Cutouts

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1. Lamp Unedited: 03-28-09; 4 p.m.; Rexburg; f 2.3; 1/50; Sony CDMavica
2. Lamp Edited: Complete cutout with Quick Selection tool- refined edges on white background

To make this image cutout, I used the Quick Selection tool in Photoshop. I adjusted the feathering to 1.4 pixels, and the smoothing to 8. After I created and adjusted the selection, I placed the image on a white background and sized both images to 450x600 pixels. Neither image has any other edits.

Study in Pink

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1. Pink Polish: 03-28-09; 2 p.m.; Rexburg-Home; f 2.3; 1/30; Sony CDMavica- Macro
2. Happy Feet: 01-09-09; 10 a.m.; Rexburg-Home; f 2.8; 1/20; Sony CDMavica- Macro
3. Gerber Daisy: 03-25-09; 7 p.m.; Rexburg- Backyard; f 5.0; 1/500; Sony CDMavica
4. Prom Night: 03-26-09; 11 a.m.; Rexburg- Home; f 2.1; 1/30; Sony CDMavica

I've always been a girly girl, and nothing says shopping trips and pajama parties quite like the color pink. Shots 1 and 2 have a shallow depth of field, achieved with Aperture Priority settings, set to a low f-stop number. Only minor adjustments have been added: Shot 1 has level adjustments, and shots 3 and 4 have saturation adjustments.