Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Project 6

This is a combination of 3 pictures stitched together to create a panorama. These photos were taken at my house in my backyard. I used Photoshop to combine the 3 pictures into 1 panorama. I also increased the temperature to give a warmer feel to the image. The last step was to decrease the brightness so the sky wouldn't be so washed out. 

This is a multiple exposure containing 2 photos. The picture in the background was taken on the vista bridge in Portland Oregon. The bars were created from a picture of a fence in Washington park. To create this multiple exposure I layered the pictures on top of each other. Then I lowered the opacity to 50% so the city could easily be seen through the bars. 

 This multiple exposure is composed of 2 pictures taken at Manzanita beach on the Oregon coast. I layered the pictures on top of each other and lowered the opacity of the second picture so they would blend together nicely. 

This HDR (high dynamic range) photo was taken in my front yard. I had to use the HDR technique because the house casts a shadow over half the yard. This prevents the camera from being able to sense the lights and darks together. For this HDR I shot 3 pictures, each with a different exposure. I used photoshop to blend the three together to capture both the lights and darks. Finally, I increased the exposure and decreased the darks in the picture. 

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Geoffrey H. Short's photography

Geoffrey Short takes photos of explosions because he loves the thrill that it gives him. I really love the colors that he is able to capture in action. Short's images show unique shapes that would not normally be seen. We can't get very close to an explosion like these, which makes his photos special. 




My best photos from 2nd quarter

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

My favorite images from 1st quarter

This was taken on the Oregon Coast in Manzanita Oregon. I like the beautiful colors that the sun creates and the contrast between the dark rock and the bright sky.  

I like this picture because of the shallow depth of field. The camera is focused on the detail of the bush, with a colorful blurred background. 


This is a simple grid.  I took 1 shot and copied it to make a 4 image square. I love the detail of the water drops on the bright green leaf.