Camera Raw

Shack, Saint Anthony, ID. 1-27-2011, 4:30pm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, Canon T2i 123mm. This image I adjusted in Camera Raw using exposure and clarity.

Corner Shack, Saint Anthony, ID. 1-27-2011, 4:30pm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, Canon T2i 232mm. This image I adjusted in Camera Raw adjusting the clarity, saturation, and exposure.

Goldeneye, Saint Anthony, ID, 1-27-2011, 4:30 pm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, Canon T2i 250mm.

Goldeneye, Saint Anthony, ID, 1-27-2011, 4:30 pm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, Canon T2i 250mm. Golden eye was edited in Camera Raw for this image I adjusted the vibrance and saturation all the way down and adjusted the exposure up just a little. Then I added an effect to it using vignetting.

The above photos show the original and the edits to photos that were edited as RAWs and JPGs in Camera Raw.  For a JPG image you first need to open the image in Bridge then from there you can open it in Camera Raw. If your image is a raw then double clicking it will first open in Camera Raw.

Panoramic

The above pictures are all part of Two Way Bridge, Saint Anthony, ID.  1-27-2011 3:30 pm, f/3.5, 1/1600 sec, Canon T2i.

Two Way Bridge, Saint Anthony, ID. 1-27-2011 3:30 pm, f/3.5, 1/1600 sec, Canon T2i.

All of the above images are part of the Pano Bridge. Saint Anthony, ID, 01-27-2011 3:00 pm, f/18, 1/100 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

Pano Bridge, Saint Anthony, ID, 01-27-2011 3:00 pm, f/18, 1/100 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

All of the above images are part of Ski Fence, Saint Anthony, ID. 1-27-2011, 3:00pm, f/18, 1/100 sec, Canon T2i.

Ski Fence, Saint Anthony, ID. 1-27-2011, 3:00pm, f/18, 1/100 sec, Canon T2i.

All the above pictures were taken and then turned into panoramas. Turning the pictures into a panoramic was the simple part, more complicated than that was using content aware to fill in the missing portions of the picture. First in order to merge your pictures together to create a panoramic is to go to file, automate, then photo-merge. At this point you have the options as to what pictures you want to merge and how you want the photos to merge. After your panoramic is created you can adjust the picture any way you want then flatten the image in order to use the content aware feature. To fill in your missing pieces of your shot first select the area that needs to be fixed then select edit, fill, and the default option content aware hit ok and either for the good or the bad your blank area is now filled. (With all of the above photos I fixed the exposure and ISO.)

Flexible Edits

 

Orange Sun Set, 1-23-2011 about 6:00pm, Rexburg, ID. f/18, 1/60 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

Orange Sun Set Edit, 1-23-2011 about 6:00pm, Rexburg, ID. f/18, 1/60 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

With the Orange Sunset I used an adjustment layer to brighten the foreground and the clouds to have more of the picture visible. I chose a a level adjustment layer and the linear dodge blend mode to lighten the whole picture. Then clicking on the mask followed by the paint brush using a soft brush I just brushed over the color in the sun set.

Ski Path, 1-17-2011 2:30pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/6.3, 1/200 sec. Canon T2i.

Ski Path Edit, 1-17-2011 2:30pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/6.3, 1/200 sec. Canon T2i.

The first thing that I did to the Ski Path photo was to turn it into a smart object then I played around with the filters and chose to add a dust and scratches filter. After that I followed the same steps that I took with Orange Sun Set except I used the multiply blending mode. Then I used the brush to brush over just the trees in order to allow the ski tracks to pop out.

Flora and Fauna

Bob The Cat, 01-17-2011 2:00pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/6.3, 1/60 sec. Canon T2i

A Cats Tail, 01-17-2011 3:00pm, Hariman State Park, ID. f/6.3, 1/200 sec. Canon T2i.

Family Portrait, 1-17-2011 2:30pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/8, 1/200 sec. Canon T2i, 187mm.

Camo Swan 1-17-2011 2:30pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/6.3, 1/200 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

Trouble Swan, 1-17-2011 2:30pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/8, 1/200 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

Trumpeter Swan Pair, 1-17-2011 2:30pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/5.6, 1/640 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

Sleeping Swan, 1-17-2011 2:30pm, Hairman State Park, ID. f/10, 1/200 sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

Single Cattail, 1-22-2011 9:30am, Rexburg, ID. f/8, 1/160  sec. Canon T2i, 250mm.

Sunset, 1-23-2011 around 6pm, Rexburg, ID. f/13, 1/60 sec. Canon T2i, 214mm.

 

Taking all of these shot was a lot of it was more of the Photography that I love to shoot. There is not much editing in any of these pictures the only thing that I did do was adjust the exposure a little on a couple of them.

Color Study / Blends & Type

 

Art, January 15, 2011, 11:30 am, BYU Idaho Campus Rexburg, ID. f/3.5, 1/30 sec. Canon T2i.

Art, Edited, This image is basically the same as the original the only additions that I made was first an overlay with an ever so slight reddish tint to bring out the rust color a little. I also added type, to do so I just chose what font style, size, color I wanted. Followed by placing the type and then setting it as an overlay so that it would blend in.

Showing shallow depth of field.

Spicket, January 15, 2011, 11:45 am, BYU Idaho Campus Rexburg, ID. f/5.6, 1/80 sec. Canon T2i

Rust, January 15, 2011, 11:30 am, BYU Idaho Campus Rexburg, ID. f/6.3, 1/13 sec. Canon T2i

Using multiple layers and images I created this image with a little blending. There are different ways to blend the way I went about it was to start with my main image with no edits. I then added a solid color fill layer as an overlay to change the color just a little. after witch I added my own texture layer “rust” dragging selected pixels on top of my main image. followed by adding a couple more adjustment layers for color and style.

Spalding, January 15, 2011, 1:00 pm. BYU Idaho Campus Rexburg, ID. f/6.3, 1/30 sec. Canon T2i.

Showing deep depth of field!

Parallel, January 15, 2011, 11:45 am. BYU Idaho Campus Rexburg, ID. f/22, 1/30 sec. Canon T2i.

Cutout Edits

Strutting Blue Grouse Tom Miner Basin, MT, May 16, 2010 5pm f/6.3, 1/640sec.

 

Bull Moose, Macks Inn, ID, July 26 2010 @ 2:30pm, f/8, 1/125sec., Nikon D40.

THE HOW TO

Editing both of these pictures were very similar the main process in both of these pictures to get the cut out is to use the quick selection tool in Photoshop. Following that step is to use the refine the edges tool to get a smooth sharp image. both of the pictures also require different layers in order to remove the background images the full cut out only required one extra layer while the partial cutout requires three layers with a little rearranging to manage the partial cutout. The last step for both images was to flatten and save.