Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Assignment 5 - Re-Do (Landscape)

In this landscape I tried to make it look as if it was taken in the 70s by using split toning to change the hue of the shadows purple and the bright spots yellow.  I think this change also provides a sharp visual contrast to other pictures of the same river as you'll see in the next picture.  In this picture you can also see what has become a subconscious theme of mine where the main point of view is off-center; in this case being the coal boat which i took many pictures of until i felt it was in the best spot.
This is another landscape that i shot panorama style; i think this setting helped me capture a large amount of objects that really gives the viewer a lot to observe.  In the far left you can see downtown which is a great backdrop compared to the tree-filled hills that cover the rest of the photo.  In the center of the photo are the variety of scientific business places that i find to be very architecturally creative.  The Hot-Metal bridge on the right once again provides the off-center structure that i feel helps the photo by giving the viewer a sense of depth as well as the relation i had in respect to the landscape i shot.  I used my favorite light room effect "direct positive" to turn Pittsburgh's otherwise gray sunlight into a variety of bright colors which i think especially enhanced the river.
What i like about this picture of Duquesne is the large amount of trees that i feel are otherwise unnoticed as students walk through them from class to class.  At my high vantage point i was able to capture this image of campus that almost looks more like a park than a university.  I think college hall provides an appropriate main visual point hidden behind a row of trees and almost looking out of place in the otherwise structure-free photo.  This is another example of how i unknowingly place the object that captures the most attention off to the side, i dont even realize this until after i look at the pictures but it is visually appealing to me.  Not sayin, just sayin

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Monday, October 4, 2010

Randomness

Just some more superman goodness; cant get enough of it.


I wanted to try and recreate a scene from the tv show dexter in this pic; I ended up just scaring the bejesus out of myself after looking at it.  I didnt even want to put this pic up but i figured since it disturbed me so much maybe it would be worth it.