Assignment #3: Image Editing Assignment

Image #1: city_1.jpeg

 www.picnik.com

I slightly changed the color saturation, and I used heavy Exposure correction. I used Curves, Ortonish, very subtle Neon, and Polaroid. In this picture I tried to use the effects to make a normally bright picture look dark and bleak. I tried to focus the what little light there is around the sun, darkening its surroundings to put more emphasis. And I made it blue because it's normally a depressing color, it also makes the image feel cold which goes hand in hand with darkness. I liked this website mostly for the color correction technology, but not so much for the effects they had. I feel as though other websites have more to offer.

Image #2: rodeoboys.jpeg

www.iPiccy.com

The effects I used on this picture were Cartoonizer, Rainbow (Difference), and Light Contrast. I will have to admit that I was mostly just messing around with this image. Though i do like the way it turned out, the rainbow effect is really neat! I really liked the effects this website had, there was a lot I had at my disposal. I certainly will use this website again when I need random effects.

Which one looks more real?

Image #3: winterscene.jpeg

www.photoshop.com

The effects I used on this image were Burn, Highlight, Sharpen. I am proud of how this image turned out. I tried to make the picture look more like it was at sunset, or sunrise, so I put more emphasis in the background lighting and the sky light. I also, in contrast, made the foreground darker; but only slightly. Then I just started to mess around with the editing software; I "melted" the snow on the branches and other areas using Burn. I really love Photoshop and I thought that this software was really good for realistic editing. Though I am disappointed for the lack of variety in the editing options.