Experimenting for Assignment 2

 In the pictures above I really wanted to capture the motion of the athlete while running and jumping. I was able to capture that by having a high shutter speed. 

The picture above I really wanted to focus on all three cones and was somewhat successful. 

In the picture above I tried slowed down my shutter speed to have some blur to show motion in the athlete.

Black & White

 

The photograph below is the one I chose to edit. The side of the science building is what is pictured below. This photograph allowed me to be able to be creative and come up with ways to make it look different while following the same theme. I decided to stay with a gloomy/dark feel to each edit. 

The edit below I decided to play around with the brightness/contrast before applying the settings for the sepia effect. I did this to give it a darker look and highlight the sky a bit more. 

In the next edit I went ahead lowered the brightness of the image and brought the contrast up tp give it that gloomy feel. I used the settings for the Cooltone that were provided. 

In the next edit I chose to play around with the color balance. I wanted to make this feel like a late winter afternoon and really display a purple sunset like we've been experiencing in Mckenzie. This edit really reminded of that. The purple really lit up the sky and building.

This following edit I went off theme and decided to make the image feel like a night vision feel. To make this happen I played around with the levels tool. 

My last edit is my absolute favorite. In this edit I chose to pick up the contrast and brought down that brightness. Then I used the doge and burn tool. I did this to help make it look like there is an incoming storm. I felt really good about this edit.

     My name is Jezabelle Quintana, and I was born and raised in Orange County, CA. Now you're probably wondering how I ended up in the middle of no where McKenzie. Something that is part of my identity lead me to attend Bethel University; softball. Softball has been part of life since I was 4 years old. It has brought a lot of  opportunity into my life; making lifetime friendships, learning life lessons, traveling and continuing my education beyond high school. 

    Growing up in California, I had the convenience of  having plenty of activities to keep me occupied. I really enjoyed going to the beach quite often. As well as going on hikes. Fishing in the ocean is another activity I really enjoy. Since a young age I really enjoyed the outdoors. It really makes me feel at peace. Life in Tennessee is much different than it is in California. Especially McKenzie , TN. Life is much slower, and there's not much to do. It's nice to get away from a chaotic scene, but I cant say that I don't miss California. 

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