Assignment 3: Montage

 

For my fantastical image I kept with the same theme of the beach, since this is where I got to do my photo shoot for the project. I placed two images of myself, as if standing in the water. I made one of the images myself smaller than the other in order to keep with perspective. Although this is a fantastical image I wanted it to be the type of thing that you have to look twice at in order to realize what you're seeing. I then placed the waves into the image, creating the depth of fantasy. I thought that the birds added a nice touch because the distract the eye and add to the theme of chaos that was already present with the five waves coming in towards the foreground. 

Assignment 3: Montage

 

For my realistic image I chose to depict a simple landscape image based upon my own landscape photo I had taken. When adding the different elements to the image I wanted them simply for the purpose of adding depth, as not to distort what was already there. Having the background landscape as the original image acted as a pattern by which to follow. It created a perspective to work off of in which I knew all of my other images had to match in order to keep it believable. I had to crop out of the photo a road with cars driving past, which in the original image was a nice element, but when put into the collage made it difficult to keep with the perspective and a believable ratio of size of the objects in the image. For the objects in the background I used a layer mask to create a hazy view that allows for a believable change in depth or distance for those objects, while the closer objects I chose to keep the brightest. 

Assignment 2: Collage

Seeing Double

 The theme of my collage is nature, in particular the beach. I wanted to make sure to include only natural elements, absolutely nothing man made. I have named the collage Seeng Double because through out the collage there is a pattern of twos: there are two palm trees, two moons, two waves, both day and night, and the birds and their shadows create a feeling of two. I have even doubled up some images to get the effect of "seeing double" as if foggy and a little out of focus. I wanted this to create a feeling of time passing by, you are standing in the same spot, as if watching a time laps put into fast motion. If I had more time I would have liked to work on the edges and blending of the images together. I like the effect that has been presented, but it was frustrating me that it wasn't as clean as I would like.

When did it Begin?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oqUd8utr14

Andy Warhol has always been a great inspiration of mine and what I love about this clip most is how it proves how far we have come in digital media. Although we do not specifically use Amiga computers on a daily basis, so many of us have ready access to programs similar to the one that Warhol is shown using in this YouTube video. It even mentions how Warhol had never used a computer program before, which is unheard of in our day and age. It makes me question: when exactly did this all begin? and how much of it are we taking for granted?

Just Messing Around...

Here is a rough piece I have been working on over the summer. It is purely for fun and a hobby of mine and is just getting started, so it is no where near finished. I used a combination of photos and videos that I took at home last summer in Santa Barbara, CA messing around with their presentation by playing with format, length, and order presented to create a visually appealing assortment that goes along with the story being told in the background. The story is all my own words from pieces I wrote for a Creative Writing class last spring. I love the effect of merging the two different art forms together and bringing to life something in my writing that is not shown simply by reading it or hearing it recited. I look forward to being able to continue working on this project in my spare time and making it more professional with the techniques I learn from this class!