Montana T- Faith

This photo is called “Faith”, I took this in my room with my bible and my cross necklace. I edited this photo by lowering the exposure and dodging some parts of the necklace. I like how this photo came out and I think it would’ve been better if I had a good background to go with it, but other than that I love it!

 

Davis M- Colorado

 I took this picture with my phone in Colorado, and I edited the brightness a little bit, and made the image a little clearer. I could’ve maybe darkened it a bit more.

Rachel S- Cat

 This picture is titled “Cat.” It was taken up in Springville over Christmas break. I dont love the murky colors of the sky and ground but I think the beautiful orange of the cat contrasts it. I edited this picture by cropping it so that the cat was more central. I am proud of this picture but compliments to the model because she really did all the work. 

Caroline S- Kiersten

The title of my image is “Kiersten” because that is who is in the picture and it was taken at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. It was taken with my phone and I edited it by turning up the brightness and exposure which I probably did too much. To improve this photo, I would turn down the exposure.

 

Daniel K- Snowy Day

 I titled this image “snowy day”. It was taken through my window last week during Hoover’s snow day. It was taken with my phone and I edited it by dehazing along with increasing clarity as well as some color adjustments to give it a blue tone. I could’ve done better with the editing by removing the little light blotches from the window’s glass and I could’ve done better with the photo itself to make sure it wasn’t so incredibly grainy, which was what resulted in the editing outcome looking rather flat. I could have stuck with the grain to avoid this however in my mind it took away from the photo more than it added. 

Lily D- Sunset Road

This image is called “Sunset Road”. It was taken around the summer time on the road. It was taken with my iPhone 15 pro. I edited it by turing up the vibrance and turning down the exposure. It could be better if there was more focus on the sun and the sky and less on the cars and street. 

 

Rachel N - Way Home

 It was taken on 9, January 2025 when I was on the way home, thus the title of the photo. It was taken with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I played with the settings, most of it, I played with the hue. It could’ve been better if I cleaned the cars or zoomed it in since I’m focusing on the sunset.

Reagan M - Foggy Haze

 The title of my image is “Foggy Haze”. This was taken from my bedroom window in December. This photo was taken with an iPhone 11. I edited this picture by making the colors cooler, and I added a texture that made it look fuzzy. It would be better if there were a subject.

Branning C- Jeep

The title of this image is Jeep. It was taken at my moms house about 5 months ago. It was taken with a canon eos rebel. I did not edit it because I liked the way it looked originally. It would be better if I took time to edit it, or if I cropped some of it.

 

Irais B-C - Candid Portrait

 This picture was taken on my IPhone 16 like a few weeks ago. It was taken in the bandroom during the 8th period of the day. I edited it by saturating the colors a bit more and bringing up the brightness and defining the picture in general. I think it could’ve been better if the lights werent so bright and I could’ve made the sheet music a little more blurry. I really like the outcome of the picture though.

Ashlyn G- Snow at Last

 This photo is called Snow at Last. It was taken during Friday when it snowed two weeks ago. This was taken with my I phone and I edited it by putting a filter over the image to add a different look. I could have made the snow pop more and edited it to be lighter. Overall I like the image and how I edited it.

Angel H- Old Memories

The title of the image is called “Old Memories”. The picture was taken behind the St. Peter's Church but I don’t exactly remember when it was taken since it’s been some years. The picture was taken with a phone camera. I made the image as black and white, I added an effect which gave it an old 1940s look. I probably could have made it better by removing some trees in the background. 

 

Caroline L - Blue Ferris Wheel

This is “Blue Ferris Wheel.” It was taken at the Cullman Christmas market on December 23rd at night. It was taken with my phone, and I edited it in the photos app. It could be better if the lights at the bottom weren’t so distracting and yellow. I love the lines in this photo and the cool angle it was taken at.

 

Jorge S - T-Joint

 I titled this photograph “T-Joint.” It is a picture of a 6-pass horizontal T-Joint I welded at RC3. I took it in November in Mr. Rigby’s studio with his camera. I used the Analog Efex to increase the color and overall look of the photo. I then lit some of the darker parts. I noticed that I lightened a part of the photo a bit too much where the bottom weld was affected, making it a bit pale in color. I could have been more attentive when editing the photograph.

