"A Night To Remember" Photo Essay

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IenOfspXPJsXn32ee1V3QHiaRB4ulftH1apO4Dh0LEM/edit?usp=sharing

This is the link to my photo essay! I titled the essay "A Night To Remember." In the essay, I have taken pictures of beauty products I used to get ready for prom night and then took pictures of them as I applied them to myself. The last item is a ring. The last picture I took was of a framed image of me pinning a boutonniere to my prom date. If the viewer looks close enough, they will be able to see the ring on my finger as I pin the rose boutonniere to him. I chose this topic for my photo essay because my prom night was an enjoyable one and I wanted to recreate the feeling of getting ready in these pictures. I also wanted to make my photo essay important to me and these images help to capture one of the best nights of my life.

Meaningful Pictures

I title this picture "Taking It In." The image is of a girl engulfed by the leaves of a Japanese maple. I call this photo "Taking It In" because the girl is taking in her surroundings and being one with nature... or is nature taking her in? The leaves are circling her face, somewhat enclosing her. So which one is it: is she taking in nature or is nature taking her in? That is for the viewer to decide.

I wanted this picture to be sort of like a story. When I took this, I was sitting outside a glass door and my cat was looking out at me. When people see this, they can tell the cat is looking out a window or something of the sort.  The thought I wanted to evoke was that the cat is missing something that has exited the house. Perhaps the cat is missing its owner and watching as the human leave once again. Or maybe the cat is longing for freedom and envying everything that experiences the outside world. The story is for the viewer to decide.

This is a picture of me taking a picture while I take a picture on my phone. What I wanted this picture to symbolize is how today's world focuses mainly on what is on their phone screen and doesn't pay attention to the beauty around them. Humans are also self absorbed which is why I made the image on the phone screen of myself to further summarize how people use their phones to focus on themselves by posting their lives on social media rather than enjoying their lives in the moment.

David Hockney Inspired Photo Collage

This is my David Hockney inspired photo collage. I chose to make my collage out of pictures I took from my backyard. I really enjoy nature and I wanted to capture the beauty that I had access to. While I was taking the pictures, I stayed stationary but zoomed in on certain areas around my backyard. This caused my pictures to have different lighting. Also since I would zoom in, the photo I took was never exactly like the ones before so when the images were put together they had slightly different angles and position. Pixlr was very helpful in the making of this. Pixlr allows me to be creative with my work and helps me achieve my goals.

Scents - Still Life Photography

When I was choosing a subject for my still life shoot I resulted in taking pictures of items that have scents. I chose to do this because just like how the bottles of the beauty products hold amazing scents, I wanted my pictures to hold something beautiful inside them and I have a strong love for perfume, lotion, and candles. I wanted my pictures to be "strong" and elegant so I used hard lighting to emphasize the still life. I believe my images follow the rule of thirds because the main focus of the image is the upside down lotion bottle and in all the photos that bottle isn't centered in the middle. My photos don't follow the rule of simplicity because there are multiple items in the picture. My photos do have element that follows the lines rule; the upside down bottle leads the eye to the squirted out lotion. The other bottles around the upside down lotion create a frame around it, once again emphasizing the main bottle. Lastly, the photos avoid mergers because you can see each bottle from every angle the photo is taken. 

Touch Up

Whitened Teeth

Portraits

I chose this portrait because it has a very joyful vibe to it. A kind of feeling you have when you're having a fun time at the pool, a feeling that I wanted to capture.

I like this portrait because the fact that only his eyes are showing creates interest in the picture.

 This portrait is a nice, calm, simple picture. This creates a feeling of relaxation. In this picture there's more of a mature feeling rather than one of the previous pictures that captured more of a playful day at the pool. This picture captures more of a relaxation day.

 I like this portrait because my brother isn't looking at the camera. It's a little different from the others.

I liked how the blue water acted as a backdrop and allows the viewer to focus on the subject.

Cloning

Color Replace

Layer Masks

Original (before cloning)

Original (before color replacement)












Original (before layer masks)

Blending Texture

Vintage

Painting

Warholizing

Action Shot Photography

 I took these action shot photos at one of my schools track meets. To capture these images, I tried to take certain photos from different angles (for examples, the two pictures of the hurdlers). I also tried to take pictures of the runners from the side, a side angle, and straight on. Using sports mode on my camera made this assignment easy to execute. The hard part was deciding what I want to take a picture of!

Framing 
The framing of the sunglasses acts as the frame around the hand.

Framing
The car mirror is framing the scene behind it.

Leading Lines
The lines of the blanket connect, in a way, leading to the next set of lines.

Leading Lines
The lines from the outside of the window lead to the design in the middle.

Pattern
The loopy design on the cup is repeated over and over again creating a pattern.

Pattern 
The circle design is repeated over and over again creating a pattern.

Texture
The way this image is captured makes the feeling of the feathers seem visible.

Texture
When looking at this picture, you can imagine the feeling of the threads.

 Side Lighting

Hard Lighting

Midday Gloom

Artificial Lighting

Dusk Lighting

Back Lighting

Soft Lighting

Front Lighting