My picture for the photo competition we did in class as of november 12th, 2009
11/12/09
4/24/09
Butterfly Daisy
Ok, so I finally got my butt into gear and posted this picture that I made a few weeks ago. I must say, it's the best thing I've done yet. and, just so you know, I drew this on my computer, completely from scratch. No kidding, I drew and blended everything (other than the wings, they were a brush I had)by hand in a matter of 5 hours. Yes, that is a long time, but hey! I was being a little persnickety about the blending and the background. At first I just tried to use layer style, but when I did the leaves by painting, I decided I had to do the rest by painting. I didn't like the look I had originally anyways. So, now I have this!
4/22/09
Random
Ok, so Twitch has brought to my attention that I should post some of the 'doodles' i work on in class up. I honestly don't see how they are that good, but I needed something to do while I was waiting for my contact sheet to finish.
So I jut decided to post this up. I don't remember how I made these photos I just found them on my desktop a few days ago. Anyway, I like the first one Because it's a ring of fire, and I remember using the smug tool to get that look. I don't remember how I got the ring in the first place, because I've been trying to make that again. 
Oh well. The second image is probably a circle that I used the block filter on. And the last one is something I figured out how to do a long time ago. The only thing you use is the gradient tool set on difference and have the grid turned on so you can get it even. That took me a long time to figure out. Anyways, you can also use different colors, but pick the opposite color so you don't end up with something weird. Also, it depends on your background. 
If it's black, it will give you a separated look, but if it's white, it will give you a connected look. I think I'm going to make a tutorial for making them, but it's not that hard. Anyway, I made it black and white but I colorized it, so it was blue.
So I jut decided to post this up. I don't remember how I made these photos I just found them on my desktop a few days ago. Anyway, I like the first one Because it's a ring of fire, and I remember using the smug tool to get that look. I don't remember how I got the ring in the first place, because I've been trying to make that again. Oh well. The second image is probably a circle that I used the block filter on. And the last one is something I figured out how to do a long time ago. The only thing you use is the gradient tool set on difference and have the grid turned on so you can get it even. That took me a long time to figure out. Anyways, you can also use different colors, but pick the opposite color so you don't end up with something weird. Also, it depends on your background. If it's black, it will give you a separated look, but if it's white, it will give you a connected look. I think I'm going to make a tutorial for making them, but it's not that hard. Anyway, I made it black and white but I colorized it, so it was blue.
3/20/09
Tazz and Bo
Well, I've got some new photos for this week. I tried to get pictures of my dogs just in their natural environment, but my house has very, very crappy lighting. So, as a result, I was forced to use the awful flash. Honestly, I don't mind flash with some things, but with far away objects, black, red, and blonde dogs. The flash is just horrible. But, for my sister's dog, Ripley, it's not that bad. Anyway, I was laying on the ground with my flash half covered with a tissue. It was still pretty bright, but it wasn't too bad.
This first picture, is one of my dog Bo, and the next two are ones of my dog Tazz with his bone. That bone used to be bigger than both of my fists together, but he's managed to whittle it down a lot since Christmas. He loves it. In the first picture of my dog Bo was taken in our kitchen. It was a real mess but I fixed up the floor so it's just tile.In the second picture, he kind of reminds me of a whale or dolphin. I like this picture because of the contrast, but not the highlights. The second picture is of him with his bone. Despite what you might think, that is his bone in his mouth, not his tongue. 
3/9/09
Riply!
Well, I actually posted something. Anyway, this first image is one of my sister's dog, Ripley. Not my favorite dog, but a great poser. I was laying on my mom's bed watching a movie, and she kinda 'threw' this blue ball at me. So, I grabbed it and she jumped on the bed. Since I had my camera, I decided to take her picture for my sis. 
I was aiming to get a picture to look like she was a person staring into the camera. It didn't work that well, but the lighting turned out to look really cool. It was by accident really. I was using the flash, because it was just easier than trying to get her to stay still long enough for a slow shutter speed, and I was holding her blue ball in front of the flash without realizing it, and took the picture, so the light came out to look like a honeycomb, Since that is what her ball looks like.
The fact that I got it on her nose was cool. I tried to do it again, but it didn't look that great. The next picture is of Ripley with her honeycomb ball. I like this one, even though her eyes aren't in focus, but her nose is and you really focus more on the ball and not her eyes. And, the last picture is one of Rip again with her ball. I like this one, because you see just how much she loves to chew on that ball. She also looks kinda scary.
=p Maybe not. Again, her nose is in more focus than her eyes, but again, you focus more on the ball and her teeth. And they aren't that out of focus, anyways.
I was aiming to get a picture to look like she was a person staring into the camera. It didn't work that well, but the lighting turned out to look really cool. It was by accident really. I was using the flash, because it was just easier than trying to get her to stay still long enough for a slow shutter speed, and I was holding her blue ball in front of the flash without realizing it, and took the picture, so the light came out to look like a honeycomb, Since that is what her ball looks like. The fact that I got it on her nose was cool. I tried to do it again, but it didn't look that great. The next picture is of Ripley with her honeycomb ball. I like this one, even though her eyes aren't in focus, but her nose is and you really focus more on the ball and not her eyes. And, the last picture is one of Rip again with her ball. I like this one, because you see just how much she loves to chew on that ball. She also looks kinda scary. =p Maybe not. Again, her nose is in more focus than her eyes, but again, you focus more on the ball and her teeth. And they aren't that out of focus, anyways.
9/10/08
First Blog
Well, this is very unusual for me. I'm definitely not used to "blogging." But, better get started. The image I put up today is just something i made in class while Twitchell (my photography teacher) was talking to the other class. Granted, I have made better, but I'm still getting used to how basic Photoshop 4 is. T make this, I used a 1000x1000 at 300PX resolution and filled it in black. I then did two lens flare filters. Both at 100 intensity. I then desaturated it and then colorized it. after that, i used some color variations and made another layer. I filled this layer in with black as well and used the difference clouds filter about 8 times. Afterwards, I set that layer to overlay and lowered the opacity to about 80%. I then went back to the original layer and did some burning and dodging to great a better affect. The fact that it has orange and purple is a complete mistake and I didn't notice until I started dodging the edges of the orange. So, to make it blend better, I used the smudge tool and brought out some of the color and reduced the intensity of the lines from the lens flare. I then dodged some more around the flare and burned around the edges to give it more of a "burst of light" effect, for lack of a better phrase.
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