RecapitulationIn-Progress PhotosPhotograph of a roller-skating rink scene edited with software on my iPhone to repeat details of the image and adjust colors. The title relates to this piece as the skates and repeating details convey perseverance through failures as I desire to achieve my dreams & goals. I must continue to strive towards success and work hard, but this may require me to practice for a long time, and I may have to ‘fall down and get back up’, like one does when roller skating. The fact that I took this photograph on New Years’ Eve also relates to the title as I come to the brink of a new year in my life that will bring new opportunities and wisdom so that I may have the inspiration to change my mindset and achieve my dreams.
I began this piece by choosing a photo from my iPhone camera roll that I had taken on New Year's Eve of 2018, as 2019 began. Although I had shared this photo before on my blog, I thought I could incorporate this photograph into my concentration for AP 2-D Art and make the photo more interesting by using some photoshop/superimpose techniques. To begin the editing process of this photo, I imported the original photo (which I had previously altered the colors and saturation of) into superimpose on my iPhone and made the foreground and background the same photo, but I used the background to extend the width of the image. To do this, I repeated certain details of the image on the left side of the image, and added features that were already repeated in the original photo to the upper left side of the new image. I then worked at blending each segment of the original photo together in the new version of this photo, adding light fixtures and people on the background repeatedly with slightly different colors. After superimposing fragments and blending everything together, I felt that this piece was entirely complete, but I wondered if I should somewhat crop the bottom of the image to make the audience more attentive to the neon lights and roller skates. So, I asked my classmates and teacher for their opinion, and decided to partially crop the bottom 1/8 of the image, to get rid of some of the black on the bottom, which couldn't be easily deciphered as any particular detail or object due to the lighting. As I reflect on my process and the final piece now, I think that partially cropping the bottom was a nice choice, but I still like the way that both the cropped and uncrossed versions look.
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Fear of FailureIn-Progress PhotosReference PhotosReflection Digital piece composed of a photo of myself writing on a piece of paper, along with images of skies, water, and a boat figurine. The cool-tones in this piece correspond with piece #1 & #8 as the instance conveyed in this piece involves fear and stress. The tilt of the boat, water, and sky aids the illusion of my hands controlling the situation as if I am ‘steering the boat’ of my life, yet the pressure my pencil places on the boat (the pressure I and others place on myself), causes the boat to sink (places stress on myself and fuels the continuation of my fear to achieve my goals).
I began this piece by selecting a photo of waves from lake water that I had taken on my iPhone months prior and importing such into superimpose on my iPhone. I then tilted the horizontal axis of this photo to make the water look more dramatic. After adding this, I felt I immediately needed to add a sky if I had water, so I took another photo from my iPhone and superimposed it into the image. After creating this setting, I felt that I should add a boat, but the problem was that I didn't have any photos of a boat on my iPhone nor my Canon Rebel camera, so I resorted to a boat figurine that my dad placed in his bedroom, and I took a few photos of this boat to figure out which composition I liked the best. Once I picked which composition I liked the best for the boat, I superimposed this image into the water and sky that I had already merged together and removed the original background of the boat photo to place it in the best position. With the scene starting to come together, I felt that I needed to make this piece more interesting and coherent, so I edited the foreground (the boat) and the background (the sky and waves) colors to share more of a blue color scheme. After creating what I thought was my final piece, I thought more about the metaphorical meaning of this piece while coming across a random photo in my iPhone camera roll that was of me writing on a piece of paper at school while in class. DaydreamIn-Progress PhotosReference PhotosReflectionDigital piece created by editing together photos with various color schemes and textures. The abundance of intricate detail and color placed in a somewhat unnatural way in this piece creates a scene that expresses how some vivid dreams are formed spontaneously. The purpose of this piece was not to convey a specific emotion or realization I dwell on in my dreams or goals in life, but rather to show how intricate dreams can be, and how that is fascinating to me. I can recall some dreams to be so detailed and stimulating to my emotions, yet they make little sense.
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AuthorHi there, I'm Ashley and I love all mediums in which I can express my fascinations and emotions. Whether it be painting, music production, apparel production, 3-D modeling, drawing, or writing, I just adore creativity's endless possibilities. I am currently taking Apparel Production II Honors and AP 3-D Art while I work with music production and 3-D modeling outside of class. ArchivesCategories |