black and white digital: political

i think that there are a lot of issues and controversy that drug and alcohol-related problems create in our society. i took this picture to represent the way a drug user or alcoholic must feel after rough times during their life. even though lots may be going on around them, they feel stuck in their own time, so i decided to put my model in a whirlpool with newspapers to show this. they also feel alone and empty, so basically i went for a lot of symbolism, which may not convey my message as strongly, but i think it is pretty decent in my mind.

i could made this image stronger with more contrast, but i do think that there are enough tones from black to white.

b&w

The photo i took of the crystal glass is interesting because of the detail it has and contrast in the textured areas. i like the composition of the photo, but i think it could be better.

My tree photo has lots of intricacy and i like the contrast and movement of it. i wish it showed more depth though.

these are my three winter, color images. in the first one i lightened everything and chose to take the picture while the sun was about to go down because i liked the way the light was reflected from the snow and makes it look a bit yellow.

my second and third photos look a bit like there is a candle light and i like that. their focal points are exaggerated by the source of light, but they are still able to convey cool tones overall. i like the composition and colors i used, but i would like them to have better contrast. that's all right now.

In this image I used backlighting to strengthen

the tree's branches as focal points. i took it close up to capture the detail. On Photoshop I color balanced it.

For all of my images I used advice/tips from a website and magazines.

i took this picture to showcase my step-dad's

personality as well as the texture of his had. i edited the whites of his eyes and color balanced to image to improve it. i wanted it to be more of a macro portrait too.

snow white

The technique i used for this photo was all about people in their natural environment. I took this picture of someone who enjoys dressing up, but can also be shy at times. i color balanced it and edited some of the background as well. I also like that the snow and 'snow white' correlate.

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