Double Exposure Critique
This work is an 8" x 10" double exposure artwork. It was created by Katie Young. The title is, Good and Bad. This artwork was made in Media Arts 2 class in May, 2016. I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 to create this work. The photo was changed in Photoshop using masks and different blend modes. I found the photos on a Photos for Class website. The photos i used are below.
The title of my artwork is Good and Bad. Katie Young is the artist of this piece of art. It was made in Media Arts 2 in May.I first turned my original selfie black and white. I did this because i wanted the color of the flower to pop out more. I honestly used the maroon color background because i thought it looked good not because it deals with my story. The tree in the artwork is from Pennsylvania. I looked up tree in Pennsylvania and this came up. I do not know for sure from what part or where at this picture was taken.
The image tells the story of how i feel about my dad. My dad wasn't around when i was younger. He worked a lot, so i don't really remember seeing him much. I do know that when i did get to see him he always took my sisters and I to go do something really fun. I have a lot of bad memories about my dad but i still remember the good ones. That's why i made this photo because even though its dark and sad, there is still some light and color to the memories i have of my dad.
The position of the flower is like that for a reason. I purposely made the flower a small part on my head to symbolize how i only had a little memory of the good things. The complementary colors that i used, was made to make the flower pop out. I left the rest of the photo black and white to show i had more bad then good memories. I made the background photo that color because i thought it brought out more of the black and white on me.
This is a sad story and i know a lot of people can relate. How can a dad not wanna spend as much time as he can with his kids. That i will never understand. I think this artwork still can help people who have had the same problem. I hope that it will make them remember anything good that they can about a parent and think about the good things, not the bad so much. I now know that when i'm a mom, i will spend time with my kids. I wont make them feel the way i do. This artwork really helped me realize that there still is some good in every bad situation. I can now move on with a good memory of my daddy.
I followed all the criteria in making my artwork from cropping to masking to posting. It demonstrates that i know how to use Photoshop. I do feel that if someone were to look at my photo they would get a good sense in what is happening. They wouldn't know i'm talking about my dad but they would see that i'm remembering something good based off my facial expression. I know it would be better for someone to judge this artwork if they knew the story but i think i did good in telling my story.
The image tells the story of how i feel about my dad. My dad wasn't around when i was younger. He worked a lot, so i don't really remember seeing him much. I do know that when i did get to see him he always took my sisters and I to go do something really fun. I have a lot of bad memories about my dad but i still remember the good ones. That's why i made this photo because even though its dark and sad, there is still some light and color to the memories i have of my dad.
The position of the flower is like that for a reason. I purposely made the flower a small part on my head to symbolize how i only had a little memory of the good things. The complementary colors that i used, was made to make the flower pop out. I left the rest of the photo black and white to show i had more bad then good memories. I made the background photo that color because i thought it brought out more of the black and white on me.
This is a sad story and i know a lot of people can relate. How can a dad not wanna spend as much time as he can with his kids. That i will never understand. I think this artwork still can help people who have had the same problem. I hope that it will make them remember anything good that they can about a parent and think about the good things, not the bad so much. I now know that when i'm a mom, i will spend time with my kids. I wont make them feel the way i do. This artwork really helped me realize that there still is some good in every bad situation. I can now move on with a good memory of my daddy.
I followed all the criteria in making my artwork from cropping to masking to posting. It demonstrates that i know how to use Photoshop. I do feel that if someone were to look at my photo they would get a good sense in what is happening. They wouldn't know i'm talking about my dad but they would see that i'm remembering something good based off my facial expression. I know it would be better for someone to judge this artwork if they knew the story but i think i did good in telling my story.
My Favorite Photo
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This photo is my favorite. I love what had happen to my eye. Also the text off my headband fits into the edit and looks cool. I just like everything about this photo.
My Favorite Photo by Shelby
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I like this photo a lot because of the reflection. All the colors in the edit just fit perfectly with her photo. I give Shelby an A+ because this photo looks great.