Project 1

Wall of Vines

For this photo, I loved the drama of the branches breaking off and forming their own path. I loved the way the bricks looked so solid behind it and how every branch was going its own way. To edit this photo I turned up the contrast, saturation, and darkened the leaves so that it gave it more drama and seriousness.

For this photo I used birds eye view, because I wanted to get a variety of angles. I love the way the clouds pop through at the top and the way the red stands out against the sky. To edit this photo I turned up the saturation, shadows, and structure, of which structure made the most difference in making the red of the leaves and the blue of the sky more defined.

I wanted to once again get a unique angle, instead of simply photographing the leaves face on. I love the way the front leaf is blurry and the ones behind are in focus, and I think it is a unique angle from the side of the leaves. To edit this photo, I turned up the brightness for the leaves to pop a little bit more, I turned up the contrast and the saturation to make them more prominent in the photo.

Downtown Library

For this photo I shot the leaves in the photo to add more setting so it wasn't so simply just a window. I chose to make it black and white to add eerieness to the photo, which I think the leaves do as well. For me I think this is the type of scene I would see in a scary movie, with the dark setting and bright lights coming from inside the haunting building. To edit this photo I turned up the contrast instead of using a black and white filter, so I could choose how much black and white I wanted.  I also turned down the saturation just slightly so that the photo was not completely black and white but has a small touch of color. I also turned up the shadows so that the bricks and small details of the building were noticeable.

This is easily one of my top two favorite pictures from this assignment. I love the color of the blue sky and the way it stands out against the red bricks. I also like how the picture is balanced, since the window is on the left and the tree is on the right. I also love the way the bright blue sky reflects off the window. To edit this photo, I turned the brightness down so that the sky was a richer blue color. I also turned shadows up so that the bricks were not too bright but also not too dark. Overall this photo really stuck out to me because of its colors.

I chose this photo because when I look at each window individually, they remind me of tombstones. They also have rectangles underneath the windows with names of old writers, like a tombstone would have the name of the deceased. To edit this photo, I added a vintage filter and added vignette in order to give the photo a creepy feel. I also added control points and raised the brightness so that the bricks were more visible in the dark corners. Lastly, I added sharpness and structure in order to make the windows defined and to stand out even more. This photo seemed really unique to me and shows variety in photography that I never knew I had. My comfort zone is to take very happy, pretty pictures, so this was very different for me.