Manipulative Photoshop

The process of the this photo was taking a close up shot of a tennis. Then I photoshopped it. What I did was create a layer in the shape of the tennis ball and using it to mask a photo of the Earth I found on Google Images. I then used the 'Overlay" effect to blend the Earth with the tennis ball a bit. Then I added a crown I found on Google Images. I use the inner shadow effect and made the shadow white to make it blend with the sun to as if it was there. The reflective shadow is as bit unrealistic, but i have no control over that, unless if i myself make the 3D model. This photo represents being king of the world in tennis. Or at least that's what i choose to believe.

4 Self Portrait Picture

I like this photo because it shows the reflection of themselves from something they enjoy. This woman enjoys cooking and herself is reflected from a cooking utensil, a pot. The photographer is also in a kitchen environment which also relates to her enjoyment of cooking.

I like how creative this photo is. The half face of Lincoln combined with the right placement of the man's face and the perfect angle. I couldn't have possible though of something like this. It's like a mask, but with perception.

This photo is also creative. The camera is perceived as a gun. For photographers, a camera is basically a gun to them. They shoot and capture moments rather than taking lives and injuring people. The fact that the person is holding the camera to his head like a gun, to me, symbolizes that this man is capturing the moment of sadness and despair, set tone with gloomy black and white.