Shiny, Happy Baby, Boy

I can't say I have done anything like this before, so I am hoping to improve. I tend to associate everything in life with my four year old son so impulsively gathered his toys for this assignment and after I think of my boy, I think of my parents who passed away and never got to know my baby. The shiny bag and jewelry were my mother's and grandmother's and shiny toys are my little guy's and soft fluffy toys when he was a baby and the last is that he is not such a baby anymore.

end of summer sunflowers

I have never worked with Photoshop before, but I really enjoyed learning how to manipulate color. There are so many applications in Photoshop its really easy to get carried away, and not make everything outrageous. Trying to fix all of the dust spots was really challenging when there was more than just a black background, but that way I was able to experiment and learn a few new things.

Lockets, Lais and Ladybugs

These are my favoraite silver charms. I added two rings and an earring for color. I think it worked out quite nicely; the three shots of color against the silver (and one gold dolphin) makes it more fun to look at as your eyes dance around the page. I know each charm: where it came from, who gave it to me and what occassion it was given for. I belive I like this picture best because the subject matter means the most to me.

My scanagrams are simply objects that i seem to be surrounded by on a regular basis. Most of which reside in my pockets nearly every day. Here we can see my cellular devices, the keys to my vehicle/residences, a small marble elephant which my grand mother gave me, a lighter,an aerosol nozzle, and some United States legal tender.

Sunshine Flowers!

My Scanography project was inspired by some sunflowers my roomates had put in the kitchen the morning before class. I really loved the different color variations and sizes of the flowers. I liked the idea of picking the petals off and placing them onto the scanner and trying to achieve a natural look. On the second image I made it the darkest because I liked how the shadows looked on the petals. I felt like the braiding of the stems was a contrast to the petal-less flowers. I love how bold and bright the yellow looks against the black background. I cant really say which one I like the best because I like them as a series.

Scanographyyy

These four pictures were my favorite pictures for the scanography project. My favorite out of the four was the lily on the top. I liked this one because I thought that with the black background it really made the flower stick out. Which put even more emphasis on the beauty of the flower. I also liked the black eyed susans because the way they were laid out they looked as if they were still intact.