Photo Challenge of the Week - The Ball is Round

 

Lightbulb

 What extra element did you add? Why did you choose it?

I added a raven that I photographed at Anza-Borrego. I chose it because I like how it looks and it was fairly simple to add.

Artificial Blur

Unsplash - Before

Unsplash - After

Anza-Borrego - Before

Anza-Borrego - After

Does your image look real? Why or why not?

I'd say the Unsplash image doesn't look real, but the bird does. The Unsplash image just looks kinda off and the colors are too vibrant, while the bird's colors are more muted.

What was difficult about this process?

It was difficult to get the bird to look very good, as it kept looking kinda weird.

Crop vs Layer Mask Review

Unedited

Cropped

 Masked

Formal Portraits - Retouched With Questions.

Portrait 1

Portrait 2

Portrait 3

Questions

Which portrait is you favorite and why?

Portrait 2, It was fun to take and fairly easy to edit.

What was the easiest part of this process?

Editing the various photos.

What was the hardest part of this process?

 Finding the person to shoot and taking the photos.

Formal Portraits - Untouched

Subject - Luke Horowitz

 

Photoshop Retouch

 

Unsplash - Before

Unsplash - After

Jordan - Before

Jordan - After