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Andrew Johnson, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, with table and chair. Between 1865 and 1880. By Mathew Brady.
Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate. Photo of Lincoln made from a negative taken in Springfield, Illinois, by Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860. One of several poses from that day. "Wrote Lincoln's law partner, William H. Herndon, 'There is the peculiar curve of the lower lip, the lone mole on the right cheek, and a pose of the head so essentially Lincolnian; no other artist has ever caught it.'" (Source: Ostendorf, p. 46) George B. Ayres bought Hesler's studio and later made prints from the Lincoln negatives.
Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi . From the book "The life of Dr. Anandabai Joshee, a kinswoman of the Pundita Ramabai." published in 1888. By Caroline Wells Healey Dall.
Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his spectacles and a pencil. The photograph was created by Alexander Gardner on 5th February 1865, towards the end of the American Civil War and one of the last portraits of Lincoln. Captured on a glass negative. By Alexander Gardner.
Henry Ford, leaving the White House after calling on the president. In 1927, Ford came to Washington to attend a dinner given the preceding night at the Pan American Union by Secretary of Interior Hubert Work in honor of President and Mrs. Coolidge. By National Photo Company.
Helen Keller, no. 8. Photograph showing Helen Keller, half-length portrait, facing right, seated with hand on braille book in her lap as she smells a rose in a vase. Circa 1900-1910. By Whitman Studio.
Michael Freeman Photo School -
Digital Editing Three -
Image Retouching
Task Two - Adjust Your Colour
Colour is an extremely subjective component in photography and will always involve some creative decision making. Your personal colour preferences are likely to be a major influence in your photographic style. Have a think about your colour preferences before you start this assignment: do you prefer bold and saturated or a muted, nostalgic effect? Is a warm glowing colour cast more pleasing, or a cooler, bluer tone?
For this challenge, explore the different options available in colour adjustments and experiment.
• Start conservatively, it's easy to get carried away
• Don't hesitate to adjust a hue if it doesn't represent the original scene as you remembered it
• Don't forget the colourisation option in the HSL panel, particularly for black and white conversions - it can be very effective at communication certain moods
Response
This image of a chive bud was taken on a very bright, sunny day which has resulted in a rather luminous background. I dropped the exposure down and did the usual corrections with shadows, highlights etc before focusing on the colour. I wanted a fairly muted look as I feel it worked better with the subject matter than a bold approach. I wanted to emphasis the details on the flower head while having a background that complimented it and I feel the tones here work much better than the bright yellowy green I had originally.
Benjamin Harrison, former President of the United States. 1896. Benjamin Harrison, half-length studio portrait, facing slightly left
Photograph of Abraham Lincoln. 1859. Please note that the face has been digitally improved. Not altered. Unknown photographer.
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. The short haircut was perhaps suggested by Lincoln's barber to facilitate the taking of his life mask by Clark Mills. Lincoln knew from experience how long hair could cling to plaster. An 1865 stereograph long attributed to Mathew Brady was actually taken by Lewis Emory Walker, a government photographer, about February 1865 and published for him by the E. & H. T. Anthony Co., of New York. Photographer: Lewis Emory Walker
Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, looking right. Created / Published: 1860, possibly spring or summer, printed later. Unknown photographer.