To create these images, I took several different pictures, and put them together to make one image, that composes all of the pictures that I took, I really like this project because the result is truly awesome. The top one was made by having Jerico do different poses, which created cubic type picture. And the bottom one is just a bunch of different angles of Spectator Hill at the Duck Pond.
1. Split Tone 1 2. Split Tone 2 3. Original 4. Cold Tone 5. Beach Bypass 6. Old Polar 7. Sepia 8. Split Tone 4 9. Black and White Look 1 10. Cyanotype 11. Yesteryear 12. Black and White Look 2 13. Cross Process 2 14. Split Tone 3 15. Aged Photo 16. Antique 17. Antique Light 18. Creamtone
Magazine Cover
The reason I picked Time magazine is because I like it's simplicity, and I find it, to me, to be the only readable magazine. For the cover of the magazine I emulated Time by using a simple image on top of a grey background. The font I used is just Myriad Pro, so it would not distract from the cover. I had too perfectly match Time magazines color by finding its hexadecimal value and putting in those numbers into Photoshop. This photo was taken accidentally while Lauren was laughing, and I decided it would make a cool cover, so I decided to use it. I also used a strobe light in the process of the image, and what a strobe light is, is a light that is separate from the camera that is used to get a flash from a different angle. A modeling light is a secondary light source in a studio shoot that allows for a balance in lighting that eliminates shadows and creates even exposure.A soft box is a cover that is put over the strobe light used to focus the light. A reflector is like a big flat disc that is used in photography this is used to reflect light onto the subject. A grey card is a card that the model holds so that the photographer can establish if their camera settings are correct. A radio trigger system is a radio transmission that is used when the camera takes a picture, it sends a signal to the strobe light that triggers it to activate.
Del Mar Fair Entry
My image, “Ocean Bliss,” was taken at Wind and Sea in La Jolla, California. The compositional rule that I used was Rule of Thirds, and the camera that I used was the GoPro HERO 4. To create this image I brought it into Photoshop, and I made it more vibrant. I also brought up the lighting to make the bottom part of the wave more visible. My image is in the San Diego lifestyle category because of where it was taken, and because of the fact that it is a wave. A lot of San Diego residents like to take advantage of the beautiful ocean by surfing , swimming, or just relaxing at the beach. My photograph is printed on Epson Glossy Photo Paper on the Epson P8000 Digital Printer.
Family Photos
Emotions
Composite Project
To create this image in photoshop I had to put a bunch of pictures together. I took a picture of my brothers hand, and used the magic wand tool to crop out the background, then I took the top of an oak tree, and placed it on the top of my brothers arm, and made it into one image. Then I put in the image of the moon, and added a filter.
Flying
Mandalas
A Mandala, to me, is a design that contains an image that blends into itself and makes a circle. To create these Mandalas, I used the magic wand tool in photoshop to grab a segment of the circle, then I found an area on the image that I wanted to use, and I copied it. I then pasted it onto the circle, and filed in the circle accordingly to make a pattern. My favorite mandala was that of the one and only Kingfresh's shirt. I liked finding what part of the image would fit best into my mandala. I struggled at first with getting the images to fit perfectly together and make the image. If I had to do it over again I would chose to have more time to take pictures, and go to different locations to get them.
Tessellation's
A tessellation is an image created using a repeated pattern of an image that has been cropped down to a specific part of the image. To create a tessellation you must crop an image down to a specific part, and put that image in one corner of a template that is a perfect square. Once you repeat this enough to fill up the square, then you will have your tessellation. What I enjoyed about this project is taking pictures, then determining what section of the image would look best as a tessellation. My favorite image is the one of the cactus plant. I struggled at first with trying to figure out how to make the template. If I had to do it over again I would spend more time getting close up images of plants so that I had a wider variety of pictures to work with.
