Final Artist Statement

Throughout this year I think I was the most successful at the personal quilt assignment. It took everybody a while to complete this assignment. I had the hardest time with the graduation program assignment. The reason why is because I really didn’t have any appealing ideas. I could improve my work by making more time and effort into the assignment and creating better ideas.

My favorite thing I learned this year was the shutter speed. I enjoyed creating different words and having different poses making a ghost behind the picture. I will be using this in the future and try to make something new. When I get to college I will use this tool to explore art. Learning new things and seeing different poses and attitude using this tool will increase my knowledge and understanding of art.

My social issue reflected upon my life the most because many people see me happy all the time not knowing that I’m actually not happy. I created 2 different pictures: 1 of the pictures of me is myself smiling and seems as if I am enjoying the day. Picture 2 is another picture of myself and seems as if I am sad. My life experiences affect my art because if I am having a great day then ideas just come to my mind extremely fast. If I am having an off day then it is hard trying to come up with ideas with anger inside of me.

Barbara Kruger is the artist I relate to the most. Her image relates to my social issue. Sometimes she doesn’t feel as if she fits in and I feel that way sometimes. I think I seen the most improvement in my creativity. The most meaningful project would have to be the quilt project because it took the most time out of the semester. Despite the lack of timeJ I enjoyed taking this class and learning new things. Thank you for teaching me how to take better pictures and it was a pleasure knowing you….

Blowout and Panning

The iso was on 5000 and shutter speed was on a half a second. I think it was the best way because it came out good. I could've lowered the iso and created another blow out.

Panning is something used throughout movement. It makes the person the emphasis and blurs our everything around it. It should look like someone blurred out and another person the emphasis who is visible. I think I did a good job it looks the way it should. My ISO was on auto and the shutter speed was like 2 seconds. i could've put the ISO on something else to make it look better. I forgot how to do it in the beginning, but eventually I figured it out.

Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is something that allows a certain amount of light in. It was dark and we each had something that lights up (cell phone, ipod,etc.). This was actually fun because we learned something new. If we change the shutter speed then we want to do something more like movement. My favorite picture was when we created AYE... The E is backwards on purpose to add some flavor :)

Aperture

Aperture is the amount of light that travel through the size of the hole. The F-Stop in the first photo would be small because the smaller the F-Stop is the bigger the hole. In the second photo the F-Stop would be high because the larger the F-Stop the smaller the hole.

ISO

(Auto Flash)

(ISO 50)

(ISO 400)

(ISO 5000)

ISO fights against darkness and allows you to see the light. Flash has high quality and ISO has low quality. The lower the ISO the better your picture will turn out. When its really bright you should use ISO. The shutter speed because that is what you are in charge of.

Flash

Pros- it brings out the light in the picture.
Cons- it doesn't allow you to see the full picture.
Use flash when you need more light and you don't want to see the true lights.
It's not a good idea to use flash when you have enough light and/or you want to see lights (ex: cosmic bowling)
Flash freezes time and allows you to see the actual light in the picture.

Metering

Metering measures the amount of light that needs to be taken in. In the first photo, the light meter is focusing on the computers light and in the second photo, its focusing on the persons light. It can help me in the future; if i need more light somewhere and I want it to be the emphasis then i focus on that first.

The Imprisoned

Interpret:
While I was sleeping I dreamt of hanging from an airplane over the ocean with sharks in the water reaching for me. It's like I was trapped and had no way of getting out of the situation. I was lost and didn't know who I was and had to find out who I really am. The arms symbolizes the sharks trying to reach me. I am hanging on the robe showing how I will never give up and how I laugh at every situation whether its a good or bad situation.

Surreal

To make the desert look realistic, we had to copy the ground about 4 different times. Then we had to change the color. We added the little lamp thingy and gathered the black eraser to make it blend in with the ground. The drop shadow made it seem as if the sun was hitting it creating a shadow. This gave me an idea for the next assignment to try and make it surreal because it looks better. Having the drop shadow is a good idea for an outside assignment because I can use it to make it seem as if the sun is hitting creating a shadow

Art Show

I chose this photo because I wanted to show others a different part of my family. I colored paint on her face to show how messy she can get. Despite her messiness, she was naturally born with red hair. That picture was taken on her birthday. She turned 2years old, but acts like a know it all. She was entered in the Great American Photo Contest which I hope she will win. The contest is for the cutest baby contest. We will see how the results come.

