Reflections

For my Reflections project for Photography class, I took a few pictures of objects that show some reflections like glass or metal (at least something that is metallic). I have chosen four pictures that I think are pretty good. I also edited them in Photoshop too so it should be pleasant enough to look at (I hope so).

This is my first picture that I took when I thought of something that reflects, a bathroom mirror. I know, it's the most boring and obvious of them all. I edited a bit in Photoshop because the lighting in the bathroom was a little dark so I brighten it a little bit and changed the contrast. Also the light in the bathroom was also dark, almost orange color, so I changed the saturation too.  

Here's another boring picture, a Pepsi can. Also yes, this is also taken in the bathroom because it was dark outside and all the other rooms in my house are dark too so this should be enough. This picture follows the rule of thirds, which is when an object is in focus in front of the camera, or the human eye, to split into thirds. I used the flash on my camera to make it visible as possible. In Photoshop, I brighten the picture abut and changed the saturation of the background. I also masked the can into its original color, although it doesn't look orange. 

Here's the pretty one, a snow globe I received on Christmas of 2013. I was 12 when I got this from my grandma and it's the most beautiful snow globe I have ever seen. It lights up too when you push the button on its base but it ran out of batteries and I can't find any leftover ones. The carousel horse is a beautiful one as well, all shiny and metallic with its careful design on the horse, saddle, and pole. This picture I took is a fill the frame. The brightness, contrast, and saturation is changed.

Finally, we have a rather unexpected one (maybe), my Star-Lord helmet I got for my 16th birthday last year. It's not really made of metal, obviously made of plastic. But, when I cleaned the dust off, it was shiny, so technically it works. Also, the paint makes it look metallic as well as the scratches on it. This picture is a fill the frame, which of course is a close up of an object. The same way as I did when editing these pictures in Photoshop, I brighten it, changed the contrast and saturation, and used the masking feature. I wanted to make the eye part brighter. There is a button on the side that can make the eyes glow red and it's pretty cool. So I tried to make the eyes brighter when I used the masking tool. 

Thank you for taking your time to look at the pictures and reading this blog!