Laura H- Grand View

 I took this photo in Canada. It was taken with my phone. I edited it using Brighten and Contrast tools. 

Kaitlyn W - Late Night

This picture was taken when I was on spring break. I didn't edit it much. I could have changed the camera setting, but I liked it.               

 

Jorge S- Anthony

 I took this picture of my best friend, Anthony, in Mr. Rigby’s studio with his camera. I took the bottom half corner of his face and made it into a kaleidoscope that looked fairly creepy. I then played around with the curve setting and found this demonic-looking thing you see now. I think it could be better if I could make the reds more redder

Kais C- The Universes Eye

The Universes eye, Im not sure when like a few weeks ago it was taken in my house with my iphone 13 pro i heavily abstracted the hue and light on lightroom and then added stars in photoshop, i really wish i could add more of a color pallet with a shoot star in the eye 

Irais B-C - End of Beginning

 This photo was taken somewhere in Chicago, Illinois, while the band was on a cruise by the Navy Pier. I took it on my iPhone 16, and I edited it by saturating the photo as well as brightening it up. I tried bringing up the sharpness on some of the buildings as well as their windows. My main points were just to make the sky be seen as well as the different colored lights. I think I could've done a little less on the sky since it now looks a little bit pixelated. I also should've lowered the brightness on the two big yellow lights. Other than that, I like this photo quite a lot before and after the editing. Just a nice photo in general.

Chandler D- The Colored Flower

The title of the selected photo is” The Colored Flower”. This photo was taken last week in the library. I captured this photo with my iPhone. To edit this photo I increased the brightness and increased the texture and warmth of the photo. To make this better I wish the green in the back was more clear.

Mazzy C- church

 This picture is titled Church because it is a photo of some church I took in downtown Birmingham. I took it on March 8, 2025 with my Canon camera. I edited this picture by making it darker and turning the exposure down and I also played around with the tinting and coloring. This picture could definitely be better if it were more focused and still. It is kind of blurry. But I chose this picture because I like the lighting and the mood of it.

Hayden C - Sunrise in Pensacola

 The title of this image is “Sunrise in Pensacola” and I took it on April 13 at 6 in the morning. I hadn’t intentionally gotten up that early, but more naturally done so out of habit of waking up for school. As the sun began to rise I loved the unique colors it was giving everything so I decided to take my camera and take some photos. I didn’t do any editing to this photo. I tried to, but I preferred the way it looked without any. I accidentally took this photo in landscape mode when I’d meant for closeup, but for some reason I think that accident made it look so much better.

Lily D - Under the Rainbow

This image is called “Under the Rainbow”. It was taken on the nature walk two weeks ago. It was taken with my iPhone 15 pro. I edited it by mixing the hue/saturation and turning up the saturation. I think it could be better if the dandelion had more color than the ground. I really like this image though and I am proud of it.

 

Chloe C- Brunch

 The title of my image is called ‘Brunch’ because… I took it at brunch. My family and I were up in North Carolina and found this cute spot inside a hotel. I didn’t bring my actual camera with me, so I had to use my phone. The photo before the table and wall were both pretty bland, so I added more pops of color to make it more appealing. I really like how the background is blurred out– adding more focus onto the plantain front of me.

River B- Phone Pole

 Title of this image is a phone pole. It was taken a few weeks ago somewhere downtown. I took it with a regular ole camera. It could be better if I edited it a little. Make sure to like, comment and subscribe.

Milo B - Sunset of a Lifetim

The title of this picture is Sunset of a Lifetime. It was taken on December 1st with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I did not edit this one, but if I were to have edited it, I would have drawn out some of the darker colors.

 

Maddie B- Colorful Vases

 This picture is called Colorful Vases, and I took it with my phone last month for the architecture assignment. It is a picture of some vases that are on a ledge over the front door in the entryway of my house. I edited this picture by darkening it a little bit and adding some grain. Then I added a vignette and increased the saturation of some of the vases. I like the way this picture turned out, and the editing was a little different from how I feel like I usually edit photos, which was interesting. I think it could be better if I had taken it from a different angle. Also, there was one light on the chandelier that looked different from the others because the sunlight wasn’t hitting it the same way, so fixing that might improve the picture as well.

