Image and Sound

I did not know how to make a loop video so I used this site.

     In this video, I combined 2 things I love. I chose the sound of bells because that is just my thing. I walk and jingle. The photos I chose were of tapatio being poured. The lighting is light because I decided to vilify the greatness of tapatio as well as bells. The bells also have a "magical" feeling or essence, contributing to the great condiment.
     I believe this video is 75% successful because it is rather too simplistic. However, I like the idea of tapatio and bells.

Looped Image with Sound

Shadows

     In this photo, Marisa and Briana are lying on the floor with their eyes closed and watercolored shadows shining down on them. They represent homosexual couples. Rather than being enveloped in darkness, they are showered by rainbow droplets, vilifying their love.

     I believe this photo is 85% successful because of the creative thinking of using colored shadows. However, I would have liked the shadows to be more vibrant as well as have more colors shine through. I also feel as though I could have been more creative with the use of colors.

Photo Competition

3 Strangers

     While taking pictures of my strangers, I did not want to have a series that was not necessarily cohesive with each other. I also did not want to take too much of their time by having them do outrageous or interesting poses. Instead, I took pictures of employees at the mall and had them pose with an object related to their work. The Cash for Gold girl is posing with her fake money. The Wetzel's Pretzels girl is posing with her tongs. And the Verizon Wireless salesman is posing with his phone.

     I think these are successful because they are simplistic. Also, there was only one requirement to take pictures of strangers, allowing me to be as minimalistic or open as much as I'd like.

Symbolism

     In this piece, Darrian Major is on the ground, bleeding water from her suicidal wounds. Her hair is also drenched in water. There is an emphasis on the cuts, its red draws attention to itself. I did these things in order to symbolize rebirth and renewal. In literature, water is used to symbolize rebirth and renewal. However, in this photo, there first is an end. This end is the decision to cut herself and end her own life. While her body has met its end, her being or soul is reborn, possibly being the afterlife.

     I think this piece is 75% successful because of the use of symbolism of water and rebirth as well as the after life. However, I feel that my choice of background could have been better as well as the quality of the cuts.

Head Replacement

 

     In this piece is a person with a light bulb for a head. This was done due to the comical "light bulb idea." This piece has a sense of unity and balance because there is only one main figure in the photo. There is only a focus on the light bulb, emphasizing the "idea."

     I did not think this piece was that successful because the light bulb does not necessarily look like it is her head. However, the assignment was to not use photoshop as much, therefore, allowing me an excuse to have a not-as-successful piece.