Welcome to my photography page!

Professional Form- Composition Photography

For this series the goal was to practice specific photography compositions. The ones I utilized to create these images include (in order): rule of thirds, special cropping, hard lighting, layering, and symmetry.

Twisted Realities- Surrealist Photo Manipulation

This project was a lot of fun! We had to create something that combined many layers or images, including original photography, to create a surreal effect. It was cool because each person was really able to go their own direction with it.

Photo Challenge : an image that only works in color or black and white

For the black and white portion of this challenge I shot this picture of my Mom; I enjoyed how the sunlight speckles really stood out in black and white. I really like this picture because I think the contrast is very nice, and the image still shows warmth even without color. For the color I chose the berries because I thought they were naturally such a fascinating hue.

Four Seasons Portrait Series

This was a studio portrait series we shot to use lighting, props, outfits, and exposure to create the mood of the four seasons in portraiture.

LEVITATION EFFECT

For this project, we used Photoshop and photography techniques to create an impossible "levitation" effect as if we were floating in space!

Photo Walk

One of our first projects, this was an opportunity to become familiar with our DSLR cameras. We experimented with a few macros, portraits, and landscapes. These were some of my favorite shots!

Movie Poster Recreation

For this project, we recreated famous movie poster designs from scratch using our own photography. I set up this scene and edited to create the look of The Graduate, the 1967 film. As a bonus, we also made a second version of the poster in a "remixed" genre, so swipe to see the Comedy version of my design!

Texture Macros

For this project the goal was to capture the feeling of what we were photographing. I tried to focus on having a common theme in the collection, and making sure all the photos went well together.

Restoration Photos

We practiced restoring damaged photos using color retouching and healing tools. I found this to be a really effective process for all types of photo editing.

VisuallY clever: prop effect

For this we were given a variety of interesting props and objects with the challenge of creating an interesting image or illusion. For this these photo effects I used a lens ball and a slinky.

manipulated double exposure

Using all original photography, we created the effect of a double exposure, except it was done in photoshop instead of in camera.

Layers On Layers- Collage Design

In this project we practiced utilizing the masking and layering tools in Photoshop by combining dozens of photos together at once. The theme I chose was Hindu Gods and Goddesses.

Extrospection- Portraits

Portrait photography and depth of field- the purpose of this project was to really allow the subjects of our photos stand out and be the true focus of the image.

Attack of the clones

Once again using the masking and layering tools to create cool effects in Photoshop, only this time we used photos of ourselves to create the look of clones!

experimental flash lighting

In this project we explored the effects of double exposures and long exposures by manually triggering lights and creating effects in the camera. It was fun to see how intense the effects were from changing the flash!

The sketch effect

In this project, we edited our images to give the illusion of being hand drawn. This involved layer techniques and masking.

Pixel dispersion

In this project we used layers, liquify, and different brush techniques to get the final effect.

Frame of mind Effect

In this project, we chose to edit an original photograph as if it were coming out of the frame of the photo. It gives an interesting 3D effect.

The watercolor effect

This project was interesting because we actually hand painted watercolors and then scanned them into Photoshop to get the final image.

painting with time

For this project, we worked in teams in a dark room, and tried out light painting with long exposures. All the effects you see were in camera

Facial Illusions

For this project, we used an outline mask, to give the effect of a double profile.

Gray Backdrop Lighting Explorations

To get to know our studio portrait lighting, we used a middle gray backdrop and lighting techniques to create white, black, color, and gray backdrop looks. Thanks to Theo for being an awesome subject!

Shining through-text clipping Mask

In this project we learned how to create clipping masks, in which an image fills in other layers.

Adjustment Layer Photography

In this project we learned how to use adjustment layers in photoshop, which is a tool that allows you to edit just one part of an image. For my image I chose a photo from a flight I took to China.