This photography class has taught me a great deal! This week in class, we reviewed the many techniques we have learned. I have learned how to capture various animals attention, how to lighten the eyes of the animals, how to clone (to remove "gunk" from the animal's eyes), and how to resize and save the files on my flash-drive. All of these techniques have helped me tremendously throughout the course. Recently, I have discovered just how valuable the noise we learned in class truly is. For example, on May 30th, Lauren, Brianna, and I all were in different dog cages and all making the noise in our own way. I have come to realize that with cats, dogs, and the "Little Critters," I can change my noise and the various ways I get their attention. The most powerful tools I have mastered in Photoshop are the lightening of the animal's eyes and ears, the cloning tool, and the vignette. All of these tools help to make the animal's "pop" and make the animals more "adoptable." I feel much more confident in using these techniques.
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Trini 71190
Photo Courtesy of Brittany Murray
Photo Taken: May 14th, 2012 |
This photo of Trini was one of the first photographs I edited. However, I thought I did a good job of lightening this kitten's eyes and capturing the catch lights.
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Chief Finn 71816
Photo Courtesy of Brittany Murray
Photo Taken: May 30th, 2012 |
This is Chief Finn! I used the cloning tool to remove "eye gunk" from Chief's eyes! I thought the cloning tool was extremely useful in this photograph.
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Buddy 70976
Photo Courtesy of Brittany Murray
Photo Taken: May 16th, 2012 |
I used the technique that Professor Johnstone taught us in class about capturing dog's attention. The noise made Buddy look up at the camera and allowed me to capture this photograph. The noise truly works!
This class has taught me that many techniques are involved in just one photograph. For example, I lighten the eyes and ears, I often use a vignette, and I use the noise to get the animal's attention. All of these techniques go into one photograph (as well as many more!)
These photos look awesome. I love how you have done the lighting in the eyes because it definitely makes the animal intriguing. Keep up the good work! Also, I would agree that the lighting of the eyes makes the eyes "pop". I have not tried the noise technique and I am not recalling Johnstone telling us about that, but I think I was at the beach when she went over this. Awesome work!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your comment! It is always nice to hear classmates encouragement. I work hard to ensure that the animal's eyes "pop" and make the animal more adoptable overall. You have to get Professor Johnstone to go over the noise with you. It will make your life ten times easier when visiting the center! The dogs respond best to the noise! Thank you again!
DeleteThe Chief photo is color balanced really well. Good job correcting and using all the tricks of the trade.
ReplyDeleteProfessor Johnstone, thank you! Chief's photo is one of my favorites! I am learning each week and continue to use the techniques we have learned in the class. Thank you for your comment and encouragement.
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