Photoshop Lighting effects

To create these images I used different lighting effects in Photoshop such as different lens flares. To create the circles I made a new layer filled it with black and cut out a circle from the centre. I then changed the opacity of the new layer so that the image below would show through.

Blue omni:

105mm Prime:

Flash light:

105mm Prime:

To develop these I would like to cut out the circles from the image instead so that all the attention is focused on the person in the image. My favourite from these experiments is the black and white photograph.

Photoshoot

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D3100 at Shirley Hills.

Aperture: F5 Speed: 1/100 Lens: 26 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 35 mm ISO: 140

Aperture: F5.3 Speed: 1/25 Lens: 45 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/20 Lens: 55 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F4 Speed: 1/500 Lens: 22 mm ISO: 2800

Aperture: F5 Speed: 1/250 Lens: 36 mm ISO: 3200

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 40 mm ISO: 250

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 55 mm ISO: 200

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 55 mm ISO: 220

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 44 mm ISO: 160

Aperture: F5.3 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 40 ISO: 400

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 44 mm  ISO: 140

Aperture: F5 Speed: 1/100 Lens: 34 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F5.3 Speed: 1/15 Lens: 44 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F4 Speed: 1/60 Lens: 18 mm  ISO: 400

Aperture: F5 Speed: 1/100 Lens: 18 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F4.8 Speed: 1/60  Lens: 32 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F4.5 Speed: 1/80 Lens: 28 mm ISO: 400

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125  Lens: 50 mm ISO: 360

Double exposure

To make this images I used the photograph of Central park and placed the photograph of the black cat over the top. I used the layer blending mode 'Screen' so that the background photograph would show through, giving this effect. 

Landscapes

Photographs taken with a Nikon D3100 in New York.

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 29 mm ISO: 100

Taken from the top of the Rockafella building of New York skyline.

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 24 mm ISO: 180

Taken in Central park.

Aperture: F5.6 Speed: 1/125 Lens: 52 mm ISO: 180 

Taken from Central park.

Aperture: F7.1 Speed: 1/200 Lens: 18 mm ISO: 100

Taken from Brooklyn bridge of the skyline.

Moodboard

New York SLR Film Photographs

Portrait Experiments

To make this picture I used a photograph from my portrait photo shoot that I have cropped and made black and white. I then cut out one of the cats heads from the animal photographs and placed it over the top, using the smudge tool to roughen up the edges so it looks more realistic. To improve this I need to get rid of the black background left around the top of the cat head and also get rid of the shadow in the background as it shows the shadow of the person that was previously there.

Double exposure experiments

I used a portrait and landscape picture in different layers and used the layer blending mode, 'screen', to get this effect. I also made both pictures black and white. 

New York skyline, taken from the top of the Rockafella building.

Brighton beach, taken from the pier.

I like this effect and would consider using it for my final piece but need to experiment more by taking more photographs to layer up and trying different techniques.

Animal Portraits

Aperture: F5.3 Speed: 1/15  Lens: 40 mm ISO: 2800

Aperture: F5.3 Speed: 1/15 Lens: 40 mm ISO: 1800

Aperture: F5 Speed: 1/15 Lens: 36 mm ISO: 2200

Aperture: F5.3 Speed: 1/8 Lens: 40 mm ISO: 3200

Portrait Moodboard

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Review of ideas and experiments

I plan on taking this project forward by taking more portrait and landscape pictures, trying out double exposure effects and light painting effects.

So far I have enjoyed light painting and digital portraits the most and would consider using this idea for my final outcome.

3. Which photographers are you going to research in relation to your own pathway ideas?

Photoshop edits

All these pictures has been made using the layer blending modes in Photoshop to blend one photograph with another.

Light painting photograph edited using the hue/saturation tool to change the colour of the light to green. I also made the portrait picture to black and white.

City light landscape layered on top of a portrait, I erased where the picture overlapped with the background of the portrait to get this effect.

I used the image above but changed the hue/saturation of the City lights landscape to make the lights purple and I also made the portrait black and white.

iPad light painting effect.

Neon lights photographs layered over the portrait.

iPad light painting effect.

Bokeh effect made in Photoshop layered up on one of my portrait photographs.

Rainbow wallpaper effect made in Photoshop layered up on one of my portrait photographs.