AAU Summer Semester Work: Digital Media 1: Photography & Imaging

Colorize A Black & White Photo.

Nicholas Ross was the perfect instructor to guide me

through all of the chaos of Photoshop CS5. I feel I did a pretty good job,

considering it was my first use of the program, ever.

Create Three Textures.

Texture 1

This was done in PS CS5 with a brush tool, resembling

grass and using green, which is of course, my favorite color as well.

Create Three Textures. 

Texture 2

This texture was created by crumpling & carving into a piece of construction

paper to create a demolished, deep, rough appearance,

then photographing it & colorizing in PS.

Create Three Textures.

Texture Three

This final texture was from a photograph that I had taken

of the water at the beach. I was really intrigued

by how the foam sprayed across the surface &

once I messed around with it in PS, it took on this cement/concrete look.

Very interesting...

Overall, this project really opened my eyes to how many different sources

can be utilized to bring forth a massive amount of inspiration to a single piece of art.

It was very intriguing to really dig into some unknown areas that I never

would have thought of before. I really enjoyed it. Exploration equals great things.

Mythological Figure: Final Piece.

This was one of my favorite projects while in this class.

We had to choose one of the Greek gods or goddesses & use a model to portray

who we chose. I chose Artemis; goddess of the moon, the hunt & protector of young women.

I had my cousin, Taylor, as my model & she did an amazing job.

I made a bow and arrow out of tree branches & used her dog, Jackson, 

to portray one of the "wild dogs" she has that pulls her golden chariot.

The connection between them is supposed to appear bold & unified, like

nothing can stand in their way, or between them.

I used PS to colorize the image & create a tranquil, almost spooky night photo.

I was extremely happy with how it came out.

Organic/Mechanic Collage: Final 

I loved putting this piece together.

It was very interesting to be given a set of images to choose from & have to

compile a bust portrait of our liking. The choices were things like fruits &

vegetables, gauges & dials, household objects like vases & then other random

products like make-up brushes & different size cans, bottles & such.

There was a very wide variety & I just loved the whole concept of utilizing

natural materials, as well as man-made materials to showcase our vision.

I ended up with this guy here, who is a bit more abstract, which of course is my passion, 

and is extremely colorful, which possibly could have been toned down a bit, but

I always work with lots of color & his vibrancy just showcases

the persona he took on; very happy-go-lucky.

I don't think I could have ended up with a better body of work from

this class if I hadn't gotten the chance to learn from Nick Ross.

I never thought I would have ended up loving Photoshop so much & now I realize how much

can be done with this amazing program. I'm definitely continuing to use it a lot more now.

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