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.