Bre Christensen Photography

Pet Project

2011-02-07T12:41:00.001-08:00

Scanography

2010-07-12T22:06:00.000-07:00

This is the one-scan I did. I took a few of my scarves and just layered them on top of the scanner. I had to do it a few times to get the right amount of light without the scarves looking squashed from pressing down the scanner. I also boosted the saturation and brightness a little.

This is a collage I made from several different things I scanned. I took some cds and album covers from my car and scanned each of them individually. Then I layered them on top of each other and used several different blending layers. I used vivid light for the layers that had text in them. I also used pin light and overlay in a couple other layers such as the cd's. I adjusted the opacity levels and then added a burn border in blue around the whole collage. The images below are the individually scanned items.

Fine Art Templates

2010-06-22T02:38:00.000-07:00

Photo Descriptions:

1. This is one of my favorite pictures that I took at the beginning of the semester. I really liked the way the water and the bridge look together. There are no edits to the image. I made a template with 5 squares and then dragged this photo on top.

2. I took this picture when I went with my family to Peru. It was taken a little ways outside of Cusco near the Sacred Valley. There were no edits added to this photo. I also added my name to both fine art templates and used Helvetica Neue as the font choice.

Photo Info:

1. Rexburg Bridge - 5/3/10, 7:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/5.6, 1/800, Canon PowerShot

2. Peru - 6/11/08, 1:00 p.m., Cusco, Peru, f/5.6, 1/320, Canon PowerShot

Photolusions

2010-06-22T02:29:00.000-07:00

Photo Descriptions:

1. The first photo I took when we went on the field trip to Bannack. We found some gallows and Ryley decided to jump off and make it look like he was hanging. He stood on a stump and I focused my camera on him. Then he would jump in the air and I would take the picture while he was in mid-air. I took several shots of him doing this and I used another picture of this for a different post as an extra photograph.

2. For this photolusion blend, I took a picture of my roommate Sheila posing on the ground looking behind her so it would look like she was looking down at the ground. Then I took a picture of a brick wall in the middle of Rexburg. I cut out Sheila using the quick selection tool. Then I sized down the picture of Sheila and then dragged it on top of the brick wall image. Then I added a luminosity adjustment layer to Sheila and took out the color in both the brick wall image and the sheila layer. I tried to make it look like Sheila was actually climbing the wall. I wasn't sure exactly how to go about doing this but I think it turned out all right.

Photo Info:

1. Ryley - 5/21/10, 4:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/4.0, 1/250, Sony DSC H7
2. Sheila - 6/22/10, 7:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/3.5, 1/320, Canon PowerShot
3. Brick Wall - 6/22/10, 7:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/3.5, 1/400, Canon PowerShot

Edge and Border Effects

2010-06-15T00:33:00.000-07:00

Photo Edits:

1. I bumped up the saturation of the original photo and then I added a sprayed edge effect to the image. I chose a white background because no colors in the photo really stood out to me. I also used the maximum settings for the spray radius.

2. I added a sprayed edge effect to this photo and used the eye dropper tool to pull the green out of her shorts and make it the color of the border. I also added her name in a cute font at the bottom corner.

3. I added a brushed-on effect to this photo and used several different brushes to create this border. I enlarged the canvas size as well. I also used an artistic filter on the original image.

4. There are no edits done to this image.

Photo Info:

1. Water Tower - 6/2/10, 6:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/9.0, 1/200, Canon PowerShot

2. Kylie Mei - 4/15/10, 6:00 p.m., Broken Bow, Oklahoma, f/2.8, 1/60, Canon PowerShot

3. Sheila - 5/15/10, 8:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/640, Canon PowerShot

4. Slide - 6/5/10, 9:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/30, Canon PowerShot

Night and Light

2010-06-14T23:36:00.000-07:00

I did minor editing to the first three photos. I brightened the images and bumped up the saturation a little in all three. For the last picture, I edited it in camera raw. When I took this picture, me and my roommate bought some glow sticks and then broke them on a playground. I couldn't have much light in the photo otherwise the glow stick liquid wouldn't really glow like I wanted it to. I spun the merry-go-round causing the glow stick liquid to slide down and streak, then took my picture. It really didn't turn out like I wanted it to but I tried. It looked really cool in person.

