photoshop explorations .

I loved doing this project because I got the chance to experiment with photoshop which was very exciting and fun! I hope we have more projects like this !

elements ; shoes

At the beggining of the year we were given an assignment in which we had to take 7 pictures representing each element of art. Although this may seem easy, it was somewhat difficult to capture great photographs of shoes. ;]

Color : I enjoyed taking this photograph because it had a very wide variety of color in it. The photo was taken in my room but I did not want the average carpet flooring of my room to be apart of my picture so I decided to make my background paintings that I've created in my past art courses. These are two different paintings one being the back and one being the floor. I accented the colors in the background by choosing shoes that shared the same color value as the background.

Lines : This was the most easy picture to take because there are so many ways to capture lines. I took this photo in my closet where all of my heels were placed neatly on a shelf. I chose to make this a black & white photo because it showed more variety of the darker and lighter colors and lines.

Shape: I chose this photo to represent shape because the point of the shoe looks triangular and the backround also has a variety of shapes.


Space: This picture was the hardest to capture because the background was actually a little bit larger then the actual shoe but it turned out to be a great success.

Texture: I chose this photo to represent texture because it is very detailed with deep rough ridges on the shoe and the floor that the shoe is on also shows texture.

Light: This was very easy once i adjusted the levels of the photo.

Value: This was a very hard photo because I could not get theconcept of value but it turned out very good.

The overall project was complicated but I finished it and did a great job.

red - hw

We were assigned to take a picture of what red means to us so I chose to take a photo of a red lighter. When I think of the color red, the first thought that pops into my mind is fire. This red lighter can eject fire flames so I felt the need to use this in my photograph.

urban - hw

This homework assignment was to capture a photo of something urban. I chose to take a picture of graffiti which is often thought of as urban. I think that this was a good choice because not only is it graffiti o a brick wall but the wall also looks kind of beat up and old. This picture is very interesting to me because I like the bright green color that was spray painted on this wall.

macro - hw

I enjoyed this homework assignment very much because the pictures that I took came out to be very interesting. This picture was the best because the macro kind of causes the background of the photo to blur which makes the lines blend into one another.

reflection - hw

For this homework assignment I chose to take a picture of this glass table in my house which is directly beneath the light fixture. This caused a reflection of the light which actually resembles the moon in darkness. This picture is very interesting to me because everyone usually thinks of mirrors when they hear the word reflection but this shows that a reflection can be seen in many different objects.

desert - hw

For homework we were assigned a project in which we had to take a photograph of the desert. I chose to take a close-up picture of a tree which showed the tree branches, flowers, and leaves. I chose this tree because usually everyone that has never actually been to the desert thinks that it is just full of cactus plants and snake. Although those things are in the desert there is a more modern look. Not only is there dirt, cactus' and tumbleweed everywhere there are also green leaves and beautifully colored flowers. The desert has much more than the standard expectations.