404's photographics

In this rather small project we've been playing around with photoshop again, this time we've been using different filters/Effects and most importantly, clipping mask.  How to create a clipping mask will differ from what sort of pc/laptop you're using, if you're using mac then you have to hold down option (on pc it's alt), position the pointer over the line dividing the two layers (The object should be below, while the upper layer should be a picture, say a landscape picture.) in the layers panel (the pointer will change into two overlapping circles), then click. (Although I could be wrong! I don't have a mac.) There's always tons of youtube videos out there that could explain this better. I did these two as examples of what these clipping mask pieces could look like: (You can also add a background behind both of the first layers, like a solid colour that compliments the object's colour(s).)

In this task we got to go out and taken pictures of the river and spots with spaces. With these pictures we would choose atleast 2 and edit these, one with colour and one in black and white only.  Here are a few of the pictures I took that day.  Though here are the pictures I chose for the edits, or the digital art pieces: For the first picture I cut out the swan, flipping it and pasting it into the picture, using the background eraser tool to remove the black background and the sharp edges of the swan to place it on the water, editing it so it seems like it's the reflection and then putting on a filter, taking off all the colours, the only contrast being dark and light contrast.  For the second picture I did something perhaps more interesting, I drew a tiger and placed it in the picture, adding a shadow on the cut rock making it seem a bit more real. and here's the final results: