Assignment: First draft of our second mash up
Craft: We are still using photoshop. We are learning new techniques however, such as the magic wand tool, which is pretty cool. We are also learning about how to use backgrounds to make it easier to cut things out. Cutting things out from a solid background is a hundred times easier than a background that has something going on.
Composition: For my first first draft, I used pictures of some homeless people I saw downtown, and a picture of the Chicago Public Library to stand in for a bank. I needed a picture of a grand bank to fulfill my concept. I could not find one however (I will learn the city, I promise. Six months of living here has helped though!), so I thought a library may work. For my first second draft, I asked some friends to dress up as homeless people for me. We used the racquetball court in the Shannon Center as a photography studio for a little bit because the white walls gave us a solid background and the photography room on the art wing was locked. I thought of using the TCF bank on 95th as my bank, but was unable to get there. I think I will find one at home (Alabama).
Concept: My original concept was to put homeless,destitute people in front of a grand looking bank to illustrate the disparity between the haves and the have-nots in our country. It is so sad to me to see how so few have so much, while the majority is living in poverty. I really wanted to bring attention to that in my piece. I couldn't find a bank, so I took a picture of the library and thought that that could signify how it is hard for a lot of people to get a good education. Even if you are lucky
enough to go to college, you will most likely be in debt for many years. When I showed Professor Peck this first mash up, he said that people might think that I'm saying /assuming these people are illiterate. When he made that point, I decided to go back to my original concept.
Craft: We are still using photoshop. We are learning new techniques however, such as the magic wand tool, which is pretty cool. We are also learning about how to use backgrounds to make it easier to cut things out. Cutting things out from a solid background is a hundred times easier than a background that has something going on.
Composition: For my first first draft, I used pictures of some homeless people I saw downtown, and a picture of the Chicago Public Library to stand in for a bank. I needed a picture of a grand bank to fulfill my concept. I could not find one however (I will learn the city, I promise. Six months of living here has helped though!), so I thought a library may work. For my first second draft, I asked some friends to dress up as homeless people for me. We used the racquetball court in the Shannon Center as a photography studio for a little bit because the white walls gave us a solid background and the photography room on the art wing was locked. I thought of using the TCF bank on 95th as my bank, but was unable to get there. I think I will find one at home (Alabama).
Concept: My original concept was to put homeless,destitute people in front of a grand looking bank to illustrate the disparity between the haves and the have-nots in our country. It is so sad to me to see how so few have so much, while the majority is living in poverty. I really wanted to bring attention to that in my piece. I couldn't find a bank, so I took a picture of the library and thought that that could signify how it is hard for a lot of people to get a good education. Even if you are lucky
enough to go to college, you will most likely be in debt for many years. When I showed Professor Peck this first mash up, he said that people might think that I'm saying /assuming these people are illiterate. When he made that point, I decided to go back to my original concept.
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