Rosencrans+Taylor+-+Texture

**Write an explanation of the 10 changes you made to create a final Combined 3 Image.** 1. First, I adjusted the levels so that it was brighter (wanted to make it look like a sunny day) on my background picture (picture in the upper left corner). 2. Then I adjusted the levels of the converse (second picture in top row) picture to make the converse stand out 3. I erased the picture so that it was just the converse. 4. I copied one shoe and pasted the shoe so that it made it look like the shoes were walking 5. I made the picture smaller so that the shoes looked proportionate to the image. 6. I then added a picture with an arrow that pointed towards the top (fourth picture in top row) 7. I did a color blend so that the arrow was brown instead of the blue because I didn’t want to the blue to draw attention away from the white converse and the white flower 8. I wanted to add a flower (third picture top row) so that it was not just the greens and browns that were in the picture 9. I added a white flower which I cropped out of a different picture. 10. I used the skew tool (under transformations) to change the way the shoes were shaped so they looked more like they were walking. 11. Then I added picture of full body shot of Maggie (picture in the second row) and erased the background 12. I then made the picture of Maggie transparent so that she almost appears as a ghost in the background of the picture. **Explain which compositional technique(s) you used in the main photograph final combined photograph.**  1. I used the techniques of leading lines and rule of thirds 2. Leading lines was really the big technique that I used for this. I used the hand rail of the ramp to lead your eyes to the shadow of Maggie. This was intended because of how Maggie’s body is transparent so I needed the lines there to guide your eyes directly to her. 3. The converse I did not want directly in the middle, so they are in one of the four places where the horizontal and vertical line of thirds meet. Also so is Maggie even though the lines also point to her. **Describe the texture you emphasized and any other elements and principles of design that you feel you highlighted.** 1. I wanted to really show the texture of the wood of the ramp and the "grass". I feel as if when you look at the wood, you can feel yourself dragging your hand down the rail and getting a sliver. Also the long grass and other plants surrounding the ramp look stiff and give you the uncomfortable feel of how the grass is when it hasn’t rained in w while. 2. I used color but I felt that I could have used other color because a lot of my color is the plain green and brown colors, so I would add more colors next time. 3. I would say that my overall image has unity because it come together as a whole and looks like it could be a realistic picture. **Explain your concept for this project** 1. I wanted to use the pretty setting of the prairie but I also made it kind of eerie with adding the ghost like look of Maggie and the shoes that seem to be walking by themselves.

**Explain how successful you feel you were with the assignment and any changes you would consider for next time.** 1. I felt my final was successful, I do wish that I would have added more texture to the final piece. 2. Like I said I would add more color to the picture because it seems kind of bland with just the green and brown really as the main colors.