Blog 1: Cutouts

Babylove: December 24, 2011; 5:30pm;
Blackfoot, ID Client Home; f/1.7; 1/160;
Nikon d90 50mm

3rd Babe's A Charm: December 21, 2011; 11:30am; Rexburg, ID - Ballroom;
f/2.0; 1/160; Nikon d90 50mm; natural light through windows

The first image I used CameraRaw to edit. It looked much better in black and white and I love black and white pictures. Both of these photos used all natural lighting that was streaming through windows. The first image was taken in an Idaho Falls hospital a few hours after little Keegan was born. Luckily, it was still light outside and so we were able to get some great pictures. 

Completing the full cutout wasn't difficult because I had already done that in my Visual Media class last semester. However, learning to do the partial cutout was a little trickier. I followed the tutorial's directions and created an outline of the woman's body and the new layers. I refined the edges, saved the selection, and copied it and pasted it. I used levels and brightness and contrast to edit my image.