self portrait

sharpening in photoshop!

Top: unsharpened

vs.

Bottom: sharpened 

b.l.u.e. color photo

This photo was put together to show blue. I used a blue backdrop and a peacock feather as a prop. I used a blue border to make the blue pop. I also used other cool colors subtly, like the green and purple, but did not let them take over the picture. I played with the color balance and also adjusted the curves to add soft contrast. I like the picture as a diyptic because the two photos work very well together.

r-e-d [color photo]

To make red stand out in this picture, i used red lipstick, red nail polish, and a red dress. I used a white backdrop so no other color stood out. I also added a light contrast to both photos and played with the color balance. I made this photo into a diyptic and added a red border to make to red really pop.

[it isnt easy being green] color photo

For this picture, I dressed my model in green and had him sit outside in the green grass. I think the different shades of green really pop in this picture. For this photo i edited the color balance to bring out the browns and adjust his skin tone. I also played with curves to give it a soft contrast. To make him really pop, i blurred the background, but erased it over him, especially over his eyes and mouth to make him visibly clearer.

yellow wallpaper...

This photo is my interpretation of the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper". The book is about a crazy woman who writes about her insanity while living in a rented house. The room in which she is staying in has horrid yellow wallpaper, which feeds her insanity. To represent the story, i used a notebook with writing and a pencil to symbolise her telling her story. She was an author and she loved to write but her husband banned her from doing so, which is why the pencil tip is broken. It also shows how her spirit has been broken. The withered flowers also have a double meaning. They are yellow to represent the wallpaper, but they are also withered to show her withering soul. For this photo i used the blur overlay effect, but instead of overlay I used soft lighting. I also burned the edges slightly to get a darker, more ominous feeling.

repulsion.

This photo, to me, represents repulsion. I HATE eggs. They are disgusting. But i really like the composition of this picture, which makes it attractive to me. I used two sources of light and created shadows. Other than cropping the image slightly, I did nothing to it in photo shop.