Monday, May 9, 2011

36. Ball

I chose this picture for ball because I love these stringy ball lights I have. Using Picasa, I put a soft focus on the lights and also changed the saturation of the colors in the picture to make them appear brighter.

20. Rain

I captured a picture of rain by taking a picture of the rain drops on my window. Using Picasa, I cropped the picture so only the rain drops were showing and also added a soft focus.

19. Life

I chose this picture for life because the flowers my dad got after having surgery were full of life. Using Picasa, I changed the saturation of the colors in the picture to appear almost with no color and also added highlights to make the flowers brighter.

17. No

I chose this picture for No because I saw this No Trespassing sign outside of Klondike. Using Picasa, I put a warmify effect on the picture to make the colors in the picture warmer, and I also added highlights.

16. Glory

I chose this picture for glory because when I think of glory, I think of patriotism and the American flag. Using Picasa, I put a black and white effect on the picture and also a film grain effect to make the picture look more old-fashioned.

15. Caution

I chose this picture for caution because it is a picture of a caution sign warning of a wet floor. Using Picasa, I put a soft focus around the word CAUTION and also added some highlights.

8. Retro

I chose this picture for retro because the phone in our kitchen is very old-fashioned. Using Picasa, I darkened the picture around the phone to make it stand out more and also put highlights on it.

4. Divide

I chose this picture for divide because the paint samples are divided by different color schemes. Using Picasa, I darkened the picture a lot, then changed the saturation of the colors of the paint samples.

3. Bridge

I went to Klondike to get a picture for bridge. Using Picasa, I put a sepia tone effect on the picture and also put a soft focus on it to focus in on the bridge.

1. Graze

I chose this picture for graze because there are cows grazing all over around where I live. Using Picasa, I cropped the original picture because I wasn't that close to the cows. I also put shadows on the picture and highlights.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

24. Grass

I chose this picture for grass because I thought it looked kinda cool at night cause all you could see was the grass pretty much. Using Picasa, I added a lot of highlights to the picture and darkened the picture so that only the grass would show.

23. Red

I chose this picture for red because there were a whole stack of red phone books sitting in my dad's storage room. Using Picasa, I put a red tint on the picture to make the books appear even redder. I also added a lot of highlights.

38. Water

I showed water in the picture by pressing the buttons on the culligan tank. Using Picasa, I darkened the entire picture to make the water droplets appear better.

25. Blue

I chose this picture for blue because my cd player is a really pretty shade of blue. Using Picasa, I darkened the picture a ton and added a lot of highlights to the cd player so that only the blue would show from the cd player.

18. Heaping

I chose this picture for heaping because my room is one big heaping mess of clothes everywhere. Using Picasa, I brightened the picture a lot to make the colors pop and changed the saturation.

14. Grandma

I chose this picture for grandma because I think this old lady doll is the creepiest thing my dad has ever given to me as a gift. Using Picasa, I changed the saturation of the picture so the doll would appear paler, making it look even creepier than it already is. I also added highlights to the picture.

13. Pattern

I chose this picture for pattern because I really like the zebra pattern on my makeup bag. Using Picasa, I changed the colors to be brighter, changing the off white of the makeup bag to a more yellow color. I also added highlights to the picture.

12. Hook

I chose this picture for hook because it is a picture of a coat rack. Using Picasa, I put a yellow tint on the picture and added a lot of highlights and also changed the saturation of the colors in the picture.

9. Seeing Double

I took this picture for "seeing double" by placing two mirrors next to each other and taking a picture of the mirrors. Using Picasa, I changed the saturation of the picture and also cropped other objects out of the picture.

5. Lace

I chose this picture for lace because it is a lacy vest that I have. Using Picasa, I used the warmify edit to make the picture have an antique look because lace reminds me of the olden days.