Friday, November 14, 2014

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. 

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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.