ad council

I took these photos of my sister, Ella. These photos were taken inside and outside my house and at Mercy on Friday afternoon. Basically our assignment was to create a campaign for the ad council. My slogan was, “Don’t follow the crowd, be unique and proud!” I completed this assignment by first picking out eight of my favorite outfits. I then asked my sister to model them for me. I had locations in mind as I was choosing clothes, so I knew where to go. I told my sister the emotions I wanted to get out of each shot and she did so accordingly. I chose fashion as my campaign because it is something that relates to everyone. All people are different and I believe that fashion helps enhance their individuality. By taking pictures of unusual outfits I was able to show how people can demonstrate their uniqueness with their clothing. This shows unity because each picture revolves around fashion. It also shows color because of the vibrant outfits.

ad shot

I tried to take an advertisement of pixie sticks. I emptied out all of the pink, blue, and purple packets and place it in a cool looking glass. I then put the orange packets in the glass, while they were still safely enclosed in their packets. I put the glass on top of my fireplace in order to get a plain background at arond 6:00pm. Our assignment was to take a picture that would be designed for an advertisement. I wanted to try and make the shot different and unique, so I chose pixie sticks. This picture shows unity because the words and the images complete the ad and make it one photo. This picture also shows color by the colorful words and pixie powder. (this photo was impossible to post because it was edited and became an indd)

toyyyyy

I took this photo of Hermoine Granger, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley. They are my friend's toys. I took this photo against the wall, but photoshoped it to make the background dark gray so as to provide a sense of unity. I took it on Saterday morning around 7:00am. I created this image by shooting each person individually and merging them together on photoshop. I used the macro setting to make the image in focus. Since I did not own any cool toys, I remebered seeing these in my friend's house, so I asked if I could photograph them.....and I DID! I love the harry potter books....so seeing the doll version was cool......so i picked them for my toy project. This picture shows unity by the way that each are wearing the same uniform and by the way that the background complements their uniforms. This also shows space because the people are postive space since they are in the front and the background is negative since it is in the back.

narrative

Our assignment was to take a narrative picture of someone. I decided to do my picture of my best friend Ayra Joyce. In order to take an accurate picture, I went to her house Monday afternoon. I took this photo by going into her room and taking the most craziest thing in her room. I went to her bathroom and tried to place them at an angle. I placed the objects this tile because it provides variety in the photo. I controlled the lighting by letting in just enough from the windows and rolling down the blinds on the rest. Since our assignment was to take a narrative picture, I wanted to choose someone I knew very well. I have known Ayra Joyce since 7th grade and have been best friends with her ever since. So I figured since I know her very well and can paint an accurate indirect portrait of her.......I will just choose her......and I did! This picture demonstrates line by the way that the tiles lead the eye to the shoes. This also shows emphasis by the way that the shoes are in the center thus making it the focus of the photo. (the final image is an indd and is therefore impossible to post)

stop motion video

I made this stop motion video of my friends on the grass of Mercy. I was not sure what sort of motion to do, so I asked my friends to do cartwheels. I took the photos after school. In class we studied a photographer who used multiple cameras to capture one motion, such as walking. Our assignment was to mimic his idea of motion photography. I asked my firends to do cartwheels, as I set my camera on continuous, so as to capture their motion. In order to not create a blur, I tried to follow the motion as much as possible. Some of the photos were hard to take, not because following the action was difficult, but because the lighting of the area was either TOO much or TOO little!!! I tried to pick a nice spot to take the photos, but sadly.....some didnt turn out sooooo grrrrreat. I tried to fix it on photoshop.....but sadly there were still some that werent so great.......... ps...the program i used made the video tiny....so since this stretches out the video they are a little blurrrrry.

falling picture

I took these pictures of a mardi gras necklace on my back porch at around 4:00pm. I place my camera on top of a book so that it would remain steady. I dropped the necklace and tried to capture it in midair. Our assignment was to take a picture of a moving object so I decided to use a necklace because I figured it would be able to show flow and the motion of falling down best. These pictures show movement / rhythm because the necklace is in the process of falling. Emphasis is also apparent because the only object in each picture is the necklace and the necklace is in the center.

kitchen picture

I took a picture of a strainer in my kitchen at around 5:00pm on sunday evening. I used the macro setting on my camera so that I could get really close to the camera without losing much detail. I then went on photoshop and tried to blur out parts of the image so that it was focused on only a section of the image. Our assignment was to take a picture of either a bathroom product or a kitchen product, so I picked a ktchen product. I wanted to take a picture of something that others would have a hard time figuring out what it is. Not to be mean or anything......but because it makes the picture cooler if someone has no idea what it is. This picture shows asymmetry because the point at which the metal poles touch lies on a third line. This also shows emphasis because I kept one portion of the image in focus, while the rest was blurred.