Project No. 4

Due 2/26/13

COLOR CORRECTION

For this assignment we had to do color corrections on photographs in photoshop. By changing the saturation, contrast, brightness, tones, etc... I was able to accomplish this

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This photo was taken in Rhode Island. I played around with color selection in photoshop, as well as enhanced the color, contrast, brightness, and gamma correction.  The colors in the original photograph had a more yellow and orange tint to it so I wanted to bring out the reds and greens in this piece instead. I used contrast and vibrance on this piece to make the photograph pop out at the viewer more. Especially since the two main colors are opposites, the contrast helps enhance the visual appeal of the photograph. The contrast also helped define shadows in the photograph more as well, they are now darker and less subtle. 

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This photo was taken of my mom and grandma from a while back. Because it is such an old photograph, the colors have faded and have some marks all over. I first blurred the background so I would be able to get rid of the white specks. I then played around with selective color in photoshop so I would be able to get the colors to look more lifelike and real. chose to adjust and bring out more blues and magentas, since the piece has primarily yellow, red, and orange tones to it. I then adjusted the contrast, brightness, and levels to make the photograph seem more life-like and less of an ages picture. I wanted the coat that was white before the photograph was taken to now have it's white color restored. I also adjusted the contrast because since the dark bushes behind the people are so dark, I wanted the people to stand out more and be the focal point of the photograph, rather than be washed out with the rest of background. The contrast between the dark bushes and the bright colored people help make both people pop. 

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This photograph was taken in the Dominican Republic. I played around with the photo's levels to make it not as dark. The original photograph had the parrot extremely dark, where they are normally filled with bright colors. I wanted to make the colors be shown more so I played around with contrast, brightness, saturation, and vibrancy. I wanted to make the piece brighter to get rid of the darkness. I then used saturation and vibrancy to restore the colorful colors the parrot has. I then adjusted the contrast to make the bird stand out more.