Liam D-Just a Cloud Away

 The image is called Just a Cloud Away, named after the Pharal Williams song of the same name. It was taken in my yard on August 20th with my Canon camera (I don’t remember its official name) . I increased the brightness and saturation to make it brighter. If there was  a little more cloud in it I think it could be better. 

Chandler D- Ice Ring

The title of this particular picture is called Ice Ring. This photo was taken last year in December in Atlanta Georgia. This photo was taken with a iphone 14 pro max. To edit this picture I decreased the photo brightness making the different colors more easy to be seen. To inhance this photo I could have increase the sharpness.

 

Chloe C- Taka

 The title of this image is, “Taka”. This cat wandered into our backyard during the snow we had a while back and my mom and i brought him inside away from the cold. Waiting for the roads to clear so we could take him to the vet, I named him Taka (lion king reference). I took this specific picture with my phone and used the photos app to make the sunlight stand out more. I like this image a lot, but I couldn’t decide whether to cut the door out or not. After a week of keeping Taka, we finally got him to the vet and found him microchipped and safely got him back to his owner. His real name was Nacho.

Finley B - Pink Lemonade

This picture was taken at the beach near the restaurant called "Lulu's." I took it on my phone two summers ago. I adjust the photo to emphasize the pink color while also giving it a warmer tone. I aimed to give this a vintage film appearance. However, I could have made the photo brighter and softer.

Lamon J- Spotlight

This image’s title is “Spotlight” since there sorta looks like a light is being shown on the face of the silhouette in the photo, breaking up the shadow. This image was inspired particularly by a shot from Tyler The Creator’s “See You Again” where Tyler kinda stands in front of this calm background with most of his body enveloped in shadow, only his mouth and eyes being visible. I’m not sure how well I executed this idea and I honestly kinda wish I did a bit better with blending the shadows of the actual figure. Other than that I feel sort of proud of this image since it’s the most ambitious I’ve been with a portrait in a while.

 

Maddie B- Black and White Clock

This picture is titled “Black and White Clock” because I edited it for the still life assignment, and it was a black and white version of one of my photos. I took this picture of my necklace (with a clock on it), some paper stars, and sequins last November with my camera. I drew the design on a piece of paper, and used that as the background. I edited the picture with camera raw, made it black and white, touched up some of the places where my drawing wasn’t very neat, and lightened some areas on the stars. It  was getting dark when I took this picture, and it would be better if I had taken it earlier when there was more light. I also struggled a bit with getting the clock in focus when I was taking pictures of these objects. Overall, though, I think it turned out pretty good.

Calliope T - Kitten

This is called Kitten and it was taken at an antique store on November 10, 2023. It was taken with a Canon digital camera. I edited it by making the colors a little cooler and also more vibrant. It could be better if the background was a little lighter. 

Mazzy C- Pond

 This photo is titled Pond because it is a picture of a pond. It was taken downtown in Railroad Park on Novemeber 2, 2024. I edited this picture by making the hues more warmer. This image could’ve been better if I brightened it up a little. 

Laura H- Harp

This photo is titled Harp, because there is a harp in the background. I took this picture during the summer in France, specifically in the Louvre. I took this photo with my iphone 13. I used the art history brush and various color tools to edit this photo. 

 

Milo B - Life on the Lake

 The title of this picture is Life on the Lake. It was taken January 9th in McCalla. I took it with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I did not edit it. It could be better if my grandfather was facing away from the camera a little bit more.

Ellie B- Studies

 The name of this photo is “Studies”. It was taken in the photo shoot room here at the school on November 8, 2024. I used a Cannon T-7 to take this picture. I edited this photograph to be black and white. I also added a burned-looking border around its edge. There could be more in the upper section of the frame. The subjects in this image are from a mix of my own schoolwork and a friend's books.