Portraitures
ISO 400 f/80 1/90th of a second
ISO 400 f/9.5 1/500th of a second
ISO 400 f/8 1/750th of a second
ISO 400 f/8 1/750th of a second
ISO 400 f/9.5 1/500th of a second
ISO 400 f/8 1/1000 of a second
From going to the duck pond and taking portraitures, I learned that lighting, and scenery can really change the quality of your picture. We chose which poses to do from a sheet that had examples of poses. I think that this sheet really helped in making our pictures look professional.The reflector really did help make the model look better, because of the lighting. To retouch the photos, we went into Photoshop, and we made the skin blurrier, in order to get rid of any blemishes, and any uneven skin tones. Depending on how good you are, you can demand more money for session, but if you are just starting out, you can make about 17k in a year, but if you decide to try and do it professionally, you can make about 63k a year. Any businesses who are looking to advertise, or want to look more professional, will want to use a portrait photographer, they are in high demand in todays high tech society. Anybody who needs high quality pictures for themselves or employees will also hire a portrait photographer. Semi-professional, and student photographers charge about $100 per session.
Food Photography
Stack of Cookies
ISO 200, f/1.8, shutter speed 1/3000
Pile of Cookies
ISO 200, f/8, shutter speed 1/500
Box of Cookies
Tower of Cookies
Mound of Cookies
ISO 200, f/8, 1/180 shutter speed
The food that I brought for my project were White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. For my props, all that I used was a slab of granite, and a table cloth. Things I learned about food photography are, that almost all of the pictures of food are taken at either f/1.8, or f/8. Also I learned that the lighting is so important, that it can make the difference of making the food look appetizing, or not evoke any hunger at all. Some other things that I learned are that when preparing the photo of a hamburger that McDonalds advertises, they put all the ingredients towards the front of the bun so that they can show what is in the burger, and the cooking of the burger takes way longer, so they can get it perfect. I also learned that food stylists can make a lot of money, especially when working for someone like McDonalds. Restaurants, personal catering companies, and grocery stores are all places that use food photography. You can be hired by all of them, and get paid very well. I 'think in my photos I was able to capture the true deliciousness of the cookies. I was able to do this by making the cookies look warm in one photo, and bringing out the texture in another.
Name Project
What I did to create this image is: Go out and take pictures of objects that resemble the letters in my name. Then when I got back is uploaded each picture individually to Photoshop and highlight the part of the picture that resembles the letter and made it more vibrant. The surrounding area was then made into black and white to make it stand out more. Then I got a template for the number of letters in my name. I then took each individual picture and placed them into the template spelling out my name. I struggled on making the "L" more vibrant because the letter wasn't perfectly vertical. I was proud of making each individual letter more vibrant. What I like most about this artwork is that I actually found really good examples for letters in my name. I think that if I was given more time, I would be able to find objects that better represent the letters in my name.
Rainy Day
Layer Mask
In 10 years I would like to be an Oscar winning actor. I will want to be very succesful in my endeavours as an actor. I hope to be in every one of everyoens favorite movies. I will also want to be in TV shows. I hope to be living in Encinitas on the beach with a very nice Audi car.
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse, September 27, 2015. Left image: 70-300mm lens @ 270mm, ISO 1000, aperture f/5.3, shutter speed 1.3 secs. Right image: 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, ISO 800, aperture f/13, shutter speed 1/1250 sec. To photograph the moon: 1. Use a tripod! A flat surface will only allow you to shoot straight, and shooting the moon means that you'll be shooting up and constantly re-adjusting the tripod as the moon moves throughout the night. 2. Use a shutter release cord, remote or the camera's self timer if you don't have one, so that you don't move the camera when pressing the shutter release during a long exposure. 3. Use a zoom lens and zoom in as much as you can to the moon. It's okay if it's not a super fancy lens, this was shot using a 15 year old $100 lens. Focus in on the craters and details on the moon. 4. ISO 1250- 1600, so that you can use as fast a shutter speed as you can without losing detail-the longer the shutter speed, the more chances you have the camera will shake even slightly in the wind, resulting in an out of focus photograph. 5. Aperture priority of f/5.6 since you are not worried about capturing any details other then the moon. 6. Bracket your exposure, meaning over expose and underexpose the photograph from what the camera is telling you. Generally the camera will overexpose the moon, so you'll get nothing but a white blob in the sky. Use the exposure compensation button (the +/- button below the shutter release) and change the exposure to -0.5, then -1.0, then -1.5 and so on, until you start seeing detail in the moon. You may go as far as -5.0 exposure compensation to get what you need. 7. Take a fair amount of photos and keep refocusing as the night progresses. The photographs may look focused on the camera's display, but you won't really see if they're completely in focus until you upload them onto your computer screen.
