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Christian Woodward- Football Star!

I went to my cousin Christian's football game this weekend and he is a total stud! It was so fun to watch him play! He is the beast of the field, #64!! Check him out!! 

 

Guru Contest- Photoshop World

Lost in Redwood Glimmer Original:

Edited:

I submitted the following photo in the Guru Contest for Photoshop World. Walking through Big Basin National Park in Northern California, my family and I were blown away by the greatness of the Redwood trees. It was hard to capture the moment of emotion and wonder as we stared up at these huge creations. I feel that this photo sums up some of the feelings that were felt this day. In my editing, I took it into Camera Raw and increased the contrast and the saturation. I also added a small vignette and kept the lens flare that was found on the photo because I think it adds to the image in helping show what was truly seen with the sun reflecting down through the trees. I then brought it into Photoshop and sharpened the image as well as clone stamped some unwanted lens flare and branches in the photo.

Lost in Redwood Glimmer-8/4/2001-2:20 p.m.- Big Basin, California-f/4.5-1/100 sec.- Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

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"Celebrate" Contest Photos

Celebrate Culture
7/4/11- 10:01 AM
f/8
1/200 sec.
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
At the Rexburg parade, I thought this was the perfect shot to represent the culture that was present here in Rexburg! It was so cute to see the kids involved with everything and I feel this photo shows how much color, life and fun was brought to the scene. In my editing, I used Camera Raw for my first edits in contrast, fill light, saturation, recovery, vignetting, and clarity. Then, I brought the image into Photoshop to sharpen the mask the boy was wearing even more to show detail. I also added a Gaussian Blur and masked out the shape of the boy to make him stand out even more.

I entered this photo into the Photographics Society Celebrate Theme contest because I love The Fourth of July and Summer and everything that goes along with it! I feel like the majority of the shots I take deal with bright colors, happy moments, and things that remind me of celebrating life!

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I entered this photo on July 5, 2011

Celebrate Family and Friends
6/5/11- 7:39 PM
f/3.2
1/60 sec.
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

This is my best friend's little girl Mercedes. She is always happy, excited, and just flat out ADORABLE! I thought she was the perfect way to show what a picture of celebration would look like! Right around Fourth of July, she is sporting the right colors and is happy as can be! For my editing, I took it in to Camera Raw and added, contrast, fill light, increased my blacks, played with levels, and added clarity and recovery. Then, in Photo Shop, I sharpened the image and added a little bit of saturation. I also went into Color Balance to take out some of the green that seemed to be prevalent.

I entered this photo into the Photo-graphics Society Celebrate Theme contest because I love The Fourth of July and Summer and everything that goes along with it! I feel like the majority of the shots I take deal with bright colors, happy moments, and things that remind me of celebrating life!


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I entered this photo on July 5, 2011

Large Poster Print Finals

1. Daddy's Girl- 18X24

2. 6/5/11- 6:49 PM- Backyard

3. Canon PowerShot SX30 IS- Aperture Mode- f/3.5- 1/80 sec. 

4. I airbrushed both of their skin and whitened the dad's teeth. I also increased the saturation, brightness, and contrast. I also cropped the image to give it a more appealing view. I also played with the color balance a little bit so that it was not as green. 

5. I chose this photo because I loved how candid it was. This little girl is such a daddy's girl and I love the admiration that is in her dad's eyes for her. I would like to give this as a gift to them. When I took the photo, I was sure to put them in the shade because the lighting everywhere else was very harsh.

I have already turned this in but needed to get it re-printed, but Sister Esplin has seen it. However it will not be up for display in the Spori Building because of this.

1. Being Dorks- 18X24

2. 5/25/11- 4:52 PM- Bannack Ghost Town

3. Canon PowerShot SX30 IS- Manual Mode- f/4.0- 1/100 sec.

4. I airbrushed both of our skins. I sharpened the overall image. I added a vignette and some temperature to the photo in Camera Raw. I also added some saturation and brightness to the image as well. I whitened our teeth a bit too.

5. I chose this photo because of the candid nature of it. I love the fact that I had just about tripped running over to Olin from setting the timer on my camera. I had it set up on a tripod and I loved the backdrop more than anything. I also chose this photo because I would like it in our home, it definitely shows who my husband and I are!

Spaulding Family Preview!

Editing Post- Fine Art Template

1. Fine Art Template

2. 5/25/11- 1:48 PM
3. Bannack Ghost Town
4. f/4.0
5. 1/160 sec.- Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
6. For this shot in my editing I followed the #36 tutorial in "Custom Images," and I edited the photo with a little bit of brightness and saturation. I really liked the way this shot fit into the template I created which is part of why I chose it. Some of my other favorites did not fit well.

1. Cliffs
2. 4/13/11- 8:35 PM
3. Encinitas, CA.
4. f/4.0
5. 1/500 sec. - Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
6. I played with saturation, vibrance, and also contrast in my editing... This is one of my favorite shots of the semester or right before the semester began. I loved the way the colors pop with the saturation I added. Another reason I chose this photo for my template is the way that is fit well with it. The other shots I wanted to place in here did not look as proportional.