Graduation Program

The strength of my work was probably my levels. I adjusted my levels really well. To the invitation i could've added something else to really embrace the effect. To the graduation program i could've chose some different colors. I think the invitation was the hardest because i really didn't have any ideas. The most important thing is getting your point across to others.

Personal Quilt

My Quilt

Outside

Past

Inside

The FutureAll of my ideas came from the present. Whatever I was thinking about at the time is where I started. My family is on my mind all of the time. Basketball and friends was one of my topics which I succeeded the most at. My decisions were the preeminent, but I know for sure I could’ve done an enhanced job. These quilts made me comprehend I came a long way. The past is tremendously diverse from the future quilt. It makes me pompous to see how much I have full-fledged. My favorite quilt will have to be inside me and the future quilt. The inside me quilt shows how open I am and caring of my family. I put them before anything else and that is what i wanted to show. My future quilt shows the team unity. We came together as a team compared to the beginning of the season. Not only do we win, but we have fun winning and its the best filling a person can have being apart of a sports team.

Artist Statement

My portfolio consists of my work I completed throughout this semester like my lyrics photo and family fix photos. In the portfolio, I will have many attributes in my photos such as: macro, layer styles, adjustment layers, etc. These photos showed how much I learned and completed during the semester. They actually make the photo more abstract and creative. As time goes on my work will improve exceedingly.

I feel as if I learned new things and challenged myself as a photographer not only to be creative, but to also improve my knowledge of photos. As the subjects got harder, I got even more focused. I put all effort into every picture which helped me learn easier. In my portfolio, you will be able to see the difference from beginning to the end of the semester. Even though I struggled with the social issue, you will be able to see that I put the effort into the picture. That was the most difficult subject so far and if I could do it again I would put more time and thought before using photo shop.

Over this semester, I learned that you can make nothing out of something. What I mean by that is the object you think wouldn’t fit inside a picture actually makes it better. I’ve seen improvement in the way I use the blending mode for the layer. It makes the picture look better and seem realistic. In the future, I could improve on adjustment layer and layer styles because those tool are the toughest for me.

I think I was most successful using the blending options to corrupt the photo. The 2 photos I liked the best that I took of my partner were the light shot (b&w) and the portrait photo. The 2 photos I liked the best that was taken of me were the surprise photo and the prop photo. She was very creative and I think she has improved the most in my eyes. I appreciate her patience with me.

This semester, taking this class was a lesson for me and I enjoyed taking pictures and creating new things. I learned that photos from different angles show the world in a different position. The world has more to it then just what people see everyday. Framing is something that leads the viewers to the emphasis which is extremely creative. In conclusion, my portfolio shows how much I learned even if the photo isn’t as good as others.

Personal Words

The lyrics i chose for this project were "Its more then a game This is a passion." " He has an assassins mentality." By Lil Wayne " This guy is highly motivated." and " Im goin for the ring." I chose these lyrics because its my senior year and I want to show everyone im focused and determined to win. Its my LAST chance as a basketball player to win a championship. I have to take advantage of the fact that I get no more chances after this season. Taking pride and getting the job done is my main goal. Its not a game anymore its all business.

Social Issue: The Mask

In this photograph it shows two sides of me that many people see on a daily basis, but never know what my true thoughts are. There is one side that shows me happy which many people see everyday. The other picture shows my sad and distressing side that happens rarely. In bold red and black letters it says THE MASK.

My happy side is showing that nothing in my life is going wrong and I’m just living it to the fullest, but what people don’t apprehend that it may just be a show I’m putting on to prevent people from being concerned.

My sad and poignant side shows that things in life are going wrong and it seems as if nobody cares because they only see the mask and not my real attitude is towards life. I’m trying to confirm others that how it may seem like I’m happy but my true feelings are inside which I don’t like to show.

