Firstly; i took the image when i visited Blackpool beach as you can see the original image is dull and un-interesting. To manipulate this image i initially altered the contrast and brightness of the photo drastically using Photoshop, I then grabbed each section of the image seperately, using the 'magic wand' tool i was able to select the majority of the sea and replace the original colour using the 'photo filter' tool using the 'deep blue' colour and changing the density to create different shades. Any remaining sea was then selected using the 'quick selection' tool and a different shade 'photo filter' was added and altered using the density measure to create an in-depth look mainly in the far background. To make the peaked waves stand out i defined their edges using the 'sharpen' tool and then then contrast to make them dark and stand out. To create a 'surreal' looking sky i selected each cloud individually using the 'magic wand' tool and added different shades and intensities of blues, violets and oranges through the photo filter tool. I then defined the edges of the clouds to make them stand out even more using the 'sharpen edges' tool, after this manipulation i altered the hue of the clouds using the 'hue/contrast' tool. To create final touches i selected the housing and pier line using the 'magic wand' tool and manipulated as much as possible by lowering the exposure level, lowering offset levels and highering the gamma correction on the 'exposure...' tool. I then flattened the image and altered brightness/contrast overall as a whole until i was happy with my final piece, i then lowered the image size and saved my image as a JPEG file.
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