatix. I had a hard time getting the sky to look how I wanted it too. I finally took it into Photoshop and adjusted things there. I sharpened it, and adjusted the levels, I also made the background a little less sharp then the school house. For the truck I didn't do much editing in Photoshop, I adjusted the vibrancy to make the truck have brighter coloring, and masked it out of the rest of the picture. I also sharpened the truck a little.

Week 6, Macro Abstract

1. Organ: Oct. 20, 2011, 2:31; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 1/8; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Tree Bark: Oct. 20, 2011, 2:23; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 1/100; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

For the first shot I wanted a cool key shot, so I got really close and took a couple of shots with a low f stop. In Photoshop I adjusted the levels, and I adjusted the vibrancy to make the colors show more. I masked out certain areas that I wanted either lighter or darker, I also made it sepia, and lowered the opacity of the layer so there was still color in it. I made it black and white as well, and lowered the opacity quite a lot so there was only a hint of it left.
The tree picture I just took kinda fast, trying to get a good texture shot. In Photoshop I adjusted the vibrancy to make the yellow show more, and I adjusted the levels. Then I blended the two pictures together and reduced the opacity of the texture shot so it would only show a little.

Week 6, Reverse shallow depth

1. Barb wire: October 20, 2011, 4:04pm; Bannack Montana; f/ 3.3; 1/1000; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Old can: October 20, 2011, 4:05; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 1/640; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

The first picture I took focusing it one the barb that was up close, so the background would be blurred. In Photoshop I adjusted the levels a little. The second picture I took focusing on the can in the background, so it would be in focus. In Photoshop all I did was adjust the levels a little.

week 6, action blurr

1. Jumping: October 20, 2011, 1:04pm; Bannack Montana; f/7.1; 1/640 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Ghost: October 20, 2011, 12:32pm; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 3.2 sec; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

I didn't do any editing on the first picture, when I took it I made sure the shutter speed was pretty high, then took the shot right as she jumped. On the second picture I used a really slow shutter speed, it a dark room. I had her stand still for about one second and then move, as I was taking the shot. The only editing I did on this one was to make it black and white.

Week 6, Portraits

1. Hope: October 20, 2011, 12:48; Bannack Montana; f/3.3; 1/15; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Green chair: Oct. 20, 2011, 3:18; Bannack Montana; f/4.9; 1/20; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

For the first picture I took it standing by the window so the light wouldn't be shining right into the camera, but would still be shining on her. In Photoshop I did basic air brushing, eye sharpening and I tried something new this time, I used an empty layer to add a little blush and eye shadow. I brought the vibrancy way up so you could see the wall is actually yellow, then I masked it out over her so she wouldn't have crazy coloring. I also adjusted the levels a little.
For the second picture I liked the lighting on her, but it was really blown out behind her, so I did a color match, and then masked it out around her so the background would be darker, but she would stay the same. I did some air brushing and did the empty layer with blush and eyeshadow again. I lightened her hair by changing the picture to screen, then masking out everything but a little pit of her hair.

Enhancements

1. Hannah: October 14, 2011, 6:29pm; Rexburg ID; f/8, 1/13; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
2. Hannah sister: October 1, 2011, 11:45am; Salt Lake City UT; f/7.1; 1/200; Panasonic DMC-LZ8
3. Walking; October 1, 2011; 11:31; SLC UT; f/3.3; 1/1000; Panasonic DMC-LZ8

The first picture is the color match one, I used another picture that I took in the same place, only the exposure was better. I lightened it up a little after I changed the color. I also sharpened it and did a little air brushing.
The second picture was really dark at first, but I really liked it, I used the adjustment brush in camera raw to lighten up around the girl, I think I might have gone a little to far and made it look a little unnatural but I didn't realize this till I finished with all the editing and looked at the picture as a whole. After I lightened it up I went to photo shop and started brushing up her skin. She has really nice skin naturally but because I did so much lighting it was a little green and fuzzy looking. so I adjusted the color till I thought it looked good. I sharpened her eyes, and added a little lighter color to her hair. I also added a blurred background and then masked her out.
The last picture all I really did was select the shirt and replace the color. I did a little adjusting of the levels, and sharpened it a little as well.