Paszkiewicz-+Gina

To create my piece I took 3 pictures that I took during our photoshoots and combined them. These pictures were not perfect however so I had to do a little bit of editing. To start off I first used levels to brighten up the pictures I felt were too dark; I also adjusted the contrast as well to the photos. I then took the healing tool to fix little scars and imperfections on her face. Then I used the selection tool to copy the flowers and paste them on her face. I also used the eraser tool to erase what was not on her face and then the blur tool to smooth the edges. I did this for the gravestone on her hand as well. When I finished the picture I adjusted the saturation, used levels to up the shadows, and changed the hue.

My piece mostly uses three compositional techniques; rule of thirds, interesting point of view, and focus and depth of field. I used rule of thirds when I shot the picture with Ellie slightly off center. I did this because having the main focus of the picture in the center of the frame is not as attractive to the eye. I used interesting point of view because I shot the picture very zoomed in and close to her face. Finally, I used focus and depth of field because I made sure the camera was in focus on her face and not on anything else.

The concept for my piece is human’s connection with nature. People have an undeniable connection with nature and I tried to show that through replacing parts of her face with flowers.

I believe I was successful in taking pictures that capture interesting textures, but I struggled with the editing and photoshop part. It was my first time using a DSLR camera and I’m proud of how I learned how to use it. I hope that I will improve my photoshop skills with more practice and time.