PhoBlog - Depth of Field week13

This assignment was fun and easy. In addition to creating the depth of field using blur and gradient, I modified the brightness and contrast to add more depth.

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Magazine PhoBlog - DMIS010 Final

This is probably my most enjoyable final project ever. My friend, Megan, was masked out of the original image that was taken on the beaches of Mexico. The background is multiple layers of a picture taken in Donner Lake and I used filters on the different layers to add different effects. Using the "Pictures Married to Type" layout, I chose white colored font because it pops against the darker blue background and the orange colored font tying in the sun highlight from the inner circle. Using the green colored font on the super-header tying in "greener" world and so it provides a more subtle impact while elaborating on the focus of the magazine.

more Mask PhoBlog - DMIS010 week 12

Masking was a lot more fun this time around. I used a picture taken seaside of a friend in Mexico, and masked my friend with backpack and gear. Then, I used this mask as if she were a gnome traveling the world.

Plug-ins PhoBlog DMIS010 - week 11

The AutoFX plug-ins were the most interesting to me. So, I decided to download the Photo / Graphic Edges 7.0 trial version. It was a big file, but easy enough to download and install on the Mac. What I didn't realize until after a few trial and errors is...

once an image was open in Photoshop, the only way to activate the AutoFX program was to convert to "Edit in ImageReady". Also, being that it was a trial version it only allowed using the tool and the ability to save. So, the attached image is a snapshot.