Contest

Cemetery Photo

Samuel Bell: f/1.8, 1/60, Bannack Cemetary, Canon Rebel

Editing Post

I always have fun trying out the new weekly edits. I'm not super creative but I do what I can. Below is a picture of a dried up weed growing in front of a shed I found. I liked the shed background so I took the shot.

Filter-Patchwork

Before After

Dead Weed- 9/26/10-Rexburg-7:16pm-1/200-f/4.0-Canon Rebel30D-Patchwork smart object filter and then I made the front weed that was in focus stand above the patchwork filter by using the paintbrush. I also brightened up the pic a bit.

Adjustment Layers
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Katers- Rexburg-9/24/10-4:10pm-f/3.2-1/125-Canon Rebel 30d- adjustment layer black and white. Then I used the black paint brush to keep only the mirror image in color.

Flora and Fauna

Flora and Fauna pictures are not very easy to take for me. I just naturally don't pay nature a lot of attention...It took me a whole day of thinking about what to photograph before I remembered I own a pug that qualifies as an animal.

The lady bug picture is hard to see but I did the best I could with it. My lens wouldn't let me get any closer. The flower I captured outside a church building, and I liked the brick background. The pug, named fatty, is my dog and despite him looking restful in the picture, it was actually super hard to get him to sit still.

Lady Bug: Sept 25th, 2010-3:30pm-Rexburg-f/4.0-1/60- Canon Rebel 300D- no edits
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Pink Flowers- Sept. 26th, 2010-7:00pm-Rexburg- f/3.2-1/4000- Canon Rebel 300D-brightened pic

Fatty Big Mac- Sept 25, 2010-6:30pm-Rexburg-f/3.2-1/800-Canon Rebel 300D- black vignette

Editing Post

Hands


+Kitchen Blinds

=
interesting blend



Type Effects



The newest images on this post is the one of the hands f/3.5, 1/4000 09.18.10, Rexburg 6:57pm
and the kitchen blinds f/4.0, 1/60, 9.20.10, Rexburg
All the other image details are on the photo post.

Photography Post

I love the color yellow because it's so bright and uplifting. I tried hard to find interesting things that were yellow and not in nature, but I still took 2 nature pictures. I just couldn't resist the yellow leaves, and the yellow flowers made for a good small aperture shot.

Buses- 9.16.10, Rexburg, f/22, 1/60
Leaves- 9.14.10, Rexburg, f/6.3, 1/500
Cans- 9.16.10, Rexburg, f/7.1, 1/100
Flowers- 9.15.10, Rexburg, f/5.6, 1/500

Old Photos

I am a fan of portrait photography. I just love to capture the moments between family and friends. During this class I hope to explore different types of photography with nature and animals, but people will always be my passion. Below are my top 10 recent pictures.

Grampy and baby go exploring-no edits
This picture was taken in my dad's backyard in NH. He has an old apple tree which has a perfect circle through it's center.


The Big Green- cropped and raised exposure.
This is a giant caterpillar my dad caught eating his tomato plants. I like this picture because of how dirty his hands are, it shows he found the worm while working on the garden.



I'll show you around - raised exposure



Miss Emma Noel-no edits



Catch the Rain- Adjusted brightness



The T Family-adjusted brightness



Katers and Jeffers- adjusted contrast and exposure


Jace and Jeffers- Adjusted contrast, saturation and tint



Idaho Boy- adjusted exposure



Best Buds- adjusted exposure and contrast