Ellie B- Church

 The title of this picture is “Church”. It was taken on March 28th in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City. It was taken on my phone and I edited it to enhance the contrast to bring out the detail. I also cropped it slightly to better center it. It could be better if it were slightly less blurry.

Finley B - Neon Nightshade

The title of my image is Neon Nightshade. It was taken on the trail about a week ago with my iPhone 14 Pro. I edited it to achieve a purple-blue color scheme. I could’ve changed the grain consistency. 

Kaleb P- Friends After School

This photo is called “Friends after School.” this photo was taken on March 3, 2025, at the parking lot of Simmons Middle School. It was taken with an iPhone 10 i didn’t edit it at all, i think the photo looks good without any editing 
 

Montana T- Flowers

 This photo is titled Flowers and was taken on my back porch. I edited this picture by making the petals on the flower brighter and putting a grain filter over it. Compared to the night time photo I like this one better because the sun makes the white in the flower pop out more in my opinion. The only thing I don’t like about this photo is some of the pine straws in the way but other than that I think it came out good.

Victoria S- Berries

This picture is titled Berries. It was taken from a berry bush I found when walking around my neighborhood. I took this picture on January 10 when we were out of school because it snowed. The picture was taken with my camera. I edited it in Photoshop by increasing the brightness and saturation. I also added a Color Efex filter to give the berries a glow. Lastly, I added fog around the edges of the image. I think it could be better if more of my subject was in focus. Otherwise, I am very happy with how it turned out. 

Xenon S - Valentine.

This image is titled Valentine. It is a picture of the flowers that I received from my boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. It was taken on February 15, 2025 in my room with my iPhone 15. I increased the warmth, saturation, and vibrance of the photo. I also cropped it to a vertical 5:7 ratio. I wish that there was more blur in the background and that the details of the roses in the foreground were more profound. I also wish I would’ve moved my cardigan further out of the way so that it would not be in the bottom right corner of the photo. 
 

Mary Alex R- Baseball Mondays

 I took this photo of a Benjamin Russel batter at a Benjamin Russel vs. Shades Valley baseball game at Homewood High School on Presidents Day. I took this picture with my Nikon camera. I didn’t do very much to edit this photo, except add a vignette and use the sharpener tool on the batter’s helmet. This picture could’ve been better if it was more interesting. Monday was my first time trying out action photography and I still have lots of room for improvement, but sports photography is fun!

Maggie P - Echo

I took and edited this photo for the portrait project that we did a unit or so ago. To edit it, I lowered texture settings like dehaze and clarity and turned down the saturation but not the vibrance. That way I could subtly edit the warmth and tone of the image while still keeping it mostly black and white. That’s how I was able to achieve this glowy effect.

 

Rachel N - Koi

  The title is explanatory. This is a picture of koi fish that I took while I was in Indonesia. I took it with my old Samsung phone so I don’t have a specific date when I took it. It was around 2023. I edited the photo by playing with the saturation and giving it some light. It could’ve been better if I cropped it 

Davis M- C1

 I took these photos on my phone in colorado, my farm, and the mcwane center, i merged the photos together, and painted over it to give it a snow like appearance.

Caleb L- Waterfall 3

It was taken in Niagara Falls, May 14, 2023. It was taken by my family I just leave as it is. I could add some lighting and tinted.

 

Anna G- Shrouded

 The title of this image is Shrouded. This image is a composite so it is made up of multiple images. The portrait was taken at my house a few weeks ago for the portrait project and the pictures of the hands were both taken in my backyard towards the beginning of the school year. All photos were taken with my Nikon D5100 camera. I edited this photo by making the portrait grayscale and overlaying the first picture of the hand over my face, creating a kind of shadow/silhouette of the hand over my face. I duplicated the layer with the original portrait and overlaid the second hand so the hand had the same colors and image as the portrait below it. Then, I duplicated the colored hand and moved it to a new layer and positioned it so it looked like part of the original image and lined up with the grayscale portrait. I think this photo could be better if the colored hand didn’t have such a sharp edge and if the photo was overall brighter because it ended up looking a lot darker in the final version than it did while I was working on it on the desktop.

