Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Adjustment Layers and Smart Filters



1. Chicken
2. January 25, 2010 @ 4:00pm
3. Chicken coop in the backyard. :)
4. F-stop 6.3, shutter speed 1/160
5. Nikon D300S, 18-200mm zoom lens



1. Almost fall
2. September 28, 2009 @ 3:10pm
3. BYU–Idaho Biology Cabin
4. F-stop ?, shutter speed 1/160
5. Canon Rebel XTi, 18-55mm lens

I really enjoyed giving the chicken photo some great effects! The chicken is beautifully textured to begin with, looking very soft and fluffy in contrast to the hardness of the beak. It was great fun to add a filter (I can't remember which one!!!) to almost add a sketch-like graphic texture to it, although I erased it off everything except for the chicken head itself to keep the contrast between the subject and the background! It was lots of fun to add both funky filters and layers to the photo of the leaf... I ended up using quite a few, erasing effects out over the leaf, but also erasing some on everything but the leaf! I definitely need lots more practice with adjustment layers and smart filters, but it has been a ton of fun playing with them!!

8 comments:

  1. I really like the leaf!! That is an amazing picture. I think it might be nice if you could filter just the leaf out.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Your photos are great! I could hardly tell you put any filters on them. I love how you make your photos look so natural!

    ReplyDelete
  3. The Chicken is awesome. Like how it is lighter than the background. It pops more in the photo. The slight adjustments make all the difference. Great Job!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Your pictures look great. I love the almost fall one, what a great shot.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I really like the chicken shot! I like how close up you are. Good job!

    ReplyDelete
  6. great closeness and detail with the chicken i love it.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I like the lighting dots it almost adds action to the picture. I love this picture

    ReplyDelete
  8. The slight adjustments do make a major difference. I also love the light from the left and the heavy right side of the picture.

    ReplyDelete