White Blance and Vingettes

For the first image I used the auto white balance on the photo. When I was editing the picture I blanced out the contrast and brightness. I also added a brown vignette to the edges of the photo with 150 px feather. The strength of this photo was my goal of what I wanted to capture. I was able to capture the laughter and freedom I wanted. The simplicity of just her hair, and the white tshirt made the focal point stand out and really engage with the idea I wanted. Some weakness would I would have liked to have made this black and white but i don't think that I would have captured the same playfulness as I would have in color. What surprised me was how simple it was to think about the influence I wanted to pursue in the picture. I didn't think so much about how I was going to take the picture but instead I just started snapping pictures ignoring the "perfect picture" in my head. 

In this photo I cropped it and I made it brighter. I wanted to focus on wood instead of the surrounding area. In this picture I also used the clone stamp to add an extra wicker ball. So the intent wasn't to focus on to bowl or few balls but kept the main focal point strong. My strengths were the editing process when I made it brighter and contrasted the background. But my weakness was the clone stamp process which I feel I still need practice on. the clarity of the photo was hard to grasp and especially in the center of the pile. I wouldn't change anything except maybe make the subject more exciting than a center piece.

A Day in the Life of My Shoes

In my two photos, I auto toned both. After the got the natural colors of the pictures I tinted the color manually. I used little contrast in both of the photos because the color wasn't needed to pop the whites and darken the black shades. Both pictures were croped so the focus of the picture would be shifted to the sides abiding by the Rule of Thirds.
If I could I would have make the bottom part of the Bed Side Table Frame picture darker and the wires would be hidden to keep focus on the main subject. In the Carpet picture, I think a strong point was the editing process for me. I had frustration when it came to editing some of the other pictures, croping was the strong point of editing. Making my pictures look realistic was hard because I couldn't spot the difference between my orginal photo and what needed to be edited.

Artist Statement

Art is the big picture of all things that are able to express who you are and what you stand for. It's a outlet for showing off one's personal achievements, hardships and creativity. Art, to me, is all around. Everything in the world inspires me to create a photo or an outfit as a way of expressing how I feel. Art means to me the feeling that someone is going through shown indirectly to the rest of the world. When I'm creating a photo or outfit I let myself run into what may inspire me, not look for it. Most of my inspiration comes from other people and their advancements, style, or downfalls. I look at people then morph their look into something I'm able to create with my own resources. So far the type of work I've created isn't showing through to my creativity as much as I would have hoped it too. I feel sometimes like I've held back from what I truely want to capture. Sometimes I even feel that I'm scared to take a picture or wear a certain outfit because of what people will think, it won't look unique, or how I will look in the outfit. It may look good in my head, but I put it together and it never turns out the way I want it too look, whether it's too simple, or too complex.
Annie Leibovitz is a photographer of the modern era who currently shoots celebrities mostly, and surpasses the normal portrait turning the body into art. Leibovitz uses techniques to do with lighting, she plays around with her subjects to appear plastic like and pure. She surrounds the subject with neutral colors that make the face or skin of the subject pop. They are sometimes fantasy like and take place in nature when she's not shooting celebrities. I think that she makes a strong statement when she's taking her photos. Especially when her infamous celebrity pictures that grace the pages of Vanity Fair they capture a controversy or hardship in their lives. It's simple and captures the the feeling of the subject. Click here to see Annie Leibovitz shot of Queen Elizabeth II shot in 2007.