Caroline L - Desolation.

This is “Desolation.” It was taken in the studio at the school in January. It was taken with my NIKON camera. I edited it by making it black and white, painting some of the background, and removing some distracting light on her hair. I think it could be better if her hair looked a little neater (in the shot, she’s stunning always.)

Andrew C- Ducks

The title of the photo is Ducks as it is a collections of my ducks. It was taken on the top of my cabinet at night it was taken with my phone and wasn't edited. Could have tried to get more of it less blurred but I like it

 

Rachel S- Winners

 No statement provided

Caroline S- Short n' Sweet

The title of this image is Short n’ Sweet because that is the name of the album playing in the photo. It was taken on my camera in my room and I did not edit it. The photo would be better if there was not so much dust on the record player.

Rosalyn L- Tulips

 The title of this image is just Tulips. This Picture was taken at my house on Saturday,  February 22, 2025. This picture was taken on my phone. I edited the walls because I had a Chromebook and posters in the corner, so I took them out. Then there was water on the silver parts of the window, so I took them out so they could look smooth. Then where the tulips were on was a bit dirty, so I cleaned it and smoothed it out. It could have been better if the lighting was different and if it was taken from a different angle. 

Sadie S- Through the Lens

This image is called “Through the Lens”. It was taken near the choir room during 2nd period. It was taken with a Canon T7. This is the raw image with no editing. It would be better if I put a filter on it.

 

Joshua N- In the Truck

 The title of my image is ‘In the Truck’. I took it in my basement with my Nikon D5100 in late August. I edited it by adding a cool filter, messing with the lighting, and adding a vignette. I think that if the shelves weren’t in the back and if the hats colors were better that the overall picture would be better. 

Laura H- Statue

 This photo is titled Statue because it is of a statue. I took this picture over the summer because I really liked the statue so I took a photo of it. I used different color tools to edit this photo as well as the crop tool. 

River B- Banana

The title is banana. It was taken a while ago in Mr. Rigsby's studio. It was taken with one of his cameras. I don't think it can get better. banana

 

Ethan S - Vintage Beauty

This image is entitled “Vintage Beauty” for the early 1900’s look of the photo. I took this picture in Mr. Rigsby’s studio or the portraits assignment. I took it with Mr. Rigsby’s camera as well. I edited it using the Nik 6 Silver Efex for the vintage effect of the image. I think it could be better if I spent a little more time fine-tuning the filter adjustments but otherwise I think it turned out well. This picture is of my friend Guliana, she helped me with the portraits by being the subject for many of them.

 

Sarah S - Heel-clicking

 This image is titled ‘Heel-clicking”. It is a composite image, and I took both of the photos I edited together with my iPhone 14. I took the part with my dad in his childhood house, and I took the background image on my bus passing through a neighborhood during intense fog. It’s hard to tell the background is foggy because I added a hint of purple and applied a colored pencil filter to match the mood. I edited the part with my dad by sharpening to an extent, saturating the colors with cooler hues, and adding colored silhouettes behind him to convey the energy of the heel-click. The primary-colored silhouettes are blended in such a way that when they overlap each other, they make secondary colors. There’s also a drop shadow behind my dad to make him really pop off the page!

I don’t think this image could be any better than it is because it fits the vibe that my dad gives off as an avid skater and skateboard collector.

Ashlyn G -Eggy

  I titled this image eggy because of the egg that she is cracking and I thought it was a funny name. This was taken during the portrait assignment at my friend's house while she was baking. It was taken with my canon rebel and I edited it using the tinting and swatches. It could be better if I used more color swatches and added more diverse colors. 

