TeRondetexture

isa terondeFinal My ten changes to my photographs:

1.Took my picture with Alissa and used the lasso tool to get rid of all of the background. 2.I copied this picture and placed it in my background. 3.I used the eraser tool to get rid of the excess background around Alissa but kept the original background. 4.I took my flower picture and I used the magic wand to get most of the flower and cut out the background. 5.I copied and pasted this into the background with the other two photos. 6.On the image of my flower it was too colorful next to the dark woods, so I went into photo-filter and changed the color type to a blue to make it blend in better. 7.There were some shadows and bright spots on my flower, so I took the dodge and burn tool and i lightened and darkened different parts of the photo. 8.On the flower image there were brown leaves from the ground covering parts of the green leaves on the flower, so I used the blending tool to make it a green flower. 9.I used the clone stamp to copy parts of the flower and Alissa to make everything even. 10. I used the band-aid tool to blend part of Alissa’s face and to get rid of some shadows.

Compositional techniques:

The main compositional technique I used was leading lines. I used the lines in my main background photo and the lines lead up through the picture. The line I chose to use was the line that the path in the snow made up a hill. I put Alissa on the hill to make the image’s attention go to her and the lines lead you there. I also used the rule of thirds in the background especially because I didn’t center the tree so that it makes the image more interesting, I didn’t center the image completely to keep it interesting.

Texture/ elements and principles of design:

I tried to capture the texture of the smooth flower and the difference against the flower and the snow it was lying on. The snow was a rougher texture and the flower was nicer and more inviting. The texture of the picture of Alissa shows some smooth texture’s and some unique texture’s on her jacket and clothing. I tried to show some different textures. I think my photograph shows different shapes and it contrasts them uniquely. I also have some lines in my image that are interesting to look at.

Personal Critique:

I feel I did a good job on the project and I put a lot of effort into getting different and unique images to combine with great texture. I feel I did a good job getting good photographs and they looked really good by themselves. I feel that I definitely need to improve on my editing in photoshop. I could have done better on making the images blend together and look united. There is plenty I can improve on in the cutting and shadows on my pictures for next time. I do feel that with time my photoshop skills will improve. I did a good job on my project, but there is still room to improve.