I really like the way that the black and white makes a difference in the way that it looks. It shows a lot of depth and the shadows are amazing. I really like that way that your eye is drawn to the door. I think that this is because all of the rips effects are inside the door.

My favourite part about this image is how the branch keeps going up. It looks like there is like a tornado in the sky. The effect is amazing in this image because it is very plain except for the branches in the sky. It makes the effect more prominent.

This one is so cool because it looks like a doorway or a passage. The tall grass contributes to the effect because of the way that it is bent. It looks very mysterious.

HDR Photography

What is HDR Photography? Is different methods that when they are put together create imaging and photography to capture a more distinct dynamic range between the dark and light areas of an image. HDR photos can show a more accurately the intense levels found in real scenes. It can vary from direct sunlight to faint starlight.

How are HDR photos achieved? They are achieved by taking three different layers. There are many different ways and methods that you can use in Photoshop and in other photo editors. Here are some examples.

1) You need a digital camera that allows you to set the exposure manually, a sturdy tripod, something thats not going to move to take a picture of and a computer with photoshop on it. When you take your photos you need change the exposure(ie: -2EV, Metered EV and +2EV). In photoshop change your image to 16 bits. The you can play around with what different effects.

2) If you want to make your photo look gritty, here is what you do. Open up photoshop, convert to smart object, the go into the images settings>adjustments>shadow/highlights. By doing this a few bars should pop up, move the bars to your liking. After that add a halo effect with the Unsharp Mask filter.Choose Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp mask, again move the bar to where you want it. The next step is the Black and White adjustment layer, Layer>New adjustment layer> Black and white, change it to Overlay. Adjust the colours then create a new layer named "Grain". Add 50% grain and then add noise by choosing filter>Noise>add noise. Lastly blur the noise and increase the contrast of the layer with Auto Levels.

3) This one is very similar to the first example. You add your pictures and all of that and then instead of changing it to 16 bit, you change it to 8 bit. This changes the image a bit, but not very much, i prefer 16 bit.

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Personal: In my images I was looking for a source of light in each of them. From the sun, to an actual light. I wanted each of them to be bright and colorful. When I edited them in photoshop, I added more than three different exposures to a few of the pictures. Doing this made the photos have more definition to them.

Dreams of Flying

My inspiration for this picture was halloween, the creep witch flying on her broom. To create the creepy part of the picture i pt down a white sheet. Doing that made the red from the broom seem brighter. I also grabbed some black and dark blue clothes and put them at the base of the photo making it look like dark hills. I liked this photo the way it was so i just cropped it and rotated it.

What inspired me for this photo was the night, the city building and the moon in the sky. For the buildings i took a canvas, a picture frame and the back of a mirror. The airplane in the sky was just a final touch to complete the photo. Again with this one i liked it the way it was so i just cropped it and left it like that.

what inspired me for this photo was seeing two people play frisbee. I made it look like two people passing the frisbee back and fourth. i like this one the best because you can see the looks on their faces, they look happy.

Jan von Holleben photo #3

My interpretation of this image is that it is a skate park. The kids lying down are the ramps and the kids on the bikes are "jumping" them. I like how he used dark blues and greys for the ramps and bright red and white for the bikers. He has a great imagination and an eye for weird yet creative photographs.

Jan von Holleben photo #2

This photo is taken to make it look like they are actually flying through the air.Obviously they aren't. Again i really enjoy the bright colours of this image. And how he used a blue sheet as the ocean and orange tissue paper for the sand.

Jan von Holleben photo #1

I really like how it shows how nature and technology working together on this plant. It is almost like the plant is powering the light bulb at the end. I also really like the brightness of the image. This effect of the brightness is probably because he chose a white background.

Jan von Holleben Boigraphy

Jan von Holleben was born in 1977 in Cologne, Germany. He lived most of his life in an alternative connection with the development of his photography and his parents influence. When he was around our age he took the same career path as his father by experimenting with a camera, with “magic tricks”. Doing this he developed his own photographic skills and imagination. Using his friends and family and later using his technique in commercial settings. He started pursuing studies in teaching children with disabilities in Freiburg at the Pädagogische Hochshule. He later moved to London and earned a degree in the Theory and at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design he earned a degree in Theory and History of Photography. He became submerged in the London photography scene. Here he worked as a picture editor, art director and photographic director. His work has been exhibited all around the world and has been published throughout the world.

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