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Scroll down below to see some selections of my work from this unit. My latest work is at the bottom!

Layers on Layers- Collage

This was our first project in Adobe Photoshop to learn about masking and layering. Using selection and masking techniques, we created our own collages with dozens of photos. My collage is all about animated movies.

3-2-1 Photo Walk

This was our first project getting into photography! To learn the basics of using our DSLR cameras, we went around campus to capture a series of basic photos including 3 macro shots, 2 portraits, and 1 portrait. These were some of my favorites from that photo shoot!

Seeing and Feeling- Texture Photography

For this project, we practiced manual camera control and exposure triangle settings as we shot our own macro photos. These photos were supposed to show texture through close up abstract frames with lighting to support the overall feeling. These are some of my favorite macros from this project!

Attack of the Clones

This was our first project in a “Photoshop Magic” series learning about photo manipulation. This effect was aimed at making “clones” of ourselves through photography and photo manipulation using layering and masking. I made 5 clones of myself in this edit!

Shining Through- Text Clipping Mask Effect

For this project, we learned about clipping masks to create our own text art by making images “shine” through typography. My text art is a quote from the 2008 Speed Racer movie, with the images in the text being used from the same movie as well.

Sketch Effect

For this project, we learned how to use layer blend modes to create an effect that looked like we were being sketched by pencil or paint. Then, we used compositing techniques to combine this sketch with a real photo to create this surrealist effect!

That Studio Life- Studio Portrait Exploration

These were some demos I shot with Hannah, Zaida, and Matthew as we experimented with studio lighting and more!

Levitation Project

For this project, we had to use multiple layering and masking techniques in Photoshop to make it look like we were floating above the ground. To achieve this effect, I cloned myself and Force-choked that clone to death on-camera. It made for a pretty cool shot. Wait.... why do I hear sirens outside my door?!

Photo Restoration

For this project we brought the past back to life by editing scans of old photos worn away by time, some with water or scratch damage. Using spot healing and content aware fixing in Photoshop, we touched the images up, and then used soft light color layers to color these photos to give them a modern look. See the before/after of my work below!

Watercolor Effect

For this project we made our own watercolor art that we scanned in as high resolution layers. From there, we used Photoshop to mask and layer these paintings with photographs, making our own fusion of handmade and digital art!

Studio Lighting Compositions

For this project, I worked with Logan as a team to shoot four traditional lighting setups, including the butterfly (an intense single light above our subject), a 45/Rembrant (lighting from a 45 degree angle to cast shadows on our subjects face), a split (intense light from 90 degrees), a split with fill, and a final experimental lighting shot. These are our team’s products!

Painting with Time- Light Painting Demonstrations

For this project, we worked with teams in a pitch black dark auditorium room to do some light painting. Using tripods and shutter speeds as slow as 20+ seconds, we created these light paintings by hand without any Photoshop or added effects.

Pixel Dispersion Effect

For this project, we experimented with brushes in Photoshop to duplicate layers and create custom masks that could make it look like our subject was appearing and disappearing from the frame.

Visually Clever - Prop Photo Effects

This project had an open-ended prompt to use props of any kind to create photo tricks, illusions, and interesting perspectives. Beyond thinking creatively about the props, we had to compose the photos to showcase clever concepts. I used tinfoil, paper cups, and a chain as props to create these shots.