Landscapes

Part One: Images and Questions

About the beach image:

1. Did you use the rule of thirds? Did you emphasis it with sky or land?

I did use the rule of thirds. With land.

1. What principles of design did you use and how?

Space. I made it look expanded.

1. What time of day was you image taken? Was it a good time to shoot or not why?

Daytime. Yes, because then you wouldn't be able to see what the picture is trying to show you.

1. How did you use the foreground/background relationship?

I made the foreground bigger.

Part Two: Edge Burn

Part Three: Black and White

Channel Mixer

Lab Color Method 

Desaturation

Gradient Map

Which method produced the best results?
They all look the same.

Did you achieve a large range of value for each image?
Yes.


Part Four: Adjustment Layer

Adjustment Layer:

Non destructive way that can alter the way your photo looks without messing with the pixels.