Mya Angelou Photoshoot

"I believe that every person is born with talent" - Mya Angelou. When we did this assignment I was very excited because it was one of the first times we were given the opportunity to shoot whatever we wanted. I love shooting action shots so I decided that skating would be a fun idea. However, I knew that I needed to find a quote that would fit the photo. That's when I found the quote above. This quote spoke to me because it is something I strongly agree with. I think that I was able to prove the quote through this photo and many other photos I took.

Seasons Photo-Winter

For this assignment we had to take a photo portraying one of the four seasons. We were required to take the photo in front of the white back drop and then add in a background. For my photo I chose winter, it being my favorite season it only seemed obvious. I had my model John wear "winter wear," a turtle neck long sleeved shirt and a scarf. I wanted him to have a cheerful expression so that people would understand that although winter is the harshest season you can still be cheerful.
On photoshop I began by lightening the photo and touching up his face. Then for the background I started with creating a snowflake border, but eventually settled on just doing the sides. Then I decided to create the snow effect to give the photo a whimsical wintry feel. Last, I added more blue snowflakes to give it more color.
Overall I enjoyed this assignment. It gave me more time to explore photoshop and learn new techniques.

Color Effect