Color and Tone

On the day I took pictures in the arb everything was very dreary. The only thing that had much color were these flowers! I thought they really popped against the dull leaves in the background.

Anomaly

On one of that paths that I was walking on in the arb, there was was one piece of wood bridge that was painted as an eye. I thought this was very strange! But it turned out to be pretty cool looking. I also tried to use the strategy we used in illustrator with creating grids to frame this photo.

Light/Dark

I chose this photo as the light/dark because of the shadows in the little hut. This was in the arb in the fairy garden as well. The day I went it was not particulars bright out so I was looking for more shadows than light and though the inside of the hut was a nice display of shadow. I also think the background silhouettes of the trees and sky provide a nice contrast.

Vantage Point

In the arb there is a small fairy garden and there was a bridge. From this perspective it looks like the bridge is bigger than it actually is. From this perspective you can also see the texture of  all the twigs

Metaphor

This piece is titled "Children are born atheists". It represents my thoughts about religion in general, specifically Catholicism. I believe that adults impose beliefs on their children and often time never even give them the opportunity to explore other religions, or no religion. The text behind the poster are famous bible quotes. The identical cribs are representative of the identical atheistic minds all children are born with. It is merely the environment that shapes the initial ideas of religion in children. At first I didn't like this project and thought it was too broad, but after deciding on a theme and gathering photos, I got into a groove and did what I wanted to do with this project! I found that because I was passionate about this topic, it made it easier for me to continue working. Thanks Dennis for a tremendous semester!

Movie Poster Version 2

I was unhappy with my first poster so I tried my hand at another! I fooled around with the color channels as well as levels to achieve the orange-eyness in her skin tone. Her face was shaped much differently than mine so it was tricky to put the bangs in the correct place.

Altered Reality Version 2

I took this photo over spring break in New Orleans. I changed the background to a grafati background and added images in the windows. I also added the text under the sign "featuring justin bieber." The person in the photo is my friend Sami. With this project I wanted to take "altered reality" and make a club scene out of straight edge restaurant. I took the photo of myself in the bottom window as well!