Blends & Types

{"Wall Texture" * 4/29/2011 – 8:57 AM * Rexburg: 2nd east * f/20 * 1/60 sec * Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT}

{"Get the mail" * 4/29/2011 – 8:33 AM * Rexburg: My Neighbor * f/5.0 *1/2000 sec *Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT}

For my blended image, I used the wall texture and the mailbox photos. I opened them both in photoshop and placed the wall texture over the mailbox and then for my blending tool I used color burn. I then turned the opacity down to 32% that it gave it the subtle feel that I wanted. The mailbox almost looks 3 demensional and is the main focus, but, you can still see the steps leading up to the house. I also like how it blened the grass and the sidewalks in the background and saturated the colors slightly.

For my typography, I chose the phrase "The land of the free the home of the brave" because the mailbox says "US MAIL" and I wanted to correspond with American values but not make it too patriotic and cheesy. I typed each line on a different layer and arranged them in different sizes and right alighted the type. Then, I linked the layers together, and played around with the location. After I figured out I wanted it on the sidewalk, I overlayed it and turned the opacity down to 35% so it wasn't very noticeable and didn't mess with the hierarchy of the photo.