For this project, I captured the color red in different aspects of my life. The main goal was to take photographs of the color red in varied shades, tints, or tones, but also photograph it in a way that would leave the subject ambiguous. This challenge added a bit of mystery to the compositions.
First, I used the Canon T6i to produce 10 different pictures (shot in RAW). They can be found below:
Next, after critique, I chose 2 of my better photographs to edit via Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
2 Chosen Photographs Pre-Edit:
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2 Chosen Photographs Post-Edit:
1) The main goal of this edit, was to remove the blurred edge created by the field of view around the tip of the red pen. I did so by using Photoshop to cut out the main subject of the photo to a new layer, and use the content aware tool to the background to create a cleaner edge and keep the background blur as intended. I also wanted to make the pen more present in the composition through cropping and increasing its saturation.
Below is an alternate version of this pen composition, playing with how I cropped the image and shifting the color red to a more non-centralized location to show punctuation.
2) The main goal of the second edit, was to achieve a “graphic” look to a goshuin stamp. I wanted to contrast the original nature of the object, being hand made, and make it look as if it was created digitally by saturating the red, and cropping out the portion of the page that showed the crease in the sketchbook. 
Jesse Fawcett 