Color Psychology Jewel

For this photo, I took a picture of a jewel and it was very difficult to make the big jewel the focal point because there were other jewels in the background that were distracting. I played with the photo's background trying to make it darker and then i tried lighter. In the end, I burned the jewel and dodged the background because it looked the best and gave more focus on the large jewel. I think that the photo gives off a cold mood and a pure feeling because the background is very light and the jewel has tints of black in it.

Color Psychology Berries

For this photo, I took a picture of black berries. I think the photo gives off a sad feeling because black represents sadness and depression. All of the colors in the background are neutral which helps focus on the berries. This picture was taken using the macro setting on my camera.

Rust Repulsive

I took this picture of the cover to our fire pit using the macro setting on my camera and then I got really close to emphasize the rust and dirtiness to it. It is repulsive because it is all rusty and nasty. It also has an attractive aspect to it because of the bright color of the rust. I used the gaussian blur to make the colors pop out more.

Leaves Repulsive

I took this picture of leaves that were down in a window well because it looked dirty so it gave the repulsive aspect but the different colors of the leaves also made it attractive. I used a blur overlay to make the colors of the leaves more prominent and i used the burn tool on a lot of it to make it dark and more repulsive looking.

Moss Attractive

I took a picture of the moss that was popping out between the bricks on my porch using the macro setting on my camera. I took it because the green looked bright against the brick so it was attractive, but yet it was repulsive because moss is gross. I used a blur overlay on this photo to make the moss brighter.

Oil Spill Attractive

For this photo, I took a picture of oil that was spilled on the ground and it had created colors on the ground. I chose this because I thought the colors looked good. Initially the picture was very light and it was hard to see the colors so i used blur overlay to make the colors more intense and noticable. I also used the burn tool to darken up the right side of the photo because it was very light compared to the other side. I think the colors make it attractive but it is also repulsive because oil is gross and I darkened it up to make it more repulsive.

Go Green Montage

My theme for this montage was go green and being environmentally friendly. I made my background bright with blues and greens to show nature's beauty and how important it is to preserve it. I took a picture of the solar panel at Brennan's to show how solar energy helps the environment. My recycling bin represents my theme because by recycling, we can keep more things out of dumps. The aluminum water bottles are Eco friendly because they reduce the use of plastic water bottles. I gave my environmentally friendly light bulb a neon glow as well to highlight it. I also took a picture of a reusable grocery bag because they reduce the use of plastic and paper bags.