B4+Texture+Heinritz

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‍‍‍ ‍‍‍ 1.) I began by taking a photo of the sky and I dodged the clouds so it would have a darker effect and appear as if there is a storm on its way. 2.) I then took a photo of the trees in the cemetery and I burned and dodged the grass so that in some areas it would have a brighter contrast. I also burned the top of the trees so it would highlight the leaves. 3.) In order to have the background of the sky behind the trees, I had to use the magic wand and delete the white sky in the original picture. 4.) I smudged the tips of the trees so that it would blend in nicely with the sky. 5.) I had to crop Darron and erase the background of the original picture that I took of him. 6.) I changed the opacity of Darron from 100% to 91% so he blends in better with the colors of the grass. 7.) I had to also crop the background of the basket and use the magic wand to make sure I would have just the basket alone. I then had to erase the access white parts around the edges of the basket. 8.) I rotated the basket slightly to the left so it would look as if it were resting in the grass. 9.) I had to use the quick selection tool to draw a box around the image I wanted to transfer to my next background. 10.) I had to move the layers around so that certain pictures would be above others. Also changed the opacity from 100% to 89% on the basket.

I highlighted the trees which makes it appear as if they are glowing right before a storm approaches which could symbolize how in life, everything can be going amazing until something turns the whole situation around. Life is unpredictable and we never truly know what could happen. My compositional technique would be rule of thirds since the trees in the middle of the photo would separate it into three sections. The leaves on the trees demonstrates texture as it clearly shows the difference in the color enhancement and it draws in attention. I feel like I was successful with this assignment since the outcome turned out how I wanted it to. If I would have done something differently, I would have placed the photo of Darron in a different position.