dresses

dress number 1

two piece

dress number 2

rhinestones!

there is a 3rd dress that's purple, but alas, i can't fit into it anymore.

possible locations

i am still trying to figure out a good location and i started thinking about outdoor spaces that could maybe work. most of these are located extremely close to streets and i don't know if i'd have to get permission from the building owners to use the space outside their business. some of these places are also really sketchy...

this is one of my friend's backyards. i broke in under cover of darkness to check it out (don't worry, she knew i was coming,) but it was a lot smaller than i remembered. i have a feeling the ambient light from the neighbors' yards might affect the photo. i have another yard that's a lot bigger than this one that i need to check out soon.

the best choice in bryan belongs to a small business on main street. they have a lovely fence keeping out strange people.

this place might be torn down in a few days. no idea.

face painting round 1!

my silver/gray face paint finally came in, so i gave it a try. the directions said to apply with a wet sponge, however it started pulling some off as i was putting it on. i'll have to play with it some more before i figure out the best way to put it on. my face has about 2.5 coats on, but below the chin it's only 1 coat.

i converted this picture into grayscale, except for the dress, just to see the difference.

next on my shopping list, colored hair spray or a gray wig.

inspiration

here are a few photographs that are similar to what i'm aiming for. i would like to build a simple set that can be very versatile, but until then, i think i will start with putting a grayscale person in a colored scene.

sandy skoglund

fox games

sock situation

the cold war

the wedding

this image is not by sandy, but it's got the simplicity of what i'm looking for in terms of set design.

to do list:

- find a model

- paint him/her

- clothe him/her in grayscale clothing

i've ordered gray body paint, and hopefully there's enough of it to get through at least one shoot. so much experimentation going on!!

project proposal

i'd like to use this class as a jump start on my thesis project which is exploring the idea of non-photoshopped photographs. while both of these examples are video, i'd like to stick with photographs. my main goal is to make the audience say "there's no way that's not edited in some way."

i plan on coming up with multiple techniques and effects that i will attempt to do in-camera, but at the moment i only have this one idea of creating the illusion of something being grayscale in a color environment and vice-versa.

pleasantville movie trailer:

desaturated santa:

365 project

last january, i completed a 365 self portrait project. basically, i took a self portrait every day for a year. while a lot of them ended up being quick-take-a-picture-of-my-feet-because-it's-4-am-and-i-want-to-sleep photos, i tried to put time and thought into every photo. it ended up being a photo diary because i included a short description of what was going on in my mind when i took the photo. i'm proudest of the fact that i was actually able to complete the project, minus two days. here are some examples of some of my personal favorites.

035.365

february 7

042.354

february 14

065.365

march 9

084.365

march 27

136.365

may 19

166.365

june 18

195.365

july 17

252.365

september 12

279.365

october 9

348.365

december 17

Assignment 2 - Planets & Still Life

Planets:

In creating this space scene, I used three spheres (not including the stars), a disk, and a paraboloid to create the entire scene. I used simple shaders for the planets and spaceship, and I used one ambient light and one directional light. This particular scene was a learning experience for me, and I was constantly getting confused on where I was in 3D space.




Still Life:

I finally got a grasp on what I was doing and I was able to create the scene more quickly. I used spheres, cylinders, disks, hyperboloids, paraboloids and cones to create this scene. I tried (and failed?) to mimic a candle light, but I couldn't figure out how to make the shader more transparent.