WEEK 6 IMAGE EDITING & MASKS

I used a combination of the techniques I have learned to create the above image. I relied heavily on layering. For example, the moon was a challenge for me until I realized in order to make the moon appear as if it was rising from behind the mountains I was going to have to create duplicate layers and arrange them to create the desired effect. 

The river was a success, I am happy with the placement of the river, it's coloring and the shadowing. I was able to match the color of the grass surrounding the river to the wheat field which was a challenge but I am content with the result. I used the burn and dodge tools, as well as highlighting and shadowing filters to make the image appear as one. 



links to images used to create the above project can be found below:

http://promdressonlineshop.com/uploadfile/201211/gorgeous-chiffon-sequin-women-elegant-one-shoulder-long-party-evening-dress-flowy-for-sale_650x650px.jpg

WOMAN

http://www.desktopwallpapers4.me/fantasy/wheat-field-4115/

WHEAT FIELD 

http://indervilla.com/moon-wallpaper-unbelievable/big-moon-wallpaper/

MOON

http://images.forwallpaper.com/files/images/8/8d26/8d26fe2e/234414/a-beautiful-night-sky.jpg 

NIGHT SKY

https://www.sapere.com/ckeditor_assets/pictures/35/content_oak_tree.png

TREE

http://www.bhmpics.com/wallpapers/river_way_in_green_field-1280x800.jpg

RIVER 

WEEK 6 DOUBLE EXPOSURE

HOLLY OWL 

This was my first time experimenting with a double exposure technique in photoshop. I always had wondered how artists achieved this effect and was surprised to find how simple the process was. 

WEEK 5 PHOTO TRANSFER EDGE EFFECT

               
                                              ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER


I used the image provided, removing the top wire using the healing tool. The healing tool was very easy to use, and surprisingly accurate. I was very impressed with it's ability to auto populate the erased area. I also adjusted the brightness of the image, intensifying the brightness of the bird specifically. I then adjusted the saturation to achieve the black and white image. Additionally I used auto adjustment on the curves & levels.  The second step of the process was quite lengthy for me, I spent a great deal of time following the steps of the tutorial. Re-reading, backing up, and then doing it again. One of my greatest struggles was overcame when I had realized that I hadn't reset my color palette using the D key to reach the default settings. Overall I am happy with the way that the image above turned out, and I learned quite a bit from this assignment including the keyboard shortcuts. I am looking forward to using the new techniques I have learned.

WEEK 3 DUOTONE

                                                                 MAGIC LIMBO 

My goal was to create an image that was surreal and whimsical. I chose a image of a hare, I used the quick selection tool to carefully cut out the hare, removing him from a grassy background. It took me several tries to understand how to properly take advantage of this powerful tool which has now become one of my favorite photoshop tools. I paired the image of the hair with a photo of fireflies. The tones I used were black and mauve. I am happy with the result. One snag I did run into however came about when it was time to save the image. I could not figure out why photoshop would only allow me to save in certain photoshop formats and would not allow me to select jpeg. After scouring the internet for answers, I found that duotone mode could not be saved as an image. I selected RGB color and was finally able to save the image.