Night & Light
Light Painting is so much fun! My favorite was the light sketching assignment. The first two pictures are for my grade, the other two were for fun, because I did not do the light sketching, clearly since I am in the pictures. How I achieved these first photos was, I left the shutter open 15-30 seconds (some vary but mostly 30 sec). I lowered my aperture and then set the self timer to 30 seconds. I then ran with a flash light and traced around Brandon real fast. And drew on the ground or the walls with the flash light as well. The only edits I did in all my photos was a levels adjustment layer...
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All of the images I cleaned up in Photoshop using the Levels tool and dodge tool. Now on the Edge Effect on the first image I first added a new layer above the original and then used a white fill on the background. I then moved the layer below the original image to make it now the background. I applied a black mask to the original image and grabbed a brush stroke I liked and revealed parts of the original image back. I played around with the opacity as I did that. On the Landon David Peterson I first created a rectangle marquee and then applied a quick mask to the selection, then I went...
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Jewelry Rexburg, ID 6/3/11 – ESPON Scanner V600 Photo Vintage Rexburg, ID 6/3/11 – ESPON Scanner V600 Photo Prisums Rexburg, ID 6/3/11 – ESPON Scanner V600 Photo Jewelry Art Rexburg, ID 6/3/11 – ESPON Scanner V600 Photo Necklace Rexburg, ID 6/3/11 – ESPON Scanner V600 Photo Earring 1 Rexburg, ID 6/3/11 – ESPON Scanner V600 Photo Earring 2 Rexburg, ID 6/3/11 – ESPON Scanner V600 Photo Scanography was something I had never heard of until this class. It was fun and I like the concept. My first 3 pieces I just placed on...
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Bartender Date: 5-25-2011; Bannack, Montana; F-Stop: 5.6; Shutter Speed: 1/60; Focal Length: 49.0 mm; Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i; File Flash -1.7 Local Date: 5-25-2011; Bannack, Montana; F-Stop: 5.6; Shutter Speed: 1/40; Focal Length: 55.0 mm; Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i The End of the Day Date: 5-25-2011; Bannack, Montana; F-Stop: 5.6; Shutter Speed: 1/125; Focal Length: 36.0 mm; Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i; Flash Trigger All the the images I went in the Photoshop and applied an Adjustment Layer Level on. I also cleaned up the faces a little using the stamp tool and spot...
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Visiting School Ghost Date: 5-25-2011; Bannack, Montana; F-Stop: 29.0; Shutter Speed: 4.0 sec; Focal Length: 29.0 mm; Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i Jumping Sarah Date: 5-25-2011; Bannack, Montana; F-Stop: 4.5; Shutter Speed: 1/4000; Focal Length: 37.0 mm; Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i Kick Your Knees Up Date: 5-25-2011; Bannack, Montana; F-Stop: 3.5; Shutter Speed: 1/1000; Focal Length: 20.0 mm; Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i I took all these photos in Shutter Priority Mode (TV) so I could control the action. I took the Visiting School Ghost with a 4 second shutter speed, so...
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My name is Julie Peterson. I have a passion for photography. I have four years of experience and have explored many different areas of Photography. I started out as a natural light photographer and just last year added lighting to my skill set. I love to take pictures of nature and create art, but portraits are my strength. I am contently challenging myself to be better and more creative. Feel free to comment on my page and send me feedback.