1. Overlooking the city/port of Sorrento. 8/17/2011; 3:42pm; Sorrento, Italy; f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used vibrance & saturation, selective color to get the washed out colors to come out.
2. Looking down an old Roman road near Rome. 8/10/2001; 4:50pm; near Rome, Italy; f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used a gaussian blur on the road and in between the trees. I also used vibrance & saturation and selective color.
3. Standing near the Trevi Fountain in Rome just before sunset. 8/9/2001; 6:55pm; Rome, Italy; f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I didn't have to use a lot of saturation or vibrance but used some selective color and levels to enhance the contrast a little more.
4. Standing on top of a building overlooking the city of Florence. 8/12/2001; 3:19pm; Florence, Italy; f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used gaussian blur on the green bush to allow the eye to focus on the city and sky. I used selective color to bring out the colors in the buildings. I used vibrance to bring out the colors in the sky.
5. Looking over at the Faraglioni Rocks at Capri. 8/15/2001. 2:31pm; Island of Capri, Italy; f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. The water was already pretty colorful and vibrant so I only used to selective color to enhance the colors in the rocks.
6. Overlooking the city/port of Capri. 8/15/2001. 12:47pm; Island of Capri, Italy; f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used vibrance and saturation to make the colors really pop. I used curves to clear up any haziness that was there.
7. Overlooking a valley on the island of Kuaui. 7/30/2002. 1:16pm; Kuaui, Hawaii; f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used levels, selective color, vibrance and saturation to make this dull picture to capture the eye.
8. Overlooking the beach of Hanakapiai on the island of Kuaui right at end of sunset. 8/1/2002. 7:10pm; Kuaui, Hawaii. f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used gaussian blur on the water and clouds to bring the focus on the plants and shrubery. I used vibrance, saturation, and selective color to balance the colors and bring them out a little more.
9. Overlooking the cliffs of Lone Cypress just north of Monterey Bay, CA. 4/12/2000. 11:47am; Monterey, CA. f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used levels, vibrance, saturation.
10. Sherman sisters (sisters of my wife Kelsey) right outside of the Ricks building. 7/11/2010. 1:26pm; BYU-Idaho campus (Rexburg, ID). f/2.8; 1/160; Canon Powershot SD500. I used levels, curves, vibrance, selective color, and brightness/contrast to bring out the colors in the bush behind them and the colors in their dresses.
When I took the pictures 1 through 9, I was really inexperienced and knew nothing about photography or design. However, as I took graphic design and basic drawing classes I went back to these photos and cleaned them up because they are pictures that I will probably won't be able to take for a long time and thought they would be a good place to start for my portfolio. The last picture of the four Sherman girls was a real job I did for them. I took dozens more pictures of them that day. The one I showed here was one of my favorites because of the colors and lighting. I am very anxious to learn more about how to take better photographs so I don't have change them as much to make them better.
