open ended photos

for my first image i decided to take a picture of my softball. I really like playing this sport so i thought it would be cool to take a picture of. I didn't really have to do anything to this picture but i did do a blur overlay which helped to bring back some of the bright colors that were lost when i took the picture.
This picture was taken in my backyard. There was a tree just covered in these flowers and i wanted to take a picture of it. I really like how in focus the flowers up close are ans how they get smaller and more blurred in the background. To add to this effect I kept the flowers up front the way they were but blurred the ones in the background. This made the attention and emphasis more on the flowers up front.

self portraits

for my first self portrait i used the sky. when i went out to take pictures the sky look really perfect that day so i wanted to take a picture of it. The sky represents my future and comes from the quote the sky is the limit. To this picture i did blur overlay but that made it look to fake so I lowered the opacity to make it look more real. For this picture I did a color balance and i also fixed a part on my necklace.

for this picture i decided to take a picture of my eye. I did this because the main part of this assignment was perspective and that is what i think of.

Song Lyrics Photos

For this photo i used the song photograph. For this picture i spread photographs on the ground and then I stood behind her so that i was able to get the shadow in the picture. I wanted to use the shadow because the song is about a guy reflecting on memories and the good times he had. The shadow represents him right now and the pictures the memories and the past.

Lyrics to photograph:

Look at this photograph

Every time I do it makes me laugh

How did our eyes get so red?

And what the hell is on Joey's head?

And this is where I grew up

I think the present owner fixed it up

I never knew we'd ever went without

The second floor is hard for sneaking out

And this is where I went to school

Most of the time had better things to do

Criminal record says I've broke in twice

I must have done it half a dozen

wonder if it's too late

Should I go back and try to graduate?

Life's better now than it was back then

If I was them I wouldn't let me in

Oh oh oh Oh God I

Every memory of looking out the back door

I have the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye

Every memory of walking out the front door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye Goodbye

Remember the old arcade?

Blew every dollar that we ever made

The cops hated us hanging out

They said somebody went and burned it down

We used to listen to the radio

And sing along with every song we know

We said someday we'd find out how if feels

To sing to more than just the steering wheel

Kim's the first girl I kissed

I was so nervous that I nearly missed

She's had a couple of kids since then

I haven't seen her since God knows when

Oh oh ohOh God I

Every memory of looking out the back door

I have the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye

Every memory of walking out the front door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye

I miss that town

I miss their faces

You can't erase

You can't replace it

I miss it now

I can't believe it

So hard to stay

Too hard to leave it

If I could I relive those days

I know the one thing that would never change

Every memory of looking out the back door

I have the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say itGoodbye, goodbye

Every memory of walking out the front door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye

Look at this photograph

Every time I do it makes me laugh

Every time I do it makes me

For this photo I used the song summer nights. For this picture i went more for the mood of the song rather than the lyrics themself. I wanted to capture the fact that the song is about relaxing and having fun with your friends in the summertime.

Lyrics to Summer Nights:

Come on ladies It's time to pop that top

And fellas, I know you're ready to rock

We went crazy cooped all winter long

And school is out, so let's get it on

Flip flop tans and some white sand

I know the perfect spot

Well the sunset better set soon So we can get in the mood

Things start getting all heated upWhen it starts getting cool,

yeahSummer nights

Everybody, are you with me?

Let that igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Summer nights

Everybody's feeling sexy

Holler if you're ready for some summer nights

Come on.Oohhh, oh yeah yeah.

Now fellas, you better watch your step

Don't let them teeny french bikinisMake you loose your breath

Back to the ladies

Ya'll keep doing ya'lls thing

Cause everything about you makes me wanna scream

The sun is getting low There it goes, here we goHere comes the moon, yeah

Things start getting heated upWhen it starts getting cool,

yeahSummer nights

Everybody, are you with me?

Let that igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Summer nights

Everybody's feeling sexy

Holler if you're ready for some summer night

WhoaOoohIt's a party down in PadreBig bonfire on the beach

It's Coronas in Daytona y'all

Well it's wild and it's free

Summer nights

Everybody, are you with me?

Let that igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Summer nightsEverybody's feeling sexy

Holler if you're ready for some summer nights

Come onSummer nights

Everybody, are you with me?

Let that igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Summer nightsEverybody's feeling sexy

holler if you're ready for some summer nights

Yeah, oh are you ready?Are you ready?Are you ready?

For some summer nights

Yeah baby Summer nights

It's summer nights Come on

2 Portraits

For this picture I turned it to black and white for a different effect. I also used the sharpening effect on this picture to make it even stronger looking.

On this picture i did a blur overlay which made the bright colors come out even more. I also placed her so that the sun was somewhat behind her. This position made the sun really out line her and mainly her hair which i really liked.

Color Photos

Blue

Depression/ Sadness

The color blue represents sadness. The overall picture says sad, and i think that the color blue adds to that feeling. To this picture I saturated the background. I also used saturation on Arianna's shirt and her blue eyes to make them brighter and stand out in the picture more.

Yellow

Energy/ Happiness

Yellow is a very energetic and happy color when i see this picture it is what i think of. To this picture I saturated the background to make Karly standout more. I also made the Yellow in her shirt brighter and also the yellow lines on the ground brighter.

Green

Calming

When i think of green I think of the calming effect it has on people. I wanted to capture this in a picture. I liked the lighting because it was soft while still having a lot of light in the background. I also blurred this picture because i think it adds to the softer look/ feeling.

Yellow wallpaper

After reading The Yellow Wallpaper I could tell that this women was truly sad and depressed and even going mad after being forced to stay in this room. The only thing this women really has to think about is how ugly the yellow wallpaper in the room is. I wanted to include the ugly yellow color as well as the person mood. I also blured the edges of Marlee's hair and shirt so it seemed like the color was taking over her in a sence. I wish that i would have made the opacity more on Marlee so that I would get that effect more.

Attractive/ Repulsive

RepulsiveI used this as my repulsive picture. When you first look at this you see what looks like flowers and their bright colors. Although when you look at it longer you see that it is actually repulsive because of the fact that they are weeds and would be a pain. I did a color overlay on this picture to make the colors pop more.I chose this as one of my repulsive picture because you it is very old and grimy. This also has a butterfly on it and to a viewer such as me that makes the picture very repulsive. To this picture i lowered the saturation to lower how bright the colors were.

Attractive

I chose this picture for my attractive picture because i really liked how the plant looks. Although this used to be alive and really pretty it is dieing now. Even though it is dieing i really liked the way all the twigs intertwine together and for me it made it attractive. I used a color overlay on this picture.
For one of my attractive pictures I used my dog. Although she is old and very gray in the face she is still attractive. She may not be as attractive as she used to be but i still think shes attractive. I used color Overlay to help make the colors brighter.