Assignment 1: Progress (part 2)

So far I have managed to add more elements to my composition. I added the car that I drive as well as am additional self portrait. I might have to do a re-shoot of the car since I want a better length and angle on the view of the car as well as a way to over up the bottom half of the second self-portrait I added, since the legs are not visible.

The next element I want to add is my scanogram. I illustrated my name in the form that references graffiti art, and I'll either add this image to the wall in my composition or use it as part of the album's type.

I notices that the car seems to have hotter coloring than even the larger self portrait has, so I think I will have to reduce the amount of colors used. I also need to push the car and the smaller self portrait back by applying cooler colors to them.

Assignment 1: Progress

So far I selected myself from one of the self-portrait pictures that I shot and hid the background with a mask. One problem spot that I had to address was that the background can be seen through the glasses lens of my left eye. I had to use multiple masks within the small area in order for the lens to be show anything that would be placed behind it in the future (such as a background).

Eventually I want to create an album cover that suggests that the music within the album is hip-hop. One idea I thought of is to split the composition into 3 area of interest. The focal point would be myself as pictured above. Second will be an object in the background which would fill the current empty space to the right of me. The text that includes the artist and album name would be third area of interest.

ARTISTADAY: Levi van Veluw

As I was looking through the ARTISTADAY website, I came across a unique self-portrait. The artist, Levi van Veluw, takes portraits of himself and adds different textures to the face. In the example shown in the first picture, the face is covered in trees, grass, and other greenery. The focus of the composition then shifts from the face itself to the surreal landscape created on the face. One can also see that this creates more space within the composition since the greenery wraps around the face and adds interest to the shape of the face.

Levi van Veluw is a photographer from the Netherlands. He is an award winning photographer who was showcased in several locations across Europe and the United States. Many of his works so far are one-man made self-portraits using the same concept as the picture I shared.

More information:

ARTISTADAY

Levi Van Veluw's Official Site