~Coyote and the Giant~

My myth that I chose was called Coyote and the Giant. It was aboout a young coyote who was very brave and saved a lttile girl from a giant in a big dark cave. The story had a message to face your fears head on and never to back down in life. In this photo I made the contrast out to make it feel more real and I changed the hue/saturation to make the treess and sarah stand out more.

Hypnos

This is a picture that I took at the Lac La Belle Cemetery. I did the lomo effect to it and I thought it originally looked cool because it was kind of scratchy and blurry and it gave it a more errie look to the photo. I also clone stamped out a tree behind him because it was pretty distracting. My myth was Hypnos and it was the god of sleep and he tried to save people in there after life so I thought this picture worked perfectly.

~Old Photo~

This is my antique photo I used a cloud filter on it and but a lighter color on it.

Alice in Wonderland

Cherries

Green

This was for my green picture I took it of a shrub outside my friends house. For this photo I used macro to make it closer. I also intensed the colors and made have more contrast to make it more "real".

Crazy World

This photo is a picture of a tree in my background. It was a picture I already edited in photoshop so all I did was put a distort on it and I cloned stamped the middle so it would have a line and it looked awesome!

Nature Hill World

This is my picutre that I took at nature hill. I really liked how it turned out to look like a marble and I liked how the center looked like a flower. With this picture all I did was rotate it and make it a 10 by 10 and put a distort on the photo.

CRAZY GARDEN

Rachel's Portrait

This is another picture of my Rachel. I loved this picture because of the contrast the of background and her. I also liked the tree in the background and the reflection off the water. In this picture I cropped her more to the side so she was more the focal point. I also changed the saturation on her scarf so it wouldn't stick out so much. I blurred the background and erased her so she would stand out from the background. I also love the natural tint I gave to the photo. I made her eyes stick out with the dodge and burn tool.b I really liked how the final picture turned out and how all the colors fit together.

Lomo Rachel

This picture is of my friend Rachel at Nature Hill. I really liked the side view of this picture, because its more unique then just a straight on picture. In this picture I used the curves, level and all the steps to lomo to make it look like an antique pictures. I also made her eyes stick out with the dodge and burn tool. One thing I wish I would have done however, is clone stamp out the snow, because it has horrible contrast with her face and is way to bright. I think its still a very strong picture though.

Vanessa's Portrait

This is a picture of my friend Vanessa. I tried to get a peaceful and happy feel from this photo. I really liked the lighting in this picture, because it looks great on her face and gives it a softer feel. In this picture I cropped Vanessa more to the side so I would be using the "rules of thirds". I also made her eyes stick out more with the dodge and burn tool. I used the dodge tool on her earning to make it stick out more. I blurred out a tree in the background, so Vanessa would be more of the focal point. I also gave this picture a yellow tint to make it look calmer.

Vanessa's Portrait

This is a picture of my friend Vanessa. For this picture I tried to portray the feeling of mysterious and stubbornness. I had her by a brick wall because I loved the contrast of her black coat against the red wall. In this picture I changed the hue/saturation to be more red so the brick would pop out more and I changed the contrast so it would go to dark red to a lighter red in the background. I also gave the lighting a yellower tint to make it look like the sun was shining on her face. Lastly I made her eyes pop out with the dodge and burn tool.

Sadie's Portrait

This is a picture of my friends little sister Sadie. I tried to get a warm and playful feel throughout this photo. I did this by putting a pink pouffe coat on her and a leopard scarf, because they are very playful patterns. I also had caught a great expression of happiness on her face, which really changes the mood of the picture. Before I edited this picture it was really blah, but I made it more red to match the tones in her hair and I lighted the picture a lot to make the lighting better. I cropped her more to the side, because she was right in the center and didn't look very good. I also blurred the background, so she would stand out more and in the end I think it turned out to be a pretty decent picture.

Rachel

This is a picture of my friend Rachel and I tried to get a calm and natural like feel through out the photo. She wore a flower headband and warmer colors to portray this feel. I also had her sit in a grassy field that would be a great contrast with her outfit to make her pop out more. I had this photo originally in color but the colors weren't balancing good so I changed it to black and white and I loved it. I also made her eyes pop out more by using the burn tool and I think that worked great.

Apurva

For this portrait there was a lot of emotions I tried to evoke. I tried to get anger and seriousness across to the viewers. i tried to darken the background and give her face more of a yellow glow to give it more of a gloomy look. I also think superiority comes through this picture, because of her hair in the wind and the look on her face. For her eyes I used the dodge and burn tool so they would stick out more, because I believe her eyes are the main focal point.

Yellow Wall Paper

This picture was taken at the Lac la Belle Cemetery in the middle of the day. I chose this photo for my yellow wallpaper, because it represents no life and loneliness. Its gray for depression and how the girl went psychotic and was trapped in the room with the yellow wall paper. I edited this photo my balancing the colors and blurring the background to make the focal point stick out.

Lake - Gray Color Psychology

For my forth psychology picture I chose the color gray, because I think it gives the feeling of emptiness and blankness. Usually a lake with be full of life, but since it is such a gloomy day it looks very blah. In this picture I balanced the colors so the picture would look more sharp. I chose this scenery because there is a lot of reflection through out the river and there is a lot of contrast.

