Photoshop: Photo-in-photo

Photoshop: Blended Layers

Photographic Formative #2 - Texture

Photo description: A tree found in my backyard. Taken by Mike at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 17, 2008.

Why this picture was chosen: I chose to use this picture becuase it best exemplifies texture out of the numerous pictures I took. It also shows that texture is found everywhere in our environment. In this case, the texture found on this tree is mostly rough texture, though some parts of the bark show smooth texture.

Photoshop: Dwight Howard/Superman

This is a photoshopped picture of Dwight Howard, dressed in a superman costume, and a picture of the actual Superman.

The pictures at the top show each of the pictures used in the final photoshop copy. (shown separately).

Photographic Formative #1 - Line

Photo description: The Don River, shown through the bars of the protective metal barrier on the bridge that crosses above the river. Taken by Mike at 4:30 pm on Thursday, September 11, 2008.

Why this picture was chosen: This picture incorporates line into the composition effectively. For example, the picture of the Don River was taken through the bars of a protective barrier. Therefore, lines are in the forefront of this picture. These bars (lines) also represent the difference between life and death --> if those protective bars were not there, many people, animals, and cars would be at serious risk of falling into the river. This shows that line can be a powerful thing. Also, the shape of the Don River is a curved line. This curved line creates a sense of mystery in the picture, because once the line curves, you cannot see around the corner --> creating imagination/mystery in the viewer of this picture.

Animation Experiment

Five Key Questions

1. Who created this message?
2. What techniques are used to capture my attention?
3. How might different people understand this message differently than me?
4. What lifestyles, values, and points of view are represented in or omitted in the message?
5. Why was this message sent?

First Class

My name is Mike Mida and this is my media arts electronic work portfolio for the grade 10 (2008-09) school year.