Photography

This panorama showcases a field with buildings and trees in the backdrop, with a mellow sky to balance the image out. The purpose of the assignment was to take several photos (3-6) and combine them into a single panorama manually. the composition was intended to highlight the contrast between the red buildings and the green field and trees. I used hue/saturation to increase the contrast between the red and green values of the photo to create a more striking image for the viewer. I ran into some troubles when combining the images, namely that some areas of the photos contained no data, so i had to use spot healing and patch tools to fake the areas i did not capture, which i think is barely noticeable if at all.

The purpose of this assignment was to take a picture of something up close, using depth of field to create an interesting and dynamic image. My image features a large Gnoll figurine up close from a low angle. The composition is intended to focus on the face and the mace of the gnoll, accentuating the color difference. The background was also saturated in order to make the green and the red on the figurine stand out. I utilized depth of field to make the figurine seem larger than it actually was, adding artificial scale to the image. i used this depth of field to draw the viewer's eye to the focal point of the face, as it is one of the only parts of the image that is fully focused. I used levels and curves to balance the image initially, and hue/saturation to make the colors more vibrant.

The purpose of this assignment was to align the subject of the photo with the edge of the frame. In my photo i chose the train as my leading lines to guide the eye to the tree on the left side, which is on the edge of the frame. An additional requirement of this image was to convert it to black and white, which i believe helps with the composition of this image by taking away distracting colors. The focal point of the image is the tree on the left, and to a lesser extent the people on the path as well. This is because the leading lines of the train and the fences lead the eye there. I used the levels and hue/saturation tools to balance out my image and remove the color, which added to the image and helped it become more striking.