n/a: A Junior Design Student Conceptual Project by Samantha Chin (2017)

“I am exploring the feeling of hopefulness through meditation.”

My photo consisted of a ladder, rocks and a spotlight, these objects were used to create a tranquil and metaphorical representation of my concept statement. The rocks are a bumpy background and can therefore represent a person’s bumpy road in life that may have led them to meditation. This is to help them cope with the harder times and give them hope to work their way back to a better time in their life. The ladder represents the journey towards tranquility, closure and the state of having a clear mind. The light is the main focus on the ladder, it is placed at the top to represent a heavenly feel, or a sense of enlightenment. The placement of the ladder is so you couldn’t see the beginning or the end of it, this was supposed to make it appear never ending. The bottom of the ladder is not in focus and it’s much darker than the rest of the image to portray coming out of darkness and into the light. I made the color of the ladder a minty color using hints of green, yellow and blue. I did this so I could get a color that would give a calming feeling that relates to meditation.

While I photoshopped my picture, it allowed me to make my picture brighter and to provide some contrast. Also it helped me erase some of the little spots on the bucket I didn’t want there. I learned that photoshop can be very helpful when trying to achieve the best picture possible. When I was shooting I made the mistake of not going to a sunny spot outside to shoot. This resulted in a dark picture, so photoshop helped me by providing a sense of brightness in my photo.