Turtle Wax

This was my midterm project. We were assigned to create a web site homepage using Adobe InDesign. I chose the turtle theme because honestly I did it very last minute and ran out of time and didn't know what else I could do. I started with creating the layout on a sheet of paper. I drew the headline banner and worked from there. Then my three photographs on the bottom, adding in a Turtle Wax advertisement, the Facebook and Twitter icons and some of my own writing. The final product wasn't really something I was happy with or proud of at all, but this is what happened.

Smile for the camera

Above are two photographs that were taken by me of my pet turtle. The top photograph was taken using a digital camera, the second was then edited using Adobe Photoshop. The first thing I did was crop the pictures because there was a lot of excess stuff on the sides, trying to keep the rule of thirds. I then sharpened the photograph slightly as well as toned the colors to make it seem more clear and vibrant. As journalists we aren't allowed to tamper with the photos too much, but just enough to give them a better look.