Self Portrait Assignment

For my first self portrait I wanted to keep the image normal but just enhance the colors to portray my usual personality. I adjusted the hue and saturation on the image as a whole and then did the same thing for the ketchup bottle. For the ketchup bottle I used the selective color tool and made the red brighter to stand out against my skin tone, which thanks to the hue, saturation, and lightness adjustments looks much tanner. When I am out with friends I always take pictures with ketchup bottles (since my last name is Heinz) as a joke but I aimed to not make the image too goofy because the reference is subtle and my goal was simplicity with this image. For the second portrait I made the image black and white because I wanted to take attention away from the color and put the focus on my pose and smile. I used the filter tool to add a neon glow to the image and then I diffused the glow and removed the graininess. I was satisfied with just those two manipulations because the image shows my happiness and excitement in life. For the third portrait I decided to have some fun and go a little over the top. I used the film grain manipulation and adjusted the levels to get the animated look that matches my two-thumbs up pose. I also increased the levels and used the photo filter to put a magenta warming color over the image. Finally, I played around with the replacement color tool and changed the curtain in the background from blue to purple. This image was very fun to compose because I loved all of the distortions and filters that were available to use. This is a portrait of myself that shows my animated personality in an new way. Overall, I enjoyed this assignment greatly and will probably use photo shop for all of my facebook default pictures instead of settling for what was originally captured.