Mixer Edge Mask Effects

This is a tutorial from the NAPP website. The tutorial was for mixer edge mask effects. The image I used was one I took this spring break at Cocoa Beach. I used the layer mask tool, the mixer brush, and the texture brush to create the border. I think it turned out well because the border looks rough and jagged which was the goal of the tutorial, and I think it fits this image well. If I did the project again I would incorporate different colors into the image instead of just grey.

Digital Photography Exhibit

This is the picture I chose from the Metropolitan website. The photographer is Matthew Porter and the date is 2010. I like this picture because it is a cool scene of the car jumping in the streets of Los Angeles. I like the colors that make it look like a older, original image. The artist made this picture by taking pictures of die cast cars in his studio, while creating the same lighting conditions as the background image. This way he can insert his picture into the background and it looks like there is actually a car jumping. I think the artist does a good job trying to achieve the same lighting conditions as the background.

This is my create your own font project. For this project I used magnetix toys that I had at my house. I put them in letter shapes and took pictures of each letter. I think it turned out looking pretty realistic and had the shape of the letters in the alphabet for the most part. Overall, I think the project turned out well.

Stonewashed Portrait Effect

Before

After

This is the stonewashed portrait effect from the NAPP tutorials. For this project I used alot of layer masks and the gaussian blur tool. I think it turned out well because it made the part of the image that I wanted to be the focus appear that way. It made the player pop from the background. I think it turned out well, but if I did it over again I might choose a simpler background so the image would pop even more from the background.

Punch Through Effect

This is the second tutorial from the photoshop user website. It's called the punch through effect. I used the burn tool, brush tool, filter tools, and the lasso tools for this project. I think it turned out well because it makes the superbowl logo pop off the page and the hole where it punches through blends well with the rest of the image. If I did the project again I'd try it with a different colored background. Overall I think it turned out well and looks good.

Hardmix Blend Mode

This is one of the three NAPP tutorials I did. It was called the hardmix blend mode. I used the level adjustment layer, blend mode, and the fill mode. These two images are the before and after. I think the bottom one definitely has a little more pop to it because the background isn't as pale looking as the first one and the image overall seems to have more color to it. I think the effect worked well on the image and really brought out all the different colors. If I did the project again I might try a different color scheme/ group of colors.

Midterm

This is the first of my 2 midterm pictures. For this picture I made an advertisement for Carter Mountain Orchard. I tried to incorporate all of the different activities and things to do at Carter Mountain. I made the food they have a point of emphasis and I used the opacity and eraser tools to edit the images I used for the ad. I think it turned out well because it shows all of the different things to do at the orchard which is what an ad tries to accomplish.

For the second of my 2 pictures I used the splash effect from the tutorials. One adjustment I made from the tutorials is that I chose not to make the splashes black and white because I thought they looked better in the image if they were a different color than just grey. I think it looks better and sort of pops off the picture. I used the filter menu, the window menu, magic wand, the eraser, and the layer menu for this picture. I think it turned out really well and I think it looks cool and advertises the local food well.