Erin in a Picture
The message that I am trying to portray in my image that I created is things that describe or give people information on my life without knowing me. I think that each layered image describes something important to me. The layer after my selfie is a photo of my dog Luna. She is very important to me because she has helped me in stressful situations and is always excited to see me. The next layer is a picture I took at the Michigan hockey game this weekend. I love going there with my family and friends. It is a new tradition and very important to me. The last layer in my creation is a photo of lit up Christmas lights. They are important to me because every year I help my Dad set them up outside and I always look forward to it. The 2 other photos that I took were a photo of my H&M magnet sweatshirt. It is important to me because it is something that I am putting a lot of time and effort into at school, and I love going there every day. The last photo that I took was of my passport. I just received it in the mail and I am so excited because I have wanted to travel out of the country for so long and now I finally can, and that is very important to me. I used the opacity tool and the crop tools a lot, as well as the magic eraser to edit my photos the way I wanted them to fit. Overall, the meaning behind this project was to describe me and my life.
The message that I am trying to portray in my image that I created is things that describe or give people information on my life without knowing me. I think that each layered image describes something important to me. The layer after my selfie is a photo of my dog Luna. She is very important to me because she has helped me in stressful situations and is always excited to see me. The next layer is a picture I took at the Michigan hockey game this weekend. I love going there with my family and friends. It is a new tradition and very important to me. The last layer in my creation is a photo of lit up Christmas lights. They are important to me because every year I help my Dad set them up outside and I always look forward to it. The 2 other photos that I took were a photo of my H&M magnet sweatshirt. It is important to me because it is something that I am putting a lot of time and effort into at school, and I love going there every day. The last photo that I took was of my passport. I just received it in the mail and I am so excited because I have wanted to travel out of the country for so long and now I finally can, and that is very important to me. I used the opacity tool and the crop tools a lot, as well as the magic eraser to edit my photos the way I wanted them to fit. Overall, the meaning behind this project was to describe me and my life.
Artist Statement: My double exposure is overall better than the selfie that I took at the beginning of the trimester, as seen above. Now that I am more familiar with photoshop it was easier to comprehend the instructions for the double exposure. I have more experience with this class as well as taking photos so the quality is better in the double exposure photos as well. In my selfie, the photos weren’t layered very well and some of the edges are very hard where others you can barely see. In my double exposure, I learned from my mistakes and the turnout was much better.