Basche+B+Texture



The picture of James holding the camera and laying in the prairie was used as my background image. All I did to this image was adjust the saturation, hue, and color. I put two layers onto the background image. The first picture I edited was of a tree branch, and the second was of the prairie grass. For the first picture I cropped it into a circle to fit the lens of his camera. I also adjusted the saturation, hue and color to match the color scheme of my background. When I finished editing this picture, I put it over the lens in the background image. When editing the second image I changed the opacity of it and made it cover the other layers fully. Once all three of my pictures were placed and edited my Texture Combine Three Project was complete.

When creating my image my overall concept was the idea that what is seen on the outside is not always the same on the inside. The way James sees something through the lens is completely different then what is actually seen. Part of becoming a good photographer is training your eyes to be a lens by looking for potential images with good lighting, bright colors, and texture. The prairie grass that I layered over the whole image represents the flaws or imperfections that get in the way. When taking a picture if one element is out of place, it could ruin the outcome of your image. In life people use their flaws and imperfections to identify themselves, covering their true beings. The prairie grass is used as a filter to cover up the outside view, James, and his view. For compositional techniques, I used James as the focal point of the image and leading lines with the pieces of prairie grass laying across the image.

I feel like I was successful with incorporating the images within each other in simple, but creative ways. This project was a good starting point for me, and I am sure that I will grow throughout this semester. If I was given an opportunity to redo this project I would experiment with reflection and placement of images.