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

Watercolor Effect

For this project, we painted our own abstract watercolors. From there, we scanned our paintings at high PPI qualities and brought them into Photoshop. Using some layering and masking techniques, we combined original photography with our watercolor to create an interesting hybrid of digital and hand-made art!

The Levitation Effect

For this project, we created a visual photography effect with layering, selecting, and masking to create the illusion of ourselves floating in air.

Double Profile- Face Manipulation Effect

For this project, we used Adobe Photoshop to combine a self-portrait photo of our face with another manipulated element which could have been edited in a creative way. For my double profile, I did a photo shoot with Lydia and we combined the look of a sketched face and a photo with masking.

Seasons Through the Lens- Four Season Studio Portraits

For this project, we shot a series of portraits in the studio to showcase different looks and feelings that represented the four seasons in Vermont. In addition to using props and costumes, we used lighting to communicate the colors and feelings of each season in the studio. Thank you to Jill and Landon for being my season subjects!

Going Streaking- Directional Blur Edit

For this project, we utilized some of the blurring tools in Adobe Photoshop to create unique effects that balance blurred looks with crisp photographic looks. I used the blurring effect to make an abstract backdrop behind me in this edit.

Gray Backdrop Studio Portrait Exploration

For this project, I worked with Landon and Jill to experiment with studio photo lighting on a middle gray paper backdrop to make several different looks all from the middle gray. Using the gray tones as a “sponge” of light and color, we used lights to transform the grey to be pure white, deep black, and to have vibrant color as portrait backdrops.

Gen Z- Prop Photo with Frame Manipulation Effect

For this project, I combined a few concepts we were working on in class by using props (I used a lens ball that reflected the backdrop) with a frame editing trick to make this original visual piece. Combined with a shallow depth of field, I tried to create this to communicate a powerful idea!

Get Studio Lit- Studio Lighting Compositions

For this project, we worked as a team to create some fundamental studio lighting setups as well as exploring with some more creative looks. The main looks we created here included the Butterfly (with one key light downward straight on), the Rembrandt (with a 45° angled light to a triangle of light across the subject’s face) and a split with a hard 90° light to dramatically fade light across the subject). We also have some bonus other looks in here, too!

The Sketch Effect

For this project, we learned about layer modes and how to use effects like blurring and the filter gallery to edit a photo to look like a sketch of ourselves; from there, we combined that sketch edit with another photo to make a scene as if we were being drawn in real life!

Flash Flash- Studio Lighting Experiments

For this project, I worked with a team to experiment with exposure tricks in the studio. We used long exposures to capture many effects including double exposures (where we shot multiple flashes to appear in different places across the frame) as well as using LED tubes to get crisp portraits with light trails by using a flash. These were created in camera and were not Photoshop’ed! Thanks to my team members Landon and Jillian for their help making this project!

Attack of the Clones

For this project, we used layering techniques to make this special effect to make it look like we had several clones in the same frame! I made mine with Landon, Jill, and Tasha to show all of us all over the place with many clone layers!

The 3-2-1 Photo Walk

This was our first ever project! For this project, we walked around campus to explore the basics of DSLR photography by shooting 3 macro, 2 portrait, and 1 landscape compositions.

Layers on Layers- The Collage

For this project, we designed our own collages with dozens of layers that we selected, masked, and arranged using layering in Photoshop. My collage is about Bakugou Kastuki.

That Studio Life- Intro to Studio Photography

For this project, we got our first introduction to the studio by shooting portraits of each other using our Profoto studio flashes. I worked with Aaliyah to shoot these! We'll be doing more studio photography soon!

Shining Through- Clipping Mask Text Effect

For this project, we learned about clipping masks by designing text art with images shining through the letters.