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Early Morning Dedication
Mariangela Mendoza, general business senior, uses the weight machine yesterday morning at 7 in the Redwine Student Wellness Center. The Wellness Center is more populated than one might think this early in the morning. Mendoza said, “I’ve always been an athlete and I really enjoy working out.” Photo by Fisher Seigler.
I did not like the blurred background created in LRC. I thought it made the image look fake, and it took away all the floating leaves, which was the reason for the playful photo. Instead, I used many many masks to darken the background as much as possible. I also brightened up his face and darkened his hair. The darker hair made him stand out a bit more. Sometimes a badly framed photo just can't be fixed. I will chalk this up to experience.
For this front light image, I shot this when it was cloudy so there were no shadows or light. My goal was to make the flat.
In Duchemin's reading, it says with front light, there are no shadows to create textures. Light is reflected and colors are fine, but they could be more alive. That's how I feel about this image, that it could be more alive.
I removed some wording on a building behind the subject because it was distracting to me. I turned down the contrast just a little to keep it flat. I then used the dodge tool at 30% on his face and neck to lighten it up.