Sunday, February 20, 2011

Breakfast for Dinner

Chocolate chip banana pancakes topped with hershey's chocolate syrup, maple syrup, and whipped cream.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Nature Series 5/5


There was a lot of beauty to this plant and knew that I had to have it part of my nature series. I didn't do much to edit it. It already had the most perfect pattern to it. With all the leaves sticking out and overall just having such a beautiful pattern and structure to it. I love that the plant is green, but shows the brown on the edges. I didn't do much to edit this picture only because I didn't want to do too much with the color that would take away from the true focus of the picture, which is the pattern and structure of it. I simply changed the saturation along with the contrast. I believe I succeeded in my goals of keeping the colors from being too vibrant, but also making sure that they weren't too bland. Ultimately, I wanted to focus solely on the plant and I did just that with how I edited the picture.

Nature Series 4/5


This is my favorite picture out of my nature series. I didn't really see anything special about the leaves, but I took a picture of it anyway with the thought in mind that I could somehow make it interesting. I succeeded in that and I really don't care what anyone else says because I believe that this picture is beautiful! I transformed the photo from a bland picture to one with an autumn sort of feel. Everything that I have done to this picture makes me all the more interested in the photo itself. I did this through changing the hue and saturation as well as the contrast. This was the end result and I'm more than satisfied with it.

Nature Series 3/5


This picture is my second favorite out of my nature series. I'm still shocked at how amazing photoshop is and how it can change the entire look of the picture. The camera that I was using captured the look of the plant entirely as it was and there wasn't that much beauty to it, but after I had edited the photo, I got this as an end result. The plant has a warm green feel to it and is much better compared to the yellowish color that it was before I used photoshop. The plant also looks smooth and I love the shape of the plant. It has all these spikes coming out of it which is interesting to look it. There are also shadows in the picture that are on the plant from its own leaves. At first, I had trouble liking it, but in the end I thought it contributed to the overall beauty of the picture.

Nature Series 2/5


I questioned this picture a lot and kept changing my mind if I wanted it a part of my nature series. Only because the picture looked bland and didn't really have a feel to it. I took a chance at photoshopping it and the second picture is my end result. It took a lot of adjusting, but I was finally satisfied with all the editing that I was doing. I liked the way this picture turned out because the red of the plant pops out more and it also shows the different shades of green that it has to it as well. Just like the other plant that I had uploaded, this one has a huge scratch on one of its leaves, but I still find the beauty in the plant because of its color and structure. I like that the dirt and grass in the background don't stick out at all because of how vibrant the plant looks. I was surprised at how nice this one turned out and I most definitely learned more about the power of photoshop!

Nature Series 1/5


These are the before and after pictures of the first picture in my nature series. This was taken with a point and shoot camera. In this picture, you can see the structure of the plant which is really interesting because it has a nice pattern to it. The plant begins to close in the deeper you go into it which is clear to see with the angle that I had taken this picture. There are scratches and marks on the plant which I thought were interesting as well because although it shows the plants imperfections, it accentuates its beauty.
I wanted to upload the picture before I had photoshopped it because it shows how much adjusting the contrast of the picture makes that much of a difference. The entire picture pops up more and grasps the audiences attention all through the color, angle, and structure of the photo.