Photo Info:

1. Movie Theatre - 6/14/10, 11:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/8, Canon PowerShot

2. Main Street - 6/14/10, 11:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/8, Canon PowerShot

3. Lights - 6/14/10, 11:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/8, Canon PowerShot

4. Playground - 6/14/10, 10:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/8, Canon PowerShot

Week of Pictures

2010-06-08T04:53:00.000-07:00

I created this custom photobook page in Illustrator and then saved it as a template and a jpg for this blog. To make the pictures the sizes I wanted I created a square on top of the white square and then made a clipping mask to make the picture the size I wanted. I wanted to have these photos look like those instant cameras when they print out pictures. I didn't know what theme to use since all my pictures are pretty different so I just chose contrasting colors that I liked. The first image is the template and the second is the final photobook page.

Week of Photos

2010-06-08T01:46:00.000-07:00

Photo Editing:

1. I used a screen adjustment layer to lighten the picture up a little. Then I used the paint brush to take out the adjustment layer in the sky, the train, and the buildings. I also used the headlights of my car when I shot the picture to get some light into the photo in the foreground.

2. For this photo, I just bumped up the saturation a little bit. I like how this picture turned out. When I shot the picture, I tried to get a good amount of reflection in the puddle.

3. There is no editing done to this photo.

4. I used an adjustment layer to lighten up the foreground of the picture. Then I used the paintbrush tool to take the adjustment layer out of the background. I also used my car headlights to get some light into the photo.

5. For the playground photo I used an adjustment layer to lighten up the picture. Then I used the paintbrush tool to take out the adjustment layer in the sky and the swings. When I took the photo, I focused on the people while they were swinging. Then when they were in the air, I shot the picture.

6. There is no editing done to this photo.

7. There is no editing done to this photo. I shot this as I was passing by in my car.

Photo Info:

1. Tuesday: Train Tracks - 06/1/10, 9:45 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/8, Canon PowerShot

2. Wednesday: Truck - 06/2/10, 7:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/5.6, 1/200, Canon PowerShot

3. Thursday: Creepy Trees - 06/3/10, 8:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/5.6, 1/500, Canon PowerShot

4. Friday: Scary House - 06/4/10, 10:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/8, Canon PowerShot

5. Saturday: Playground - 06/5/10, 9:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/3.2, 1/640, Canon PowerShot

6. Sunday: Pond - 06/6/10, 7:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/5.6, 1/400, Canon PowerShot

7. Monday: Temple - 06/7/10, 9:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/40, Canon PowerShot

Editing Portraits

2010-06-01T01:25:00.000-07:00

Photo Edits:

For the first picture, I followed the portrait enhancement tutorial and used some of their tricks. I fixed her skin and used a gaussian blur to clear her skin up a bit. I also added some saturation to her lips and lightened her eye color to a lighter brown. I also added some saturation in the background of the photo. I also brightened the whole picture a bit.

For the second picture, I used the match color tool. I took the original image and matched the colors to the next picture. The third picture is the final image with the best lighting and skin tone.

For the third final edited picture, I used the color replacement tool. I thought this was the coolest thing to use. I made several layers on the original picture. I selected the blue in Michael's sweatshirt and then changed it to purple. This also changed the color of their jeans a little which I really liked. On a separate layer, I selected the gray of her sweatshirt and changed it to yellow. I really like the effect this created.

Photo Info:

1. Sheila Parkbench - 06/1/10, 7:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/400, Canon PowerShot

2. Sheila and Michael - 06/1/10, 7:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/640, Canon PowerShot

3. Sheila and Michael - 06/1/10, 7:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/3.2, 1/320, Canon PowerShot

Portraits

2010-06-01T00:58:00.000-07:00

These are a few of the portraits I took of my friends Michael and Sheila. For the first picture of Michael, I desaturated the picture and then added more saturation to the yellow in his skateboard. For the second picture of me and Sheila, I used a tripod to get the shot. I also used the color replacement tool and replaced both of our sweatshirts with contrasting colors. I also bumped up the saturation in the sky. The last two pictures are not edited.

Photo Info:

1. Michael Skating - 06/1/10, 7:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/6.3, 1/250, Canon PowerShot

2. Sheila and Bre - 06/1/10, 7:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/5.6, 1/320, Canon PowerShot

3. Michael - 06/1/10, 7:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/120, Canon PowerShot

4. Sheila - 06/1/10, 7:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/400, Canon PowerShot

HDR Photos

2010-05-25T16:32:00.000-07:00

I took these photos of a door in a cabin that had a crooked foundation. I used a tripod to keep steady and changed the settings to take the shot.

Photo Info:
1. Crooked Door - 5/21/10, 5:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/6.3, Shutter Speed 1/6
2. Crooked Door - 5/21/10, 5:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/6.3, Shutter Speed 1/13
3. Crooked Door - 5/21/10, 5:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/6.3, Shutter Speed 1/25

Macro Abstract

2010-05-25T15:31:00.000-07:00

I took the shot of the sewing machine inside one of the buildings. I wanted to get a good angle and get a lot of good boca in it. The texture shot I took while we were in the abandoned warehouse. It was an old wall that was falling apart. During the editing process, I set the texture shot as a new layer and set the transparency level to 23%. I also used a screen adjustment layer on the background layer.