Nicholas T - In Full Bloom

I titled this image “In Full Bloom” as it reminds me of spicebush flowers. It was taken on December 4, 2024 in the school courtyard. As usual I took it with my DSC-W800. The main thing I added was a Nikke filter which browned the image, I also increased the contrast and exposure. I think it could have been sharpened more.

 

Kais C- Colorful Sun

 I call this image “Colorful Sun” I took it on my phone 13 pro in atlanta georgia. I used basic editing such as curves to help with the colors and also using saturation and brightness with vibrance. I think i could do without it being so colorful and making the main focus on the sunset and how beautiful it could’ve been without it.

Marcus M- Somethings Wrong/ The Mannequin

 This piece, called “Somethings Wrong/ The Mannequin,” is a mysterious, eerie horror piece. I took it outside a fashion store while celebrating my grandma’s birthday at the cheesecake factory. I took the picture on my phone. An iPhone 13. I edited it with Photoshop for a digital photography assignment, where we had to make our photos look like paintings. One thing I will say is that I could have added a bit more black shadow around the mannequin I chose. I meant for this piece to be an analog horror and creepypasta-inspired piece, and I seem to have nailed it.

Rachel N - The Torii

This is The Torii. It was taken on November 11th in the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. It was taken with my Iphone 15 ProMax. I edited the photo by playing with the saturation and the highlights. It could’ve been better if I cropped it. But overall I like how it turned out. For your information, Torii is the red gate that you would find in Japan.

 

Tristen P- Perfect Harmony.

 This photo is named Perfect Harmony. I took this photo in the back room with my flute and my friend Irais’ clarinet. When editing this photo I raised the brightness while also increasing the saturation and contrast. I added more to the green color while I darkened around the base of the instruments. I also blurred the background and lightened around the head of the flute.

Maggie P- Untitled

This photo was taken right outside of the school after Chamber Choir practice. I took it with my Canon EOS Rebel and used the Analog Efex Nik Collection filter to get the grainy effect. I then color-graded it to bring out the orange in the light and tried to make the shadows more cool-toned for contrast. I’m a bit torn now on whether I should’ve magic erased the street light in the corner or not, but besides that, I love how this turned out.

 

Diamond S- Bedroom

 This is a picture of half of my bed. How i edit it was i turn the exposure down so -35 so it gives off that clean look. Also is turned the brightness up to the lights in the background would pop out. This was taken in my bedroom before my birthday. I feel like this picture would have more of a pop out color.

Cordell W- The Waves

 This photo was taken in Destin Florida. It was taken with an iPhone. I made it darker.

Rachel S- Celebration

 My picture is titled “Celebration”. This is a picture I took of a cake I baked for my cousin’s birthday. I edited it by enhancing the color and editing away stray sprinkles. I think it could be better if the frosting was smoother in some spots where you can see the cake peeking through and I don’t know how to edit that because Photoshop is confusing. This cake is graham cracker and cinnamon flavored.

Calliope T - Oregon House

 I named this photo Oregon House. It was taken in Oregon on July 1st 2024. It was taken with a canon digital camera. I edited this photo to make it look a little more foggy by blurring the background and the fog around the house. I think it could be better if the picture was a little bit more zoomed in or closer to the house. 

Caroline S- Cross

The title of this image is Cross and it was taken at my grandparent’s house during the night. I took it on my phone and I edited it by sharpening it and I adjusted the lighting. It could be better if I had sharpened it less, because the background is grainy. 

 

Javier O- Untitled

This was taken in the month of November and it was taken in the studio room in the Digital Photography class. It was taken with the camera inside the room. I edited it by dimming the light and using the burn tool to dodge out some distractions. It could be better if maybe certain things werent in the image but overall it is a good image in my opinion.
 

Reagan M - Makeup Close Up

 The title of my image is “Makeup Close Up.” It was taken at night in my room with an iPhone 11. and shows my makeup on my vanity. I edited this photo by turning up the saturation and giving it more warm tones. It would be better if it were more focused.

