Final Self-Portraits

Self-Portraits

I chose this photo as my favourite because I love when a photograph can capture an eye up close. I love how different the eye looks in a picture rather than in person. The detailing in this photograph is amazing and although the majority of the picture is only one shade it is still a unique image. 

I think this photograph was the most fun self-portrait I saw. I thought it was absolutely unique and I loved the facial expression of the photographer. I really like the way he made his eyes stand out because it was the first part of the picture that I was drawn to. 

The last self-portrait I chose was another photograph that I was drawn to because of the eyes. I love the way the colour pops out from the image and the facial expression that is used. Nothing about this photograph is boring, even though it is only a picture of half of a face. 

Mosaic Project

Mosaic 

Photoshop Portraits

Photoshop Portraits

In these three portraits I used the Photoshop program to fix the flaws on the photos. I erased any flaws on the skin, brightened the colours and smoothed out the edges. It gives the photos the appearance of a finished model portrait. 

Tilt-Shift Photography

Tilt-Shift #1

Tilt-Shift #2

Tilt-Shift #3

Tilt-shift photography is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or  object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model. In the pictures above the focus of the photographs has been altered in order to simulate the shallow depth of field.  There has also been increased colour saturation and contrast, which is identical to the bright paint often found on scale models. The most successful tilt-shift photographs are taken from a high angle, to further simulate the effect of looking down on a miniature model. 

The three photographs above are examples of tilt-shift photography that I took and altered. The steps that I took to achieve the tilt-shift effect were to open up the photo in photoshop and enter Quick Mask Mode. Then I opened up the Gradient Tool and chose the Reflected Gradient. After that I drew a vertical line where I wanted the focus of the photograph to be. Next I returned to Standard Mode and chose the Lens Blur Interface. I chose the options that I wanted until I was satisfied with the result. I then boosted the saturation and increased contrast. Those steps brought me to the results in the photographs above.