For my first project, I took photos of a rose bush on the the Lincoln campus and a pair of old skis in my garage. I took around 70 photos in total. I edited them to highlight my favorite parts of each picture. These are my 5 favorites:
Silhouette
I like this photo because it shows a different perspective of a rose. Most photos of roses show them as being something bright and vibrant. This photo shows a darker side. The silhouette makes the rose more mysterious. The viewer may not be able to immediately tell that the photo is rose because there is no color and you cannot see as many details of the flower. The rose seems to loom over the viewer.
Pedals
I chose this photo because I like how much detail the picture shows. Most people usually don't look this closely at a rose. This photo shows how delicate a rose actually is. The lines on the pedals show how the rose is starting to age. Also the angle that the light shines on the rose cause some interesting shadows and colors that one would not usually see.
Sunlight
I chose this photo because I like the shadows and the colors that the sunlight creates on the rose. This photo really showed me how much light the different parts of the rose get. The bottom leaves almost seem to be transparent as the sun shines through them while the top pedals seem to let less light in. I also like the contrast that the sun creates. The side of the rose facing the plant is bright with color while the other side of the plant is dark.
Moon
I chose this photo because it highlights my favorite part of the skis. During the time I skied on these, the moon was always my favorite part of the artwork. By only seeing color on the moon, the viewer immediately focuses on the moon instead of the other parts of the ski.
Graveyard
I chose this photo because it brings out the vivid colors of the ski. Unlike many other skis, these skis are very bright and colorful. While editing, I increased the saturation and contrast to emphasize this to the viewer.