Working with Text

I photographed this image from the deck of my house. I am not always thrilled with living in a canyon under a canopy of trees, but on occasion I am afforded some exquisite views, and that morning was one of them. The text is a quote that was sent to me by a website titled gratefulness.org that particularly resonated with me. The image works well as a backdrop for the message, and the font displays it well. Though the original photograph is a color image, there was very little color that actually registered, and the result looked much like a black and white photo. I worked with the RGB curves to achieve the coloring of the image, and colored my text accordingly.

Color Work

This image is a composite of a seascape shot that was taken off the coast of Oahu, and my image, which I lifted out of a picture that was taken of me in Yelapa, Mexico. I put the images together because the seascape consists mainly of various shades of blue, while the picture of me is predominantly shades of orange. Since the two are complimentary colors, I thought they would set one another off well. I worked with tone and brightness to bring the images closer together in luminosity. I also did some dodging and burning to correct the angle of the light source on my face, as I was facing the sun in the original photo.

Duotone Work

This photo is a composite of the dog and the beach shot. Both were initially color photographs that I converted to black and white. After adjusting the sizing and the values to bring both subjects together, I created the duotone.