Assignment 2

In each of the groups below, the photo on the left is the original image.  The photo on the right is the edited/manipulated image.

This image is an old picture of my Volkswagen Golf when I was going through my "stance" phase.  In this image, I adjusted the Brightness/Contrast to brighten up the image.  I created a text overlay for my buddy's photography company and changed it's opacity.  I also used the Clone Tool to clean up the stone chips that were in my wheel.

Once again, I chose to edit an old photo of my Golf from a meet that we had in Saskatoon.  In this image, I adjusted the Hue/Saturation to create a more vibrant image, accentuating the graffiti in the background (not necessary, I know).  I also placed a watermark on the photo to promote my friend.

I play bass guitar in a Rock and Country cover band called "The Bush Pies" alongside John Germs.  We were requested to submit band photos, however we did not have any recent ones.  I pulled up an old photo from an old shoot and decided to manipulate it.  In this image, I cropped the original photo and put a text overlay on to promote our band.  For the text, I chose a colour that best matched the building in the back and placed a light shadow on it.

I have a friend that has an old Volkswagen Caddy that wanted to see what it would be like if it was lowered.  I was able to achieve this by using the Free Select Tool.  I selected around the fenders, under the vehicle, up and around the entire image to essentially cut the picture in half.  I was then able to bring down the top half of the picture to "lower" the truck.  Once this was completed, I used the Free Select Tool again on the back window and adjusted the brightness.  To finish up the image, I added a Vignette, which darkened the corners of the photo adding a nice "Top Gear esque" feel.

I created a banner for our band Facebook page by using a bush pie iron and manipulating the image.  I used the Clone Tool to get rid of the cast text in the iron.  Once the area was completely clear, I created 3D text to sit inside the void.  The text was adjusted to add perspective and was completed by following a guide online.  From there, I changed the colour of the font and made in translucent.  To finish off the image, I used the Clone Tool again to extend the rods on the iron and added text.

My Mom and Dad went to Mexico last winter and have been wanting one of their pictures blown up into a Poster.  For this image, I began by getting rid of everyone on the beach by using the Clone Tool.  I then change the brightness of the image so that it didn't look so dull.  I completed the image by adjusting the Hue/Saturation to make it more vibrant.  I was able to print this out onto 18x24 photo paper at Staples and it is now hanging in my Mom and Dad's kitchen.

My Girlfriend is a second year teaching whom is slowly developing her teaching resources and establishing different classroom management tools.  She had recalled a tool that one of her former teachers used to use.  On evening, we created this graphic that she now uses in her classroom.  The images are clip art that were found on Google Image Search.  

We recently purchased a house and have put A LOT of work in these past few months.  There is still a significant amount of work that still needs to be done, however I used GIMP to see what the finish product may look like.  For the grass, I used the Clone Tool and Smudge Tool to spread it around to see what it would look like with fresh sod.  I used the Clone Tool to clean up the gable, get rid of the railway ties, and remove the football lights by the roof.  I used the Fuzzy Select tool to select the recently poured concrete driveway and adjusted the Hue/Saturation as well as the Brightness/Contrast to match it up with the preexisting concrete.  I will be using this edited image for future plans.

As a band, we recently decided to put some money together to have a logo put on the drummer's kick drum.  I found out very, very quickly how difficult it was to create shapes in GIMP, however I was able to get do it by using different tutorials and walkthroughs.  What I learned is, you can make circles with the Ellipse Select Tool and squares/rectangles with the Rectangle Select Tool.  I used many layers to create the images.  I began by making the pie iron first, merging the layers, then copying it to wherever I needed.  Once this was completed, I added the text.  The band ended up choosing the first image.  Although it was the most time consuming image, it was the most rewarding.

Shea took her students to the Hannigan Honey farm this past month as part of her Bee unit.  In order for parent drivers to get there, she needed to supply them with a map.  I was able to create one from a screen shot of Highway 55/Shellbrook on the Maps Application on my Mac.  From there, I edited the photo by cropping out the Grab window and using the Rectangle Select Tool to build the lines.  I then, rotated the lines, changed their colour to green and added in text for each point of reference.



Self Assessment for Assignment 2:

Visual Aesthetics                     20/20
Variety of Tools Used              19/25
Creativity                                 23/25
Posted with Information         15/15
Overall Quality                        14/15

Total: 91/100