Silk Screening

Original Picture

Silk Screened T-Shirt

I went sailing this summer in europe, and as we were sailing I took a picture of a piece on the boat. It was such a peaceful sail and I just enjoyed every moment of it.
I used this picture to show what I did all summer and how proud I am of this picure I took. Since we were sailing I decided to put the word "SAIL" on the shirt. I love the font and the way the boat part looks.

I started by getting a frame and stapling the silk screen tight onto it. after that I turned off the lights and put emultion on the screen. I left it to dry for about 3 days. After that I put my picture onto an acetate sheet and exposed the picture to light onto the silk screen. after that I washed it with water for about 10-15 minutes and it came out pretty nicely. I left it to dry for a day. I took the silk screen out and applied blue fabric ink to the top part of the image, and black fabric ink to the word "SAIL".  It then came out like that and I am proud of it since it is my first time ever doing silk screening.

Acrilic Gel Medium & White Paint

This picture follows my theme of nature and what I love to do when I am stressed or need to refresh my brain. I went on vacation this summer to Europe. We sailed around Croatia and Montenegro. I needed to get some exercise. When I saw a sign that said you can climb the "Kotor City Wall" I took the chance and did it. It was a wall that went to the top of a mountain. I climbed 1350 stairs and it was very tiring, but worth the relief and exersise! 

I printed out my picture on a laser printer. Then I taped it down on a board with clear tape. I painted acrilic gel medium on it and then dried it with a hair dryer. I did this process 12 times so it would have enough layers. After I took the tape off and soaked my picture covered in the gel medium into warm water. I rubbed the paper off and then took it out to dry. I realized that my acrilic gel medium looked so different from the examples. I figured out that I accidently used paint on a couple of my layers. It turned out that my outcome was an acrilic gel medium with paint! I actually liked it better than what it was suppose to look like! 

Photogram (Double Exposure)

Ever since I was about 5 I LOVED mountains, plants and nature! When I walk outside I breathe in th fresh air. I love taking a good glimpse of nature. Walking around in a forest is and was my way of taking a break from stress and relieving my thoughts.

This picture has a lot of meaning. I took a leaf from outside and a branch of pine needles and put it on my photogram. It didn't look like enough detail was included so I thought of doing a multiple exposure. I purpoly chose a picture of my friend when she looked calm and relaxed. I then put that picture in the leaf and it shows what I love to do when I need time alone.

Renaissance

For this project I had to photoshop a face into one of the famous paintings that the teacher listed. I chose a painting by Carvaggio named "The Head Of Medusa".

                                                    The Head Of Medusa by Carvaggio

To appreciate and recognize Caravaggio’s Medusa painting, it is important to know its background. A gorgon is a terrifying female creature in Greek mythology. Medusa was a gorgon with a head full of serpents for hair. She was so disgusting that who ever took a glimps at her turned to stone. The Greek hero Perseus was handed a shield by the goddess Athena, so that he could bypass looking at her, as he chopped off her head.

Medusa in Caravaggio’s painting is presenting her moment of recognizing who she really is. Realizing that her head and body were not together anymore and that she was still breathing, Caravaggio sees the fear and terror in her eyes. Medusa gives amazing example of Caravaggio’s target on facial expressions in his paintings.  

Michelangelo Merisi da Carvaggio (1571-1610) is from Milan, Italy. He was a part of the Baroque art movement. Carvaggio was asked to paint Medusa as a gift for the Grand Duke of Tuscany, to be put in the Medici collection in Florence. Italian Baroque was a lot similar to Italian Renaissance, but the color palette was darker, deeper, and religion themes were more favoured. 

Caravaggio was known for his natural and realistic paintings. He used objects/people who precisely resonated to human emotions. His many light to dark contrasts made the paintings come alive, as if they were almost looking in the past. Medusa was a very unique buyer for Caravaggio, because it prepared him to compete with Leonardo da Vinci, by entering his painting to be seen by the Medici family, as da Vinci did in advance to him.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa_(Caravaggio)

http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/761448/a-new-caravaggio-joins-the-canon-as-x-ray-investigation

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jan/25/art

                                         I  photoshopped Griffin Brackett into Medusa's face.

