Photography and Photo Manipulation by Bryce

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Scroll down below to see some selections of my work from this unit.

Stowe Field Trip Photography

These are some photos from our field trip to Bingham and Moss Glen Falls in Stowe.

Shining Through- Text Clipping Mask Effect

For this project, we learned about clipping masks to create our own text art by making images “shine” through typography. My text art is about my own exploration and is completely composed of personal photos.

The Blockbuster- Movie Poster Redesign

For this project we recreated posters from famous movies starring ourselves. I made mine as a recreation of the Inception poster. We designed these as high quality documents using the full size billboard layouts. We had to create every element ourselves and could only import limited credited assets, so every layer of this design was something I shot or brought together. The clone stamp and vanishing point tools in Photoshop helped me create an infinite perspective of the hallway, while several layers of different shoots from the studio helped with the characters in action.

Double Exposure Effect

For this project we used Photoshop to emulate a classic photography effect that came from vintage film photography when two images were shot on the same frame, using opacity to blend them. I combined a portrait and a landscape shot to create this manipulation!

Seasons Through the Lens- Four Seasons Photo Shoot

For this project we did a final studio portrait session where we shot portrait photos of a classmate themed on the four seasons in Vermont. We used outfits, props, sprays, gels, and advanced lighting setups to capture these looks. We also used portrait retouching techniques in Photoshop and Lightroom to edit and refine each portrait. These were my favorite shots from that series featuring Ben as my subject!

Extrospection- Portraits On Location

After lots of practice doing portraits in the studio and outdoors, this project allowed us to shoot three or more portraits of two or more subjects in any location, style, and mood of our choosing. The most important elements of this shoot was to capture a sensitive depth of field, edit with portrait retouching techniques, and showcase our subjects in their best light!

Sketch Effect

For this project, we learned how to use layer blend modes to create an effect that looked like we were being sketched by pencil or paint. Then, we used compositing techniques to combine this sketch with a real photo to create this surrealist effect!

Attack of the Clones

This was our first project in a “Photoshop Magic” series learning about photo manipulation. This effect was aimed at making “clones” of ourselves through photography and photo manipulation using layering and masking. I made 7 clones of myself in this edit.

Bring Me the Horizon- Landscapes

This project was a compilation of landscape photography that we shot making use of wide angle lenses, closed apertures, long exposures, tripods, and even HDR/panorama effects to capture vivid detailed landscapes. These were some favorites I shot around Vermont during the fall season showing many sides of Vermont.

Visually Clever- Prop Photo Effects

This project had an open-ended prompt to use props of any kind to create photo tricks, illusions, and interesting perspectives. Beyond thinking creatively about the props, we had to compose the photos to showcase clever concepts. I used a lens ball and a slinky as props to create these shots.

Painting with Time- Light Painting Demonstrations

For this project, we worked with teams in a pitch black dark auditorium room to do some light painting. Using tripods and shutter speeds as slow as 20+ seconds, we created these light paintings by hand without any Photoshop or added effects.

Photography Challenge- Whisper

This was our first photography challenge where we had an open-ended prompt that we used photography to communicate. This prompt was to take a photo that either “whispered” or “shouted.” This photo is my take on "whisper".

Wyoming Landscapes

These are some landscapes from a thirty day NOLS backpacking trip I went on last summer in the Wind River Range. These were all edited in Adobe Lightroom.

3...2...1 Photo Walk

This was our first project getting into photography. To learn the basics of using our DSLR cameras, we went around campus to capture a series of basic photos including 3 macro shots, 2 portraits, and 1 portrait. These were some of my favorites from that photo shoot.