Second Portrait

On Camera Raw, I added luminance to the colors orange, yellow, green, and purple. I took out the luminanace from the blue to add a pop. I increased the saturation of the blue color by 100. I also adjusted the temperature by an increase of 11.  I decreased the contrast by 48 and shadows by 9.

Composition Review - 3 Rules

Mr. Farley provided the class with a picture he took. The assignment was to edit it to show the three composition rules we chose at the beginning of the year. I used Camera Raw to add clarity (for Texture), to rotate the photo (for Leaning In), and to crop (for Avoiding the Middle).

Before

After

From NYT's Lens, I chose picture 11 from Revisiting Unhealed Wounds in Chechnya, because they depicted my rules best. The grass and mud on the shoe added texture to the photo, and the shoe was positioned in a way that followed my rule of Leaning In. I couldn't find a single picture that "avoided the middle," but Picture 11 showed my other two rules best.
See Picture 11 Here

My Three Composition Rules:
1. Leaning In- Link to Leaning In
2. Avoid the Middle- Link to Avoiding the Middle
3. Texture- Link to Texture

First Portrait

Sixth Photo Assignment: Conversations

This is a picture of Tulika Mohanti at the Bell Tower Quad in Mission San Jose High School. I adjusted the lighting and contrast of the colors using Camera Raw. 

Fifth Photo Assignment: Depth of Field

I used a Nikon camera to capture the depth of field with a tree branch and a solid-color wall in the background. I added light to the photo and enhanced the green color on the leaves.

Fourth Photo Assignment: My Self Portrait

I took photos of my shadows for my self portrait. Then I added color: red to show my passionate, ambitious side, green for my optimistic side, and finally, blue to represent my loyalty and integrity.