Macro Images

 In order to edit and sharpen these images, I followed a series of simple steps:

• Duplicate layer (Ctrl+j)
• Rename Copy of background layer as "Sharp"
• Change normal to overlay
• Filter>Other>High
• Sharpen

Visual Pun- Deviled Eggs

In order to complete this project I used the Quick Selection tool and the Refine Edge tool.

Visual Pun- Book Worm

I used the tools Quick Selection and Refine Edge for this picture. 

Visual Pun- Frostbite

In order to complete this project, I decided on the pun "frost bite" then used 2 pictures (a boy eating cereal and pieces of frostbite) and used these tools to put them together: Quick Selection, Refine Edge, Layer Mask, and the Text Tools. 

Camera RAW

 White Balance: For this edit, I selected the part of the picture that was white with the white balance tool and it made the image slightly whiter/lighter.

 Blacks and Recovery Sliders: For this edit, I used the "Blacks" and "Recovery" sliders to make the image as dark as needed.

 Clarity: For this edit, I slid up and down from clear to blurry to make the image as defined as needed.

 Exposure and Fill Light: For this edit, I just slid the lever on the Exposure and Fill Light bars to make the picture lighter.

Vignette: For this edit, I went to the vignette selection and slid in to make it more shadowed, then slid out to make it lighter and not shadowed.

 2nd Exposure and Fill Light: I repeated steps for the first Exposure and Fill Light.

Jumping Off the Page

In order to complete this project, I followed a few steps. I started with the layers: 

• Background
• White box over background
• Picture 
• Background (landscape)

First, I used the paint bucket to fill in the background light pink. After that, I quick selected the girl blowing bubbles and pasted her onto the white box. Next, I made a new layer with the landscape background and put that layer behind the girl. After that, I put a drop shadow on both the girl and the background landscape picture by double clicking the layer and adjusting the shadow however I wanted it. At the end, I clicked edit, transform, perspective, and pulled the box corners the way I wanted in order to make the image look like it was popping out of the background. 

Kaleidoscope Painting

In order to complete this project, I started by using a paint bucket to fill the new 5x5 document with the color of my choice (light blue), then I used various brushes to create lines, stars, dots, and patterns all over my painting. When I was done I used the same kaleidoscope steps to make my painting into a kaleidoscope. After that I changed the hue and saturation of my picture. 

Kaleidoscope

 In order to complete this project I started by cropping the original image to 5x5. After that I copied the image and turned it horizontal... then placed it exactly next to the other. Next, I used the rectangular marquee to select half of it and deleted one side. Then, I created a new document (14x14 with 300 resolution) I merged all the layers and dragged it over to the new document. After that I duplicated the layer four times, flipped each horizontal and put them into a square.
To change the color I double clicked adjustments and changed the hue and saturation.