LO4: Editing Photographs

Image 1

This is the original image.

I then edited that image in photoshop. I made the photo black and white then played with the contrasts to make the model very clear in the image.

I also created a black border which I edited to make it appear more textured.

After that, I printed out the image and re-scanned it in to the computer to make the image look older and have that 'streaky' effect. I wanted this to look like an old fashioned photograph to enhance the meaning of this person being so distant from themselves. 

Image 2

This is the original image.

Here, I have cutout the figure and duplicated it twice. I applied a two different colour overlay, one in green and one in red. Then I brought the opacity right down to give it that blurry effect.

This is the final image, for this I increased the space between the coloured layers to increase the blurred effect. I really wanted this image to portray the feeling of being in the wrong frame of mind, so I used this 3D effect to enhance the meaning behind this photograph. I then darkened the background to make the figure stand out much more. 

Image 3

These are the original images

Using photoshop, I traced the edge of the veil in the first image and then cutout that shape from the second image. I turned the opacity and layered it over the top so that the images appear to be inside of each other.

I then turned the first image black and white, to see how that looked.

I then decided that I wanted some colour adding to the first image so that it really appeared as though you was looking straight through the image. So I edited it so that the colour was very vague and added a blue tint so that the edge of the veil in the first image was very clear.

This image is supposed represent the way that people can be different people depending on their situation. In the first image the girl is sat alone, she is unwanted. But to create meaning  I placed the second image inside of the veil, with a looming male figure behind her, I did this to suggest she feels controlled.

Image 4

This is the original image.

I created a white layer over the top of the image and turned the opacity down. I then cut out a circle from this layer and here I am trying out different bezels on the circle.









At first I tried an inner bezel to give the image a rounded look.

I also changed the contrasts around and enhanced the green colour to give the photograph a warmer feel.

I decided that the rounded bezel didn't really convey the sort of meaning that I wanted in this image. So I changed so that it had a flat outward bezel. I wanted to portray the idea of someone always being watched and so I thought this made it appear like a spotlight which I thought helped to enhance that meaning. 

Image 5

This is the original image.

I changed the contrasts and brightness in this image so that the figure stands out a little bit more. I made a cut out of Lewis so that he appears as though he has been placed on top of the image.

I finally decided to make all of the subject black and white, aside from his tie. This was to enhance the meaning of him being out of place, as that is what I feel this image represents. By making the colours of the fire warm and vibrant and the colours of the subject dull, but distinct I think the subject feels out of place but he also seems to be showing no fear.

Image 6

This is the original image.

I created several different circles  and then played with different colours, bezels, contrasts and brightnesses. I wanted this image to feel really surreal compared to some of the images, and I thought these high contrast sections were one of the best ways to embody that.

The idea behind this image is the way that people can feel like they are being viewed in many different lights, and consequently I edited this image to enhance the meaning quite blatantly through using different amounts of light in the individual images.