Blending/Title Overlay

Title: Growth Elsewhere
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Horticulture Gardens
F-Stop: f/8
SS: 1/100 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 IS

This photo came out so well that I ended up just simply adding the texture to it by simply stacking the two images and then changing the opacity on the texture.

 

Title: Ruged
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Horticulture Gardens
F-Stop: f/4.8
SS: 1/500 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 ISThis photo I decided not to edit because I liked how it already looked. Fortunately, the light was already hitting it at just the right angle so the small sparkling stones really showed in the original.

Title: Closeup
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Horticulture Gardens
F-Stop: f/4.8
SS: 1/60 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 IS

I added a Photo Filter to this image and then used the eye dropper tool to get the right shade of yellow I was looking for. It came out nicely and I didn't need to crop this image because of how well it came out from the camera.

Title: Original
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Horticulture Gardens
F-Stop: f/4.8
SS: 1/60 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 IS

By itself the image looks pretty good I think. I liked the position of the flower and the subtle yellow in the middle.

Title: Abundance
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Horticulture Gardens
F-Stop: f/8
SS: 1/250 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 IS
I tried to do the same thing to this one that I did with the closeup flower. It didn't turn out as well, but when I was editing it the difference seemed to be a bit bigger to me. the yellow is a bit more prominent which is what I was looking for. I just didn't want to overwhelm the person looking at it with too much yellow. 

Title: Original
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Horticulture Gardens
F-Stop: f/8
SS: 1/250 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 IS

I decided on a simple angle for this photo instead of an interesting one. I tried it and it almost seemed like too much with how much was going on in the frame already.

Title: Direction
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Baronnessa Parking Lot
F-Stop: f/2.8
SS: 1/125 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 IS

I selected the arrow using the Quick Select tool and then clicked on inverse select so that I could darken the road around the arrow. After that I selected the arrow again so that I could make it brighter for a better contrast. I then added the quote along with changing the font size for emphasis and then changed the opacity on the words.

Title: Original
DTP: September 24, 2011/around 4 p.m./Baronnessa Parking Lot
F-Stop: f/2.8
SS: 1/125 sec
Model: Canon PowerShot A720 IS

I really like this photo. I thought it was interesting as I was walking back to my apartment and it was the last photo I was able to capture before my camera died so I got a little lucky. I tried to have a little space in front of the arrow so that it seemed as though it was leading into something.

Cut Outs

 1. The Light on the Roses

2. September 16, 2011 about 5 p.m. in the Horticulture Gardens

3. f/5.0

4. SS 1/320 sec

5. Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

1. Purple in the Shadows

2. September 16, 2011 about 5 p.m. in the Horticulture Gardens

3. f/4.5

4. SS 1/200 sec

5. Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

I went to the gardens to take these pictures in the afternoon. I was able to use the shadow effect on both of these, although it came out a bit darker than I was anticipating. I used the Quick Select Tool in Photoshop to make my selections. I just find it easier to use this tool rather than the Lasso Tool. I tried to use the Feather Tool but don't think I did it properly but I was still pretty satisfied with the outcome. 

When Pictures Tell a Story

1. Anything but the Lawn
2. August 21, 2011 Afternoon
3. Elkhart, Kansas

4. F-stop f/5.6
5. Shutter Speed-1/500 sec NIKON D40X

1. Holding the Power
2. August 21, 2011 Afternoon
3. Elkhart, Kansas

4. F-stop f/5.6
5. Shutter Speed-1/80 sec NIKON D40X

1. Total Control
2. August 21, 2011 Afternoon
3. Elkhart, Kansas

4. F-stop f/5.6
5. Shutter Speed-1/80 sec NIKON D40X

1. Realization
2. August 21, 2011 Afternoon
3. Elkhart, Kansas

4. F-stop f/4.8
5. Shutter Speed-1/125 sec NIKON D40X

1. Papa and Jocelyn
2. August 21, 2011 Afternoon
3. Elkhart, Kansas

4. F-stop f/5.0
5. Shutter Speed-1/100 sec NIKON D40X

1. Jocelyn Page
2. August 21, 2011 Afternoon
3. Elkhart, Kansas
4. F-stop f/5.0
5. Shutter Speed-1/125 sec NIKON D40X

I took these pictures at my own house when my niece was visiting. I was able to use a friends Nikon3000, which was pretty nice. In photoshop I lightened up the photos a little because they were a bit dark and cropped the first one a bit more so that what Jocelyn was doing was a bit more of a showcase.