Assignment: Develop a rough draft of a second mash up.
Craft: I used a picture of my brother and his friend after one of their football games. Then i mashed it with a photo of one of my friends in his graduation gound. I aslo added an alternate picture of my brother in a sportcoat before his dance. I was able to mash these photos by utilizing concepts and techniques in photoshop learned in class.
Concept: I chose these photos to mash together to develop a specific message. I decided to fade the sport coat and graduation gound over my brother and his friend to perhaps showcase a bit of their furture. I guess I also wanted to develop the idea that sports and success are somehow linked. I think I will be able to convey this message better with the title of my piece.
Composition: These are some of my favortive photos because they remind me of great times that I had in my life. I chose these photos because I thought it would be a great opportunity to link childhood and adulthood. I think I can do an exellent job conveying the concept of these photos.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Week 5
Assignment: Take 25 pictures of people, places, and things and devlop ideas for a second mash-up for which we must convey a message.
Craft- Most likely, I will be utilizing the Photoshop Program to help mash my photos together. I am planning on really using the blending features for this mash-up. Hopefully, I can you and learn about some new features the program has to offer.
Concept- Currently, I have been playing around with the idea of using a picture i took of my brother in his football uniform. I want to display "life after sports." I am going to need another picture to mash it with. However, I have not decided which picture I will use. I may have to go out and take some additional photos to enhance the concept of my message.
Composition- I am still in the brainstorming process but I do have some ideas on how i can bring this together. I am fairly confident that I will be able to come up with some good ideas since the project is so open ended this time. I am looking forward to showcasing my ideas and concepts in this next mash-up.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Week 4
Assignment: To finish the final draft of my mash-up.
Craft: Using photoshop I made several changes to my picture. First, I altered his facial expression. I put a grin on his face. I also altered his one eyebrow. Next, I added an irish cap. I also altered the neon sign in the background. I replaced "Hasty's Place" with "Lincoln's Place."
Compostion: I mashed a grand total of three photos together. The picture of a Abe Lincoln, The Bar, and I added a glass of beer to create the concept I has trying to convey.
Concept: Abe Lincoln often looks unhappy or serious in the majority of his photos. Therefore, I wanted it to seem like Lincoln was having a good time for a change. Adjusting his facial features allowed me to give the photo a more relaxed mood. I wanted to show that Lincoln is a guy that, if he was still around today, would be someone that many people could relate to because I don't think Lincoln was a very cocky person. If he was around today, I feel that he would be well liked and often meet with friends for a cold one. I feel that Lincoln was just a common man who was very good at his job and had a great undertsanding of values and priorities.
Craft: Using photoshop I made several changes to my picture. First, I altered his facial expression. I put a grin on his face. I also altered his one eyebrow. Next, I added an irish cap. I also altered the neon sign in the background. I replaced "Hasty's Place" with "Lincoln's Place."
Compostion: I mashed a grand total of three photos together. The picture of a Abe Lincoln, The Bar, and I added a glass of beer to create the concept I has trying to convey.
Concept: Abe Lincoln often looks unhappy or serious in the majority of his photos. Therefore, I wanted it to seem like Lincoln was having a good time for a change. Adjusting his facial features allowed me to give the photo a more relaxed mood. I wanted to show that Lincoln is a guy that, if he was still around today, would be someone that many people could relate to because I don't think Lincoln was a very cocky person. If he was around today, I feel that he would be well liked and often meet with friends for a cold one. I feel that Lincoln was just a common man who was very good at his job and had a great undertsanding of values and priorities.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Week 3
Assignment: To select one of the 25 Lincoln era photos and mash that particular photo with one of the 25 contemporary photos I had taken to create an overall message.
Craft: By using the program Photoshop, I was able to mash 2 photos from 2 different eras together. I was able to mash these photos together to make a "realistic" looking image. To do so, I had to utilize various techniques (cut, paste, scaling, altering colors, etc.) that are provided by the Photoshop program.
Composition: I had original chose to mash 2 other photos, but they proved to be to difficult to mash. Therefore, I had chosen two other photos, one of Lincoln sitting at my bar in my basement. I cut and pasted Lincoln into contemporary photo and altered the colors to black and white. I received positive feedback on my mash up photo. However, the critique provided me with many ideas and many directions that i could go in. For example, I could copy and paste and arm to Lincoln's body with a drink in hand or add shadow/reflection to his body on the bar.
Concept: I was kind of struggling with the concept of my photo at first. Then I realized after the critique that I should have maybe developed a short story or correlation between the two photos. I'm trying develop the idea of Lincoln as a bartender. I am pleased with the fact that can alter his facial features now. I think that will help add the the concept of the photo. I still have things to add the the photo to help create more of an overall message. One thing I think will help raise some interesting ideas is if I change the name on the neon sign in the background.
Craft: By using the program Photoshop, I was able to mash 2 photos from 2 different eras together. I was able to mash these photos together to make a "realistic" looking image. To do so, I had to utilize various techniques (cut, paste, scaling, altering colors, etc.) that are provided by the Photoshop program.
Composition: I had original chose to mash 2 other photos, but they proved to be to difficult to mash. Therefore, I had chosen two other photos, one of Lincoln sitting at my bar in my basement. I cut and pasted Lincoln into contemporary photo and altered the colors to black and white. I received positive feedback on my mash up photo. However, the critique provided me with many ideas and many directions that i could go in. For example, I could copy and paste and arm to Lincoln's body with a drink in hand or add shadow/reflection to his body on the bar.
Concept: I was kind of struggling with the concept of my photo at first. Then I realized after the critique that I should have maybe developed a short story or correlation between the two photos. I'm trying develop the idea of Lincoln as a bartender. I am pleased with the fact that can alter his facial features now. I think that will help add the the concept of the photo. I still have things to add the the photo to help create more of an overall message. One thing I think will help raise some interesting ideas is if I change the name on the neon sign in the background.
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