Lukenda+-+Texture

(1) To start my picture off I first copied the windmill out of this picture. (2) I then cropped the background out of the picture and enlarged the windmill. (3) I then cropped out the tennis court from the background on the far right side. (4) After having the windmill on the right I cloned the grass from the background landscape over the windmill base. (5) I then copied the flower from a different photo and pasted it into my photos hoped photo. (6) Next I cropped the photo so their was no background from the old picture left on my new photo. (7) I then enlarged the flower photo. (8) Next I changes the background hue saturation of my creation and (9) changed the flower saturation to a dark purple with low lightness. (10) I imported the leaf background (11) and enlarged it so it matched the edges of the photo.

(12) I then changed the opacity of the landscape photo to 87% so that you could see the leafs underneath. (13) Finally I adjusted the leaf background to old style saturation.

Using the images we shot in the graveyard and the prairie I combined four images to create one final digital image. My final image shows evidence that I changed 13 things from the original main image. I used a variety of compositional techniques to create my digital image. I used the leading lines to direct the viewers eyes along the image of the flower creating principle of movement, while creating a great contrast between the flower and the fairytale looking grass. I then used level horizon to create peace and a welcoming view of the landscape with the gesture in the grass and the leafs in the background creating unity and harmony within the photo. I also used the framing technique through the windmill to make the viewer focus more directly on the subject. I feel I emphasized the texture in the grass by making it a more vibrant color. I also emphasized the texture in the background photo because you can see the rein drops and lines on the leafs. I feel I was very successful on this assignment and would probably add more next time to make it look more abstract, other then that I feel I did very well. Overall I feel I successfully completed this assignment.