Edge Effects

1. Rexburg Temple; 10.17.10; 5:54 PM; Rexburg, Idaho; f 5.0; 1/60; Canon Rebel XSi
2. Falls River; 10.19.10; 4:36 PM; Ashton, Idaho; f 11; 1/40; Canon Rebel XSi
3. Tetons; 10.19.10; 4:28 PM; Ashton, Idaho; f 11; 1/60; Canon Rebel XSi

I took these images and edited them all in camera raw and photoshop. I slightly enhanced the colors and saturation in Tetons. In Falls River, I adjusted the shadows and highlights to give the picture a little more of a dramatic look. The photo of the Rexburg Temple is pretty straight from the camera. I adjusted the levels slightly. I added borders to each one of them. Rexburg Temple I added a border and title by increasing the canvas size and adding color to it. I pulled the color from the image and then added a title with a color from the image as well. Falls River I did a flexible brushed-on effect and then added a double border by increasing the canvas size. I then added a title. I pulled the colors from the image. I created a burned border with a slight pin stripe around it for the Tetons image. I did this by duplicating the layer, adding the multiply effect and then deleting the middle of the image so it would revert to the original. All the borders create a different look for the images and add some life.

Scanography

1. Love; 10.23.10; Rexburg, Idaho; Epson Scanner; Canon Rebel XSi
2. Flowers; 10.23.10; Rexburg, Idaho; Canon Rebel XSi
3. Lemon; 10.23.10; Rexburg, Idaho; Canon Rebel XSi
4. Tag; 10.23.10; Rexburg, Idaho; Canon Rebel XSi
5. Lemons; 10.23.10; Rexburg, Idaho; Canon Rebel XSi
6. Lemons; 10.23.10; Rexburg, Idaho; Canon Rebel XSi
7. Be an Original; 10.23.10; Rexburg, Idaho; Canon Rebel XSi

I took all these images using a epson scanner. I must say, using the scanner as my camera is not my favorite because there is only so much I can put on a scanner. However, these images increased my versatility and made me think a little outside the box. I merged the lemon, oranges, and tag to create the "Be an Original" image. I think it is fun. The colors turned out nice and the concept seems to be clear. It was hard for me to figure out what I wanted to do for the image that we didn't edit at all. I used block letters that I made that spelled out love as well as my bouquet from my friends wedding.

Enhancements Edits

1. Jackie; 10.16.10; 12:19 PM; Rexburg, Idaho; f 5.6; 1/400; Canon Rebel XSi
2. Jersey; 10.16.10; 12:38 PM; Rexburg, Idaho; f 5.6; 1/500; Canon Rebel XSi
3. Rival; 10.16.10; 12.:08 PM; Rexburg, Idaho; f 8.0; 1/320; Canon Rebel XSi
4. What; 10.16.10; 12:34 PM; Rexburg, Idaho; f 5.6; 1/640; Canon Rebel XSi
5. Dream Big; 9.29.10; 12:06 PM; Bannack, Montana; f 5.0; 1/20; Canon Rebel XSi

These pictures were all very fun to edit! I did different things to all of them, but had an great time with each enhancement. The photograph of Jackie, I enhanced the color, smoothed out her skin a bit and softened the photograph. I also changed the sky color and evened it out. The portrait of the jersey I simply selected the jersey and changed the color by using the color replacement. I really liked the purple and feel like it made the photograph pop a little more. The original picture of the rival was kind of light and almost blown out. I found a picture that had a darker look to it and did match color. I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but I liked the way it brought out the sky and the subjects of the picture. The dream big photograph was done by following a tutorial and pulling out the luminosity and adding a gradient to the picture. I really liked the picture, but the subject was a little out of focus when I shot the image. It was really fun to edit. I also added the gradient to the letter "e."

Portraits

1. Ash and Bri; 10.18.10; 4:37 pm; Rexburg, Idaho; f 5.6; 1/60; Canon Rebel XSi
2. Gardener; 9.18.10; 7:47 am; Idaho Falls, Idaho; f 5.6; 1/1000; Canon Rebel XSi
3. Focus; 10.16.10; 12:38 pm; Rexburg, Idaho; f 5.6; 1/500; Canon Rebel XSi
4. Fall; 10.17.10; 5:39 pm; Rexburg, Idaho; f 4.5; 1/60; Canon Rebel XSi
5. Caroline; 10.17.10; 5:26 pm; Rexburg, Idaho; f 8.0; 1/40; Canon Rebel XSi
6. Mike; 9.29.10; 9:32 am; Dubois, Idaho; f 5.0; 1/1000; Canon Rebel XSi

These pictures were all a variety of portraits that I have shot this semester. I enhanced some of them more then others by softening, adding vibrance, adjusting levels, and softening skin. The picture of Ash and Bri, Carolin, and Mike I multiplied the layers a couple of times and added multiply, screen, and overlay modes. I then added a gradient map to make the colors pop a little more. It wasn't a big adjustment, but something that was slight enough but made the image a little more interesting.

Camera Raw Editing

1. Flowers; 10.9.10; 12:59 PM; Rexburg, Idaho; f 11; 1/250; Canon Rebel XSi

I found these cute flowers outside of my car as I pulled up to park to take some pictures of another subject. I took a couple pictures of them. I opened them in camera raw and they were all pretty bright. I brought down the exposure level and added some contrast. I changed the levels and darkened, or kind of burned the edges with the brush tool. I think the final picture turned out much better then the original with the colors and lighting that were edited.

Panoramic

1. Dustin; 10.11.2010; 8:25 PM; Rexburg, Idaho; f 5.6; 1/60; Canon Rebel XSi; Artificial light placed at bottom of the climbing wall
2. Yellow; 9.29.2010; 4:54 PM; Bannack, Montana; f 11; 1/60; Canon Rebel XSi

These photographs all consists of adding multiple photos together to get the panoramic image. I did this in Photoshop by choosing file automate, photo-merge. I cropped the image so that it was a good size rectangle image. I slightly adjusted the levels, curves, and shadows and highlights. The rock wall image was taken in a building so the lighting was not ideal. I had a light at the bottom of the wall to help out a bit. In the other image I used natural lighting.

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