Halloween
ISO 400, f/8, 1/2000th of a second
ISO 400, f/8, 1/1250th of a second
Principles of Art
Variety, ISO 400, f/8, 1/1250th of a second
This picture displays variety because of the opposing aspects of stairs and hands. It makes sense because you go up stairs with your feet, and the opposite of feet are usually symbolized by hands, the stairs and hands contrast each other. These two contrasting elements combine to make a picture depicting variety.
Unity, ISO 400, f/8, 1/640th of a second
This picture depicts unity because off its combination of oddness, yet at the same time it looks like it belongs there. The way that it stretches across the corner of a wall gives it its odd composition, but the fact that it represents kurt school and that it is a mural kind of brings it all together.
Harmony, ISO 280, f/6.3, 1/4000th of a second
This is a picture I took in the desert over the weekend and I think it perfectly captures the idea of harmony, because of its aspects such as calmness, and the way that the sun is hiding behind the mountains to create a beautiful display of colors, that I think, can summarize the peacefulness of the desert. For a picture to achieve a sense of harmony, it must blend colors together, and achieve a sense of oneness. This calm picture achieves exactly that.
Emphasis, ISO 400, f/8, 1/2500th of a second
This is a picture of emphasis because automatically, your eye goes to the crow. The crow stands out against the blue background, and the white pole on which it sits. The crow distracts the viewer from the camera that it is sitting on. But once the viewer sees the camera it can be a pleasant surprise.
Rhythm, ISO 400, f/8, 1/800th of a second
This picture depicts rhythm because of the equality in the picture. The trees on both sides of the walkway create a sense of perfectness, and the fact that there is not a cloud in the sky also adds to this. Also the kids in the middle have rhythm because of where they are situated in the picture.
Proportion, ISO 400, f/8, 1/800th of a second
This picture depicts proportion for obvious reasons. Such as the fact that the two trees are different in height. The fact that they are the same tree adds to the idea that they are different. But even the small tree is big compared to the little tables and trash cans.
Balance, ISO 400, f/8, 1/250th of a second
This picture depicts balance because of the way the mural is painted, with similar designs on both sides and color usage. Also the two drinking fountains in the add balance because of where they are located. The fact the the split is perfectly in the middle of the picture also added balance, and gives the idea that if you were to put these elements on a scale, that each side would weigh the same.
Elements of Art
Line ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000 of a second
This is a picture depicting lines. Its perfect example of buildings and stairs leading directly to the horizon display a cool design of lines heading in the same direction. Also the fence adds a counter part because of the way its lines head.
Color ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000th of a second
This picture depicts color not only because its prominent display of yellow. But also because of the fact that it is countering the other colors in the picture and really stands out. It stands out because the colors in the background are dull and dark, while the flower is bright and vibrant.
Shape ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000th of a second
I had a hard time finding an object to photograph that has natural shape. So I ended up going with this chain link. I think that the circular shape is a good example for shape.
Form, ISO 400, f/8, 1/500th of a second
This picture has form because of the way the fence creates a shadow and also has depth, and height. The shadow really emphasizes how long and tall the fence is and really serves as an important aspect of the picture. The way that the background is blurred really amplifies the length of the fence.
Texture, ISO 400, f/8, 1/800th of a second
This picture of grass is a really good example of texture because we have all played in the grass as a child, and we all know what it feels like. I think that it was pretty easy to capture what it feels like. The shadows somehow add a sense of touch and feeling and I feel like I could just reach out and touch the grass on the screen and expect to actually feel grass.
Space, ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000th of a second
The grass in this picture is the main object, and the fact that the background is blurred really amplifies the object. Also the effect of blur, crisp, then blur again, adds the distance affect. You can tell how far away the trees are because of how small they are. You can really tell how far away they are.
Value, ISO 400, f/8, 1/320th of a second
The aspect of value in this picture is present because of the way the sun shines on some leafs, and and leaves others in the shadows. The trunk is in the shade which really amplifies the shine on the leafs. The black and white filter adds value to this because it magnifies the shades and highlights.
