Tantalus Myth

The myth of Tantalus is about a man who was banished to Hades and he had to live the rest of his life in water up to his chin. There was fruits above him on branches as well and when ever he tried to drink the water or eat the fruits they would recede away from him. For this photo, I had Vanessa behind a wire fence to show her trapped and not being able to get out to reach her desires. I blurred the background and burned the edges to bring more focus on Vanessa. I also played with the contrast, hue, and saturation.

From Modern to Vintage

For this photo, I followed the tutorial by Gavin Hoey. We adjusted the hue and saturation to make a more black and white look and we created a cloudy layer to make it look aged. White was added to the edges to make it look like the photo was fading.

World

For this photo, I used the polar coordinates to make the picture wrap around in a circle. The I used tools like the clone stamp to get rid of the line where the edges of the picture met. I adjusted the contrast and saturation to give it a bright clear look.

Green

For this photo, I adjusted the saturation and contrast on it. I also burned the shadow on the right to make it stand out so the photo looked balanced. I also blurred the leaf in the top right corner so it wasn't too distracting.

Lomo Photo

I just followed the steps to make it a lomo photo and that is about it. I think her face looks a little too white and I could have fixed that.

Casey Portrait

For this photo of my sister, I clone stamped out the letters on her sweatshirt because they were distracting. I also blurred the background so it didn't take away from her. I dodged her eyes to make them stand out and I used a very light blue neon glow.

Eliana Portrait

For this photo, I blurred the background and I raised the contrast because the photo looked really flat before. I also dodged her eyes to make them stand out because they were really dark before and blended with her hair.