Photography and Photo Manipulation by Sam

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

Going Streaking- Directional Blur Edit

For this project, we utilized some of the blurring tools in Adobe Photoshop to create unique effects that balance blurred looks with crisp photographic looks. I used this prompt to make a manipulation of a cross country running photo.

The Blockbuster Movie Poster Redesign

For this project, we researched famous movie poster designs and recreated them from scratch with ourselves as the main subjects. Although some assets were imported and credited, we shot all the photography and created our own traditional movie credit text so that we could be the stars of the film! For my poster, I recreated the design for Back to the Future.

Composition Photography

For this project, we shot a series of photographs that had to showcase foundational composition techniques such as rule of thirds, leading lines, symmetry, layering, hard/soft lighting, cropping, golden ratio, and more general ideas like unconventional angles and “not looking for nice.” In these photos for my composition presentation, I made use of layering, rule of thirds, and leading lines.

Portrait Experiments

For this project, we shot portraits outside of school on location making use of lighting, depth of field, and framing to present our subjects in their best light. For my portraits, I worked with new subjects and tried to create a completely different photographic look with each shot, so I hope you enjoy!

Collage- Masking with Photoshop

This project was our introduction to layering and masking on photoshop. For this project, we designed our own collages with dozens of layers that we selected, masked, and arranged!

Light Painting Photography

For this project, we used long exposures in a dark room to make light paintings! All of these were created in-camera without needing any editing in post!

DOUBLE EXPOSURE EFFECT

For this project, we created our own versions of the classic photo manipulation effect known as a double exposure. Similar to what film photographers would do when they would shoot multiple photos on the same frame, we used Photoshop layering techniques to combine photographs together so that they used masking and opacity to show each other in an artistic and creative way.

Feat. Bryn Bouchey-Delaney

Photoshop Watercolor Effect

For this project, we painted our own abstract watercolors. From there, we scanned our paintings at high PPI qualities and brought them into Photoshop. Using some layering and masking techniques, we combined original photography with our watercolor to create an interesting hybrid of digital and hand-made art!

Studio Lighting Compositions

For this project, we got our first introduction to the studio by shooting portraits of each other using our Profoto studio flashes. I worked with Lily E-G to shoot these :)

Clipping Mask Text Effect

For this project, we learned about clipping masks by designing text art with images shining through the letters. My design is based on the TV show Glee.

Attack of the Clones

For this project, we used layering techniques to make this special effect to make it look like we had several clones in the same frame

Sketch Effect

For this project, we learned about layer modes and how to use effects like blurring and the filter gallery to edit a photo to look like a sketch of ourselves; from there, we combined that sketch edit with another photo to make a scene as if we were being drawn in real life!

Collage- Masking with Photoshop

After making my Harry Potter collage up top, I made this second collage with even more layers, masking, and even more elements to showcase my Photoshop skills!

Pixel Dispersion

For this project, we created pixel dispersions by using custom Photoshop brush patterns to manipulate masks and layers to create an effect as if we were fading off into the background.

Photo Challenge Submission- "Love"

This was a piece I submitted for a class photo challenge that had us capture a vision of love within our frame. The landscape, rainbow, and the energy of my subject really helped me communicate love in this piece.

Photo Challenge Submission- "Whisper"

This was a piece I submitted for a class photo challenge that had us capture a photo that "whispered." The soft focus and the way the wind was clearly blowing through this scene helped me communicate this here.

Photo Challenge Submission- Communicating with Light

This was a piece I submitted for a class photo challenge that had us capture two photos that communicated emotions through lighting. I was able to use lighting in the same shooting location and moments apart to communicate two very different feelings in these shots. I also considered

Frame of Mind Manipulation Edit

For this project, we created a cool frame effect on some original photography using masking and selecting to make it look like there was a frame or shape actually interacting with our photograph! I collaborated with my friend Mandy Abu-Aziz (featured) for this project.

Flash Flash- Studio Lighting Experiments

For this project, I worked with a team to experiment with exposure tricks in the studio. We used long exposures to capture many effects including double exposures (where we shot multiple flashes to appear in different places across the frame) as well as using LED tubes to get crisp portraits with light trails by using a flash. These were created in camera and were not Photoshop’ed! Thanks to my teammate Braeden (and Mr. B on one of them!) for their help making this project!

Seeing and Feeling- Macro Texture Photography

For this project, we explored macro photography by shooting abstract and metaphoric images of textures. Each photo has a unique name to add the atmosphere of it!

The 3-2-1 Photo Walk

This was our first ever project! For this project, we walked around campus to explore the basics of DSLR photography by shooting 3 macro, 2 portrait, and 1 landscape compositions.

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