Osborne-texture






 * 1) Clone stamped away footprints
 * 2) cropped out shoe prints
 * 3) copied, pasted and resided shoe prints
 * 4) cropped out windmill
 * 5) erased away background
 * 6) adjusted curves
 * 7) adjusted brightness and contrast
 * 8) edited shadows and highlights
 * 9) adjusted exposure, offset and gamma
 * 10) adjusted vibrance and saturation

In the final piece the compositional technique I used is leading lines, because the path of the footprints draws your eye from the foreground to background when looking at the photograph. Also, the fact that I created it so the footprints in front were larger than those in back an illusion is created that they belong there.I utilized texture in this image because the footprints themselves have a specific print to them that gives the photo depth and an intriguing element. Another principle of design that is employed in the final picture is color because the crystal white snow contrasts against the piercing blue sky. In the end, it was a successful image because the combined element from each individual picture flows smoothly and looks realistic. However, next time I hope that know that I am more educated on how to use Photoshop I can hopefully create even better pieces with more advanced skills, because it being my first time using this program was a struggle in the beginning.