Surreal Photo

This is a picture of me holding an umbrella over flying cats and dogs. I related my theme to the idiom "flying cats and dogs".

Surreal Plan

The theme that I will be using for this photo montage correlates with a common saying. This common saying is"Its raining cats and dogs". Basically, I am going to use this phrase and apply it as the theme of my photo. I will be using multiple objects in my photo. The first image will be of me holding an umbrella. The second image which I will use as my background is going to be of the school parking lot. Then I will take images of cats and dogs from the internet and spread them out evenly above my umbrella.

Merge Layer Blend Modes

Surreal Free Thought

The other day I was sleeping and I felt something on my leg. In fact, it actually felt really conformable and soothing. It felt like I was getting a massage on my legs. After a while, I went to go check what was massaging me and suddenly I saw a snake, so I grabbed it and threw it outside the window. It was so crazy and ironic of how a snake was massaging my legs.

Rob Gonsalves was born in 1959 in Toronto, Ontario. As a young kid, he had developed an interest in drawing from imagination using various media. By the age of twelve, Gonsalves had became very familiar with architecture. In fact, he started to create his first paintings of imagined buildings. His primary inspirations were M.C. Escher, Salvador Dali, and Yves Tanguy. After attending college, he started to work as a full-time architect. Alongside, he also painted murals and theater sets. As years passed, Gonsalves started to devote more of his time to painting. From November 7th to December 31st, 2004, Gonsalves had exhibited his artwork in many galleries, including the Discovery gallery and Hudson art gallery. Throughout his career, Gonsalves had published 2 hardcover books full of his paintings: Imagine a Day, Imagine a Night. He had earned the 2005 Governor General's Award in the Children's Literature for his book Imagine a Day. Gonsalves work is often categorized as surrealistic. To conclude, his work is an attempt to represent human beings' desire to believe the impossible.

Erik Johansson was born on April, 1985 in Götene, Sweden. He grew up on a farm with his parents and two younger sisters. He would spend most of his time exploring nature. He liked to draw and he said he got his inspired by his grandmother, who was a painter. When Erik had turned 15, his father had bought him a digital camera. Even though it was a very simple point-and-shoot Fuji camera, it opened up a new world for Erik. He would play around with his camera and take pictures of the natural world. He also started to make his photographs more vivid and clear by editing them with his father’s computer. His interest in computers led him to major in computer engineering at Gothenburg University. By that time, he didn't have any plans on doing photography for a living. However, during college his friend Erik had bought the DSLR(Canon EOS 350d) and it had really intrigued him. In fact, he would buy his own and end up being a photographer. He now works with clients, such as Toyota, Volvo, Google, and Adobe. His work is often described as surrealistic because it attempts to represent human’s desire to believe the impossible.   

Artist’s name: Rob Gonsalves

Title of artwork: Arboreal Office       

Date of work: 2014

Description: A man is standing in a wooded area by a campfire, but as he looks up into the clear night sky, the trees morph into skyscrapers.

Analysis: The light depicted in the bottom contrasts with the dark, night sky. Not only that, but Gonsalves includes a dramatic transformation in his painting. It is very dramatic of seeing the trees morph into skyscrapers.

Interpretation: This painting is basically trying to show the contrast between the past and the present. Basically, in the ancient times, the world was full of forests, whereas now it is abundant with skyscrapers.

Judgement: All in all, I think that Gonsalves painting was a success. It is illusory and very dramatic. I also enjoy the fact how he related the transformation to reality.

Artist’s name: Erik Johansson

Title of artwork: Go Your Own Road

Date: 2008

Description: The man is walking and dragging the road as if it were a tarp. He is dragging the road along a rural area.

Analysis: The greenery gives more of a serene and peaceful atmosphere. The black road contrasts with the greenery surrounding it.

Interpretation: This photograph is basically trying  to portray that we should not be a follower. Instead, we should go our own pathway and pursue our own goals and dreams.

Judgement: Overall, I thought that this photograph was a huge success. It is illusory and very meaningful. The photograph gives out a strong and clear message of how we should go our own path, instead of following others.

As you can see, both of these artists have their own unique way in approaching their artwork. Gonsalves uses his imagination in order to create his painting, whereas Johansson blends in reality into his photographs. Also, Gonsalves is trying to show the audience a concept of how the world has changed from being rural to urban. On the other hand, Johansson is trying to give out a message or moral. Overall, both of these artists unique art styles allow them to create successful pieces of art.  

Photowalk

Photoshop Tutorial: Photo to Sketch

Dyptich Project

This is a dyptich of me studying very hard and then earning an excellent grade.

This is a dyptich of me drinking alcohol and then throwing up

Text Wrap

Photoshop Tutorial: Image in Text

Object Series

I used iced coffee for my object series. Each picture differs by the amount of coffee that is in the cup.

Self reflection

Photowalk: Depth of Field

Where I'd Rather Be

As a young kid, I always dreamed of going to the Stern School of Business at New York University, Therefore I chose to be photographed in front of the business building with a book in the side of me.

Partner Portraiture

At first, I took a picture of Cristian posing as if he was scared and in fear. Then Cristian took a picture of me being dominant and powerful. Overall, this picture shows me choking Cristian.

Photography Composition

Rhythm

Auditorium
Artist- Bhavik
Year- 2016

Rhythm- The repetition or alternation of elements

This picture fits for “rhythm” because it shows a repetition of a single element. There is a repetition of chairs, which ultimately shows rhythm. I took this shot in the school auditorium and took it a low angle.

Horizontal

Gymnasium
Artist- Bhavik
Year- 2016

Horizontal- A picture that is wider than it is tall

This is an example of a horizontal picture because it is more wide than tall. This is a picture of the school gymnasium. This picture was taken at a high angle.

Formal Balance

Symmetrical Staircase
Artist- Bhavik
Year- 2016

Formal Balance- Both sides of the picture are similar. Also, known as the symmetrical balance

This image is an example of formal balance because both sides of the picture are identical. Each side consists of an equal amount of stairs, a railing, and 4 windows on each side. This picture is shot at the bottom of the senior hallway staircase.

High Key

High Key
Artist- Bhavik
Year- 2016

High Key- a picture that is taken in a bright, intense, and active environment.

This picture is an example of a high key picture because it is set in a very bright and intense setting. This picture is taken in my living room, where there was intense lighting. There picture quality was sharpened a bit, so that it was clear picture, without any blurs.

Distances

Closer

Artist- Bhavik

Year- 2016

Distance- shows depth in a picture

The three pictures above show different types of distances. From left to right, the distance is getting smaller. It allows the audience to get a closer look at myself.

Yearbook: Practice Page

A quality teacher is one who can possesses an ample amount of subject matter knowledge and can transfer that knowledge to his or her students in a coherent manner.

Press Pass

My Life