Photoshop Explorations

We were assigned to do some Photoshop projects using the elements of the art. Although, at the same time, we had to use the saem shoe over and over again. Which made it more challenging. I chose to do Colour, Line, and Shape.

In the Colour I decided to use the black and white version of the Converse and added as many different floursent colours there were. At the same time I also blended them in. Except at the top where I wanted the bar to stick out as a 3-D affect. In Line, I used different values and wanted the the lines to pop out. The norm black and white seemed too... bland. So i decided to add lines of an aqua blue. I think it brings the picture together. Although the shoe is cut off, i have no excuse haha. That's just the way it was cut. For Shape, I used the maple leaf brush and made a swift through out the page and changed the Converse star to a leaf. I also changed on the layers to different settings like Luminosity or Soft Light. Overall, this was diffucult, but being able to expirement with Photoshop was fun.

Elements of Art

Taking these pictures for all the elements of art was a difficult task even though it seemed easy. In the end i still couldn't complete all the pictures, which I'm greatly disappointed about. I'm not very good in shoe variety because I care more about quality then quantity. I hate shoe shopping so i usually just get shoes that will last forever, which kist happen to be Converse. I just bought these gray one a few months ago, but they're still new and it bothers me quite a bit.

The first picture are the top is the element, Colour. I know there is also a pattern of squares and black and white, but my Vans are written on in different coloured markers. Everything else was black and a yellow-ish white but the coloured marker still stand outs a bit. The second picture is Value. I shot frm the corner and hid it somewhat against the wall. The shadowing i used has also brought out the values when i changed the levels somewhat in Photoshop. The third photo is Light. I positioned two Converse and used my bedroom light as well as flash to make it seem like light was shining from the back of them. I wish i could have been much more creative with this concept but i was only limited to so much of my surroundings. The final element i did was Texture. This one I know I didn't do as good a job as I should've. I really can't see how it is texture myself, but this was a fairly difficult assignment. I think was going to use the texture of the Converse to indicate my point but it didn't turn out as expected. If I had the chance I would love to do this whole project over again and have more freedom to go places and take pictures.

Homework: Desert

Arizona is a dirt pile. Yeah, we have the Grand Canyon. That's about it. This assignment was Desert. AZ is nothing but desert. So how do we make it creative? When I think about desert and Arizona. I think about development. It's happening all over to try and make Arizona better.. but is it really better? Animals live here, just like people. Developement takes their homes. So this is a picture I took where homes were built and I had found out there were a pack of coyotes used to live there, but they were forced to migrate to who-knows-where. The desert is a home to eveyone and everything.

Homework: Urban

Urban. Literally, it means a city of city life. I didn't want to use the literal meaning. When I thought about 'urban' I thought about graffiti. Since I couldn't use graffiti, I decided to take a ride with my brother down 51st avenue. I saw these mills and took a picture while the light was red. I used it for 'urban' because that's what I think when I look at this photo. Granted, I don't know if anyone else will get it.

Homework: Reflection

The homework assignment was Reflection and immediately you think of mirrors. When I thought of reflection, I thought of light. As in, light reflecting off water and such. This is a potpourri vase in my living room and I was sitting watching the teli and I saw the light shining off of it. Also there was a mirror behind it as well.

Homework: Macro

We were given the assignment for Macro. This would be a fairly easy assignment, but it was so easy that it was difficult to make it interesting. So I took this picture in the back of the Agriculture building where they grow their plants. I wanted to show how many other sunflowers there were but keep this one the main focus and cature the light on it.