Building block: Line. One dimensional and can vary in width, direction, and length. Lines also can define the edges of a dorm. Lines can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, straight, or curved, thick or thin. Lines lead your eye around the composition. Color. Color has three main characteristics: hue, red yellow green, value, how light or dark it is, intensity, how bright or dull it is, colors can be warm, yellow or red, or cool, blue or green. Monochromatic: one color. Complimentary Colors: colors complimenting each other. Shape. Two dimensional, height and width. Organic Shape is a shape made by nature. Not completely defined. Inorganic shape, man made, triangles and rectangles. Form. Three dimensional height, width and depth. Photographers emphasize form by the use of highlights and shadows Texture. The surface quality of an object that we sense through touch. All objects have a physical texture. Space. Real space is three dimensional. Space is a work of art refers to the feeling of depth or three dimensions. Positive space is the space occupied by the primary object. Negative space is space around the primary object. Value. Value is the lightness or darkness of a surface. Black and white or color. Principles of art. The principles of art are rules or guidelines of art. The principles are balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis, harmony, variety, and unity. Balance. Balance is how the artist uses opposite components in a composition that results in visual stability. There are symmetrical and asymmetrical. Proportion. Proportion relates to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design. Specifically, the relationships between the objects. Rhythm. Rhythm in an artwork indicates movement by the repetition of elements. Rhythm can make an artwork seem active. Emphasis. Emphasis is used to make something stand out, or dominate the photograph, it attracts the viewer’s to a certain aspect of the image. Harmony. Harmony is the pleasing quality achieved by different elements of a composition interacting to form a whole. Harmony is often accomplished through repetition of the same or similar characteristics. Variety. Difference achieved by opposing, changing, elaborating, or diversifying elements in a composition to add individualism and interest. Unity. Unity is the result of bringing the elements of art into the appropriate ratio between harmony and variety to achieve a sense of oneness. It is the sense that everything works together and looks like it fits.
Photograph by Matt Black depicting an example of Line. Name of photograph: Watering a tomato field. 2010
Photograph by Benjamin Von Wong depicts an example of color. Photograph titled Deadpool 2014
This picture captures the idea of color. The reason why is because Deadpool really pops against the dull New York grey buildings and streets. The red truly stands out.
Photograph by Ansel Adams depicting form. Photograph titled Half Dome, Merced River, Winter
László Moholy-Nagy photograph titled Behind the Black of the Gods 1928 this picture depicts shape.
Kelly Moncure Soggy Kitty 2010 this picture depicts texture. You can really feel like you feel how wet the cat is.
Black Canyon National Park, photo by Travis Burke around 2015 depicts space
Shutter Speed
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600th of a second
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600th of a second
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600th of a second
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600th of a second
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600th of a second
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600th of a second
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1,600th of a second
Shutter speed is used to both capture a moment in time, freezing everything and making a clear image, and also to show movement.
Respect Yourself
The meaning behind this image is to represent the idea that you need to fight the urge to do drugs. I chose to use the red fake football player that our players use to push up and push back against. So it is already a symbol of fighting back. So I thought I would have Kimberly fight the red guy as a symbol for somebody trying to pressure you to do drugs.
This image really helps you realize how you need to respect yourself and not do drugs. The idea came to me as her just fighting a guy in a red shirt, but once we got onto the field and saw the red football guys, I knew that they would be perfect. The photo turned out exactly how I wanted it to. And I also think that it perfectly embodies the message I was trying to capture.
Light Painting
ISO, f/8, Shutter speed 6 seconds
ISO, f/8, Shutter speed 6 seconds
ISO, f/8, Shutter speed 6 seconds
ISO, f/8, Shutter speed 6 seconds
ISO, f/8, Shutter speed 6 seconds
ISO, f/8, Shutter speed 6 seconds
We took these photos in a dark room with a tripod. We had our partners stand in front of the camera with a flashlight, glow sticks, and MyLight Painting App. These projected lights out and made them stand out against the dark black background. These projected images were picked up by the camera, and with a slow shutter speed created a really cool light trail. As you can see in the images above.
Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is both a technical and an aesthetic choice that the photographer needs to make for their photo. The shutter inside your camera controls the amount of time your sensor is exposed to light. Capturing blur emotion in your photograph can emphasize movement and add drama. A fast shutter speed can be used to capture a moment and freeze the picture. A slow shutter speed can can be used to show movement and show motion. As a general rule to prevent camera shake avoid handholding your camera at shutter speeds slower than 1/ 2 x focal length. Using a tripod can eliminate shake when using slower shutter speeds. The visual blur and suggestion of movement occurs because the subject is moving against a static background. Layering motion of different subjects moving at different speeds can set up interesting dynamics within a photograph. Fast shutter speeds can make subjects appear to be frozen in the air. When photographing people running relatively close to the camera a shutter speed of 1000th of a second or faster should freeze most motion. The distance the subject is from the camera, the speed of the subject, and the focal length of the lens will affect whether the subject is sharp or blurred. Slower shutter speed conveys the idea of movement or motion. And it can also isolate a subject from a distracting background. A tripod combined with a long exposure can capture a fireworks trails. Water movement can be emphasized with a long exposures. Here are some examples of shutter speed being used to create a cool image.
ISO 100, f/16, Shutter Speed 1/3
ISO 100, f/10, Shutter Speed 1/30
ISO 100, f/8, Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 100, f/3.5, Shutter Speed 1/250
ISO 100, f/1.8, Shutter Speed 1/1000
Cyanotype Project
These pictures show the steps I took to create a cyanotype. I ended up using the leaves that I found on the tree outside our class. It turned out really good, and I was very happy with the results The first picture shows where I placed the leaves outside in order to create the image. During winter our cloudy days, the standard time that your cyanotype is exposed to the sun is 15 mins, but since we live in sunny California it took only 6 mins! The process is creating a digital negative, placing it on a sheet of paper with a coat of potassium ferricyanide, and ferric ammonium citrate, then setting it out in the sun. And then placing the paper in 97% water and 3% hydrogen peroxide. Then you should have a blue colored back ground with a white print of your picture.
The Ham Gambler
New Discoveries
ISO 400 f/1.8 1/4,000 of a second.
Sam was on a walk through the grass and he spotted a white, round object in the distance. What should he do? Should he approach it? Or just leave it alone?
ISO 400, f/8, 1/500th of a second
Decisions Decisions
Sam decided to approach the shiny white object, with care, as to not cause any troubles, or risk getting hurt. Besides, could he just leave his family and little piglets behind? His own wife and kids. He had to think.
ISO 400, f/16, 1/160th of a second
Brave Piggy
Sam decided to hop on to the mysterious, white, pad that was sitting there, ominously. He hoped that this pad would only bring him joy, and not harm him. He was a brave pig to get onto the pad. He eagerly awaited the adventure that this pad would surely bring.
ISO 400 , f/8, 1/160th of a second
Traveling through space and time
It turns out that the white pad was actually a tele-porter. And as Sam was drifting through space and time, he wondered if he would ever see his beloved piglets and wife ever again. He was also wondering where the mysterious white pad was taking him. How long would he be gone? Only time would tell.
ISO 400, f/ 1.8, 1/1,250th of a second
Sam's Arrvial
Suddenly, Sam appeared in a strange world. He was scared and frantically tried to use the tele-porter to take him back to his world. However, it appeared that the machine was out of power. He decided he would explore for anybody who might be able to help him.
ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/4000th of a second
New Friends
Sam had searched and searched, and finally he found signs of life. A bird named Alberto, and a bear named Eduardo. He asked them if they knew anything about tele-porters. They kindly responded that they had one. Sam then says,"May I use it please?" Alberto and Eduardo then proceed to say, "Yes. On one condition. You must beat us in a game of cards." Sam kindly accepts with the hopes his years as a professional black jack player would help him.
ISO 400, f/16, 1/60th of a second
Intense Game of Cards
They then began their intense game of cards. But Sam was not having a good day! For the bird and the bear had chosen Poker, Sam's only weakness when it comes to cards. Yet he had faith that he would succeed, for his daughters and his wife.
ISO 400, f/ 1.8, 1/4000th of a second
Sam's advantage
Sam was falling behind, but alas! He drew the card that he needed. He knew then that he would be seeing his children soon. He was overwhelmed with joy, for he knew, this was the winning card.
