1. What were your inspirations for creating the album cover art? My inspirations trying to use Jon Pardi’s style/lyrics to generate an album cover that depicts heart break.  I wanted to also add a sad California sunset type feel.  Also with the font of the text, I wanted to give it a Texas/country style.

2. Which Adobe programs, CRAP principles (contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity), and digital techniques or trends did you use, and why did you make those choices? I wanted the oranges to contrast with the darker and lighter bits of oranges.  I wanted to try and align the song titles vertically above/below each other too.

3. What do you intend for audiences to see, experience, and think about when viewing your work? I want audiences to see that shapes(such as hearts) can depict and be people.  I tried to depict the vibe being sad but warm with the colors I used.

4. Which are the most successful aspects of your work? I feel I felt successful in finding a font that could fit the country vibe.  Unfortunately, I wish I could’ve depicted the front better.  But I felt that the back makes up for it by using a creative image.  That being a broken heart symbolizing heart break and angel wings symbolizing death and the ghost.

For this project we had to make a Heritage Month Poster.  To start off, I needed to research and commit to a heritage month to do.  I chose Disability Pride Month because it was one I wasn’t familiar with.  It happens throughout the month of July I learned.  I started researching famous people who had disabilities but didn’t let their disabilities hold them back from greatness.  Arguably the smartest man, scientist and theorist of all time, Stephen Hawking, was the first to come up.  Stephen Hawking contributed a huge amount to the science community.  He created the idea that black holes were a thing and how they operated.  He also expanded the knowledge on quantum physics, gravitational physics and the big bang theory.  I see Stephen Hawking as an inspiration not just to me a regular person, but to people with disabilities such as paralyzation, such as Stephen, and people who suffer from other disabilities.

1. What is the type of business you designed your logo for? Explain.  I designed my logo to show that food(the leaf) is going to you and for you hence the arrow.
2. How does the logo represent your business? Explain. It shows that the food is going to your direction.  
3. Who is the target audience for your business? Explain.  Anybody who wants a reliable food delivery service.
4. How does the logo appeal to that target audience? Explain. It artistically shows that the food is going into your direction while depicting the leaf(the food).
5. What are you the proudest of in this piece of artwork?  Explain.  I proud how I incorporated the arrow into the leaf to show that the food is going to you and it’s especially made for you.  
6. What could you have done better? Explain. I feel like I could’ve depicted the image more.  It’s tough because I definitely one upped companies like Uber Eats and Grubhub who just use words to depict their logos.  I feel like someone who really isn’t knowledgable in the food delivery service won’t necessarily know what my logo is trying to depict.

1. What is the subject of your illustration and why did you choose it? Explain.

I chose Miracle because it shows the patriotic side of American sports.  I tried to incorporate the red background not only for the red color of the American flag, but to show the fierceness of the players.

2. What do you like about your art? Explain.

I love how I incorporated the gold medal to show that they won the 1980 Ice Hockey Winter Olympics.

3. What advice would you give another student before they begin the pictogram technique? Explain. Try to make it as simple as possible.  But also incorporate other themes, objects or scenes to portray what the movie is about.

My artwork portrays a rather happy and bright image for whoever reads and looks at my card.  I used a vast amount of shapes to then transform and combine them into real life objects such as the sun and a truck.  The big idea behind my work was to create some sort of hope and portray a good message to whoever got my card.  I wanted them to feel happy and amazed by the amount of bright colors used and the positive message that was set.  My messages that were shown in the clouds are show my message towards the recipient.  I want them to remember to keep going and alway smile.

Loop

Paramount

Rembrandt

Split

 

 

Which is your favorite portrait photo that you took? Why?

Definitely the split.  It looks so diverse in the way that it’s light versus dark.  It makes me envision one side being a hero but the other side being a villain with dark intentions.

 

Which of these lighting techniques do you think you can apply for future picture taking? Explain.

I think all of them in general.  I do like split and paramount more than the other 2.  But, I still think that I can use all these techniques and portrait types in my photography.

Frozen Action

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Action Blur

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Light Painting

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What tips/advice would you give another photographer about shooting motion?

There are plenty of things I could say about shooting motion.  First, certain motions like the frozen action are really cool to use in sporting events when players are running/playing as fast as they can.  Action blur is good when you use it to capture how fast something is going.  It shows the speed of the object or person at hand.  And lastly, for light painting be as creative as you can because it looks really cool in the end.

What do you hope your composite image communicates to the viewer? What statement is your piece making about culture today?  Explain Give reasons why you chose your images. 

I hope it shows the fierceness that the painting portrays.  I used the 3 people because they all have fierce expressions which fits with the painting’s theme.  Another common theme that the players and painting had was that all the players had connections to Texas and the painting was set in Texas.  More specifically the Alamo.

 

What advice would you give to a person looking to create a composite image in Photoshop? Be specific.

I would give advice to certain people if they do struggle.  The thing about this project is that you will need to ask as many questions as possible.  In the end, it’s worth it because the image looks really nice and all the hard work really did pay off.

 

Beads

Shadow

oil and water

Refraction

 

Shadow

What is the distinct mood of the photograph?

It’s more so a light to dark.  I love the color blue, more specifically a darker blue.  It just looks good to me.

What does the photo make you think about?

It makes me think about the different shades of blue.  I like the light and darker blues because it reminds me of winter and I love winter time.  The photo gives me a cool, relaxed feeling.

What in the photo jumps out at you?

The different variety of blues is one thing that jumps out to me.  Another thing is the angle the picture is taken at.   This is because it shows the shadow a one of the focus points other than the vase.

How does the photo make you feel?

The photo makes me relaxed.  The shades of blue relaxes my eyes.  Overall, I like the picture a lot.

What advice would you give to next year’s students for shooting abstract photography?

There are a couple things I’d say to them.  The first thing is to get creative, step outside the box and get pictures of anything.  Another thing I would say is to take pictures constantly, take a lot of pictures because one thing may look good in one pic but it may look better in another one.

 

Man made line

Natural line

Geometric shape

Organic shape

Value

Form

Small depth of field

Not a lot of space, close up

Color

Texture

1. What strengths and weaknesses do you see in your own work?

Some strengths I see in my work is the emphasis of color and grasping the idea of the elements of art.  The weakness is probably the lack of creation in a few of my photos.  Another weakness could be the lack of excitement.

2. How might you improve or refine your approach in future photography projects?

I’d probably improve by watching videos on youtube.  Another way is by practicing and getting my own camera working again.  All it takes is more experience.

3. Pick one of your photos, what emotions or messages did you intend to convey through this photograph?

Organic shape.  An emotion I tried to convey was a dark vs light emotion.  In the top left you can see the light but as it goes from left to right, the mood changes and it goes rather dark.

4. Are there specific elements of art you would like to explore further in your photography?

Either texture, color or organic shape.  I felt they were the easiest to do and that made it easier to come up with ideas.  The 3 pics were probably the best out of the whole project.

5. What concepts or techniques do you want to experiment with in your next project?

I just want to keep growing as a photographer.  I want to try getting different angles such as skewed angles.  I also want to grasp more of the definition of photography more.