Original photo By: Christian Garland
Photoshopped by: Me
In this image of Barack Obama, I wanted to add my own personal flavor by adding my favorite color, purple and 2nd favorite color, lime green. I put the checkerboard print for a complex feel and the yellow beams of light portraying Obama looking out into the bright future... The red splotches were to make the photo more intersting and i burned in the corners so the observer's eye wouldn't escape the picture through plain green space.
Fireflies(1992) by Keith Carter-
Keith Carter, a Texas native, had a single mother who was a child portrait photographer. However, he had not considered photography as a possible career until college. The lighting in one of his mom's prints inspired him to begin photographing his own pictures. He then assisted his mother's business around the state for 15 years.
Keith Carter had no formal training and learned to make art from a mentor and his own self-discoveries. He now lives with his wife in Beaumont Texas and is a professor at Lamar University.
CRITIQUE
In this picture, there are obviously two young boys in some kind of swampy area holding a transparent jar, but I also see themes of curiosity, interest, and innocence. The lighting made this photo interesting because it emphasizes particular areas, like the trees in the forefront and the boys' figures. The difference in values make this picture interesting because their faces are blurred out and the jar doesn't just look like a random prop. It looks intentional because of how light it is in contrast to the figures' bodies. I would say that the light and dark areas are well balanced; the far background is the only part of the picture, besides the jar, that is light, which gives emphasis to the main subjects in this photograph.
I think that in this picture, Keith Carter was trying to portray his child life in Texas, to an extent. He shows innocence, interest, and curiosity in the expressions of body language of the young boys which leads me to think this way.
His work with this photo is very successful. It does keep me interested and it is also very thought-provoking. I think Keith Carter successfully conveyed his thoughts and ideas with this photograph, Fireflies.
Existential Mannequin is the band name that I came up with for this assignment, and "The Artist Goes Invisible" is the name of this particular album. I chose the album title based on the band name and the "feel of music" I was trying to portray, which is kind of Indie/Ska/Rock. The two figures in the background represent mannequins [in relation to the band name] and the figure in the forefront is less noticeable. I made it transparent to make the album cover more interesting, and the figure is a mannequin as well... My theme for this album cover was "Subtle, yet edgy" which was why I chose the more subtle lavendar color as the base, and the edgier lime green color for the font. My choice in font is fairly simple, adding to the subtle effect. Yet, even the lowercase is in all capital letters, adding to the edgy effect. Developing the film was fairly easy; it was the printing that gave me the most difficulty, but i learned from it. I learned to buy the amount of paper that I'm going to use in that one day, and how to test the print properly. I am completely satisfied with the outcome of this assignment:)
