Flash Portraits

To edit this picture, I first turned it to black and white. I then increased the contrast and added some black vignetting around the edges. In Lightroom, I used the brush tool to decrease the brightness of the wall behind my friend's head.

To edit this picture, I turned it to black and white. I then increased the contrast and adjusted the darkness of the wall using the brush tool in Lightroom and added some vignetting around the edges to draw focus to my friend's face. 

Portrait Project

In this photo shoot, I was trying to communicate my friend's free spirit. She has a very boho-ish fashion style and by going to the town of Port Costa, I got to communicate her free spiritedness with the artsy, alternative personality of the town. 

To edit this picture, I first turned it to black and white. I then increased the contrast and lowered the brightness. I added some black vignetting around the edges to make her face pop out more. 

To edit this picture, I cropped the edges to make her appear larger and the main focus of the picture. I blurred the background out more in Lightroom and slightly increased the Saturation. In Photoshop, I dodged her eyes to make them lighter and stand out more.

I increased the saturation slightly on this picture.

To edit this picture, I used the brush tool in Lightroom to edit everything in the picture but my friend. I slid all the color sliders in varying directions and made the graffiti on the wall much more vibrant and colorful. I also adjusted the brightness and contrast of everything in the picture.

Connecting to a Place

 I took this photo at 7:00 on the hill behind my house as the sun was setting. To edit this, I increased the contrast to make the tree darker and increased the saturation and used the hue slider to make the colors of the photo more yellow. After that, I added a small amount of vignetting around the edges.

This photo represents the sense of sound. When I was up on the hill, the grass was moving in the wind and making rustling sounds. To edit this photo, I changed it to black and white and increased the contrast and made the lighter parts of the picture lighter. I then added some vignetting around the edges.

This photo represents the sense of sight. I really liked the texture on the tree, so I decided to get closer and take a picture. To edit this picture, I increased the saturation and added some yellow tones.

To edit this photo, I increased the contrast to make the tree darker. I also added some yellow tones to make the sky pop more. I also added some vignetting to move the focus onto the tree more.

Paper Project

To manipulate the paper, I crumpled it up into a ball and rolled it around in my hands to give it a softer texture. I then unfolded it and placed it on the ground and stood directly above it. I used light from a lamp in my home. In Lightroom, I turned it to black and white and upped the contrast to make the shadows that the paper made pop out. 

To manipulate this paper, i folded it like a fan and laid it over a black background out of paper. I used the light from a lamp in my house. in Lightroom, I upped the contrast and added some vignetting to add emphasis to the folded paper in the center.