Crary,+Emma-+Texture



Changes I made in Photoshop > > > > > > > > > > > > >
 * 1)  Changed the color balance to Red+9, Green +11, Blue +24. This added color to the image and made it appear brighter instead of dull like the original image.
 * 1)  Increased brightness on flower picture. Again, this made the background image pop out more and not be as dull as it was at first
 * 1)  Erased background of Katie so I could get her just walking. Then, I photoshopped her in walking on a flower stem instead of on the ground.
 * 1)  Warped Katie to fit the contour of the stem. This ensured she looked like she was actually walking on something instead of floating over the stem.
 * 1)  Erased background of Sydney sitting so I could photoshop just her sitting on top of the flower, with the bristles holding her up much like a chair.
 * 1)  Rotated Sydney horizontally so she could sit in the flower and overlook everyone else. Also, the flower is designed to hold Sydney up as she is in the new position.
 * 1)  Erased the background of Sydney hanging so I could give the illusion she really was hanging off the flower stem, almost falling.
 * 1)  Warped Sydney sitting to fit the contour of the flower. As mentioned before, this gave the illusion she was truly sitting on the flower in real life instead of hovering above it.
 * 1)  Warped Sydney to look like she is hanging, not in a straight line. This is because when you are hanging your body is not in a perfect line. However, this is hard to show while standing so I warped her in the final product so she looks like she is truly dangling.
 * 1)  Changed the brightness of Sydney hanging by 6%. This was to make sure she looked as though she belonged in the rest of the photo naturally. If I didn’t change the brightness she appeared too dull.
 * 1)  Changed the color balance of Sydney sitting to red -12, green +8, blue -38. Again, this ensured she looked as though she fit into the picture naturally.
 * 1)  Increased the vibrance of Katie to 100 so the lighting was not as dull as it was in the beginning.
 * 1)  Increased the Saturation of Katie to 67 to make her look like she belonged in the picture lighting wise.

Composition Techniques: When putting my final piece together, I used many different composition techniques to make it as interesting as possible. First, I used fill the frame for the background flower pictures since they take up most of the space and even run off the picture. I wanted my view to focus on the flowers and people on them, not the background. It is up to the viewers interpretation to decide how long or short the flower stems are as they run off the page. Also, as Sydney is hanging off the flower stem, the viewer does not know what is below her since even her legs were cut off. I thought this was an interesting approach since it is an overall bright picture but something about it seems a little off. Another composition technique I used in my final product was rule of thirds. As you can see, I paid extra attention to ensure I did not place anything right in the middle of the image. The flower heads, along with the people were off center. Finally, I used focus and depth of view in my image background. I didn’t want to have a distracting background on my image so when shooting the photo, the background was purposefully blurred. To do this, I shot with an open f/ stop so only the foreground was in focus and minimal depth of field.

Emphasized Texture and Other Elements and Principles of Design: In my final photoshopped photo, I thought the background had the most interesting texture. The bristles of the flower brought out a grainy and poky texture which the viewer may question why anyone would want to sit on the spikes. Also, they may believe the girl's hands must have many slivers in them from handing onto the rough stem surface. While the people may be small, I believe the texture in the girls hood who is walking up the stem (Katie) was very interesting if you look close enough. It was soft fur, colored with all different whites and browns. Finally, I thought the clothes the characters were wearing gave off a smooth texture unlike the rough texture of the background.

Concept of my Final Piece: At first glance, I wanted my final piece to appear light- hearted and happy. However, after examining it a little closer it becomes apparent the characters are not in a happy place at all. The character wearing all black is overlooking everyone, making sure they are doing their job and only their job. However, when the girl in green is falling off the stem, no one bothers to help her. The character in all black sitting on top continues to look at her phone instead of even looking up to see what is going on. Also, you can tell the girl in the red jacket is not happy about how she is being treated since she has her hood up and her head tilted to the ground. I wanted to show the viewer that just because something looks bright and happy from first glance, it is not always how it appears to be. Obviously, the girl sitting on top is making her society on the flower appear great, however that is not true. Even the flower of which the people are living on is brown and almost looks as though it is dying. Also, I wanted to play with size in my piece since in the real world you would not expect people to be living on flowers. It distorts ones view of reality. This is just like how the "ruler" (girl sitting in all black) is trying to change how people look at her society in order to gain citizens.

Success and Improvement for Next Time: I believe I had an overall good concept of my piece which told a story. Also, even though it tells one story to me, I believe many different people could come up with other stories depending on how they look at the image. I also thought I was successful using photoshop for the first time, making clean and clear edits on each individual photo in order to bring it all into one piece. Something I could have included more in my image would be more texture. I wish I would have added in one more image with really beautiful texture so I could add it onto the flower or in the background.