BabuK-Texture


 * 3 Original Images:**
 * Final Image:**




 * Written Statement:**

As seen by the abnormal warm weather in the middle of February, it's quite evident that global warming is hitting the Earth like crazy. From the polar ice caps to the deserts in Africa, the fluctuation in the atmosphere is causing animals and the environment to be hurt. Being a topic that I really care about, I hoped to focus on what I picture the future will look like - a world where renewable energy is our primary source. By using solar power, wind power, and a variety of energy saving resources, future generations can hopefully live in peace (at least to some extent). And so, this is what I focused on in this piece. The juxtaposition of the black and white background and the bright colored tree, I hoped to convey that renewable energy can save the Earth. Flowers and trees can and will blossom, the environment can be in tact. It may not seem like a big deal, but without saving the environment, there won't be an Earth and there won't be an us. When creating the final photograph, I made a variety of changes. Listed below are a majority of the edits, although I didn't list every single color/hue change, because there are over a dozen different colors. These changes that I made were used to draw emphasis on certain aspects. The multiple colors quite obviously emphasize the tree, but they symbolize how wonderful nature can become once again. The changes towards the background, makes it darker with a grey and blue tint, allowing for nice contrast. The multiple windmills create pattern as well. Along with such elements and principles, my piece evidently shows color and movement. Your eyes are drawn to the tree because of it's contrasting colors. Soon, the eyes move up through the branches while the vertical windmills move your eyes up and down, however the array of windmills moves your eyes around the canvas. Finally, the main textures I hoped to focus on were the flowers, which turned into the leaves of the trees, along with the structure of the windmill. These techniques, ultimately helped with my overall composition. I hoped to fill the space with the windmills and the branches. The imbalance of the piece also hints at the rule of thirds as well. As I've worked digitally before, especially in Photoshop, I was familiar with how the program works. This worked towards my advantage, because my craftsmanship is neat, the cut outs are precise, and the edits do seem that the picture is a cohesive entity. However, there are certain elements that are lacking. Since trees don't actually look like that, the realism aspect isn't there. If I were going for a realistic approach, I would make the colors of the flowers more pastel and normal. However, I wasn't necessarily going for realism, so the colors fit for this particular idea. But at the end of the day, my photo deals with a message that I whole heartedly believe in and the multiple changes I made to the original images empowered the concept; for that reason, I believe my piece turned out quite successful.


 * Edits in Detail:**

//Background:// -Brightness: 32 -Contrast: -31 -Color Balance: More Blue/Grey -Exposure: +0.14. overall background lighter -Offset: -0.1122, makes the dark areas darker -Gamma Correction: 0.79, sky is more grey

//Added flowers on branches:// Orange: -Saturation: 100% Red: -Hue: -37 -Saturation: -26 Purple: -Hue: -116 -Saturation: -18 Yellow: -Hue: +72 Light Blue: -Hue: -62 Green: -Hue: +37

Merged All Individual flower layers

K added on windmills for my branding -Burn tool on K, making the letter itself darker

Multiple Windmills added -Drew in highlights using on windmill, new Soft Light layer