Bethanie's Photo Blog: January 2013

The light painting that I will use for the following developments

Using this photo and my light paintings to create certain emotions as I blend them together

Using Hue Saturation to enhance the calm mood displayed on the models face

Blending the two layers with the Soft Light option

Using Hue Saturation to alter the colour to create another 'calm' image

Using Linear Burn to blend the two images where you can see the face and expression more, evoking an emotion more effectively

I used the Channel Mixer

Using The Curves option to add to the 'dark' effect

Changing the photo used as a different emotion is displayed which could be presented in different ways using particular colours and specific light paintings

Blending the two photos together using the Multiply option which creates a more serious look

Change of portrait as I wanted to see what effects I could create with the light shown on this picture and my light paintings

Change of light painting for the following pictures, as the waves of light go in the same direction as the light in the photo above

I selected the Gradient Map option to make the portrait black and white

To blend the light painting with the portrait I used the Linear Burn option

I used Hue Saturation and Colour Balance to make the light painting brighter. I also used Linear Burn to blend the two photos

I used the Hue Saturation to allow the reflections on the background to be more visible

Using the Linear Burn option to blend the images giving it dark effect with brighter sections 'highlighted'. this was the best effect I could create while trying to blend the two photos together, but I think that it doesn't look very creative as the majority of the picture of the tinsel has been darkened and therefore light effects are lost. For example: the reflections on the background.

Using the Gradient Map to make the portrait black and white

I used the Gradient Map to alter the portrait so that it was black and white, I then blended the portrait with the light painting using the Hard Light option, as the Gradient Map so that the light painting was of a grey and white tone

I changed the portrait to black and white using the the Gradient Map, I then blended the light painting and the portrait using the Hard Light option

Using the Hue Saturation to alter the colour of the portrait, allowing it to have a variety of red tones

To blend the light painting and the portrait I used the Soft Light option and the Hue Saturation to make the whole image have a red/orange fiery type of effect

Using Hue Saturation to add red tones to the photo

Using Hue Saturation to add more red to the photo

Blending the two photos together using the soft light option

Using Hue Saturation to make the photo blue

Using the Gradient Map option I changed it to black and white. I then selected the Dither option so that waves of light and background patterns swapped colours.