Angel H- Apple on a Brick

My image is called “Apple on a Brick”. It was taken in my 2nd period photography class. It was taken on November 14, 2024 at 11:13:01 AM. The picture was taken with a camera. I sharpened my image to give it some more detail and made it a bit darker. It could have been better if I gave it a bit of brightness.

 

Jaxson L- Road to the Sun

 I named this Road to the Sun. I took this in Bangor, Maine on June 14th. I took this photo with my iphone 14. I made the contrast higher and made it so it was more level. I could have made it so the sign was more to the left. I took this also three days before I moved from Maine.

Mary Alex R- My Star

 I titled this image “My Star” and its a picture of my little glass Christmas tree. I took this picture a couple of weeks ago in my bedroom. I put it on my bed and used a tripod to get really close up. I manuel mode and spent a few minutes just trying to get it perfectly in focus. I was really careful when using sharpness not to overdo it and make it grainy, but I increased the sharpness of the colors of the star and I used dodge to bring light to the tree. I also slightly decreased the curves to make the background darker and cropped it so that the star could be in the center. It could have been better if there was a little bit more color in the background to make it pop more but overall I really like how it turned out! This is the best close up picture I’ve taken so far.

Victoria S- Abby

This picture is of my cat Abby. It was taken in my bedroom on November 3. I took this picture with my camera. I edited this photo in Photoshop and added one of the Nik 6 Color Efex filters over it. I think this picture could be better if my subject was more centered. 

 

Sarah S - Eggy

 This image is titled “Eggy”. I took it in Mr. Rigsby’s photo studio with my IPhone 14. I edited it with photoshop in this order: Saturation/color manipulation, Sharpening, Grain filter, Cutout filter, and then more grain. This specifically gives the eggs a printed look. I think this image turned out perfectly, and I wouldn’t change anything about it if I could. I named it Eggy because everytime I see anything relating to eggs, I blurt out “Eggy!”

Montana T- Strings

 This photo is called “Strings”. I took this shot in my room by placing my guitar on the floor and taking the picture close to the strings. I edited this photo by upping the brightness but adding a bit of a dark vintage around the photo to make the center pop more. I also increased the vibrancy of this to make the wood look better. I do wish I could’ve got a better angle without my room being the background but, overall I liked how this picture came out and it’s one of my favorites.   

Irais B-C - Duet

 This picture was taken a few weeks ago in Mr. Rigsby’s studio. It was a little shoot I did with one of my friends. The photo was taken with my iPhone 14 on the regular camera setting. I edited the image by darkening the corners and sharpening the mouthpieces to make them stand out more. I also brought out the saturation to the places where the colored light was touching, to make the colors pop. I think the photo could have been better if it wasn't so blurry, but I like the overall photo.

Dani H- Thankful For The Sun

This picture was taken at my grandparent's house on Thanksgiving when me  and my brother 

Went for a walk. This was taken on my phone around 6:00 I edited this by adjusting the light to make the orange pop out more. I also adjusted the color to make the lake stand out last but not least the warmth is at 60. I feel like I did good photo  there noting i cloud have done to make it better 

 

Ashlyn G- Beauty in Pain

 I named this image beauty in pain, I titled it Beauty in Pain because the moth had broken its wing and it was in pain but was still beautiful. I took this image out on the football field this summer while practicing. I took this image with my Iphone 14. I edited it by changing the background to look less messy and defined the moth's unique features. I could have removed more light from the sides of the image to make the moth the main object of the picture without any distractions. 

Luke F- Lola

I took it at my house. It could be edited better and clearer but pretty good overall.

Liam D- Header

 The title of the selected image is Header .Taken late November at a soccer field. Taken with my Canon  camera.  Applied the analog effect with as well as changing the colors. Could be better if my brother wasn't covered that much.

Chandler D- Beach Sunset

The title of my selected image is “The Beach Sunset”. This photo was taken in Panama City Florida, this year during Spring break. This photo was taken with my Iphone 14 camera. To edit this photo I enhanced the brightness of the sunset and lowered the exposure. This photograph could be better by sharpening areas in the photo to enhance.