Katie+Brazil



In order to create this photo I used Photoshop to enhance the color, change the lighting and tweak the image. I made the colors brighter and lightened the image and also used a smudge filter to create a blurred effect on the photo. This is a snapshot of my friends, family and me in Nimrod Minnesota for the their annual mud volleyball tournament. I feel this image represents me because it is a depiction of me and the people I love doing the things we love to do.

Love this! I think the message being conveyed in this picture is your love of friends and fun. I think this because, although it's blurry, you can see that everyone is together, smiling and having a good time. Also, everyone is very dirty, which shows how you like to have fun - most people don't usually enjoy being covered in mud!! (Ellie Squires)

This is a great picture! It does a great job of capturing the joy and excitement that you all shared after playing mud volleyball. Everyone is smiling and is expressing how much fun they had! I like the blurred effect because it goes along with the event that the picture captures. Mud volleyball is, I'm sure, very blurry to watch and play. Thus it is a very appropriate tool to have used! :) (Emily Lindquist)

1. I think the message being conveyed in this picture is that you can't take life too seriously and that you should take time to be ridiculous, get dirty, and have fun. 2. What leads me to believe this is the bright and sometimes silly smiles on the faces of the people in the picture. The fact alone that the picture is blurred and that everyone is full of mud and loving it tells me that they value time spent having fun and not being too serious.The blur effect really emphasizes the fun, active atmosphere captured in the picture! (Jessica Irvin)