Photo Info:

1. Sewing Machine - 5/21/10, 4:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/2.7, Shutter Speed 1/40

2. Texture Shot - 5/21/10, 11:00 a.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/4.5, Shutter Speed 1/250

Reverse Shallow Depth

2010-05-25T14:35:00.000-07:00

I had a hard time taking reverse shallow depth. A lot of the pictures I took had both the foreground and background in focus. I'm happy with how this picture turned out because I was able to get the background out of focus. I also like the detail shown in the wood and rusty nail. I used the macro option and then focused on the nail to get the background out of focus. Then for the second picture, I focused on something else far away and then moved the camera to point at the cabin and nail. This brought the background into focus and the foreground out of focus.

Photo Info:

1. Nail & Cabin - 5/21/10, 2:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/2.7, Shutter Speed 1/500

2. Nail & Cabin - 5/21/10, 2:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/2.7, Shutter Speed 1/800

Action Blur and Freeze

2010-05-25T14:17:00.000-07:00

The first photo was taken inside one of the buildings on the main street. I focused on the hallway, had Handsome Rob start walking, and then took the shot. It was pretty light in the hallway. If it had been darker, the shot might have been better. The next image was taken outside on the main street. Josh was posing for a few of us and we had him jump off the steps. I'm super excited about this shot because his pose is awesome. When I took this shot I focused on the steps, waited for him to jump and then shoot the picture. The last picture was taken later in the afternoon by the gallows. Jared and I had Riley stand on the stump and then jump off. I focused the camera and then shot the picture when Riley had jumped into the air. He's a little too good at playing dead.

Photo Info:

1. Ghost Shot - 5/21/10, 1:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/5.0, Shutter Speed 0.5

2. Josh Mid Air - 5/21/10, 1:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/4.0, Shutter Speed 1/200

3. Creepy Riley - 5/21/10, 4:30 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/4.0, Shutter Speed 1/60

Portraits

2010-05-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

These are two portraits taken at Bannack Ghost Town. The one of Josh was taken outside the old hotel. I wanted a really natural laugh so I told him to think of dead dogs. This picture isn't edited. The picture of Riley was taken later in the day near an old shed behind the buildings. I used a tripod for these shots which made it really easy to take several shots in a short amount of time.

Photo Info:

1. Joaquin Phoenix - 5/21/10, 1:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town, f/4.0, shutter speed 1/200.

2. Justin Timberlake - 5/21/10, 4:30 p.m., f/4.0, shutter speed 1/160.

Editing in Raw

2010-05-16T15:48:00.000-07:00

I took the first picture and edited it in Camera Raw. I fixed the picture's exposure and brightness. I altered the image's contrast, clarity, and saturation. I also warmed the temperature a little. Oh and I did take this picture myself. I used a self-timer and put my camera on a post nearby.

Image Info:
1. Bre and Liz - 5/15/10, 7:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/9.0, 1/200, Canon PowerShot SD400

Panoramic Image

2010-05-16T15:28:00.000-07:00

I took these three images and then blended them into one photo. I used a fresco filter and then I used a mask to remove the filter from my roommates. Then I boosted the yellow in the image and used a luminosity adjustment layer. The final product is below.

Photo Info:

1. Sheila and Liz - 5/15/10, 8:36 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/320, Canon PowerShot SD400

2. Abandoned Cabin - 5/15/10, 8:37 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, 1/500, Canon PowerShot SD400

3. Brush - 5/15/10, 8:38 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/5.6, 1/320, Canon PowerShot SD400

Adjustment layer and smart filter

2010-05-11T01:07:00.000-07:00

These are the original pictures before I edited them. One was taken in Rexburg and the one of my niece was taken at the beginning of the Spring semester with my brother's camera.

For the dog image, I gave the entire image a sepia tone. Then I used a darken layer filter. Then I used the paint brush to erase the filter where the dog was. For the photo of my niece, I gave the image an overlay image filter to brighten the whole image. Then I went to the filter gallery and selected a water color filter to make the background look painted. Then I used the paint brush tool to erase the filter where my niece is. I think it makes her costume really pop. Here are the final edited images below!