Painting With Light

 Camera Used-Canon EOS20D
Aperature- 10
Shutter Speed- Timer for 15 seconds.
Lens Used- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS

Earlier that week someone came up to me and said "wow, you are so rad!" I thought awesome, but what does that mean? I looked it up and it isn't actually a word; it is short for "radical"but it is suppost to be used as another word for "cool" or "hip". The urban dictionary definiton is "An abbreviation of 'radical'--a term made popular by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Still primarily used by people on the West Coast who find words like 'cool', 'awesome', and 'tight' to be tired and overused; 'rad' is generally considered to be a much higher praise than the aforementioned superlatives. Also used as a general expression of awe." 

When I tried thinking of what I wanted to for painting with light, nothing came to mind. I then remembered earlier that week someone said "wow, you are so rad!" I thought what an interesting word! I then decided to write the word in capital letters. 

Studio Lighting (Mixed Lighting)

 Camera Used-Canon EOS20D
Aperature- 25
Shutter Speed- 800
Lens Used- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS

I was aiming to show mixed lighting. I brought Theresa into one of the hallways near the gym. I asked her to stand next to one of the door windows so the natural light could come in on her face using 2 on 1 lighting. The white effect on the right side of her face shows her natural glow and the forced light on the left side of her face is high lighting her hair as well as the most beautiful parts of her face.

I was inspired by the weather that day. It was dark and dreary and I thought my pictures were going to give off that effect; but right when I started to take pictures the sun came out and gave a beautiful glow to her face! I was so happy and inspired by the randomness of the moment it helped me take the pictures more effectively. 

The natural light shined on the right side of her face and the studio light is shining on the left side of her face and hair.

Studio Lighting (Experimenting With Light)

 Camera Used-Canon EOS20D
Aperature- 20
Shutter Speed- 800
Lens Used- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS

I wanted to show my experimenting with light in this photograph. At this point of this unit I was stressing out because I thought I wasn't going to have time to take all my pictures! As I walked into the studio lighting room Alexa was sitting down and not really paying attention to anyone else and she looked really great! I then set up my camera on the tripod and moved the light to the right side of her body facing at her and another light to the left of her pointing up at her face. She new I was setting up for to take my pictures but she didn't know I took this. She of course still looks beautiful! 

Studio Lighting (Perfect Lighting)

 Camera Used-Canon EOS20D
Aperature- 20
Shutter Speed- 800
Lens Used- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS

I was getting very frustrated becuase I tried photographing guys, and they just wouldn't listen and they wouldn't stop moving! I asked Callie and of course she is very patient and let me take pictures of her. We just started talking and I caught her natural smile. It is not a forced smile and that's what I was aiming for.

My goal was to do perfect lighting. I put an umbrella light on the right of her, pointing at her face. I also placed one to the left of her shining half at the wall and half at her. I pointed the light at the wall so there were no obvious shadows.

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Studio Lighting (2 on 1)

Camera Used- Canon EOS20D
Aperature- 15
Shutter Speed- 800
Lens Used- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS

Andrew was in a bad mood that day. I asked him to sit down becuase I was desperate for pictures. I then noticed how sad/tired he looked. After I noticed his sadness it was my goal to make him smile for me! I brought Josh in the room becuase he usually makes Andrew smile. Josh of course cracked a joke and andrew naturally smiled! I didn't think I was going to get any good pictures that day, but I eventually did. Thank god for humour!

I placed two lights to the right of him one shining half at the wall half at his face and another shining from below straight at the right side of his face. On the left side I put one umbrella light on so the lighting wasn't too dark on one side of his face. It turned into 2 on 1 lighting which I was trying to do in the first place!

Ansel Adams

I love Ansel Adams! He was one of the oldest landscape photographers out there. Ansel was a master of landscape photography. He has amazing angles, views and the contrast in his photographs are extraordinary. I am a big fan of lanscape photography and Ansel is one of the best i've seen!

I enjoy this photograph's use of nature. The clouds/mist covering the trees make the place seem like a destination for relaxation and peace. The clouds/mist are making the tree's look like mountatins because it is just covering the tree's enough to make it look like that. Including the hill in the picture gives it more shape and just adds that "cherry on top".