Humor Category

These students incorporate humor into their composites.  Which one is the best?  Vote on the right side of the blog in the humor poll.

Mayday in the Tetons  Our ever-present airplane (used in many student composites) is headed for a crash landing.

Professor Illegally Touches Owl  It's wild, Terry.  Let it go.

Weenie Roast with Arnold  That fire is getting awfully close.

Professor illegally touches elk  Terry didn't learn from the owl experience.

Moose Bowhunter  This brave student turned in a moose-killing scene to his moose-adoring teacher.

"Real Photo" Composites: Which one looks most like a "real" photo?

These students sought to create a natural-looking "real photo" with their composites.  Which one is the best?  Vote in the poll on the right.

Jump for Joy!

Flower Power

Rider on Horseback

Red Hat Todd

Osprey Overlook

Wispy Mountains

Posers and Selfies Category

These students rounded up a cast of wisecrackers who mug for camera or use their selfie sticks. Which composite is the best?  Vote in poll on the right side of this blog.

Right Back Atcha.

Friend with Fake Mustache 

Selfie with Teton Sky

Osprey in Hand

Friendly Moose Coming Your Way

Dogs on Red Raft

"Where Judy Points" Category

These composites show Judy pointing at something.  What do you think?  Which composite is the best?  Vote on the poll on right.

Bull Elk Over There

Moose and Ducks That-a-way

Hunk-a-man Right Here

Two Elk Sparring Over There

Elk Quadruplets Over There

Alternative Realities and Mysteries Category

Some students created mystifying, otherworldly composites.  Which one is the best?  Vote in the poll to the right.

Archway Entry

Snowy Forest Portal

Teton Jedi

Animal Kingdom Cabin

Cabin Waterway

"Easter Eggs" Category

These students placed some hidden gems in their composites.  Look hard!  Can you find them?  Which one is the best?  Vote in the poll to the right.

Duck! (Literally!)

Wildlife Jackpot

Teton Wildlife with the Kids

Reflections of a Teton Scene

Panorama Category

These students created a panorama effect by compositing side-by-side backgrounds and/or cropping creatively.  Which is the best?  You decide!  Vote on the right side of the blog.

Side of Road Moose View

Sneaking Behind the Sign

Moose Closer than Advertised: YES!

 Rafting Todd Reflection

Complex Composites Category

These students created composites that include six or more human subjects!  Which is the best?  You decide!  Vote on the poll to the right side of the blog.

Gather around the Moose Corral 

Hikers Meet Friendly Wolf

Much to See in Teton

Lounging on Couch in Yellowstone

Best Use of Color or Lack of Color Category

Notice how these composites use color or desaturation in interesting ways.  Which one is the best?  You decide!  Vote on the poll to the right side of the blog.

Florescent Teton Landscape

Early Snow in Tetons

Gray Sky Makes People Pop

Sunset at Wyoming Dude Ranch

The Mystic Arch

You would not believe what me and some friends found in Moab, an arch which started on one side in a desert canyon and on the other a mountain forest

​​The first change I made to the snowy trail was add a walkway that was not covered in snow. I then decided to add animals in the background. I first added the picture of the bird in the right hand corner of the photo. Then I added the goat which is just right off the right side of Todd. Then I added Todd to the photo and made him lean against the tree. I then added Fallon to the photo making it seems as though she is walking across the walkway the only thing that i just noticed that i should have done is added shadows to all of the people. Next I added the moose to the foreground followed by Judy next to the moose sign. Then the squirrel on the tree above Todd. I then added professor Ownby and made it as if he is trying to pet the moose. 

Final Composite

For my composite, I created a very open background to add a lot of different aspects and looks. This was supposed to be a good friend portrait, but Todd's attention was grabbed by a moose that darted away from him. Who knew it would be so hard to get the perfect picture!? The foreground people are just wanting a good picture, but Todd is making it difficult. There is a tiny Todd for people to find as well.

Snowy Forest Portal

Judy, Todd, and friends found a portal in the forest! Todd took the opportunity to take pictures, and everyone else is just excited to be there. Beard, in the foreground, hasn't quite decided how to feel about it, but his camera will probably be clicking away pretty soon. Pink Sweater thinks the goat is pretty cute, although no one is quite sure where he came from!

The Squad

The photography squad trying to get some decent pictures in a tree house.

Just a casual stroll in the woods with the SQUAD!!!!

Family Photo Shoot

Today I created a family portrait. I have my wife, both of my kids, my dog, and myself posing on or near our couch. For this family photo, we brought our couch our into the wilderness. While our photographer was taking the picture, Judith Morris say a moose and photo bombed us. There was also an airplane in the sky as well as some rams fighting in the distance. Also notice the ducks added to the pond. For everything I added to the photo, I adjusted the colors to match the background by using the quick method of duplicating. I then added a Hue/Saturation layer to the background because it was a little dull. I did the same thing to the pic of my wife because she was too bright even after adjusting her color to the background. My pic was too dark so I used a curves layer to adjust some of the light and color back into myself. I used a levels layer to add some of the color back into the couch pillows because it was too faded. I used Judith's fingers to draw our eyes to the moose and rotated some of the images to draw our eyes to the photographer.