Building Image: Scanned Image with Text

BUilding Image: Photo Merging

Photography Application

Photographing: Texture

                          Line

                          Pattern

Manifesto

Everything exists for a reason,
Everything happens for a reason,
Everything is for a reason!
Death is only a transition to another world.

Mother Nature is no coincidence,
She is art and we are,
All products of her creation.

"I think therefore, I am" (De carte)

Building image research

Cover of 'The Edler Scrolls' Oblivion game. It depicts a symbol of an Oblivion Gate, where through on the other side is a hellish world full of evil creatures and demons, governed by the 600 foot, multiple armed Mehrunz Dagon. One of the most devilish of the Daedric Gods. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4b/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV_Oblivion_cover.png

Photography

Photographed myself in Leonard's famous 'star man' position, and photoshopped elements of visionary artist Alex Grey's art work to make an interesting composition.

Here you can see my development process, fiddling around with colour and composition.

Whats working?

i like the general composition, the way my arms are spread out in 'da vinci style' i also like the arch way that frames my body, it gives a good focal point to the picture. in the final picture i also like how the layered pattern gives the illusion of depth. i also kind of like how Ambers face is caught in the moment looking back at the viewer.

Whats not working?

i dont really like how my you cannot see my body, my skin, i feel it would look more natural if i were de clothed. i dont really like the background with the fence and the road wit h a parked car there. it interferes with what the picture is about. 

Whats next? conduct the same picture maybe taking off my t-shirt? taking a picture of some bush land so i can photoshop that in and make it a more harmonious scene. 

Building Image

Here I took photographs of 'Claudia' (my life size maniquin) and pictures of the scare crow with a pigs skull as a base, to create an interesting mystical picture

Whats working?
I like the colours and repeated images, i like skulls.
whats not working?
i like the general composition although there are some parts where it is a bit off centre and where the image has been cut off with a straight edge.
Whats next?
take photos that include the entire object so that i dont get parts that are cut off, and measure out the dimensions of the composition to avoid the off centred-ness.