These are a couple pictures I took not too long ago during our ice storm. It was beautiful outside, and we didn't loose power both good things.

 

In the first picture I dropped the saturation changing the image to a black and white, although I increased the temperature because I wanted the image to look warm and comfortable.
I wanted the second image to be jarring like an alarm clock is so I replaced the background with a flat black. I lowered the saturation to bring the image closer to black and white, but with some color as if your eyes are adjusting to the first light of the day.
I used the faded photo affect Colorful Center to mute the surroundings of this shot, because in the morning whats more important... the counter or coffee?
So there is this outlet in my bathroom that I haven't rewired or even covered yet, and thanks to the power of photoshop it has been taken care of. I also cropped an open doorway into our livingroom which took the focus off of brushing teeth, and hey brushing teeth is important.
In the fith image the combination of the cords the down and the sherling boots reminded me of the 70's. I leaned into the reds for hues and lightened the shadows dramatically. I think it gives this shot the same look as family photos I have from years gone by.
The image of Lindsey going into the car was not altered a whole bunch. I just sampled the color of the dashboard and painted over my not so beautiful Rutland Transfer station sticker.
On the 7th image of the car pulling into the rink I added the superfan Appled vinyl The 8th photo was taken at dusk, but my story leads one to believe that it occurs during the day, so I lightened the shot used a bit more color stauration, and used the skin tone feature to give Linds a tan, cause Lindsey likes tans.
I took this over Lindseys Shoulder, than I cropped it to make the stands apear fuller. I then faded the color out of the right of the shot so that the game is the obvious focus.
We have some excitement, anticipation, and intensity here. I changed to black and white, cropped out most of the details of the picture, and gave it a slight red tint. It captures the pleasurable anxiety that is watching sports.

 
Here is a shot taken at a hockey game in town. I really wanted to post a picture using the technique from the reading of panning with the subject so the background is blurred, but it turns out I'm going to need a whole lot more practice. Still I like the excitement of this picture. The opposing team just scored the tying shot, and everyone seems to be moving somewhere. That is except the goalie who is sitting in the net. I may not master the panning shot before the class is over, but at somepoint there will be a post.

 
So I was sitting in a restaurant with my wife while we were taking a bit of a break from my final project pictures, and this portrait just happened. I liked the lines of the blinds behind her, and there was a soft warm light just to the right of her wich added a bit to the shot. She looks awake (which is decieving), natural and beautiful. The shot captures who she is and it wasn't even planned.

The reason I decided to give the title The Best Restaurant in the world to my photo is because I have founbd no proof at all that there is in fact a better place to eat. I had the most simple and deliscous dinner imaginable there. TRuffle oil, olive oil, wild mushrooms, and truffles tossed in a fresh pasta. There was some wine in play, and one o, the most amazing salads I have ever had. We stumbled across this eatery entirely by luck. The dining room was surounded by frescos painted to honor the family that had the building built how ever many forevers before. It was simply magical. So from Florence to Fenway, I played with shadows and contrast, and then painted the Green Monster, well, green.

So here I go, squeezing in another one just in the nick of time. I was going through some shots that I took on my honeymoon. I'm not sure what I was looking at in the original shot? There was a gentleman wearing a tank top leaning on a railing with a loud no swimming sign reflecting right into the lens to the left, too many power boats, and then there was the arm... It must have been attached to someone, and the fisherman may have added a bit to the shot. Well thanks to the magic of Photoshop, I cropped the guy, railing, and sign out of the picture, I removed a boat or two, and the floating arm is no more. It almost looks like this is what I had tried to capture in the first place.