Trident

A place I like to go to get my coffee fix while photoshopping or doing homework is Trident cafe on Pearl street.  My friend took this photo of me that includes my two favorite things: coffee and my Mac. I decided it would be the perfect photo to manipulate by introducing my artistic eye into the mix.  So I took a photo of an old dresser I painted, and composited some of that art onto the original photo. Photoshop has proved to be so inspiring--especially while trying to tie in some surrealism into this project.  With some adjustments in lighting, tone, hue, exposure and saturation I was able to create this fantastical photo. Enjoy!

Manipulated photo

Original Photo 1

Original Photo 2

An Infrared Autumn

Before all the leaves fall and we can't see past the sleet covering the lush grass, I decided to capture the beauty of Colorado in the most fantastical way that I could think of: an Infrared Canon camera. Images from infrared cameras tend to have a single color channel because the cameras generally use a sensor that does not distinguish different wavelengths of infrared radiation. What this basically means is that the infrared filter is removed from the camera, which requires you to capture a photo in sunlight in order for the infrared effect to work. It was a sunny day and I began my adventure in my front yard. I got some awesome pictures of my neighbor's cat before heading to Chitaqua.  At the end of the day, I composed a series of composited photos that depict my surrealistic day. It was a success. 

 Desaturation, Levels

Exposure, Levels, Contrast 

 Curves, Levels, Saturation

 Offset, Contrast, Levels, Color Balance

 Gradient, Levels, Color Balance

 Contrast, Tone, Hue, Levels

 Saturation, Hue, Exposure

 Cloning, Cropping, Levels

Color Balance, Curves, Contrast

 Saturation, Hue, Levels

 Color Balance, Cropping, Curves

 Offset, Levels, Contrast

 Color Balance, Levels, Curves