The left photograph is the original that I shot, and then the right above is after editing. I used my Iphone 5c that runs on iOs 7 to take this photo. I shot this photo in the normal photo setting, with the flash and HDR setting off. To edit this photo I only used the application Afterlight, which can purchased through the application store for a dollar.
The first thing I did to this photograph was crop out the road and part of grass. I felt like it took away from the building and made the photograph look sloppy, so I cropped it out using the "Free" scaling option in the crop setting. The day I took this photo it was overcast outside and I felt like the picture needed to be brightened slightly. I increased the exposure and the highlights to add brightness to the photograph. I then proceeded to add saturation to pick up some of the yellows in the shrubs and the grass surrounding the building. To add some tone without overdoing it I added the filter thorn in the Seasons section.
As I mentioned in my self evaluation, this building is deep in the woods behind my house. When I walk my dogs at home I often see it in the distance but tend to stay clear because it creeps me out. I finally got enough courage to get close to it and take a few photos. My grandmother says that a family used to reside there until a fire forced the family to leave. There is a lot of memories that are left behind from the family in this house and I wanted to capture that. I wanted to the viewer to feel like they were on an adventure and they found this place that has not been touched in decades. I like leaving the viewer wondering. . .
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