First Editing Practice

In the edit, I adjusted the contrast to make the colours more vibrant. I like the way this effected the scenery and made the fence look worn and grungey, however after seeing the picture on the Mac I wasn't sure I liked the way this effected mine and Suzie's skin, we looked too pink. I also added a vignette effect around the border of the image to give it a darker, mysterious feel. I then distorted the image using an effect that made the middle of the picture further back than the edges, I did this to make the picture look creepy and distorted. Finally I thought I would try adding things into the frame, just in case I couldn't get the props I needed. I added in the pumpkin light on the table, the 'drink up witches' banner and the cigarettes in mine and Suzie's hands. To add them in: I found the pictures of the objects that I wanted to involve, cut them away from the background with the magic wand tool and sized them to fit into the picture. 

Original Picture

Edit 1

Edit 2 - Lower saturation and turned down brightness

I also tried to change the sky on some pictures because I was planning to make the sky look almost dream like. To change the sky I first found a picture of a new sky (e.g. one full of stars) and layered that picture behind the image of the scene. I then used the polygonal lasso tool and traced around the buildings and bushes and connected the ends of the lines together. When the whole sky was outlined I deleted it and the picture of the 'dream-like' sky was then visible in its place. To practice I used a shot from the scene by the shed as it showed the most sky. Once the sky showed through I moved it around until it fitted with the rest of the picture.

1st Edit

2nd Edit