The Stairs

I took a picture of the stairs at the High School. I find the stairs very cool, they had lots of detail to them. I edited it with different layers to make it better looking.

WJC

I took this photo for my architecture project. It was taken at Mohonk at the top near the tower. I could have used the tower for the architecture but I felt that it was too generic to photograph a building, so I used a bench that my girlfriend was resting on. The sun was just beginning to set, so the lighting was perfect. There was no flash so I had to hold the camera very still. The shutter was open for almost 1 second. The shadows and golden color are my favorite part about this photo.

#77

This picture was taken in Lake Placid on the rink that the 1980 olympics were played. For hockey fans this rink holds lots of history and tons of significance. Hockey has been my life since I was 4. When i look at this picture it makes me think of my childhood years spent freezing in hockey rinks. Although I have never played hockey it is very much still a large part of my life. My brother can be seen on the bench as number 77.

Spindles

I took this picture because
I liked the way the vertical lines of the spindles contrasts with the horizontal lay of the bricks. Also, the green coloring is very vibrant.

jeep car

I took this picture because the alternating play of light and dark really captured my attention. I really like how the light shines and how it contrasts with the darker color. The light bulb on the car is also a very different shape.

Night on the Hudson

This my reflection's photo. Yes, it's severely dark. I purposely made it extremely under exposured to isolate the moon and it's reflection. I took this picture when I was thinking of how many girls in school wear pearls and I'm not one of them!

The Dukes of Weekends(:

     I saw this car in my friend  Coleman's house while at a party there. A bunch of friends, his mother and I were sitting in the living room when I spotted the car sitting on top of the cable box. The car made me think of when I was younger. I used to sit every weekend and watch old movies with my grandparents all weekend long. One of my favorites was the Dukes of Hazard. Every time it would come on, I would sit in the middle of the floor and not  move a muscle until it was over even though there were no commercials.

   I post edited this image by using selective color to make the colors pop. I used Curve Adjustments to darken the darks and lighten the value of the cable box while subduing the reflection of the sun off the floor.

Dashboard

I took this photo from various angles, and found this one to be my favorite. There are many different shapes in this composition, which move the eyes from areas of organic shapes to sharp lines. There is great contrast between the deep insides of the tractor and the outer dashboard. The aqua color is youthful and vibrant, though the machine is old and retired.

Childhood Memories

This Small World Park.I've gone here countless times as a child.I've darkened itwith curves just a little. So the sky appeared less severe.Now it looks the moment before the lights on the stage turns off.

The Hood

I was by the Hudson River where I saw these cars parked by the bridge. The reflections on the hood of this particular car caught my attention.  A little adjustment in contrast made this image look awesome.This car I took a picture of because it was a very nice car and the reflection with the trees on the hood, looked awesome!

Red's my name

This door was attached to this large gorgeous stone house that I live 2 mins away from on John Joy.This door stood out to me.It seemed eccentric to the elgeant structure of this stone house.

Yes I changed the color to this cherry red with Hue/Saturation and with curves I brighten it to give it a cheery mood.

Autumn Car

I have a thing for old things. This car caught my attention.It was a truck with a plow attached to it and it's been sitting in the same spot ever since I can remember. Yes I changed it, I changed the color. The origal color was a dull rusted yellow and now I changed it to a dark red with Hue/Saturation. The light has been darked to give it allure and age. The sunlight was some support in giving light on the knob,especially the cobweb gave it some extra age. The background is intensely bright which is the main thing that caught my attention.

City Hall

Our theme for this project was to search for composition using architecture as inspiration. My idea for this project was to portray a perspective view of Kingston through my eyes by choosing a view of City Hall.  I found the timeless nature of black and white a suitable choice for this image. I decided that an exaggerated angle would give the composition a  feeling of power and I think the choice of increasing the contrasts enhance this feeling. The addition of a vignette also adds to the drama and dominating mood.