Flash in Time

Extended Exposure By: Clarisa Quintero

Compared to last weeks project this weeks seemed way too easy. I thought it was going to be far more complex just because of the name itself but it turned out to be fairly easy. My favorite part is how all the lights some what come together as one and you don't see any cars at all. All you see are lights.

In order to capture an Extended Exposure photo I had to open up my photo in Photoshop, and figure out what section I wanted to capture for my reflection later on. I then copied that area and pasted it into a completely new layer. After doing so I went into my Edit/Transform/Flip Vertical which makes the newest layer turn upside down, giving it that sort of mirror look to the original. Lastly, I simply just positioned the reflection layer and lined it up against the original photo. Before you're finished you have to make sure you change your blend modes. To complete this all you have to do is go into your layer panel and go from normal to lighten. Once that is done you flatten your image and press save !

A Splash of Color

Pop Art By: Clarisa Quintero

The idea this week was to complete an Andy Warhol inspired Pop Art Canvas that displays all the many sides a person may have. Although doing  this project was by far the most difficult and time consuming project we have ever done so far, the end result is worth every minute spent. Not only did I learn a new and fun photo technique but I also learned how to have some patience. I love how all the colors just pop out at you and really grab your eye.

In order to complete this technique, I had to take 9 separate photos of myself and open each of them into photo shop one by one . After I opened one I had to then do the same adjustments as we always do, which was selecting  Auto Contrast and Auto Tone. I then took the Quick Selection tool and went over my whole face area that I knew I wanted to be a different color aside from the background. After making my selection I clicked Ctrl/Shift/I which inverses the selection I just made and then hit the delete button which then deleted the entire background. I then went back to my quick selection tool and went over my same area as before and then went into Image/adjustments/ and desaturated my entire face. With my face now being Black and White  I went into Filter/Artistic/Cutout and played around with the Edge Simplicity tool which turned my face into a somewhat penciled  tone. Once that was completed it was time for the fun part. I went into my Paint Bucket tool and chose a bright color that I knew would make my background stand out. After that was finished I went into Image/Adjustments/Levels and messed with the red,blue,and green levels in order to create a colorful glow across my entire face and body. I continued this process for each of the 9 selfies and then opened a brand new document and placed each Pop Art photo right beside each other.