Les Oeuffs avec les Chattes

   'Les oeuffs' is french for 'the eggs', which is just what we photographed this week. As to 'les chattes', my picture also features a kitten-themed spoon rest and my necklace. I used the actions I created, color corrected because my picture was a little too blue, added a slight vignette and used sharpen, although I did not use my dodge and burn. Also, I used coffeeshop bakery glazes 2's vanilla glaze. I chose this picture because I like the perspective and how my focus is not in the center, but instead is more of an upside-down U composition, it came out crisp, and especially because I like the things my eggs are with. Like I said, it was a little too blue, but I fixed that with color correction, although the 'glaze' added some back. I might have improved my light/dark balance some, but I really like the softness of the photo. Eggs may seem like a quite simple subject, but because of that they are open to a variety of things you can do with them. Beyond the violet mist this week, we explored the possibilities.

I commented on Travis'.

Postcard from a Cafe': Bottles

 

   This week, in class, we took pictures of a still life we sat up with bottles. I named my picture 'Postcard from a Cafe' ' because I thought it looked like one once I added this postcard texture. The E with an ' after it is supposed to serve as an accent aigu, because there is no insert symbol option, which greatly bothers me. I ran the coffeeshop storybook vintage action and used two textures, and after I applied my textures I ran the action one more time to make it a litter darker and softer, and the vignette got clearer. I chose this picture because I like the feel of the setup, the smooth shapes of the bottles I used, and the general romantic feel I get from this picture. I like the shapes of the bottles, but I probably could've used the rule of thirds a little better, though I think that the postcard texture helps my composition some. The people of the violet mist send you greetings from a romantic Parisian cafe'...

(I commented on Tayler's)

I'll See You On the Dark Side of the Moon....

This week, we were told to illustrate a song. I did pink floyd's Brain Damage. The line this photo pertains to is in the title. I used coffeeshop vivid and brightened up the moon. Beyond the violet mist, the lunatic is in our head...

I commented on Tyler's.

Trick Photography

I've found a giant book! Or so it seems... We have this thing called perspective. Things closer to us seem bigger because they take up more of our vision's space, and things farther away seem smaller. We can use that in our photography to play with the eye. Thus, when I put this book in front of the camera and stand further back, I have a giant book. It took me like twenty shots to get this right using my self timer and the bricks in the wall to tell me where to stand, and I guesstimated with my hand. I chose this picture because it is the first one that worked. I used coffee shop vivid and brightened up the red on the book cover. Beyond the violet mist, there are giant books...

(I commented on Martina's)

Reflection

  There is a funny way that light bounces around us. When it finds something smooth and shiny, like a mirror, it bounces back, giving us a reflection. When there are three mirrors making a triangle so that they all face in on each other,  they bounce the light back and forth and back and forth amongst themselves as though they are playing catch, and the light multiplies, making a precise plethora of images. When one puts a camera amidst these, a special image is captured. Thus is what I sought out this week for the theme, 'reflection'. This week we also created our own actions in photoshop to best touch up these pictures. I used only the actions I created. Beyond the violet mist, the light dances between sheets of glass.

(I commented on Sara's)

Fall is Coming

This week in digital camera, we sought out the first whiffs of fall. Then, we created a "polaroid emulsion transfer" on them. I chose this picture because I liked the lighting, which got even better as the action progressed. I used the 'ocean ripple' distort and the flower brush, and the maple tea paper. Beyond the violet mist, we feel a growing crispness in the air...

(I commented on Katie's)

Lines and Texture

Lines weave our world. Look around you. You are seeing in lines. There is not a single thing that does not have an outline and defining lines. This week we explored some of the most vivid lines around. Then we added texture. Just as lines can make texture, texture can add to lines. This is my best of three, a close-up of a rug in the school entryway. I ran Ashley's nice& easy and increased contrast, then put it in black and white. I used three textures, my favorite of which was 'writing on parchment'. I think this one quite simply looks the coolest, and I like the warmth my textures added. Beyond the violet mist, we can see in lines and see lines in textures. 

(I commented on Tayler's)