My first subject was an arch way near the Portlandia Statue in downtown Portland. 

I chose this photo because I really liked the angle and the way the sky looked at the time. I especially liked the way the light and flower embellishments led to a singular location. To edit it, I used lightroom's selective to lower the contrast of the building and tint it red to add a unique aged effect. I used the same tool on the sky and lowered the saturation in order to create a gray moody sky.

I chose another upwards photo, but this one was a little higher up on the building. I took this with a a higher ISO then I should of and it ended up with a blown out look in the sky, which highlights the symmetry below on the roof of the building. To edit it, I used lightroom and added cooler tones to the building which is why it has a purplish hue. I straightened it and cropped it to make it as symmetrical as possible.

The final photo of the arch I took was a simple image directly facing the door. While the composition isn't particularly unique, I really like the biker in this image. To give it a sad city look, I added a black and white preset and lowered the brightness. 

My second subject was my dog Nigel. He is a black lab, and it took me a while to get the hang of editing and photographing his face so he looked like more than a black shadow. I took some of these on a rainy day with my friend Conner, who held up a treat where I told him to so that Nigel would stay still and give an intense facial expression. The other photos were taken on an overcast day, and I kept calling his name which is why some of the photos showcase more of an irritated facial expression.

This is the rainy day photo. I chose this simple angle because I liked the rain droplets on his face. I added a vignette to showcase his face and used the paintbrush tool in light room to brighten his face and eyes while leaving the background saturated but dark.

I chose this photo because I love his facial expression. This particular photo was more backlight then the others so I had to brighten him a lot which created the bluish coloring in his black fur. I ended up really liking the color so I did nothing to change that to a more natural color. I added a VSCO keys preset to this which faded the background a lot. The hardest thing for me to do was edit out some eye boogers of his face, which stood out really strangely.

I chose this photo because I think it is really expressive and a sad photo. I took it with a wide aperture to make it a shallow depth of field and shot this particular photo RAW so that it would pick up the details of his fur. He was sad in this photo because I tricked him into thinking I had a treat minutes before and he still hadn't gotten his snack. His ears are pulled back, which I have decided is his way of displaying irritation. I brightened his right eye and his fur. I also used a Lightroom red filter b&w preset and darkened the background using the brush selection tool. I added a dark vignette to this to really highlight his face and expression, which added to the sad feeling of this photo.

The final photo I chose was this close up photo. Once again I shot with a wide aperture to make the depth of field as shallow as I could with my tiny lens and shot RAW. The effect of the huge file made it so you could see a faint reflection in the eyes. Using lightroom I chose a black and white preset and brightened his eyes excessively to clear the darkness and create a mirror like effect. If you zoom in, you'll be able to clearly see me taking the photo on the steps, which is what swayed me to choose this fourth photo.