Week 4: Photography & Camera Raw

ORIGINAL


ORIGINAL


ORIGINAL


1. Lady: 5.12.2011; Rexburg, Idaho; f5.6; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

There is a story that goes along with this picture. I opened my fridge one evening to reach for my strawberries. I am about to put this particular berry in my mouth when I notice a little friend hanging out on my strawberry. Sadly his (Nelson to be exact) little legs were stuck in a small web, but he was hanging onto life. This little fighter must have been in my fridge for at least two days. Anyways I got excited and grabbed my camera. I had to open my f-stop because the lack of light in my apartment. All edits were done in Camera Raw. They included: levels, contrast, brightness, fill light, and saturation.

2. Toes: 5.13.2011; Nature Park-Rexburg, ID; f20; 1/100; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual

My goal with Toes was to freeze or blur the motion of the water. For this particular shot I closed by f-stop down to 20 because the sun was so bright. I edited this image the most, and did so in Camera Raw. I used basics such as levels, curves, contrast, and brightness. Then I used a gradient tool to add more contrast and a little saturation from the top left corner to the bottom right of the image.

3. Falling: 5.12.2011; BYU-Idaho, Rexburg; f36; 1/4; Canon Rebel T2i; Manual; Camera Stabilized

Unlike the water in the previous photo, my intention with this shot was to blur the waterfall and keep the subject as focused as possible. I was in between classes and didn't have a tripod, so I found a bench and set my camera on it and framed the shot. Minimal edits were done with this image. I used Camera Raw again to give natural enhancements to this photo. Specifically I used saturation, brightness, contrast, and fill light to enhance the image.