I want to express that some days are just horrible and I just want to be alone sometimes. In addition, many people are like this in the world and my point that’s the way it is with a lot of individuals. And, that’s our comfort zone and how we lever things is by being quiet and deal with things step by step. Handling things our way is our best benefit which will sooner or later lead to an enhanced content person. Overall, we have to face reality everyday because nothing is always going to go as planned we can fall, but ultimately we WILL have to get up.

“You can’t see the pain behind the mask”

Scary Effects

My favorite picture was the alien photo because it has more effects and it gathered my attention of learning new things.

Pen tool, burn and dodge.

Pen tool- this creates amazing lines and shapes to appear in photos.

Burn- creates an effect that makes the main emphasis stand out more.

Dodge- makes a highlight that portrays the photo to look more interesting.

I had a little trouble with burning and making my background dark so the emphasis could stand out more.

I think I was more successful when i made the octopus legs shine.

Advertising jobs might succeed more if they are more creative and put more thought into their process.EX: nike ads lack filling effects, the athletes stand out, but its boring.

Critique

Standing in the middle of no where is a man watching a massive fire while carrying water that decant only onto him. Wearing an all black suit with an unknown feeling he stands in the dirt not revealing his face. The rough and ragged light above creates a thought that the fire is spreading immensely. It seems like he is going to endeavor putting the fire out with the water he's carying. The fire is leading to him which cuts through his black suit. This photograph shows the compassionate and sympathy of this mysterious man trying to prevent the fire from exceeding. It speaks thoroughly that this world isn't as bad as people tend to think. Some people are concerned.

The End

Portrait

My most efficient photo in my opinion would be surprise because it shows emotion like someone is trapped and that is how I felt that day. To create artistic expression I thought of my peers in church how they prayed and worship GOD. I chose to use a dress shirt so she would look like a sophisticated hard working teacher. My surprise photo is unique because i'm usually happy and excited about being her, but that particular day was not amusing at all. Overall I feel great about my photos because I expressed myself throughout my pictures

Contact Sheet

The compositional trick i liked the best so far was simplicity because it gave me a different perspective on how insects and other animals see the world.
I think I will start using macro more because i like the way it blurrs the background and puts your attention directly on the emphasis.
I didn't quite like rule of thirds because that doesn't match my interest. If I was interested in the subject I think i would've put more effort in it.
The photo i liked the most would be macro because it just gathered my attention on the way it works by blurring the background and makes you focus on the emphasis.

Compositional Trick #8 Fill In Flash

Fill in flash effect my photos by providing more light when it is needed. It brightens the center of the photo and darkens the background to make the emphasis stick out. I will use fill in flash in the future when i want to take pictures when its extremely hot outside and/or when its night time.

Compositional Trick #7 Drawing the light

The light creates an amazing shadow within my picture and it makes you feel as the light itself creates the photo.

Compositional Trick #6 Framing

Framing helps the photo by outlining your emphasis and giving the direct attention. It helped my photo by bringing the emphasis to the viewers. I could've adjusted the angles on the first photo and on the second photo i could've did a better job on the hue/saturation

Compositional Trick #5 Extreme Angles(BW)

This is a good compositional trick because it gives you the picture in a different angle and gives you a different view point of the world. Bugs/Insects and animals have a different standard on how they see the world. Extreme angles gives you a brief view of how they see it. These photos are accurate. The first one shows how a worm, ant, etc. views the world. The second photo could be better, but it does show how a bird or any creature that flies sees the world.

Compositional Trick #4 Simplicity (color&bw)

Simplicity brings you to the image looking at it in a different way. Its your main focus on the image. In my opinion, it doesn't necessarily mean boring it means creativity. It's an effective trick because your main focus is on the detail in the photo: shadows, angles,etc. I use simplicity on a direct object that many people don't visualize it as. I try to be creative in the best way possible.

Compositional Trick #3 Macro

Macro shows direct detail towards an emphasis and it shows exactly how an image looks. It makes you look at the world differently because you discover new things.