Collage by Clipping Mask

       This collage had us pick a theme and make a collage using pictures that are related to that theme. The theme that I choose was American. This is why I used pictures of presidents and the Statue of Liberty because those are symbols that represent America. The background that I choose was the American flag since it represents American and fits nicely with my theme. A clipping mask is made up of different pictures. However, the pictures are only shown if they are within the boundaries of the bottom layer or the layer to which the photos are "slaved" to. A clipping mask is an example of non-destructive image editing since the original images can always be salvaged.

Three Masking Techniques.

      The first composition involved us having to replicate a certain aspect of our picture several times. there are different ways to do this but the way I found easiest is by using the clone stamp tool. I did this by moving the clone stamp over the picture of the traffic signal. Then I proceeded to use the clone to copies of a part of my image. The Second Composition had us use two images on top of one another. And make a mask on the top image to reveal the second image underneath. The third composition had us make a mask of one image. then we had to take that mask and composite it onto another image. Masking is an example of non-destructive image adjustments since you can always edit the mask or delete it without doing anything permanent to your image. 

                                                                                                                             

Retouching

Before

This the spot healing tool. this tool allows us to get rid of certain spots of a picture we don't need.  in this picture i used the spot healing brush to get remove the plane so i have one dark night sky.                                                                             

After

                                                             

                

Before

After

Using the content fill tool i was able to remove the lady in the distance from my photo.

Before

Using the clone stamp i was able to remove the clothing hanging in the back wall of my picture so it's just one wall with nothing on it.

After

Photographic Hike

             Taking the pictures had many challenges for me. One of the most challenging aspects was what do I had pictures to take of.  I wasn't the most creative person so thinking of what to take a picture was challenging. My second challenge was to find the time to make to take these pictures between school and football.

                                                                    Formal Balance

                                                                 Color Emphasis

Value Emphasis 

 Perspective Emphasis

Selective Focus

                                                                      Rule Of Thirds

                                                                         Texture Emphasis

                                                                          Framing

                                                                        Informal Balance

Non Destructive Image Adjustment

             Non-destructive image editing allows you to edit the photo without deleting the original photo. The adjustment layer can be used to edit or change certain aspects of a photo in order to get what you need while still allowing you to have your original photo