Assignment 6: White
Plan:
My plan for capturing the color white in nature is to take photos of snowy mountains.
My Photos:
I took these photos of the mountains while I was on a hike in Breckinridge during thanksgiving break. The photos are of the ski mountain at Breckinridge. This was the first time snow I had seen this season and took advantage of the opportunity to get snow photos. I really like the shapes of the mountains and the different points and structures of the rocks you can see. I think its cool how in some of the photos you can see the ski runs.
Edits:
To edit my photos I picked out my favorite ones. These ones were my favorite because you can see the ski runs and there are a lot different looking summit points on the mountains that you can see. I imported all 4 of the edits into Lightroom. To bring out the white more in the photo, I lightened the blue in the sky and lightened some of the white in the clouds and in the snow. I also lightened the darker tree colors to give the photo a really light look. At the end, I added very light vignettes to the corners which blended really well with the snow and the clouds and helped lighten up the photo.
Printed Photo:
This is the photo that I printed. I printed this photo because I really like how many different mountain points you can see. I also really like the different types of rocks you can see in the mountain. Another reason why this photo stood out to me was how you could some of the ski runs. I also really like how the rocks and trees provide a bit of contrast from the white from the snow and the clouds. I printed this photo on glossy paper to bring out the little bit of shine from the snow and the sky. The glossy paper also brings out the little bit of lightness in trees to show the little contrast between the trees, rocks, ad white. The lightness of the photo helps bring out a feeling of calmness and happiness. These are two emotions that are felt a lot during the winter season along with while you are skiing. Another reason I printed this photo is because I love to ski, and I thought that this ski mountain looked really cool from the view I captured it. I think that this photo was very successful in capturing the color white through the way it is seen through the snow and the clouds, and through the lightness of the photo.