Filter!

This is a picture of a section of the trophy case in the main lobby of the school in front of the office. I chose this part because it contains one of Ellsworth's most prestige track and field athletes ever, Robert Pendergist, and there is also an Ellsworth X-Country jersey in the photo as well. Off to both sides are objects that have to do with basketball, such as the trophy with the net at the base, the Tim Scott All-American plaque, the red plastic doll, and the purple trophy to the left. There is also a trophy-like figure of me in the center that obviously isn't in the actual case itself, Mrs. Chan thought it would be a nice tough though :). I attempted to use a variety of colors when filtering, while trying to keep appropriate colors for some objects such as the jersey, basketball trophy, and Tim Scott plaque. The filter that I used for "my" trophy does add a similar gleaming effect that you would see on a normal trophy. I also made sure to complete the photo by adding an effect to the glass shelf and the wooden wall behind all of the objects.
I think that the addition of Photoshop to our reservoir of digital art tools has been great, and it has certainly helped me in creating some good works of art. I'm learning a lot about the different techniques that we can use to make more sophisticated digital art pieces, which makes the class even more fun. Also, I think the usage of using our own photos as well as photos we find elsewhere has helped us to see what is considered a good photograph because of its compostition, line, color, value, etc.

Hershey Beagle!

Holaz! I normally don't take a whole lot of photos, so it took me forever to find one that was half decent at least. The dog in this picture is my beagle, Hershey, and it was taken this summer. I believe that it's a great photograph (or snapshot) because there is good composition, the brightness and colorfulness of the photo is pretty awesome, most of the picture is used up as positive space, a great deal of line is embedded all over it, and her position gives it an almost "senior photo" look.

As for compostition, there aren't a lot of indivdual elements in the picture; there's Hershey, the grass, the granite rock, and a pot on the upper left. However, all of those things (minus the pot) have a great amount of detail. There are hundreds of blades of grass in the background, which displays an ample amount of line, the rock has different neutral colors and values and its shape is interesting, and Hershey is just cute as can be in this picture! Her coat, eyes, stance, and expression are a huge part of what makes this a good photo. As I mentioned, 'twas a summer day, and the light was clearly shining since we can see a glare off of Hershey's fur and the bright green of the grass is quite vivid. Also, there really isn't much negative space because Hershey takes up most of the photo, and there are detailed objects in every part of the picture, too. And again, many senior photos these days are taken leaning against a tree or standing next to some object of nature, and since dogs don't really tend to smile in pictures (or at all), her look still shows what a pretty little lady she is.