J210 Unit 2 Cropping edit

Following in yesterday's footsteps, today I am providing an example of how to utilize PhotoShop to remove extraneous information from a photograph.  The picture I chose to edit was from a hike up Long's Peak.  I was enjoying an early lunch in the Boulderfield campground before beginning my descent.  There was a mischievous marmot getting into other hiker's backpacks, so I quick grabbed my camera for the shot.  I always knew I could edit the picture later.

In the first picture (above), I got the shot of the marmot I wanted.  What I didn't want were the other hiker's backpacks in it.  I couldn't ask the marmot to pose again, so I was left with this.  I felt this could be easily remedied.

Below you can see the edited picture.  This was done simply with cropping in PhotoShop. I was able to incorporate the Rule of 3, attempting to keep clutter out of the picture, and keep the focus on the upper and left thirds of the photo .  While I was editing, I also decided to take the time to make adjustments to the brightness and contrast.

I feel this edited picture accurately reflects my goal of showcasing the marmot in the best way possible, while removing unwanted clutter from the sides of the photo.

As you can see, with photoediting software it is quite simple to change the entire look of a picture.  Please be responsible when using PhotoShop, Picasa, etc. when making changes to photographs.