HDR Photos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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