Shiny

Can you guess what it is? Well, the object of this photo was to capture something shiny. So there's a hint.. it's something shiny. It's a traditional film photograph - of a car headlight - that required a filter and burning/dodging. I think the result has a great range of grays and of course along with the strong black and white. In the lower left corner I think it's really interesting how you can see the reflection of me taking this picture. I also think its really awesome how it looks like it was liquified or something on photoshop but this is really how the negative came out, so cool. :)

New York New York

Oh how I love New York City. This is a traditional photograph taken on top of the Empire State building and for as many times that I have been to New York this was my first time there. And let's just say the view is priceless. I didn't think it was possible for me to fall more in love with that city but after seeing that view I did. Without question it is my favorite place, ever. Getting the perfect picture from this negative was a challenge but I didn't give up because I liked it so much. I think it shows a good composition because the tallest building isn't centered. I also believe it has a strong sense of depth from the point of view (birds eye) that it was taken.  I happy with the way it came out.

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Thank god for dishwashers right? People with huge families like mine have a great appreciation for this brilliant invention. In this digital photo I was trying to have a big contrast between the background and the actual dishes but also show a wide range of grays. It has a strong composition and its interesting to look at.

Scopa anyone?

Everyone has there own traditions. Well my family is Italian and every holiday or family get together after we eat we get in a very competitive game of Scopa – an Italian card game. So this imagine represents that traditon. I have different versions of it – one in black and white and one in color. I edited them both in photoshop, changing the levels, contrast, color balance, burning, dodge, etc. 

Thingamagig

When people come across this they always ask me what the heck it is.. well to be honest, I have no idea. I came across it one day while I was doing a photo assignment for class and you know how us artist are...we get side tracked by the simplest things. So how could I not capture this cool looking thingamagig in the middle of the lake. 

Red!

This year as a senior I have mucho tiempo (a lot of time) to take electives. And since I'm practically obsessed with fashion and clothes and patterns and designing why not take fashion design as a class? So for developing the basics, the first project we did was fleece animals. And this is the walrus I made, meet Red ^. :)

The Octopus

Digital Photography that was edited in photoshop.