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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.

Images Used:

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.

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Combining Text and Image

"Never say goodbye, because saying goodbye means going away and

going away means forgetting..."

- Peter Pan

Still Life

DSLR Still Life in Colour

DSLR Still Life in Black & White

iPhone Still Life

Questions:

1. My still life represents freedom and the ability that an airplane has in the air. They're free and above everything. They're able to see everything from a different perspective.

2. With my DSLR shots, I used direct lighting to achieve a glow on parts of the plane. With my iPhone shot, I used diffused lighting to get a more shadowed and dark shot.

3. I think with my iPhone shot, I could've created a better background for my shot to develop a sense of completeness in the image.

Photoshop Motion

Questions:

1. I think my favourite part of this image is the fact that it tells a story and it creates a series of motion without it being too obvious of what is going on step-by-step.

2. I think the most difficult part of this process was finding photos that didn't obstruct other photos to the point of confusion. I had to go through a lot of photos to find some that fit well within each other.

3. I think the easiest part of this process was using the layer mask and brush to blend the photos together. I think the auto-align helped with this process, making it a lot easier to do.

Photographing Water Drops

Photographing a Water Droplet with Camera Flash

Photographing a Coloured Water Droplet without Camera Flash

Photographing a Water Droplet with iPhone Burst Mode

Photographing a Coloured Water Droplet with iPhone Burst Mode