Filters

I used the filter Stained Glass for this photo.

I used the filter colored pencil for this photo.

Dodge and Burn Week 9

The first photo is the original. I used Burn to darken the deers color and make the grass darker. Then I used the dodge to lighten the white areas and add highlight to the deers spots.

The first photo is the original. I used burn to brighter the trees in the foreground. I did this in the 3 stages adding shawdows, midtones and highlights. I also darkened areas of the mountain, to add more depth. Then I used dodge to bring out the highlights of the mountain.

I did the same effect to this photo. I had alot of fun using the dodge and burn tool. It is time consuming. I think I still prefer to adjust the light by using the curves and the levels.

Week 8 Photoshop color and contrast.

In this black and white photo I added color to the hat and boots.

In these 2 photos, I changed my daughters eye color and made her lips redder.

The 2 light photos are before I adjusted the lighting and contrast. The darker photos are with the adjustments.

Here is my photo mosiac. This was alot of fun. I used photos from my husband and my vacation to the Bahamas from last year.

Week 7 Photoshop

I figured out how to get rid of the line by using the clone stamp tool.
I did the same for this photo.

With this photo I merged a fall foliage with a winter snow mountain. I like how it looks but I need to learn how to blend it better so you can't see the line between the 2 photos.

I did the same for this photo.

With this photo I cut and pasted the bird into a sunset photo.

These are 2 of my favorite landscape photos I took this year. I love taking landscape photography.

Landscape photography is a section or portion of scenery from a single viewpoint

There are 3 styles of landscape photography - representational, impressionistic and abstract.

What I learned that helps is to keep the center of interest off center in accordance with the rule of thirds helps create an interesting photo.

Keep the rules of composition in mind when framing a scene. Lines, in particular, can be a strong factor in making an interesting landscape.
Landscape photography is often more horizontal than it is vertical, presenting the opportunity to shoot a panorama. If you are faced with a wide vista and your camera has a panorama mode, this is the time to select it. Cropping afterwards can achieve a similar purpose.

Here is my rule of thirds assignment. This tree is in my backyard. I loved how the sun was shinning on the tree. So I decided to use it for my assignment.

This is a castle in NY. I thought it was very interesting. So I decided to see how the rule of thirds would work on this photo.