Angel M- Black & White

I took this picture in November. It was taken with a Canon camera. I edited this picture by making it black and white because the original colors looked dull. This image would have been better if there was more detail in the background.

 

Angel GB- Untitled

 This image was taken at my home. I don't remember when exactly. I edited it by adjusting contrast, brightness, saturation, etc.. The image could be better with improvement, e.g. better lighting, framing, or focus. I chose this subject because subject. Overall, I feel like the image doesn't capture anything.

Irais B-C - Mystic Dreamscape

 This image combines four photos taken in different locations on my iPhone 16. The main one, being the background is originally a picture of my bedroom with my lights on. The one on top is the shadow of my partner. The jellyfish inside the shadow are from a lamp I have, and the one on top is a picture of the sky. I edited them all by defining the colors and saturating them. I also used some filters from the filter gallery and smudged the background. I feel that I could’ve made it better by defying the shape of the shadow some more and making the jellyfish fit inside. And maybe I should've made the opacity lighter in the sky picture. Other than that I like the way the colors and picture in general turned out.

Liam D- Wonderland

 The is Wonderland. It is a composite so I don’t know exactly when any of the photos were taken but around Dec 2024 and Jan 2025. It was taken by my Iphone and cannon. I edited it with photoshop, changing a lot, mostly the hue but also put a gradient on it to make it look creepier. I wish I had more holes to put my face in. My dogs name is Jaxi :3

Chandler D- Disney

The Title of This image is Disney. This photo was taken in Orlando Florida last year. I took this photo with my iPhone 14. To edit this picture I increased some of the details in the picture and enhanced the colors on the buildings. This photo could be better if I increased the brilliance.

Evelyn J- By the Pond

 This image is called “By the Pond,” and it was taken on October 9, 2024, at a pond by the Hoover Library. I took it with my iPhone 13. I also took a photo of my friend at the pond. This photo has no editing.

Milo B - Clouds on the Horizon

The title of this picture is Clouds on the Horizon. It was taken on February 7th at my grandparents house in McCalla. It was taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I did not edit this because of how the clouds reflected off of the water, but if I were to edit it. I would take out some of the trees and add AI to fill it in to make sure the picture is accurate to how it originally looked.

 

Jorge S - Space

No statement provided.
 

Ellie B- Night at the Game

  The title of my image is “Night at the Game”. It was taken on August 20th, 2024 at the Met. It was taken with my phone. I retouched some of the spots and enhanced the color slightly. It could be better if I cropped it better. I took this picture of my friend at dusk.

Emily C- Silhouette

This photo is named “silhouette. This was taken at my neighborhood park in October. I took this photo on my Canon camera. When editing this all I did was lower the exposure so the tree and leaves would really pop. To make this image better i would increase the vibrance so the sunset could pop even more. 

 

Nora M- Bikes

The title of my image is Bikes. This photo was taken in Florida during the summer of 2023. I took this photo with an Iphone 13 pro. I edited this picture by increasing the exposure, vibrance, and saturation. I feel like this photo could be better if I took it at a better angle.

 

Daniel K- Capitol

 This image is called “Capitol” and I took it while we stopped in Tallahassee coming back from Sarasota sometime during this past summer (don’t remember the exact date, though). I used this image for an assignment a while back, so I don’t quite remember all the details of editing, but I know I adjusted lighting with saturation, brightness, luminance, etc as well as added slight color grading and some sharpening. The image could be better if I were to remove certain elements such as the building in the back or the sign out front but I hadn’t yet learned how to do so at the time of editing. Also, if I had visited at a different time, there wouldn’t be that ugly green-ish fence around the building; they were going through some construction when I took the picture. 

Lily D - Baseball Field Sunset

This image is called “Baseball Field Sunset.” It was taken at my brother's baseball tournament around May. It was taken with an iPhone 15 pro. I edited it by turning up the vibrance and exposure. It could be better if I took off the dust filter and made it look less edited.