Masking PhoBlog - week 5

A mask is an independent channel that can be converted to a selection outline and saved for later use.

The lesson this week involved selecting two images, creating a mask on one of the images, and inserting the masked image into the second image.

There seems to be several different ways to mask an image, but this week's assignment was to mask from scratch. This involved many steps that were sometimes very tedious, but the end result was amazing.

This is image #1 that was used to create the mask:

This is image #2 that was used as the background for the final image:

And, this is the final image:

Duotone PhoBlog - week 3

In the world of imagery, duotone relates to an image that is a combination of two colors, superimposing one contrasting color over another.

This photo was created by extracting the swan from a picture taken at the Campbell Peculation Ponds and inserting it on a fishing boat of a picture taken in Baja Mexico. Then, creating a duotone of grey and blue.

The lighting issues, specifically on the swan, posed the greatest challenge for me. I wasn't able to tone down the bright white enough to have the swan blend in seamlessly.