Assignment 7- Still Life

For this assignment, I chose to shoot a still life photo. We had to take a photo of a subject that we arrange. We also had to edit our photos in photoshop.

ISO: 80

F stop: f/4

exposure: 1/320

This assignment taught me how to take a good still life photo. I learned how to arrange elements of a photo to make it a still life. I arranged my photo by putting rocks in the shape of a heart and added a flower in the middle. I also edited it in photoshop by adjusting the curves and levels which helped bring out the colors and made the texture pop. I think my photo turned out really well, and photoshop gave the colors and textures a unique contrast.

Photoshop dictionary assignment

For this assignment, we had to use photoshop to edit at least three photos into one photo. The photo had to relate to a word which was incorporated into the photo, along with its meaning. We had to make three photos, relating to three different words.

I used the words, sparkle, music, and luck for this assignment. It helped me to utilize and put to work all of the skills I learned in photoshop. I think each photo looks unique and helped me use all the photoshop tools I have learned about from other assignments. My only problem with the assignment was getting the text to show up and be readable over my backgrounds. But overall, I really liked this assignment.

Assignment 6 - Black and White

For this assignment we had to take a black and white photo. We could put the camera on the black and white setting to take the photo, or edit the photo to be black and white in photoshop. The photo could be any photo we recently took of anything, as long as it was a good photo and would look good or even better in black and white. For this assignment we also had to edit our photos in photoshop.

 original

 edited

I learned from this assignment how to edit photos to be black and white in photoshop. I used the black and white setting and adjusted the levels of color in the photo. I learned that even though the photo is in black and white, there are still different levels of color in it which can be adjusted to give a totally different look to the photo. I took a picture of a tree in my yard. I like the picture and think it looks good in black and white because the texture of the tree really stands out in the photo and it is focused more on the textures in the photo than the colors.

Photoshop open assignment

I used the following website for my photoshop assignment:
http://www.astahost.com/info/tllfi-photoshop-tutorial-adding-color-black-white-photo-splash-pic.html

   The website article gave instructions on how to add color to a photo by desaturating it and adding color into selected areas. The website offers a lot of other photoshop tutorials to choose from. It was very easy to follow. The instructions were numbered which helped split up the steps to make it less overwhelming to do. The steps were also very detailed and specific and walked you through the directions so you weren't confused. The only problem I had with the website was the places where pictures were supposed to be inserted in the article were blue squares with question marks, but I could still complete the tutorial with only the instructions.
   The tutorial actually turned out to be a lot easier than I had expected. The directions were simple and it was easy to complete. I had planned on doing another, more difficult assignment, but I couldn't figure it out and didn't have enough time to do another assignment, so I edited more photos using the same tutorial:

Context

For this assignment we had to take a picture somewhere in the school. We had to edit the photo in photoshop. We could add our own photos or photos from online to our original photos to change them into something new.

original

edited

This assignment taught me a different way to utilize photoshop to edit my photos. It taught me how to realistically edit other photos into my photos to completely change them. I took a photo of a display case in the school. I used all kinds of photoshop tools, especially quick selection, layers, and eraser to give my photo the look of being a beach. 

Photo assignment 5, architecture

For this assignment we had to photograph architecture. you could take a picture of anything that showed architecture, such as buildings. We also had to edit our photos in photoshop to look different than our original photo.

 original

 edited

ISO- 80

f stop- f/4

exposure- 1/1000

This assignment taught me how to improve your photos by using photoshop to edit them. I also learned how to take photos that really showcase the architecture. I took photos of buildings in downtown ann arbor because they have a lot of great architecture. I think the assignment went well, and I had a lot of photos to chose from.

Portrait demo

For this assignment we had to take portrait pictures of people using studio setting and bounce cards. we used photoshop to adjust levels and add a black background and white frame. We also had to edit another photo and add a black background and frame.

This assignment helped familiarize me with photoshop. I learned how to use multiple layers to create a photo with a background and frame. It also taught me how to add more than one photo into one photoshop document. I learned the different effects that can be created with lighting and settings in photoshop. The lighting in my photos could have been better, but I think it went pretty well.