Culture Clash

• To create a Clash of Cultures by creating your own Photo montage, combining images from Beijing, China and Yarmouth, Maine, USA;

• To further develop your Photoshop knowledge and skills;
• To create a “surreal” landscape by montaging a variety of photographs;
• To know, use, and understand the Four Collage Techniques to in your Photo Montage: Juxtaposition/fragmentation, Point of View, Scale Change, Overlapping

One thing I learned from this project was being able to make copies of certain layers. It was extremely helpful to know when I was trying to make a bunch of flowers and I only had one flower. One of the challenges that I faced in this project was getting the brightness levels to look the same. I made my project look like it was during the night, and I had to change the brightness of all the photos. Unfortunately, some pictures were brighter than others to start with, so I couldn’t just use one level for everything, I had to keep changing it. It wasn’t too hard to do, it was just annoying.

Free-Choice, Carolyn

Skeleton Flower

Once a pretty life form,

now a desolate skeleton.

The veins grew dark,

and the petal turned faint,

yet in its own way,

isn't it beautiful too?

Drop of Sun

Drops of sun

fall from the sky,

tattooing the ground.

I watch

as the beads reflect light

and glitter on the leaves.

 Bumble Bee

Tiny wings

flitting, fluttering, flying

from one petal to another

Without a care in the world,

this minuscule insect,

plays an enormous role

in our fragile world.

Culture Clash

Juxtaposition/fragmentation: The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. The process or state of breaking or being broken into small or separate parts.

Point of View: The position from which something or someone is observed, or a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

Scale Change: It is when one changes the scale of something in relation to another object.

Overlapping: To extend over so as to cover partly.

Inspiring Digital Artist- David Revoy

The purpose of this project was to become familiar with five accomplished digital artists, and to see what is possible in the world of art. My partner and I studied David Revoy. It was really interesting to learn about him! Below is the finished product.

Annie Leibovitz

This is a link to my Famous Photographers project about Annie Leibovitz.