tymunn2

Tyler Munn Fiesta 2
Part 2: Editing

I decided to do the photo editing on the same pictures I used for Part 1 of this activity. I used PhotoShop Elements Version 4, because it is top-of-the-line and available at my place of work. I'll show the before and after for each of these photos and state what I did to each photo and why I felt it was done this way.



For this one, I de-saturated the photo, meaning I took the color saturation out. I also investigated adding certain color tones, and added a sepia tone to give it a brownish-red hue. I did this because it brings out the statue more, and I thought it made the photo look very cool. The sepia and color de-saturation also made the truck, which unfortunately pulled up as I was taking the photo, blend in a little better.



I used the "layer" options to add a second layer, meaning I basically added another copy of the photo on top of the existing one. This makes the photo look thicker and adds depth. Also, I blurred the top layer to give this picture a soft focus. I also lightened the top layer. Finally, I cropped off the left and right sides because I felt they were unnecessary and detracted from the overall quality of the point of interest.



I converted this photo to black and white. I added contrast to this picture to bring out the “blacks.” I believe black and white was a good option for this more distanced shot.



This was a lot of work. First, I adjusted the colors with the slider option that allows you to customize color. I also added a “filter” by clicking on the “fresco” filter, which gives it the painted look you see. I fooled around with the colors and contrasts quite a bit until I was satisfied.



First, I “equalized” the photo. It makes the photo have an “infa-red” type of look. I then converted the photo to black and white, and increased the contrast. The reason for doing that in this photo was due to the overall flatness of the photo.