Emily-P6

Photo Assignment Name: Double Exposure

Student Name: Emily Smith

Group Name:The Snapshots

Title: Moonlight Catches My Eye

Tags: double exposure, red sunrise, moonlight



Self Evaluation

I really like the effect this double exposure gives this photo. I think this definitely meets the requirements of a double exposure photo. Now that I have accomplished this feat with Photoshop, I am eager to experiment even more with double exposures. I really like how the moon is close to the line of the trees and seems to be giving off the effect of the orange sunrise. I love the sunrise and the beginning of a brand new day, and I thought that the addition of the moon would be a cool effect to include in this photo.

The pictures for this assignment just happened to take place for me. I didn't plan on taking a sunrise picture and a moonlight picture for this assignment. Once I reviewed the photos I had taken over the past few days, I was excited to see that I could create the double exposure for this assignment. The value of this assignment is two-fold. I was able to experiment with my Photoshop Elements 7 software (not an easy task I might add). I purchased a book that has written directions and pictures of how to accomplish photo layering. I also experimented more with the healing brush tool. Both of these processes will allow me to create even better pictures to use with my students as well as with my family and friends. (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments:
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Peer Critique Name: Jacki (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments: Jacki - Emily, I really like this photograph! I think you did a great job witht he composition and the lighting in each picture. I tried to take a picture of the moon the other night and could not get the camera to stay still long enough to get a picture in focus. So I know how hard you must have worked on this picture. The one suggestion that I would make would be to put more emphasis on the moon. You might want to make the moon larger by zooming in on it, or cropping it. It might be interesting to see it right above the treeline so it looks as though it is rising or sinking. Overall, I love the picture and you did a great job!
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Mike - Emily, good job. I also chose double exposure. It is interesting to see what type of effect you can create when you layer two or more photos together. //(I want to experiment with three)// Your sunrise picture is awesome. I like the fact that you placed all of the photos that you used on this page. It allows everyone to see what you layered together. The only thing I might suggest is to experiment with the moon to see if you might get it in better focus. I thought that you needed a long exposure to see the //man in the moon// but a shorter exposure helped me accomplish this. I guess it is because the moon is bright when being photographed.

**__Kevin__**- Emily, Your sunrise picture is very nice and is a very interesting idea to mix it with the moon. The combined picture looks like there is a light (or preferably an alien space ship) coming up from the distance. Consider moving the moon further up into the sunrise sky. You can do this by moving around your layer in Photoshop. The wire disappears in the mixed photo which is a nice touch.

Donna-  I love the purples and oranges in your photo. You did an excellent job with the double exposure. I like that you put the moon where the sun should be; that gives your photo a new level of interest. I wonder how your photo would change if you were to layer the moon photo behind the sunrise instead of in front of it. (I think the moon shot is awesome. I love the clouds around the moon.)