Stair Case- Color Psychology

I chose the color Rusty brown has my third Color Psychology picture, because i think it has a very antique and "old times" feeling to it. In this picture I balanced the colors to make it have a darker feel and I also blurred the background and erased the staircase to make the viewers eye focus on the staircase more. I think there's a lot of contrast which leads the eye up the staircase.

Yellow Hydrant - Color Psychology

I chose yellow as one of my colors for my color psychology pictures. I think in this case the color is a sign of warning and safety. I think there are a lot of yellow things in the world that show safety like signs on the road and certain things you are suppose to watch out for while your driving. In this case this hydrants yellow to make sure people notice it in case of a fire. In this picture I changed the picture to be darker and a redder tint to match the hydrant. I also cropped the picture so the focal point was more to the right and I also made the light in the lamp post to be redder.

Color Psychology - Flower

I chose the color orange for my Color Psychology picture, because I think orange is a color that means happiness, relaxation, and warmth. It really reminded me of summer and all the life and happiness that time of the year brings. I also picked this picture, because it is a great representation of pattern in the center of the flower and it has a lot of contrast with the red in the background. In this picture I added a texture to the flowers and I blurred the background so the viewers eyes were more focused on the orange flower.

Repulsive Bridge

I think many people could see this as repulsive because there are old house in the background and its my a graveyard. However, people could see it has attractive because of the beautiful river and scenery in the background.

Repulsive Tree

For my repulsive picture I chose a dead tree in my background, because this tree isn't to beautiful because all the leaves are gone and its drooping, because it is dying. However, I think people could see this tree a different way because it has a lot of cool curves in its branches and it has a sweeter form then a alive tree.

Attractive Cherries

For my second attractive - repulsive picture I chose a cherry tree from my front yard. I think it its one of the most beautiful tress in my yard, because the red cherries have a very vibrant purple red color to them. The branches are also very cool looking because they go in every direction so it gives in a very different look. I think however that the cherry tree is repulsive at the same time, because the cherries are poisonous so many people don't like to be around a tree can harm them. So in away even though this tree may look very beautiful to some it can look repulsive to others.

Attactive Cactus Plant

For my first attractive - repulsive picture I chose a Christmas Cactus plant, because I think they are very beautiful and crazy looking. They also have a very vibrant colors which makes them have a attractive look. However, I also think its repulsive, because people are usually scared to go by a cactus because it has a bunch of thorns and it could cause pain. So in the end its attractive by looks but repulsive my charactertics that protect the plant (thorns).

PEACE

For my motage I chose Peace as my theme. My background I chose, because it is very calming and relaxing, so I thought it was very peaceful and great for my theme. I had two people holding hands, because it shows that people with differences should get along and stop the hate. I chose a grave stone, because it shows that many people have died from war, shooting, etc so if we all came together and had peace it could really change the world. Also the stop sign represents that we should stop all the bad things in the world like racism, and killings because then will have a better world for the future.

FAITH

I chose faith as one of my themes for my montage, because it is a important part of not only my life but a lot of peoples lives as well. chose my background because its very peaceful and calming. I also chose hands praying, because that is a very important symbol in many religions. The flag in the upper right corner represents how people have the choice to pick there religion in America, and not get judged for that choice. The flowers on the bottom represent creation in the world, and the beauty and peace that comes from faith. Finally the cross in the background is more of the gloomy side of faith and the mistakes people can make in there lives. So in all if I could change this motage I would have came up with better pictures, that maybe weren't so cliche, but I still liked my final picture.

Easy Blur

I took this picture before homecoming and we put it on my dashboard and used the timer. I wanted to use this picture for the easy blur, because the background was blurry to so i thought it would blend great together.

Neon Glow

I took this picture at the Osuri Jewish camp in Oconomowoc I used the nean glow affect on this picture, because i knew the white in the building would stand out.

Background Filter

This is a picture of my bird beans I chose this picture because I knew putting the feather around the bird she would stand out from the dark background. I also knew the dark strokes would stand out on her cage, because the cage has darker colors.

Blurr Overlayy

This is a picture from homecoming that I took with the timer on my camera i chose this picture,because I knew the overlay would show the contrast in our skin and dresses.

Day and Night

I took this picture at the Osuri Jewish camp, I chose this building because I really liked the anique look of it.

IPOD

For my ipod ad picture I decided to take it at the Oconomowoc High School parking lot. I used the timer on my digital camera to take a picture of my self and then posed so i could fit the ipod in my hands.

ABC'S

SPACE

There are many reasons why i chose this scenery for my collage. First, I chose the island as my background, because someday i want to either visit Hawaii or Florida. I also love camping, because its really relaxing, so that's why had the fire (the object i chose) and the camper/car in my picture (retro). I chose a chair, hammock, and plane for my negative space, because i like to relax in a hammock and i have always wanted to go in a plane. For my organic I chose a dolphin and a squirrel, because they work with the tropical setting. I chose a lighthouse and a hut, because those are my favorite buildings and i chose a lilac as my radial object, because i love the color purple and its my favorite flower.