For my finale photoshop project I decided to go with my first creation because I felt like it was more creative, along with the fact that I had the opportunity to improve upon it the most. When creating this design I wanted to create something that was relevant to movies since that is what my blog is primarily about. The Oscars just premiered last week, so I wanted to find a way to incorporate that into my design. I included the inside of a movie theater and statue of the Academy Award to symbolize the Oscars. I then included the Stanley Theater in the background to add symbolism to the design. When I think of the Oscars I immediately think of a movie theater, considering that’s where I saw a lot of the movies that were nominated for awards.

When it came to improving my design I worked a lot to get the colors just right. I used color balance to add more magenta, blue, and red to the photo. These colors really helped the Stanley movie theater stand out, making the background colors more vibrant and noticeable. I then used color levels to brighten up my design, because I noticed that the picture still appeared to be dark and unrecognizable in places. I also slightly re-positioned the Academy Award so that it was more centered in the photo.

The feedback I received from my classmates was very helpful. One of my classmates suggested that I use my second project design instead, because it looked more professional. I had planned to do that until I was unable to perfectly cut out over hanging limelight’s. I was then unable to use that design. Comments I received on my current design from classmates who I showed the design to in class advised me to brighten up the colors, and give the photo softer colors, which is what I attempted to do by adding more magenta and red into the design.