A4+Texture+Warmath

Picture One: In this first photograph I attempted the use of the rule of thirds. Also, leading lines in the cinder block and tree branches draw the eyes around all corners of the piece.

Picture Two: In the second photograph, I emphasized leading lines, the stone flowing around the flowers. The flowers, being synthetic, have interesting texture as the light passes through them, and the stone has a gentle, yet rugged feel from the moss.

Picture Three: My third picture was trying to be a story within itself. The way the light hit the statue caused an interesting texture within itself. The rule of thirds makes the flower a main focal point, but the statue is always lingering in the background. To me, it feels powerful and ominous simultaneously.

Final Picture: I put these three images together to evoke an emotion. The background of dirt and leaves is a gentle, comforting texture of being out in nature. The stone suddenly contrasts that comfort with a rough texture. The flowers and statue are meant to reflect the feeling in the third photograph - powerful and ominous. This image is meant to bring the trinity of the natural, synthetic, and supernatural worlds into one. I feel that this is a nice first time use of photoshop. I believe that if I were to continue practicing with the software, future projects would be more cohesive and evoke more emotion than this one. It was a great learning experience to use the software and use an artist's eye to discover what will make it work.

Ten Changes: To begin, the first picture was left untouched. The second, with the flowers, was selected out of its background and pasted on top of the cinderblock. The dirt behind the flowers was covered using clone-stamp. This made the flowers look fuller and more numerous. The first and second pictures were dodged and burned to seem cohesive as one. The dirt of the background was more in focus than the stone on top of it, so i used the blur tool to make it blend better. Using the Hue/Saturation tool, the flowers were made more pink than the original picture. This makes the texture within their petals even more noticeable. Finally, the statue was selected out of its original picture. Because it had twigs going in front of it, there were large gaps in the statue's midsection. These were fixed with clone-stamp. To give a ghostly feeling, the opacity of the statue was lowered, making it see-through. Originally facing to the right, the statue was flipped so it curved with the stone. The final touches involved raising the saturation of the dirt background to make it contrast more with the dull, grayness of the statue.