Photo Info:

1. Stray - 5/10/10, 7:40 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/3.5, Canon Power Shot SD400

2. Emi - 4/23/10, 1:00 p.m., Dallas, TX, f/4.5

Flora and Fauna

2010-05-10T23:39:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures in three different locations. First of all, let me just say that it is extremely difficult to take a picture of an animal unless its tied up. Birds fly away from me, dogs will not come to me, and ducks will only come if I tempt them with bread.

These images aren't edited or cropped. I tried my best to get close to the dog but he wouldn't look at the camera. I used the macro mode to take the shot of the leafy bud.

Photo Info:
1. Stray - 5/10/10, 7:40 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/3.5, Canon Power Shot SD400
2. Duck - 5/10/10, 8:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/4.9, Canon Power Shot SD400
3. Leafy Bud - 5/10/10, 8:30 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, Canon Power Shot SD400

Color Blending

2010-05-06T13:41:00.000-07:00

I thought this assignment was really fun and I learned a lot about blending images. I just kind of experimented with a lot but I think it turned out well. I took the photo with the bridge and used it as my background. I then took the wheel photo and cut out just the wheel to layer on top of the background. I used a linear layer effect. Then I took the textured wall background and used an overlay effect to place on top. I added some text and got the final product.

Here is my final product. I wanted to erase a little bit of the texture in the sky but I couldn't figure out how. But overall, I'm happy with the final product.

File Info:

1. Bridge - 5/3/10, 7:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, Canon Power Shot SD400

2. Wheel - 4/26/10, 6:00 a.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, Canon Power Shot SD400

3. Wall Texture - 5/4/10, 11:00 p.m., Rexburg, ID, f/2.8, Canon Power Shot SD400

Color Study - Brown

2010-05-04T13:42:00.000-07:00

I chose the color brown because there is a ton of it in Rexburg. I tried to stick with more bronze shades rather than just flat brown.

1. Wheel
2. May 1, 2010 6:00 at night
3. Rexburg, Idaho

1. Fenced in
2. May 2, 2010 at 7:00 in the morning
3. Rexburg, Idaho
4. This might have been too early to take photos. I had a difficult time finding light without having too many shadows.

1. Crickety Bridge
2. May 2, 2010 at 7:30 in the morning
3. Rexburg, Idaho
4. I like this photograph because I think this is a gorgeous place in Rexburg and not everyone knows about it.

1. Rusty fence
2. May 1, 2010 at 6:00 in the afternoon
3. Rexburg, Idaho
4. I enlisted the help of my best friend Michael. He came with me to shoot some photos but refused to be in any of them. I had to take this one really quickly.

Cut Outs

2010-04-28T14:45:00.000-07:00

These are my cutouts for this week. The first cutout is a complete cutout. There is a little bit of editing done including smoothing and feathering. The picture was taken on 4/26/10 at 5:00 in the afternoon.

The second cutout is a partial cutout. The photo was taken on 4/26/10 around 4 in the afternoon. I edited the picture this time. I desaturated it and then added some brightness and contrast.

Favorite Past Pictures

2010-04-28T11:51:00.000-07:00

1. Kylie Mei
2. 3/14/07 at 2:00 in the afternoon

3. Flower Mound, TX

4. f/4.5

5. No editing. I took this picture of my niece when my brother's family moved to Dallas several years ago. I used his camera which is amazing. She's laying on a hammock outside so there's lots of natural sunlight on her.

1. Felix
2. 6/9/08 2:50 in the afternoon
3. Pirca outside of Cusco, Peru
4. f/3.5
5. No editing. This picture is of my friend Felix that I met in Pirca. He loved to pose for photographs and let me take tons of pictures of him. He also loved to see what he looked like because he'd never looked at himself in a mirror before.

1. Train Ride in Peru
2. 6/12/08 at 3:30 in the afternoon
3. On a train ride to Machupicchu, Peru
4. f/2.8
5. No editing. This photo was taken inside a train while going through the mountains. This is probably my favorite picture because it shows how beautiful Peru is. This part of Peru has lots of rain forests and gorgeous greenery.

1. Waynapicchu
2. 6/13/08 at 2:00 in the afternoon
3. Machupicchu, Peru
4. f/2.8
5. No editing. I love this picture because it faces the mountain of Waynapicchu and is pretty clear for how far away it is. You can see the entire village and how far up we had to climb to reach the top of the mountain.

1. Train Tracks
2. 4/24/08 at 5:00 in the afternoon
3. Rexburg, Idaho
4. f/2.8
5. No editing. I took this picture recently for another class and I really like how it turned out. I like how the clouds look. It was about to storm and I wanted to take some good shots before it started raining. It was also kinda scary to take this shot because I had to stand right on the railroad tracks. I kept looking behind me to make sure nothing was coming.