all images taken with Canon PowerShot A520
1.apples unedited: 10/2/09; 6:25 pm; Rexburg; f 2.6; 1/30
2.apples edited: converted layer to smart object; added filters: watercolor, grain, unsharp mask; increased saturation; adjusted levels; added border with black paintbrush
3.apple tree unedited: 10/2/09; 6:26 pm; Rexburg; f 3.2; 1/80
4.apple tree edited: adjusted levels; multiply layer blend effect; masked out apple and some of the leaves with black paintbrush on layer mask; increased saturation
As can be seen, I got somewhat on an apple kick with this assignment. There is a really cool mini-orchard by the temple that I had never discovered until about a week ago, so I was really excited to take some pictures there for this assignment. After these edits, I am pretty sick of looking at apples. Again, I was really disappointed in how washed out these looked online compared to how they look in photoshop. I even tried to compensate by going back and exaggerating some of the levels and saturation adjustments and reposting them, which kind of helped a little I guess, or maybe just made them worse. I also could never figure out how to get layer masks to show up on my smart filters so that was pretty frustrating when I couldn't figure out how to achieve some of the effects I had originally intended to do.
1.apples unedited: 10/2/09; 6:25 pm; Rexburg; f 2.6; 1/30
2.apples edited: converted layer to smart object; added filters: watercolor, grain, unsharp mask; increased saturation; adjusted levels; added border with black paintbrush
3.apple tree unedited: 10/2/09; 6:26 pm; Rexburg; f 3.2; 1/80
4.apple tree edited: adjusted levels; multiply layer blend effect; masked out apple and some of the leaves with black paintbrush on layer mask; increased saturation
As can be seen, I got somewhat on an apple kick with this assignment. There is a really cool mini-orchard by the temple that I had never discovered until about a week ago, so I was really excited to take some pictures there for this assignment. After these edits, I am pretty sick of looking at apples. Again, I was really disappointed in how washed out these looked online compared to how they look in photoshop. I even tried to compensate by going back and exaggerating some of the levels and saturation adjustments and reposting them, which kind of helped a little I guess, or maybe just made them worse. I also could never figure out how to get layer masks to show up on my smart filters so that was pretty frustrating when I couldn't figure out how to achieve some of the effects I had originally intended to do.
I love the bright blue sky in the second one, but the first one I think should be made into a postcard. This is a great example of using filters without making it look like "too much." Good job.
ReplyDeleteThose apples are way cool. I think the first one with the photo filter on it really gives the apples an eerie look. I think that filter was perfect for that picture. The other shot of you looking up at the apple is another cool one. I think it’s so real that it looks fake. That is sweet because it’s almost like fooling the people looking at the picture.
ReplyDeleteYou chose some really interesting filters. The first photo looks really grungy and cool. Good job capturing the striking blue of the sky in the second one.
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