Pxnk Photography

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Friday, June 3, 2016

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Narrative Still Life

Original Photo (Colour + Vignette)

Photo Edit #1 (Black & White + Vignette)

Photo Edit #2 (Duotone + Vignette)

Questions:

1. Each one of these objects represents a part of my life, and together they represent me as a whole. I put the three hats in this image because I wear a hat everyday. They're a big part of who I am. The two A's hats represent my love for baseball and the Oakland A's. The other hat is a wrestling hat, which represents my love for WWE. The journal, pen, and pencils next to the hats represents my poetry writing and how I love to just write in general no matter where I am. I wear Converse everyday, so I put my favourite pair in the center of the image. I put a stack of books on the other side of the image because I really love to read, and I have for my entire life. I picked books from different moments in my life, and as you go up the stack, you kind of see how my reading style changed and how my taste in novels has changed throughout my life. I hung headphones over the books because I love music and I listen to it often. I love how a pair of headphones can create a sense of escape from whatever else is going on. I added a black rose to the center of the image because I like roses and they're one of my favourite things to photograph. Finally, I centered everything on and around a skateboard because I've been riding a skateboard for a few years and I just really like that I can go wherever I want on it.

2. I think the best aspect of my image is the way it can tell a person a lot about me without even knowing or talking to me. I like the composition best and how each item balances another item to create a pleasing image to the eye.

3. I used space in this image by positioning objects in a way to create depths to the entire photographs, placing the shoes and journal in the foreground, and having everything else in the background. I also used a lot of different colours to create a visually appealing image. I used a lot of blues, yellows, and reds in this image. I also used balance in this image by creating a stack of books on one side and a stack of hats on the other side, so that the image would look balanced.

4. I think I could improve on the placement of some of the objects to create a more interesting composition. I could have also used a different background to better focus on the objects in the composition.

5. I don't think I would choose the same objects in ten years because I'm constantly changing, however, I think some of the objects could be the same. I hope to still be writing in ten years because it's a nice release from the world. Along with writing, I hope I'm still reading because I think it helps to read because novels have their own little realities that I can escape into. I would be really interested to see what objects I would choose in ten years, and even a year from now just to see how much I've changed.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Converse Advertisement

Questions:

1. I chose to use a Converse shoe because I really like Converse and I think they're very stylistic and fun to wear. There are a lot of different styles and colours, which I think is cool because there are endless possibilities.

2. My 'big idea' was to take a simple shot of the shoe so that the product was simple and clear. With that, I wanted to create an interesting background to catch someone's eye. I think I achieved this by using the watercolour splatter for the background and a watercolour text of the product.

3. I used a muted rainbow color scheme for the background to bounce off of the neutral tones of the shoe. I used side lighting on the shoe to create a shadowed affect on the toe of the shoe.

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Forced Perspective

Questions:

1. I think the third one is the most believable because it looks like she's hanging onto the pole to try and prevent herself from being carried away. I think the angle helps make this shot seem believable.

2. I think the last one is the most interesting because there's a story behind it. A giant is giving me a piece of their cookie. I think this is the most interesting because it is very creative and a bit more out of the box than the other ones are.

3. I think one of the most difficult things was making the perspectives work to tell the story we wanted it to. I think it was also hard coming up with creative ideas that we didn't see in class in the examples.