Critique: Parkeharrison's "Guardian"

On a tree stump stands a man with branches attached to his back that resembles wings as though he is about to take off. With longer, thicker branches on his feet lead us to him. His crane like pose shows a deep sorrow he has inside. The waste land around him shows the destruction as the fog begins to lift. You can see the anguish that surrounds him with all the broken dead branches. Other signs of life cannot be seen. This picture portrays that it will take a lot more to keep us grounded and nothing can stop us from reaching our goals.

Scary Expressions

When I look at this picture it makes me think of a hungry person. The reason being that they eyes are opened really wide as though they have been without food for a while. Once they finally saw food they get happy and that is why they have the eyes opened wide. That also gives me the impression that they will kill for the next meal since they are zombies. It also makes me think of "The Scream" because it does resemble it sightly.

When I look at this picture it makes me think of of an alter ego. I think that because you have a happy person in the foreground and this menacing looking ghost in the background. They both have similar poses as though they are trying to direct someone. It also makes me think of Mortal Combat the game, because the winner does a silly pose and the evil person comes in to steal the soul of the loser.

When I look at this picture it makes me think of a mutant or someone changing into something vile. I think that because only part of the face is different from the rest and one eye is obviously different. That person has been angered and they are in the process of turning into a monster. They will stop at nothing to get what they want.

The Scream: My Interpretation

The person is screaming because the world is going into chaos. You can see that because the sky appears red with the swirling orange in it and it appears that the land behind him looks like it is being destroyed. Everything appears to be warped. All he can do is scream and watch as his world is being destroyed and awaits his inevitable fate.

Creative Me

This project was an opportunity for us to put the tools we have learned to use. We were to take one of our portraits, and change it creatively using the following: selection tools, layers, adjustment layers, layer styles, blending options, paint brushes and opacity.

I like the way that the picture is in black and white. Another thing that I like about the picture is that the spotlight is shining down on me as thought I am expected to do something great. I find myself to be complicated yet simple like an Ipod because your not sure how it works you just know that it does. My favorite tool so far is the blending options because a picture can take on a different life with each option. I feel pretty confident with my knowledge of photoshop because I do know most of the tools and their basic function.

Adjustment Layers

In this exercise we learned about Adjustment layers. Adjustment layers allow you to add adjustments to your image on separate layers instead of directly to the image itself. This comes in handy during long complicated projects. In Photoshop every tool is specifically designed to help improve your photo. However, here we took some artistic liberties and explored adjustments creatively.