Monday, June 13, 2011

Assignment 4 - Color Theory





















Quite honestly I didn't know much about color, or color theory, before this assignment. If you had asked me what complimentary colors were, I would have said blue... I now have a better understanding of what color is, and how different colors work together.


Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Assignment 2.5 - Making That Shot Shine!

 Original

Retouched

To make this shot perfect, I decided to crop it down, make it a little tighter. I also took out the chair legs in the upper-left hand corner, they just didn't feel right. In retrospect, I should have zoomed in a little and made the shot tighter when I actually took it, or moved the chairs out of the way.

I increased the exposure and contrast a little bit, darkening the blacks, and bringing up the highlights. The original picture is kind of flat, very little contrast. I think the retouched photo shows more contrast and has more tonal range.