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 * Final Image**


 * Image #1**


 * Image #2**


 * Image #3**

__10 Changes That Were Made__
 * 1) The first change I made was cutting and pasting the Ellie from its original picture to image #1
 * 2) Then, I softened the edges around her so that the leftover parts from its original background would blend into the new background
 * 3) After that, I made her size shrink down a bit so that she looked farther away
 * 4) My next change was going to image #3 and cutting and pasting the tree trunk into the main picture
 * 5) I then moved it to the left side of the image and made the trunk appear thinner than in its original photo
 * 6) Because the tree had messy edges, I had to slowly erase every smudge so that it blended in with the background behind it and matched
 * 7) Once that was done, I increased the brightness by a tiny bit to make everything lighter
 * 8) Then, I turned everything black and white
 * 9) After that, I made sure everything was blended well and that there were no harsh or obvious signs of the images being from other photos
 * 10) Finally, I repositioned Ellie so that she looked like she had been walking and leaving the trail that was already in the original picture

__Artist Statement__ "There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are," says Austrian photographer Ernst Haas. For the past few weeks in photography, we have been getting familiar with taking photos and finding texture in our images. Our assignment was to take three or more images that we have taken and putting them together in Photoshop to create one picture. For my project, I took an image of the woods, with snow and several trees, and added the figure of a fellow classmate into the middle ground and a tree trunk into the foreground. In regards to the compositional techniques that were used, I wanted to fix my attention on the rule of thirds, composition, lines, shape, and field of depth. Most of the texture found in my images were from the trees, because I was constantly surrounded by them during the photoshoots. They hold a lot of texture with their leaves and bark and limbs. Texture also came from some of the snow shown in my picture, but because I made the image black and white, the texture from the snow faded slightly. My concept with this project was based on nature and how I love to get lost in it. I love the ocean and being by the water, but being surrounded with trees and snow is very nice as well. When looking at how successful my project turned out to be, I think it turned out pretty well considering it was my first time using Photoshop. I think there are several areas where I can improve on, like my knowledge and skills with the tools in Photoshop, but also in how I take my pictures. I need to work on not being afraid to go to different lengths so that I am able to get good angles. For next time, I would consider playing around with color more because black and white is an easy cover up when looking for mistakes.