For this project, I took photos representing eight categories: Rule of Thirds, Frame Within a Frame, Close Up, Bird's Eye, Bug's Eye, Leading Lines, Diagonals, and Fill the Frame. I shot my photos with my iPhone 4S, and, with the exception of a couple, I took them all in downtown Portland. I posted the photos below because I thought they had a cool look to them, and as I was editing them I realized that there were some really cool things I could do with them.
+In my Rule of Thirds photo, I mainly just adjusted the exposure, contrast, saturation, etc. I wanted to make the building match the sky, so I fiddled around with the color until it looked right.
+In my Frame Within a Frame photo, I wanted to make it look like it wasn't in reality. I began messing with the details and clarity of the photo, until it looked almost animated.
+In my Close Up photo, the original had been washed out because of the light bulb. I wanted to be able to see the actual bulb and what was around it, so I used the lighting controls to eliminate the washed out parts of the photo.
+In my bird's eye photo, I wanted to make sure all the color in the leaves showed. The colors in the original photos were very vibrant, but it was hard to focus on the the leaves itself. Therefore, I increased the clarity, and limited the vibrant colors to a few leaves. This way, it's easier to focus on the leaves and take in the photo as a whole.
+In my Bug's Eye photo, I wanted to make everything super vibrant. I increased the color in everything, starting with the brightness and ending with the general color of the blue, green, and red. Overall I wanted the photo to have a very pure, clean cut look.
+In my Leading Lines photo, I wanted to bring the focus to where the lines were leading, which seemed to be the sky. I increased the clarity, and I increased the color brightness in the sky, so the attention focus is mainly on that.
+In my Diagonals photo, I wanted the lines to really pop out. In all the green, I wanted the yellow and white lines of the field to really stand out and bring your eyes in. I increased the clarity of the overall picture, and the brightness and contrast of the field in general.
+In my Fill the Frame photo, I wanted the attention to only be on the beans. I increased the blacks in the photo, which washed out anything that wasn't part of the bean. I was really happy with the overall end product of this photo, because I thought that the individual structure and clarity of the beans looked really cool.
Rule of Thirds
Frame Within a Frame
Close Up
Bird's Eye
Bug's Eye
Leading Lines
Diagonals
Fill the Frame
