Midterm- Collage

"Bob Marley"

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Design Log:

All of these pictures came from the internet. I found the quote at wikiquote.com.

The assignment was to use like 5 different pictures in a collage, but after putting this all together I couldn't add any more. I think that if I had, it would look way too cluttered. The main foreground picture is so powerful that I didn't want to put anything on top of it. I'm not lazy!! I just think that this is perfect.

Week 6- Typography

"The Truckug Chronicles"

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Design Log:

I created this photo for my other blog, The Truckug Chronicles (http://www.truckug.com).

This picture originally started as a blank brick wall. The cityscape is actually a brush that I downloaded, and instead of painting it on directly on I used the "color burn" option so that the lighter parts of the brush would be lower opacity. The silhouette of the birds are also part of a brush package that I downloaded.

I wanted to use a font that was easy to read, but still looked like it could be written on the wall. Graffiti/handwriting fonts looked sloppy, and this one seemed just right.

I adjusted the contrast on the whole image, and then used the burn tool to make the darks darker, and the corners darker as well.

Week 4- Color Balance

"Seattle Skyline"
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Design Log:

This photo was taken from The Space Needle in Seattle, Wa.

I didn't adjust the contrast at all, but I used the exposure tool and the burn/dodge tool to make some of the buildings darker and some of them lighter. I used the hue/saturation tool to make the photo a little more interesting. This picture was actually taken on a cloudy day. The trees in Washington aren't really purple either, even though I sort of wish they were.

"Field Goal"

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Design Log:

This photo was taken somewhere in the Santa Cruz mountains a long time ago. I don't really remember where exactly.

This photo was black and white and already very contrasted, so it was difficult to add color. I adjusted the exposure, then used the shadow/highlight adjustment tool. Afterwards, I used the burn tool and the dodge tool for minor adjustments.

I chose to use this font because it sort of has a western look to it.

Week 3- Duotone Project

"Presidio Times"

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Design Log:

Both of these photos were taken in San Francisco, Ca. The background image was very colorful and contrasted, while the foreground photo was already black and white.

I adjusted the exposure on both images, and used the burn tool and the dodge tool to make the lights and darks look relatively the same.

background photo credit: Andrew