Rhythm

In the top picture I added 4 additional layer mask selections using the magnetic lasso and altered the selections with the layer mask black and white functions. I also duplicated the background layer and brightened, added contrast, used curves, increased vibrance slightly, and croped the photo.
In the bottom photo I also added 4 additional layer mask selections using the magnetic lasso and altering my selection with the layer mask black and white brush tool. Again, I duplicated the background layer and brightened, added contrast, slightly croped, increased vibrance and used curves to make the photo more visually pleasing.

Stagecoach-Unforgiven-True Grit Comparison

Stagecoach is the most classic styled westerns out of all of the three movies we watched in class. In comparison with True Grit, Stagecoach had less gore and the main characters were male cowboys and a side kick; promiscuous woman, where True Grit changed things a bit, putting it in the middle of the classic vs. revisionist continuum. In True Grit the main character is Maddy, a young innocent girl. I also noticed that there was more gore in True Grit than was seen in Stagecoach, possibly making that a less prevalent characteristic of a classic western.
Unforgiven on the other hand is on the revisionist side of the classic vs. revisionist continuum, while still having True Grit in the middle. I think the thing that makes Unforgiven a revisionist western the most is also the main character, Will. He not a typical cowboy. He has a conscience and is still faithful to his wife even after she is gone. He has kids that he wants to take care of etc... But, he still wants to try to put justice into his own hands. Another sign of why this was a revisionist western is because the young boy also has a conscience and deep down inside sees pain in killing others. Also, Will is not a lone cowboy for long, he has his friend Ned for most of the film and the young boy.
After seeing all three movies I would say that True Grit is more Revisionist than Classic. First, Maddy was definitely not a lone cowboy, although she was very independent for her age, she was reliant on others. Also, she did not portray the typical female role of either sidekick for a man or promiscuous nuisance. She more of an equal or almost superior to the people she surrounded herself with on a educated and strong mental level. The main character says a lot about a movie and I would say since she was such a different atypical western character that this movie is more Revisionist than Classic.

Picture on the left:

I used the magnetic lasso tool to select the plant part of this image. Then I used the layer mask to make some final touches. I got the background black and white by doing the inverse selection function. I think this helps the subject pop in this picture and I am pleased with the final product.

Picture on the right:

I also used the magnetic lasso tool to select the lamp in this picture. I did not do the inverse function because I wanted to apply the black and white to the lamp, not the background. Then, I used the layer mask to make some fine adjustments and the photo was complete after some color balance adjustments. I am pleased with the final product of this picture.

Portraits

In this photo I used natural lighting and a 3/4ths angle. I also used a surface blur minimal spot healing. I brightened the photo slighting but increased the contrast, making the background darker. I increased the coloring of the blue eyes and red lips using the 50% overlay function. Finally, I croped the photo to focus in more on the face and the expression, taking distractions away from the composition of the photo. I was pleased with the outcome of this photo.

I used a photo filter for this photo to make it slightly more blue. This picture originally had a lot of orange in it so i thought the blue would help give a sence of the cold and neutralise the orange. This would also emphasize the orange that remained in the photo. I brightened this photo as well and added contrast. I croped it because the background was very distracting. I was pleased with the final outcome of this photo.

I used a lens flare for this photo to emphasize the light source. I wanted to make this photo black and white so the lense flare would be more obvious to the picture and color wouldn't take away from the effect. I played with color balance in this photo also to try to increase contrast where I wanted, to make the black and white look more extreme. I was pleased with the outcome of this photo.