Choice #1



This picture was taken on October 21st at approximately 11:30 in the morning. My camera was set to no flash.




To edit the image, I first went to the levels menu and enhanced the shadows and the highlights. Next, I raised the cyan, green, and blue on the color balance menu. Lastly, I used the burn tool a little bit on the banner hanging on the side of the building to bring out the color. I really like the edited image a lot better than the original. I think the colors look more saturated, and the red sign stands out more. Overall, it's a lot less dull. I like the contrast between the red of the sign, the white of the ledge, and the black of the shadow underneath. There's some interesting lines, too.



Cityscape




This picture was taken on October 21st at approximately 11:30 in the morning. My camera was set to no-flash.

 



I really didn't do much to edit it, I thought it looked alright for the most part. I lowered the input on the curves menu and enhanced the red, green, and yellow on the color balance menu. I like the edited one better just because it's a little brighter, and the yellow sign stands out more. It's a little bit more vibrant overall, and the dullness of the original image is gone.

 

Scale




This picture was taken on October 21st at approximately 3:00 in the afternoon. My camera was set to auto.

 



To edit it, I first cropped out some of the edges and rotated it so it wasn't as crooked. Next, I added red, green, and yellow in the color balance menu and used the burn tool on the part of the sky in the circle to bring out a little bit of the blue. I think I do like the edited version best. The subject follows the rule of thirds a little bit better than in the un-cropped image, and the color cast is nicer to look at.

 

Architecture



This picture was taken on October 21st, 2010, at approximately 3:30 in the afternoon. My camera was set to auto.




In photoshop I first used the burn tool a little bit on the sky to bring out the bits of blue slightly. Next, I used the dodge tool to brighten the stone structure and get rid of the shadows. I used the clone stamp to get rid of the little sliver of building on the left edge, and also the white blotches on the building. Lastly, I enhanced the highlights on the levels menu and added cyan, a little magenta, and yellow on the color balance menu. I really like the edited version a lot better. the original was really dark, and you couldn't really see the texture of the sctucture. I think the edited image looks much nicer.



Diagonal Rule




This picture was taken on September 25th, 2010, at approximately 1:30 in the afternoon. My camera was set to auto.

 



This picture follows the diagonal rule because the path draws the eye diagonally from the bottom left corner to the person in the top right corner. To edit the image I cropped out the boring parts so the path was the main focus. Next, I enhanced the midtones in the levels menu and added red, magenta, and yellow on the color balance menu. I really do like the edited picture better than the original. The cropping really made the subject more apparent, and I like how the colors stand out more.