Editing: Smart Filter and Mask & Adjustment Layer and Mask

San Diego, CA Temple. I did an adjustment layer on this one, Multiply, and then I used the black paint brush to show the lighter temple spire.



Rexburg, Id Temple. I did a smart filter on this one and I chose the color pencil filter. I then painted with the black paint brush to undo the filter to let it show more prominently.

Photos: Flora & Fauna

Money Tree: Rexburg, ID. January 23, 2010 12: 14pm. f/3.5 Shutter Speed:1/80


Green Flower: Rexburg, ID January 23, 2010 12:45pm. f/5.6 Shutter Speed:1/20. I sharpened this photo slightly.


Iguana: Riviera Maya, MX August 23, 2009 11:21 AM. f/4.9 Shutter Speed: 1/160. I adjusted the hues and saturation just a little bit so you could see the Iguana better. I also cropped the image.



Parrot: Rexburg, ID. January 23, 2010. 12:23pm. f/5.6. Shutter Speed: 1/60. I did some minor changes to the saturation ton enhance the colors.

Edit: Blending and Type

Light House: Canon 50D. f/8.0 Shutter Speed 1/400
Wooden Boards: Canon 50D f/5.6. Shutter Speed 1/6
First I put the picture of the lighthouse in Photoshop and then I added the boards as a new layer. Once I had both pictures in, then I changed them to Black and White. I did the Overlay blending mode at 60% opacity. Then I added my text and I used the darker color blending mode at 50% opacity.

Photo: Landscape and Still Life

Soccer Cleats: Rexburg, ID. January 28, 2010. 11:56AM. F5.6. Shutter Speed 1/80. Canon 50D


Daisy: Rexburg, ID January 28, 2010 11:36AM. F 5.0. Shutter Speed 1/25. Canon 50D


Pier: Cancun, MX August 21, 2009. F 5.6. Shutter Speed 1/160. Canon 50D.



Snorkeling Boat: Cancun, MX August 26, 2009. F 5.6. Shutter Speed 1/160. Canon 50D. I changed the saturation just a little bit

I chose these pictures because I loved the ones of Mexico. That is where we went on our late honeymoon and that is when these were taken. I changed the saturation a little bit on the boat but that was the only editing to all the pictures. I loved the daisy that I bought and thought that the color was so vibrant. I loved these pictures.

Fire Hydrant Cutout

Fire Hydrant: January 9, 2010. Rexburg, ID. f5.6. Shutter Speed 1/160. Canon 50D


Fire Hydrant Cutout: Complete cutout with quick selection tool.

Study In Color: RED

I chose to do the color red because I think of red as a very fun color but also very powerful. I believe it is powerful because it means stop when we are driving or stirs feelings of patriotism when we see the red stripes on an American Flag. I took these shots one afternoon as the sun was peeking through the clouds. I did not do much editing to the photos themselves.


FIRE HYDRANT Saturday January 9, 2010. 3:00 pm. Rexburg, ID. F 5.6. Shutter Speed 1/160. Canon 50D



RED BARN PANELS Saturday January 9, 2010. 3:18 pm. Rexburg, ID F 5.6. Shutter Speed 1/250. Canon 50D



AMERICAN FLAG Saturday January 9, 2010. 3:45 pm. Rexburg, ID. F 7.1. Shutter Speed 1/400. Canon 50D



RED TRACTORS. Saturday January 9, 2010. 3:34 pm. Rexburg, ID F 5.6. Shutter Speed 1/200. Canon 50D