MEDIA ARTS: Displacement Technique

So I experimented with a variety of pictures, including stone walls, railroad tracks, and gravel roads, among other things. My two favourites were when I displaced a picture over a white picket fence and over an assortment of keys lying on a white surface. I liked the fence so much, actually, that I did three different things with it: 1) The way described on the document 2) I took out the spaces between the fence so that the zebras were only on the fence and not on the background, as if the zebras were painted on the fence, and 3) I put the picture on a photo of a lovely house as if it was a fence there.

So it occured to me that on the tutorial you mentioned turning the car blue. I did the purple/pink car first, because I like purple/pink, and it made the car look neat, but here's the blue one if that's what you wanted. :)

MEDIA ARTS: Sunset Lake

Here is the Sunset Lake picture. I thought this was a really interesting technique! :) I will have to look up other pictures to transform...

MEDIA ARTS: The White Strawberry

This was quite honestly a pain in the bum to make. I had a ton of trial and errors. But here is the best one.

MEDIA ARTS: The Secret Side of Myself

Here is the final product of the "Alter Ego/Hidden Self" assignment. I'm quite happy with it, I think.
Reflection:
1. This picture shows many different sides of me that a lot of people don't know about. For example, the main focus of the picture is of me casting a Patronus (in my case, a fox) because I love Harry Potter, and that is one of the more important spells that they cast throughout the books and films. A Patronus is unique to each person who casts it as well, as it reflects the individual's personality. Mine being a fox represents that I am clever and independent. The airplane, earth, and Eiffel Tower represent my desire to travel around the world and learn many different languages. I want to go on exchange next year to Spain or Italy so I can learn more about the cultures in Europe and pick up a new language. The book at the top, paper, drawing, and quill are about my love for reading, writing, and drawing, but there are also deeper meanings to things, such as the quill, which has a more hidden significance. The quill symbolizes the past, and how sometimes I wish that we weren't as dependent on our electronic things as we are today. Don't get me wrong, I'm a technology freak, but sometimes things like receiving a letter are simple but mean so much more than receiving a text message. There are a few other pictures depicted on the assignment that show things I want to do or things I like, and I think that the overall image conveys that I am a bit of a dreamer with some practical future plans and some unrealistic fantasies that I keep locked up in my imagination and close to my heart, which is exactly how I am, how my 'hidden self' is.

2. I found that the image of me casting my Patronus was the most successful because I had to do a fair bit of editing to make it turn out the way it did, and I think the work paid off. In the original picture I was just holding a silvery stick, which I replaced with a wand in the final picture. Also, the smoke brushes were very useful in making it seem like I really did have something coming out of my wand, and I think that that part of the picture turned out very successfully.

3. I wish that the Eiffel tower looked more like it was connected to the earth, but because it is blocked by the fox's tail it looks more like it is simply floating in the air. I tried moving it to different locations but it never seemed to turn out right, as it was either too small, too big, too tall, or couldn't be seen. However, when I took it out of the picture entirely it looked blank in the space where it had been. I think perhaps I needed a different picture instead of the Eiffel tower there.

4. As I mentioned above, if I did the project again I would probably find another picture instead of the Eiffel tower to put on the earth, perhaps a different landmark that would be just as recognisable. I'd also add in something to do with Anime, like a picture I drew myself, because that is something I love to do and many of my binder papers have Anime doodled in the margins. I might also take out the second picture of me in the corner and find something else, because I find that the second picture takes a bit away from the first photo of myself. Perhaps that would be where my Anime picture would go....

MEDIA ARTS: More Alter Ego Ideas

So I had a brilliant idea last night for my Alter Ego picture just after I turned my computer off, so I wrote it down and now here it is:

I was going to have it so that either a) I am reading a book on the side and all of my pictures etc. are coming out of it OR b) There is a book on the top of the picture that all of my other pictures are falling out of.

MEDIA ARTS: More on the Alter Ego Thing

So my plan for my alter ego picture goes as such:

Pictures to include:
-Video games
-Something Harry Potter related
-Lined paper/pen/pencil/quill etc. that relates to writing
-Something travel related, i.e. airplane, world, passport, recognizable landmarks etc.
-An electronic-looking background
-Possibly a Harry Potter anime...(Later edit--turns out I can't do this because cartoons/drawing are copywrited)
-A window showing it raining outside
-Part of my brain is electronic-y?
-Me casting a Patronus/casting a spell
-Books!

More later perhaps...

MEDIA ARTS: Brainstorming for my Alter Ego Picture

Some little-known facts about me:

1.) I am an absolute Harry Potter freak
2.) I'm really good at video games, even the 'boyish' ones that involve racing cars and shooting aliens.
3.) I loved all sorts of bees until a hornet stung me. Now I don't like hornets but I love the fuzzy bumble bees!
4.) I'm not scared of heights but I don't like the idea of falling from them i.e. I can stand at the top of the CN tower no problem, but if someone wanted me to jump from a 13-meter high bridge into the water, that scares me a bit (but not enough not to try it!)
5.) I love writing, especially fanfiction. I've been planning a series of novels for a long time and have a secret fear of screwing it up when I actually write it. I've got almost three notebooks full of notes for the series.
6.) I stay inside a lot because the things I like to do never really require me to be outside i.e. reading, writing, video games, computers, etc.
7.) I like rain because I can stay indoors without my parents bugging me to go outside.
8.) I hate following people. Even tour guides. I like to know where I'm going and how to get there. I always want to be leading the group and not following it.
9.) Most of the music on my iPod was found through my sister--I never listen to the radio anymore and she just finds it for me, so why bother?
10.) Anyone that knows me knows I'm the go-to for most electronics-related problems (even my parents)



My  biggest goals/dreams for the future:

1.) I'd like to go skydiving someday.
2.) I want to travel around Europe and go sightseeing.
3.) I want to learn to speak at least three different languages fluently. I love learning new languages. This is why I want to travel to Europe, partly!
4.) Go to the Harry Potter Theme park in Orlando and buy tons of souvenirs!
5.) Go scuba diving
6.) Get J.K. Rowling to sign my Harry Potter books
7.) Go to a Harry Potter fans convention


I'm mostly a dork who would happily play in my imagination for days on end. I love video games, electronics, and the Harry Potter books, and I dream of travelling the world and speaking a lot of different languages.