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Scroll down below to see some selections of my work from this unit.

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 nine clones of myself in this edit, all jumping around a kitchen being wild!

Layers On Layers- Collage Edit

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 Slipknot!

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!

Photography Challenge- Whisper/Shout

This was our first photography challenge where we had an open-ended prompt that we used photography to communicate. This prompt was to take a photo that either “whispered” or “shouted.” My photo whispers with soft lighting in a dark quiet barn.

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 about Call of Duty Zombie Mode!

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!

Studio Lighting Compositions

For this project we worked as a team to shoot four traditional lighting setups, including the butterfly (an intense single light above our subject), a 45/Rembrandt (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!

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!

Studio Lighting Demos

As we started to learn about portraits and studio lighting, we did some experiments in teams to demo the lights, gels, and angles. I shot these with Felix and Rowan.

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 a guitar and some water as props to create these shots.

Bring Me the Horizon- Landscapes

This project was a compilation of landscape photography that we shot making use of wide angle lenses, closed apertures, long exposures, tripods, and even HDR/panorama effects to capture vivid detailed landscapes. I also used a DJI Mavic Mini drone to explore some aerial photography techniques. These were some favorites I shot during the fall season!

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.

Double Exposure Effect

For this project we used Photoshop to emulate a classic photography effect that came from vintage film photography when two images were shot on the same frame, using opacity to blend them. I combined a portrait and landscape shot to create this manipulation!

Make It Move- Photoshop GIF Animation

To preview our upcoming studies in graphics and animation, we made GIF sequences in Photoshop using some photography and other graphics. Photoshop is perfect for making GIFs and cinemagraphs since you can create them like a video using a timeline!