Photoshop Techniques Before and After

Before #1

After #1

The Photoshop tools i used on this photo were levels to make the dark tones darker and the white tones brighter, brightness/contrast to increase the vibrancy of the colours. hue/saturation, clone stamp tool, dodge and burn to brighten the coloured squares inside and darken the edges of them. 

Before #2

After #2

The Photoshop tools I used on this photo were clone stamp tool to remove the black thing in the bottom left hand corner, brightness/contrast to increase the light in the photo and make the shadows darker.  hue/saturation to enhance the colour especially of the rope and the bow, levels to increase the brightness and colour more, doge to lighten the bow and spots on the rope and burn to increase the darkness on the overlap in the bow.

Before #3

After #3

The Photoshop tools I used were sharpen to get rid of the fluffy looking texture of the feather and sharpen the edges of it to look more in focus, clone stamp tool to get rid of the plant at the bottom of the photo, brightness/contrast to increase the brightness of the photo and the snow, hue/saturation to enhance the colour of the feather, and levels to even out the brightness and darkness of the photo

Paint Away Colour

Composition Portfolio #5: Creating Contrast through Lighting Techniques

I created contrast in this portfolio by manipulating light to create photos with a contrast of light and dark.

3-point lighting

eye level, mid shot, frontal shot

eye level, full shot, frontal shot

Side-lighting

eye level, full shot, 3/4 shot

low level, full shot, frontal

Silhouette 

low level, full shot, 3/4 shot

low level, full shot, frontal

Composition Portfolio #2: Framing and Orientation

In this photo the subject is Charlene and she is being framed by the scanner in the library. Landscape orientation fit this photo because the frame is wide rather than long,

The subject in this is Charlene with a book holder for the frame. Portrait orientation suited this photo because the frame and subject are longer than they are wide,

The subject in the photo is the frosted tree framed by the glass door. Portrait orientation suited this photo because the tree is longer than it is wide, The orientation fits the setting because it helps to lessen the amount of objects seen.

The subject is Charlene framed by books. Landscape orientation fit this photo because the books create a wide frame. It fit the setting because the frame brought the focus to the middle.

The subject in this photo is the doors. Landscape orientation fit this photo because the door frame is wider than it is long,