Heidorf+P+-+Texture

Final Piece Pic #1 1. Maxed out brightness 2. Increased the contrast 3. Lasso'd the flowers out of the picture 4. Used blush tool to emphasize the red parts of the flowers 5. Rotated them to a laying position Pic #2 1. Maxed brightness 2. Cut out one single square 3. Resized to be foreground 4. Changed opacity to be able to see through it Pic #3 (It is the background image, I must have forgot to save the photo itself after I edited it. It is the bench and snow.) 1. Brightness maxed 2. Contrast increased 3. Used burn tool to emphasize the contrast between the white of the snow and the black of the bench __**Compositional Techniques**__ Fill the Frame: The bench takes up most of the image itself, few subjects other than that. Leading Lines: The design of the bench kind of takes your eyes through the whole thing. The symmetry is very good as well. Framing: The bench presents the flowers. Makes them the subject. Level Horizon: I did a pretty good job keeping this one even and straight, which gives kind of a peaceful feel to it. **__Concept and Texture__** I tried to emphasize the flowers as much as I could, because they are the only warm colored thing in the photo. I think the thought of freezing cold steel contrasts well with the thought of a soft flower pedal. Originally, I wasn't sure how well the tile foreground would work/look. What made me decide to use it for sure was turning the layer it was on off and the picture felt much different. It was super bright and the flowers were a little unrealistically bright. I think the tile brought a nice tint to the photo. My concept is that symbols of love can be found in cold places. I kind of liked the idea as I was making it that some guy got turned down at that bench and just the flowers there and no one touched them. That's kind of depressing, but it is the vision I used to make this.