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 Texture Combine 3~ Sarah Calderon

Sarah Calderon Ms. Bjork Digital Photography B2 22 February, 2017 Texture Combine 3 Artist Statement Texture is a great way to show depth is a photo, and by combine images with unique textures, you are able to create a very detailed photo with different layers. In Digital Photography, we were asked combine at least 3 photos from our various photo shoots, creating a multi-textured image. The concept of my piece was inspired by a weeping angel figure in the cemetery. There was something creepy about it, in the sense that the angel was mourning someone. I imagined this statue as almost the guardian angel of someone who died, now preparing to bring flowers to their grave. Surrounded by the cold winter scene, I kept the angel light, as if sun was hitting her wings. I placed her off to the side, using the rule of thirds as while as used the leading line of the bench to draw your eye back into the shape. I wanted to emphasize the softness of the stone she was carved in, a sharp contrast to the dead branches and flowers in the background. I also wanted to highlight the texture of the bench and the moss growing on it.

For my changes to the images, I started with the background of the bench in the prairie. Next, I cut out the angel from her image and place her on the bench. I then cut out the dead flowers, adding them to the background. Some were rotated the other way to disguise the fact that they were all the same flower. This is where I then started to add shadows; I had my light source be in the top right. I burned parts of the background, flowers, and statue to create the darker effect of shade. Next, I was messing around with a picture of my friend snowball and found that laying him flat looked like ice. I then cut out and added the flowers in the angel's hair as well as the bouquet. For the rest of the time, I edited the photo by burning and dodging it to create shadows and highlights, using spot healer in places where the image got too bright. After blurring parts of the background and flowers, I finished my piece.

Overall, I’m very happy with the results of my project. Before this project, I didn’t even know how to properly take a photo by adjusting the settings, so it was great to be able to combine my best images. This project overall was a great learning experience, from the photo shoots to remembering how to use tools in photoshop. However, I do wish I would have been more careful with some of the shadows since some look a bit messy. Besides that, I really enjoyed this project.