Inspiration:
draft/sketch:
Final photos:
Reflection:
Describe the process, or workflow, you went through to create these images? For the first one i looked at pictures i took in the past on my phone and found one of the city landscape of San Diego and then i saw one from vista point view and thought i could compare city to nature and then in Lightroom i just fixed the photos up a bit and then put them into one photo in Photoshop. In the second photo i was just walking around outside and thought of it and repeated the steps i did for the first one.
How did the similarities and or differences between your two subjects inform how you were able to shoot and edit the photos?
In the first photo i edited for the colors in nature to pop out more to bring more attention to the nature because the city landscape is really eye grabbing and then i noticed there was a horizon line in both so i tried to match them up.
In the second photo it was kind of hard to edit the picture to the left to make the smaller tree pop out more but i think i got pretty close,
Do the two things have more in common or more differences. Is the viewer able to discern what the differences or similarities are without explanation?
In the first photo there are a lot of differences a city and nature are completely different so there is definitely less in common in the second photo there is definitely more in common because both are trees the only difference between the trees is the size and type of tree. Yeah i think the viewer is able to discern the differences and similarities very easily.
How did you use the principles and elements to show the differences or similarities (think scale, contrast, pattern, framing, line, etc.) I Used contrast on the second photo a lot to try to make the smaller tree pop out and i kind of framed the tree with effects to make it pop out more .
Explain how you were able to enhance the mood of the photographs with Photoshop or Lightroom? The mood was enhanced by making the photo more clear but i think the mood is kind of the same but that’s ok because i didn’t really want it to change that much i would say the mood for both the photos is very laxed and relaxing the trees in the second photo definitely look a bit more majestic.
How well do your final images reflect the differences or similarities? I think my final photos reflect the differences pretty well but i would say that the first one reflects them a lot better then the second photo.
What could you have done to make sure that the viewer gets the differences without being explicitly told? Make certain key parts of each photo pop out more or make sure they are clearly visible.
What did you learn about the art of taking pictures as a result of working on this project? I learned its kind of hard to think of ideas of what to take.
Do you think your photos tell a good story? They could it depends on the person like you can think the small tree becomes the big one or about how different the city is from nature or how they are similar in a way.
What would you do differently if you could do it all again? I would put a small frame between the city and nature like in the second photo to see if i like it but im not sure because it might take away from the horizon line matching up. And i would try a different angle on the the small tree to see if i could get the small tree more visible
What are you most proud of?
im most proud of the first photo because i think the pictures in it are awesome.
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