ISO 400, f/ 1.8, 1/400th of a second
Acceptance of Defeat
Alberto and Eduardo were ready to concede and show Sam to their tele-porter. Sam's years of studying cards and card related games has finally paid off. He now had a valid reason for his degree in Cardology, for it was that degree and studying that saved him from and brought him back to his family. Hopefully his wife would appreciate him for that.
ISO 400, f/8, 100th of a second
Sam's Departure
Sam said goodbye to his new found friends, Albert and Eduardo, who helped him get backed to his family. Once Sam got back home he told his wife that his degree in Cardology, was not useless and that it saved him, and brought him back to his family. However, two years later Sam and his wife got a divorce because there are not many jobs that require a degree in Cardology They, sadly did not live happily ever after. The End!
Aperture
ISO 200, f/1.8, Aperture 1/2,500
ISO 200, f/8, Aperture 1/125
ISO 200, f/16, Aperture 1/30
When you change shutter speed you control how many objects are in focus in a moving image. DOF will be used to extinguish a subject in a picture. Bigger the f stop the smaller the aperture. Larger aperture results in a small DOF. Aperture is how you control depth of field, which affects the object in the picture which is in focus.
Digital Camera Basics
DSLR stands for digital single lens reflex and the lens comes off. Uses mirrors to reflect light from the lens to the view finder. Which is a hole in the back of the camera that you look through to see what you are taking a picture of. Exposure is the amount of light collected by the sensor in your camera when you take the picture. If the photo is exposed too long the photograph will be washed out. If the shot is exposed too short it will appear to dark. Almost all cameras today have light meters which measure the light given shot and set and ideal exposure. Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO..
Aperture is a hole within a lens through which light travels into the camera body. Every camera we use today is designed around the use of our eyes. Small apertures increase the depth of field bringing both the main subject and background into focus. Large apertures softer background details. Depth of field (DOF) is the distance of which objects behind and in front of the focal point appear to be in focus. Shutter speed is also known as exposure time is the length of time a camera shutter is open to expose light into the camera sensor Shutter speed is measured in fractions of a second. ¼ means a quarter of a second and 1/250 means one two-hundred-and-fiftieth of a second. The slowest shutter speed for handheld photography is 1/60. Anything lower than that should either be on a tripod or on a straight, solid surface. Any slower handheld shutter speed begins to get motion blur and your photograph may be out of focus. ISO is the level of sensitivity if your camera to available light. The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is to the light. While a higher ISO number increases the sensitivity of your camera. The component within your camera that can change sensitivity is called “image sensor” or simply “sensor” With increased sensitivity, your camera sensor can capture images in low-light environments without having to use a flash. But higher sensitivity comes at an expense- it adds grain or “noise” to the picture.
Rule of thumb Bright and sunny, 100 ISO Cloudy, 250 ISO Indoors, 500 ISO Night time without a flash, 1600 ISO Modes of the DSLR M- Manual Control over aperture and shutter A- Aperture Priority S- Shutter Priority P- Camera sets shutter speed and aperture How to hold a DSLR Have the camera strap around your neck at all times and Hold the camera by the lens and hand grip if possible- treat with care.
Camera Obscura
Camera Obscura is a type of art form that really revolutionized the world of art because it introduced the idea of photographs. Above and to the left is an example of camera obscura that somebody did of their view of Central Park in New York City. What camera obscure does is takes light from outside and focuses it through a small hole in a mostly dark room that is used to focus the light and display it on a wall. It portrays what is outside of the room in real time, its like live streaming what is happening outside in the real world, but into your room. Above an example of how it is done.
Surrealistic Selfie
For my Surrealistic Selfie project I chose to use my brother in the photo. Since we are twins I thought it would be a creative idea to take a photo of my face and of hide face, and split it down the middle, put them together and try to make us look like one person. I am very happy with the results of the photo. To edit the photo I chose to play with the lighting, and apply a very vague version of the vignette filter. I also added a pixelated effect covering the whole image. If you look at the original image you can obviously tell that it is two people, but with the pixels edited, it makes it look more like one person, which is what I was shooting for.