My Fine Art Template

1. Mesa Falls, Island Park, ID. 07-24-09 4 p.m. F/4.6. 1/640 Coolpix

2. American Flag. Dubois, ID. 03-03-10. F/4.5. 1/25. Nikon D3000

I wanted to try some different things with this assignment, so i put a colored background of white on the second and made the first a transparent background. Looking at them I feel that with only 4 squares it would have worked better with the American flag.
I shot the first one last summer at mesa falls with a metal fence in the way to add contrast, in this shot it might just detract.

HDR Friendo's

One Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/9 1/50 Nikon D3000

Two Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/6.3 1/25 Nikon D3000

Three Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/5.6 1/10 Nikon D3000

The Final HDR

One Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/9 1/50 Nikon D3000
Two Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/6.3 1/25 Nikon D3000
Three Bannack, MT. 03-03-10F/5.6 1/10 Nikon D3000

This HDR thing is amazing. I really liked all this wacky stuff. One photo didnt work out very well because the wind blew and moved the bush in the front and made the image look a little blurry. Other than that i think the 3 different HDR images were fun. I like the extreme on and also the halo one as well. It was pretty fun.

Bannack's best

1.The Chair. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/10 1/60 Nikon D3000

2. The Room. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/9 1/100 Nikon D3000

3.The Mustache. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/5.6 1/25 Nikon D3000

4. The Kathryn. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/5.6 1/50 Nikon D3000

5. The Road. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/29, 1/60. Nikon D3000

6. The Ghost. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10. F/3.5, 6.0. Nikon D3000

7.The Doorknob- Duboise, ID. 03-03-10. F/5, 1/15. Nikon D3000

I loved the trip I thought it was fun and I managed to get some good shots. I messed around with the saturation on most of them because I really wanted to push the natural colors of the rust and the sky. I couldn't decide on only six photos so I threw in an extra. I had a ton of others that surprisingly were really good. I must be a prodigy. I think my favorite though is "The Road" or "The Mustache" because everyone loves a mustache.

Photo Illusions edit, the ode to the movie Aliens.

1.Sponsored by Snickers-3-2-10 Kitchen, Rexburg, Idaho F5.3 1/15 Nikon D3000
2.Living Dustin- 3-2-10 My Apartment, Rexburg, Idaho.F 5.0 1/20 Nikon D3000
3.Dying Dustin- 3-2-10 My Apartment, Rexburg, Idaho. F 5.6 1/15 Nikon D3000
4.Ode to Aliens- 3-2-10 My Apartment, Rexburg, Idaho. F 5.6 1/15 Nikon D3000

This was fun, I hope its not too morbid. My roommate made this face and I could only think of the movie Aliens sooo... I added the snickers because I thought it lightened the mood. One problem is i couldnt get rid of the white line on his under arm. I added a shadow and cut each photo out individually.

Photo Illusions...spooky

1. Tyson's smile- My Apartment, Rexburg Idaho, F 5.6 1/10. Nikon D3000
2. Nice lungs- My Apartment, Rexburg Idaho, F 5.6 1/13. Nikon D3000


This was by far the hardest assignment yet for me. I couldn't think of anything good or new to do. I also was having trouble following through once I had the idea. I guess I have a lot to learn. In these photos I dropped the saturation a lot just so it would blend better with the images used in front. I found it difficult to line them up correctly. Its kind of fun, I want to try some more.

creative boarder edits

Smoke and Mirrors. Rexburg, Idaho. 10:15 p.m. F/11, 115.0. Nikon D3000 with tripod.

This picture I really think turned out pretty good. Maybe its not the best photo but i like the way it came out. I tried it a couple of times and the wind picked up in this shot blowing the smoke. It is not as sharp as i would have liked it but what can you do. I did the border effect from tutorial 13. I thought out of all the ones I tried 13 matched the style best. I couldn't get the stroke to show up for some reason but we can figure that out later.

Night lights

1. YES, Rexburg, ID. 2-23-10, 11:22 p.m. F/10, shutter speed was set on bulb for about a minute. Nikon D3000
2. Stars, Beaver Dick Park, Rexburg, ID. 2-22-10, 1:30 a.m. F/11 also set on bulb. Nikon D3000

I love this sort of stuff i think its fun and there on few limits to the creativity that can be accomplished. This night though was so dang cold I couldn't feel if i was holding the button down still. I really like the wispy clouds and the blurred stars. The moon was brighter than I thought it would be but still cam out great. I boosted the contrast a little on each photo and messed with some of the levels and saturation.