Project 1-Abstract

Project 1-Abstract
Varya McCaslin-Doyle
CART 210

Original

Edited 1:
First, I cropped the image. After converting it to black and white, I rose the orange and red gray levels.  I rose the grain amount, adjusted the highlight and shadow saturations, then finally rose the level on the highlight hue.

Edited 2:
I shifted the red and orange hue and saturation levels. I adjusted the purple and green defringe amounts. Then, I played with various levels of calibration shadow tints and hues.

Edited 3:
I knew I wanted to incorporate more green and yellow into my last edited photograph. To do this I started by adjusting the green and yellow hue, saturation, and luminance levels. In order to increase the effect, I increased the contrast of the shadows and decreased the highlights.  

Post One-1/21

Varya McCaslin-Doyle

Buddha's Hands

This photo was taken at Sonnenburg Gardens. I found the oriental garden peaceful and the coins sitting in Buddha's hands to be a interesting subject matter. I remember crouching down around the statue, trying for this shot from many different angles. This was the first real outing I had had with my new Nikon SLR and I was eager to try it out on anything and everything  Out of the many hundreds of photos from that day this one has a certain presence that seems to attract many viewers. As I shared it with friends and family for critique, this one was consistently pointed out as a favorite. Overtime, it has become one of my favorites and what I consider to be one of my strongest pieces of work. I like how the contrast of colors creates a strong depth of field and how the textures of Buddha's robes creates movement throughout the piece for the eyes to follow, the framing creates boundaries for the viewer but the textures allow life and a visual paths for exploration. 

Varya McCaslin-Doyle