Stop Motion-

Inspiration Video:

My stop motion project was inspired by a video on YouTube called "DEADLINE post-is stop motion." It was directed by Bang-yao Liu and it was for his senior project at Savannah College of Art and Design. I wanted to give this technique a try. I used my phone to take all of these pictures so created my own tripod by taping my phone to box. Unfortunately that did not work very well and some of the photos look out of line with the others. After doing this project i realized how hard it is to create these videos. Mine is just 180 photos and including the intro takes 39 seconds to view. Moving one sticky at a time is very time consuming. I liked Liu's video before but now that I have tried this technique I cant even image the amount of work that went into creating his.

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Project 11

For the dystopiaI tried to adjust the all of the clips to have a colder feel. I connect the dystopia and utopia by adding a view of Portland in both videos but in one it was cloudy and the other was sunny. For the utopia I used the building with a clock as my main subject. Unfortunately when I tried to add transitions my computer started to make the video clips glitchy so I didn't include them.

Project 9- Commercial and Fine Art Portraits

Commercial Portraits:

I made these all black and white because the backgrounds in each were distracting due to the bright colors in the room. These photos were taken with my phone and there not as clear as I would have liked. I took these photos as I was doing dry-land with my friends/teammates. The main focus of these portraits was sports/fitness.

Fine Art Portraits:

This is Rebecca a girl I babysit every once in a while. These photos were taken in her room while she was showing me how high she can jump. I didn't crop each photo as much as I could have because her room shows so much of her personality. It easy to see her toys and how much she loves the color pink. Because 

Fine Art Portrait:

Aleksandr Munaev

I like how the focus is on the face and everything else is slightly blurred. The contrast between the blue and red dominates the photo. Her green eyes are bright and intense(clear) which stands out compared to the rest of the photo.

Vlad Bara

I like the story that this photo expresses. The body position and clothing project a shy everyday teenage girl. She's not wearing high end clothing or a bunch of makeup. The intensity in the eyes bring the photo together, natural beauty. 

Commercial Portait:

Joel Grimes

I am into sports so this photo tells a relatable story. Because of the lighting it makes me think she is at morning practice. The photo is realistic and not just selling the clothing. She does this by having her hair back and her workout bag is out, just like I do. To me she is selling fitness and that life style. 

Harper's Bazaar

This portrait is definitely selling fashion. I like this photo because its different than your typical fashion portrait. The background contrasts so much with the dress.  

Covers:

This portrait is selling fashion but its telling a story. The pattern on the back wall, the dress, and the crown create a feeling of a modern day princess/queen. The text pops but it does take away from the photo.

I like this cover because there is a clear color theme, yellow and blue. The hat and clothing give a feeling of vacation or summer. The text pops but it doesn't take away from the photo. 

Project 8- Surrealism and Photomontage

For this project I cut and pasted images to create something completely different. I liked the idea of having a normal setting with a twist/ adding something that doesn't belong. 

Surrealism-

Surrealism is a mix between 

dream and reality. The artists paint illogical scenes with photographic precision using techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself and/or an idea/concept.

Adrian Limani

Sarolta Ban

Thomas Barbéy