EXTRA CREDIT FINALS-DONNA F., SOPHIA D., AND DANIELLE B.

Final Exam:Part III

First Point

• The possible tools that could have been used would be the brighten tool or color adjustment to make sure everything is well balnced. Also they could have digitally-placed the toys with the select tool or the free transform tool. I like it because it represents how the world labels people, but babies aren't born the way they are labeled.

• They could have used the burn tool or grayscale/ black and white. It shows that just liking a picture on social networks won't change or do anything to help the circumstances, so we actually have to do something.

• They either inserted the shark fin using the lasso tool and placing it into the ocean pictue with the select/ free transform tool. Or used the erase tool to digitally erase the shark fin. It shows that no matter how scary sharks may be, if we keep on killing them, then it's more terrifying than never seeing them again.
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• The tools used could be the burn tool, the light tool, the select tool to brighten certain areas and probably one of the filters for more detail. This picture shows that not only the car will get damaged, but as well as the driver.

• They most likely used the lasso tool to select the blood from a different picture and free transformed the blood onto this picture.  It shows what could happen on the other side of the phone when you're not there.

Second Point 

Brandon Stanton, a New York photographer, puts the people of New York in the spotlight for one picture. Through the campaign, Humans of New York,  Stanton shows that everyone is versatile and has their own unknown story, he's just the guy who helps it be made known. JR is a french artist who first began his campaign to give back to the people. In a way, he gives regular citizens a chance to also tell their story, to show their background, by giving them the ability to put their faces in public areas where they live. Daniel Guido turns his hand into a canvas with just a stroke of a paintbrush. His work displays scenes that tell stories and maks it look very life-like. Chris Jordan uses photography to raise awareness for things such as pollution, endangerment and more. To do so, he takes the thing being affected and takes the statistic of it and multiplies that thing however many times and creates a scene. Finally, Andy Goldsworthy, his artwork is mainly based on things of nature. He uses his design abilities to create abstract patterns and ideas to make a beautiful sculpture out of nature and photographs it.

Third Point

In this class, I learned how to use Photoshop. Not only that, but it helped me work on my art skills. Also, it helped me to take better pictures, being careful of lighting, angles and how i should place things. My favorite studio project would have to be the fashion photography. Although I'm not good in the "fashion world", I enjoyed creating pieces that people could wear. Even though it was very meticulous, the end project was very good. My favorite digital assignment would have to be the selfie-surreal. This photo combined everything i have learned in this class into one photo. it consisted of using light, placing, sizing and more. With this, i was ablt to tell a story showcasing me.

Scratchboard

Scratchboard:

This art technique consists of using a drawing board coated with white clay and black ink and one this board you scratch and scrape to form your desired picture

Graffito Art:

A drawing made on a public surface, which is usually on a wall or rock.

These two techniques consist of finding a canvas where you can scratch or make marks to create a picture,instead of using a pen, pencil, etc.

Scratchboard Examples:

My Scratchboard:

Extra Credit

HW-Sebastien Del Gross

Home work pass- EXEMPT

Selfie-Surreal Self Portraits

Top Five Favorite Photographs

I enjoy how there is a clock in his head but he's still trying to tell time.

The woman is hugging a flower way larger than her own body.

It reminds me of how chocolate melts on your finger, in this case, your fingers(little heads) are eating it.

The color contrast is really pretty and highlights the girl's eye.

I like the colors surrounding the boy; it's basically consuming him.

Helpful Tips

• Use props to help show who you are; things that represent you
• Use different types of lighting, not only natural, but from a flashlight or computer screen
• Try different angles; an angle that works best for you
• Try not to directly look at the camera, almost as if it was candid
• Take multiple shots instead of just one; it will capture you in action

My Selfie-Surreal

This represents me as a person, I tend to spend most of my days being lazy and just sleeping. The two interpretations of my self are my inner beings. One is just looking at me not saying anything letting me do my thing. While the other smaller one is telling me to get up, but I don't listen to that one. The scene in the window shows that there are so many bad things and events going on in the world, and then there's me just doing nothing. (I used dislocation and scale)

Light HW

Video Response

The video began with just a black background with a girl in it. A light surrounded the girl in different positions, as if the light was moving in a circular motion. Throughout the video, the color of lights would change from blue to red and more. The girl would move around a bit to get the full shadow and ambiance of everything. In the video, they used light to their advantage. Light was their dramatic effect and made the video more intense. If they had focused or placed the light in one position and/or color then it would not have had the same effect it had. Her face was transformed with each movement of the lights.

Fashion Photography-Newspaper (With Sophia Dybka and Donna Falisz)

Dress Process

Finished Piece

Abstract Art

Definitions

• Abstract Art- It has no specific image, it is neither person nor thing. It contains many different layers or dimensions to it. Abstract art contains many different shapes, lines, strokes and more.
• Non-Objective Art- It does not represent things you would normally see in the world. It's different where it takes a customary thing and makes it nonrecognizeable
• Non-Representational Art- Normal objects become unrealistic or innovating different in this style of art
• Abstract Expressionism- This takes a specific emotion and tries to express it through the work of art and emphasizes it widely in a bold but well-balanced manner

                                          Abstract Paintings

Abstract Photographs

Color

Black and White/Grayscale

My Own Photographs

My Abstract Photography

Sophia Dybka's Abstract Photography

My Abstract