Personal Photography Project: Contamination and Catasrtophe

My concept for my Photography project was to showcase worldly destruction through human creation. The beauty of a human has a dark side for destruction. I wanted to show both at the same time so i decided to merge both together.


My inspiration for this project was the 2012 issue. People are deeply afraid of the possible apocalypse so i wanted to make note of that. Also the fact that people contribute to global warming and other environmental issues that cause permanent damage. I chose to do portraits and merge images within the picture to further expand my idea. I wanted to digital manipulate the portrait with photoshop because i thought it would be a great idea to try new effects and test new ideas.

Photography Assignment. PROCESS WORK!

Concept: The concept for my project is: The Nature of Human and Their Worldly Destruction; Contamination, Catastrophe and Wreckage.

Technical Aspects: For the most part I really want to play with merging, and adding other effects such as gritty. I think i will work with some exposure but right now i am mainly focused on merging.

Creative/Design Process: I had to come up with an idea that was appropriate for what i was going to do and my idea started off with the environment. After that i brainstormed possible dangers to our society/environment: pollution, war, natural disaster, disease,starvation/famine etc.  I then explored the possibilities to the project, and came up with various ideas of how to make the images have a lower opacity so the look more "natural." Right now i am experimenting and putting everything together to see if it all fits well. The next step will be redefining it all.

Meaning, Symbolism and Message Behind The photograph: The meaning of my project is the beauty of humans and our worldly destruction. I have chosen to use images that symbolize the destruction of the earth and included them to the photo with lowering the opacity to make the overall photograph look as if the "human" is the destruction. That is also the "behind the photographs" message.

Technical Challenges:  The most difficult part of this project would be the merging. I had some trouble with in during my last assignment, so i though it would be great to  improve and work on it with this project.

Technique: I was drawn to portraits and natural lighting. I thought that natural lighting would be essential because then i can make the photo push more of my concept of the contrast between human beauty and their destruction. When i was taking the pictures i had to make sure that it was a nice day an also i had to position the models with their back towards the sun so it looks like they are almost heavenly or angel like. That was probably the hardest part mostly because i had to take the shots at an appropriate time, which was around sundown for better quality.

Process images: 

Top: Concept drawings

Bottom: work in progress

Animated GIF: The Lovely Bone

Hey, so i decided to create and animated GIF for the Lovely bones movie. It's one of the most important scenes where Mr. Harvey and Susie Salmon have a very close encounter. It's probably the only scene they are both included in. I also chose this part mostly because of the fear in Susie's eyes and the fact that her fate has become clear. I made everything still except for the candles in the background flickering.

TATTOO ARTIST INFOGRAPHIC

   This inforgraphic expresses my career in a simple rendition of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. It show 5 steps of becoming a successful tattoo artist. 

CHOICE: I used the hierarchy because of its importance to the needs of a human. So i changed it too the need of my future career. Like the actual chart this one has the simple need/needs at the bottom and a it works its way up to the top of the pyramid it gets more complex and important such as landing the job.

FONT: for the title i used Apple Chancery mostly because of the fancy effect it has. It would typically contrast with the usual tattoo style.

EMPHASIS: I made the information with a larger font than the titles so the viewers eyes are being lead to the main point.

COLOUR: The colour is the same as Maslow's Hierarchy. It goes from warm colours to cooler one's

SHAPE: I decided to use different symbols on the sides that represent some of the most common tattoos. This makes it more simple because i wanted to define where i am at now in tattooing. The basics.

Daily Create.

This picture was taken because i had the chance to show viewers about "something spinning" so rather than taking a picture of a spinning chair or someone spinning rapidly, i thought it would be a great idea if i spun the basketball on my finger. It's something so simple yet it took me a while to come up with the idea.

Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Research Assignment)

Specific course and institution: Emily Carr University of Art and Design.  

Resident Master of Applied Arts in Visual Arts

Number of works to be included: 18-20 examples of visual art projects. "this may include documentation of static (2D or 3D) and dynamic (sound,video, performance, etc) work."

Size Restriction: Online portfolios should be " approximately 1024 x 768px at 72 dpi and please keep video files under 60MB each." all works must be photographed and arranged as a JPG,PDF or GIF.

Mediums required:

Information specified: During the application process the applicant is needed to have Official Educational Documents or Transcripts which mean that applicants must have sealed envelopes of all accredited post-secondary institutions. The applicant must also include a statement of attempt that is around 300-500 words that clearly outlines their research and/or practice.

                                 

Applicants should also include a resume of their accomplishments, education as well as volunteer service history. Lastly they have to include reference letters from professionals you have studied or worked with.

For more information go to: http://www.ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate and https://www.ecuad.ca/admissions/undergrad/portfolio

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MUSIC VIDEO REMAKE

This is a re creation of the Owl City I Must Be Dreaming song. It took us approximately 2 months to work on it and it took about a week to edit it. I hope you enjoy it. :)
We wanted to use different lighting techniques we learned in our tech class and put them to the test. We wanted to go for a light hearted effect so we shot mainly on sunny days so that the emotion would relate better.