B2+Texture+Freinik

I changed many things from my original photos. Lets start with the background image. The original background photo was in color, but my idea for this photo would be for it to be in black in white. So, naturally I changed the saturation until it was indeed in black and white. The next thing I did was change the levels to make the picture look more correct in its color. I also edited the curves for the same effect. Another thing I did to make the images that I was editing more realistic was adding shading under the images to add shadows. The second image I added is was an orange flower. I didn’t want this flower to be orange so I changed the saturation until it was also black and white. I edited levels and curves to make the picture match better in the black and white color. I cut one of the small flowers off the original and added it to the background. I burned some more shadows into the background to make it more realistic. The hardest part by far of this photograph was the middle flower that I edited in. It just didn’t match to the background so I edited it some and increased it luminescence to make the brightness match the background. To this flower I also edited levels and curves for effect and changed it to black in white through saturation. To the main photograph in the background I edited it to be black and white. The flowers were naturally white, so I thought that this picture would be beautiful in this color. Another element of design I used when photographing the flowers was filling the frame. There isn’t a blank spot in my photograph and thats for a reason. The flowers were all the texture I needed in this assignment, but you’ll also notice in my photograph is that there is a small slab of granite near the bottom right of the photo. I also love all the spots on the flowers that add a great amount of texture. I think that I overall was very successful at completing this assignment. Next time I may choose to do something other than flowers, but I really love photographing them.