This photo was taken by Lacamas Lake of a flower with a bug sitting in it. It was pretty bright out so I had a low ISO and I kept my AV to a lower number so I could just focus in on the flower and have a blurred background. I made very minor edits on this flower to keep it looking natural and sharp. I went in and softened the flower and sharpened the background to make the flower stand out.
This photo was taken to be advertisement for the school musical. It is meant to be a playing card similar to the game Clue. First I edited the photo of Andrew set at ISO 200 aperture 7.1 shutter 1/15. I made some edits to give it an artistic painted feel. Then I dropped the photo into the card background and changed all the coloring to match the red background he was in. Last is painted his hair back in on top of the card to make it seem like he was popping out of the card.
This is another shot of Amanda from the studio shoot we did. I set up a highkey lighting environment and it made the black background fade out nicely. My ISO was set at 200 Shutter 1/160 and AV 5.0. I kept my AV set at 5.0 to keep her face very sharp and let everything else fade around her. I went in in photoshop and softened her face and brought her eyes and lips out more. I also stamped away some stray hair and did some highlighting on the photo.
This photo was taken at Steigerwald of a Nutria swimming in the water. The ISO was set at 800 Shutter 1/640 and AV 7.1. It was a dark environment so I had to brighten the photo and bring out the clarity in the Nutria.
This photo was also taken at Arches National Park in Utah similar to my pano. I put a slight filter over the sky to bring out the blues and a filter on the rocks to give them more depth and texture. My aperture was set at 7.1 ISO 100 and shutter at 1/250. I also went in and stamped out some distractions in the right rock wall that would draw your eyes to them. All the edits were simple to make on this photo and I love how it turned out.
This photo was taken in the studio with only black lights. We painted their faces with black light paint so it would glow under the black lights and ripped up white shirts to glow as well. In photoshop the color of the paint showed up pretty well but I went in and pushed the saturation to make them pop even more. I also went in and stamped around all the edges of the paint to make them look like straight lines because it was hard to apply the paint straight. My aperture was 1.8 ISO at 5000 because it was so dark and shutter at 1/160. I am extremely happy of how the quality of this photo turned out in the dark environment we shot it in.
This photo is of Cindy and Emily that I made a composite like photo of. I took multiple photos of them and stitched them side by side on one photo. Then I took my photo of a sunset and did an overlay on top of them so it would reveal the sunset on top of them but you can still see their faces. I had to then mess with the values to make it perfectly even so I didn't take the sunset to far over their faces. My aperture was 9.0 ISO 200 and shutter was at 1/160. After all this I went and stamped around all of them to make all the edges crisp and accurate.
This photo was taken of Mr. Long in the studio. I kept the lighting on the low side so the background would fade out black and make him stand out better. I turned this into a black and white but decided to paint the red tie back in because it was the only thing that was a bright color. I painted the back ground black to get ride of the lines from the curtain as well, and changed the angle of the bow to make it straight and stamped it back in. My aperture was 9.0 ISO 200 and shutter 1/160.
I shot this vintage Coke bottle in a studio and produced a light painting of it. I took a flash light behind the bottle so you could see it lit from the back all the way down and around it. My aperture was set to 14 to keep the entire bottle clear and in focus. My ISO was at 200 and my shutter was at 4 seconds to let enough light in to see the bottle. In photoshop I put all the photos together and revealed light where I wanted it to glow and gave it a back orb lighting. The bottle was also a bit dirty so I had to go in photoshop and clean it up a bit to get the spider webs off and dirt.
This photo was taken at Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge. A huge group of birds lined up perfectly on the bridge for me to take photos of them. In this photo I created a sharp image by keeping my aperture at 5.6 my ISO at 800 and my shutter at 1/160. This gave me a nice blurred background to work with my photo. I turned this photo into a black and white but painted back in the two birds in color. I also pushed the vibrance up to create more contrast so the bird didn't look dull and blend in with the background.
This photo was taken in Utah at Arches National Park. Besides all the beautiful arches to take pictures of there was an amazing view of the mountain. In this photo I made an overlay to bring out the mountain more and went in and painted the sky in more to create a distinct variation between the sky clouds and mountain. My Aperture was 9.0 ISO 100 and shutter 1/640.
This is a blooming cactus I found off the highway in Arizona. I did not do too much editing to this photo besides bringing out the green and yellow a bit in the cactus and cleaned up a few areas around it. My aperture was at 5.6 ISO 100 and shutter 1/640.
This is a pano I took in Utah at Arches National Park. I took about 5 or 6 shots hand held without a tripod. I then merged them and turned it into a high contrast black and white. After this I went in and redefined the clouds a bit to make them stand out more. Other than those few things I did this was edited very little showing how beautiful nature can be.
This photo was taken of Delaney in a jacuzzi bathtub. I bought a dozen roses and one box of powdered milk to create this photoshoot. I used an external flash unit for extra lighting and my ISO was 400, apeture 6.3, and shutter was 1/60. I put a black and white filter over this photo but changed the opacity to create more of a sepia look. I darkened in her moles to give it more contrast and softened the flower to make it more smooth. I am extremely happy with how this piece turned out and can't wait to share more from this shoot! -L
This is Delaney and this photo was taken in a bathtub filled with a mixture of water and milk powder. I also cut the heads of the roses off and let them float around in the water. I used an exterior flash unit on my camera to brighten the environment and bring out more detail and shadowing. In photoshop I applied a black and white filter and pushed it to the extremes to create a porcelain effect on her skin. Last I went in and recolored the flowers, stems, and her eyes and lips.
