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Changes I Made to the Photograph

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 * 1)  Adding flowers
 * 1)  Changing the lighting to be brighter
 * 1)  Making the spikes on the pine tree a more vibrant green
 * 1)  Adding rays of sunshine coming down from the tree
 * 1)  Adding grass
 * 1)  editing/morphing the flower stems to add more perspective
 * 1)  Adding a person sitting on the tree branch
 * 1)  Changing the lighting to be a bit warmer
 * 1)  Adding more perspective
 * 1)  Making the flower stems more realistic

One of the first changes I made to my photograph was the lighting; I had made multiple lighting changes. The first change was to make the lighting a bit brighter so that the photograph had a more Spring feeling to it. The second lighting change I did was to make it a warmer light. To do this I used a photo filter which made it look slightly orange, and warmer. The third lighting change that I made was to add rays of light coming down from the top of the tree. Another change I made with lighting was to the pine tree’s spikes. I decided to make the spikes a more vibrant green so that the photograph would seem brighter and warmer. To make the image more interesting I combined the tree photo with other pictures of flowers. Of the many pictures of flowers I took, I chose the bright yellow flowers because they were more Spring like. To add more perspective to my photograph I altered the flower stems so it looks like you’re looking up at them. Adding perspective was helpful in making my photograph because it made it more interesting to look at. I also added grass so that there would be some type of ground or horizon line. I had decided to add a person sitting on the tree branch because I felt as though the photograph was unbalanced, and by adding something to the other side, it would look more interesting. To make sure that my photograph was consistent, the girl had similar changes. For example, I tried adding more perspective to her so that it looked like you were laying in the grass looking up. I also had to make sure her lighting was consistent. To do this, her skin has spots of lights from the tree rather than a more consistent light source.

Compositional techniques that I tried to use was framing, rule of thirds, and leading lines. I used framing when I added the grass and flowers so that they would bring the picture together as a whole; making the photograph look more complete. Rule of thirds was within the stem of the tallest flower and the girl. Both are close to where the points of rule or thirds are. Leading lines was used with the truck of the tree and the tree’s branches, because the branches lead you around the photograph.

The two textures that I emphasized was the roughness of the tree and she softness of the flower petals. Though both textures are opposites, they can work well together. Art elements that I used were color and value. I chose bright colors of the flowers, and made the color of the tree more vibrant to add a more Spring feel to the photograph. The photograph also had many different types of value between the dark green of the tree to the bright flowers to the spots of sunlight coming down from the tree. My concept for the project was to have a warmer, lighter, more Spring like feeling to it. Lately, it has been cloudy and rainy; there hasn’t been much color outside. So, I thought a good concept would be Spring because it’s a season of bright flowers and many colors. I feel that some parts of my photograph were successful, but others could still use some work. One good thing that I thought I did well with this project was blending all the pictures together to look like one. Another good thing that went well was adding balance to the picture with the person sitting on the tree branch. At the same time, the person could look strange in the photograph because they are realistic. Another thing that I could work on is adding another element to make the photograph more abstract and interesting to look at.