Shadow Shot

In this photo, I see a shadow of hands reaching up to grab two balloons. The sidewalk behind it really contrasts the dark shadows, which I like because it makes it stand out even more. I kept the shot in focus and took it in a certain angle in order to capture the right perspective that I wanted. At first, I started out with 4 balloons, but 2 of them flew away. I think it worked out with only 2 though, because it looks more simple to me, and the simpler the better. The only editing I did was adjusting the brightness and adding more contrast in order to make the balloons stand out even more. The message I was trying to send out was the yearning for childhood because the hands look like their desperately reaching out for the balloons; and the balloons are supposed to be a symbol of childhood. I really like how this shot turned out, it's one of my favorites that I've taken this year.

Stranger Assignment

 

 Name: Ryan

Age: Over 25

Fact: Can hold his breath under water for 8 minutes.

 Name: Ben

Age: Over 25

Fact: He hate's the ocean.

Name: Johnny

Age: Over 25

Fact: He's white.

Symbolism

I see a girl standing in front of a window, but she doesn't see her reflection in front of her. Instead, her and a boy are reflected staring back at her. There is not much around her, because I wanted the focus to stay on the figures in front of her. The girl is dressed in dark colors, which contrasts against the bright colors that the couple in front of her are wearing. This is supposed to symbolize the death of a loved one. I believe my work was successful because it portrays the story I was trying to tell. It's easy to relate to because everyone has felt that sense of loss at least once in their life, and they've felt the nostalgia that this model feels.

Aberrance

I see a girls face plastered with flower petals in the replacement of make-up. The lighting causes a slight glow on her face to create a feel of radiance. I chose light colored petals in order to soften the look and make it look natural. Since aberrance means a departure from the ordinary, I wanted to do a fashion shot but with nature used as make-up. While I was editing this photo, I softened her entire face and sharpened her eyes and eyebrows, because I wanted her skin to look somewhat goddess-like. I believe I was successful in taking this photo because it really is unusual, and that was the point of taking the aberrance shot.

Head Replacement

In this picture, I see a body with a flower floating on top as a head. The color of it pops out because the colors behind it are plain and simple, so it doesn't distract from the object in front of her face. The entire picture it lighted brightly, but everything behind the flower is out of focus because it was too close to the camera to focus everything. So I decided since the flower was the center of attention, it should be the main focus of the entire picture. I believe my work was successful because it really does look as if the flower is the model's head, and I accomplished this without using photoshop; the only thing I photoshopped in this picture was the shadow that was directly behind her. I wanted the background to be bright, yet simple, so it wouldn't distract from the flower.

Flower's Point of View

In this photo, I see a blue sky with the sun shining brightly against it. It appears to be white and the rays are shooting out like thin lines. The flowers in the shot are a warm orange. One is in focus, while everything else around it is not. This is supposed to be the point of view of a flower. I would think the flower sees the sun as something incredibly bright, almost blinding. That's why I tried to take the picture at a certain angle as to where the flower would be looking up at it. I believe I was successful in taking this photo, because everything is so vibrant and lively, which is how I believe a flower would really see the world as.

Commercial Shot

Lighting Photos