Which Composite is the BEST of the BEST?

Which Composite is the Best of the Best?  These were the first place winners in our individual categories.  Time to vote for the top winner!  Vote by midnight, Saturday, Nov. 12!

"Baby on Board"

"Fiery Skies"

"Student Rides Moose"

"Murky Waters"

"Gift Shop Selfie"

Humor Group: Which Composite is Funniest?

Group A:  These students used humor in their composites.  Which one do you think is the funniest?  There will be a first and second place for this group. One vote is allowed per person.  Click on the photos to see them in full screen. You can see some of the original photos that students used in the project in a separate post on this blog.

1. "Rafting Bears on Water"

2. "Open for Business"

3. "Osprey on Shoulder"

4. "Student Rides Moose"

5. "Samuel Adams Statue in Tetons"

6. "Giant Moose Stalks Judy"

7. "Geyser Next to Cabin"

8. "Giant Black Lab"

"Real Photograph" Composites: Group One

Group B: The assignment was to create a composite that the viewer might mistake for a real photograph.  Choose the composite that is the most successful "Real Photograph."

There will be a first and second place for this group. One vote is allowed per person.  Click on the photos to see them in full screen. You can see some of the original photos that students could use for the project in a separate post on this blog.

1. "Two Cabins, Guy Sitting, Dog Lounging"

2. "Raft Docked, Two Judys"

3. "Four Empowered Women and One Dog"

4. "Judy near and Judy far"

5. "Society Ladies at Gucci"

6. "Moose Everywhere, so Thumbs Up!"

7. "Baby on Board!"

"Real Photograph" Photo Composites: Group Two

Group C: The assignment was to create a composite that the viewer might mistake for a real photograph.  Choose the composite that is the most successful "Real Photograph."

There will be a first and second place for this group. One vote is allowed per person.  Click on the photos to see them in full screen.  You can see some of the original photos that students could use for the project in a separate post on this blog.

1. "Gift Shop Selfie"

2. "Teton Autumn Tourists"

3. "Lakeside Friends"

4. "October in Jackson Wyo."

5. "Toothbrushing while Shopping"

6. "Liberty Cap Photographers"

7. "Much to See in Teton"

Desaturation: Interesting LACK of color

Group D: These students created composites wherein they played with desaturation (removal of color) from a portion of their image.  Choose the image you think makes the best use of desaturation. There will be a first and second place for this group. One vote is allowed per person.  Click on the photos to see them in full screen.

1. "Children Playing"

2. "Testy Tetons"

3. "Murky Waters"

4. "Grayscale Horizon"

6. "Flying Gray Skies"

6. "Red Wagon"

Saturation Group: Interesting uses of color

Group E: In this group, students hyper-saturated parts of their images in creative ways.  Choose the one you think is the best!  There will be a first and second place for this group. One vote is allowed per person.  Click on the photos to see them in full screen.

1. "Colorful Water"

2. "Blue Sky with Some Clouds"

3. "Rainbow Mountains"

4. "Fiery Sky on Horizon"

5. "Purple-Blue Sky, Blue Water"

6. "Cloudy Day, Very Green Grass"

Students' Composites are Ready to Go!

It's go time in CMP 2202 as students have submitted their Photoshop final project images to the Fall, 2016 Composites Awards Challenge!

Original Photos: Raw Material to Use in Your Composites (Group 1)

These are some of the photos students can use in their composites.  Students may add their own photos into their composites as well.