In my life, I have always wanted to be a professional baseball player, but like so many other kids, those dreams start to fade as society tells us to be more reasonable. Therefore, millions of people turn to what society wants, a job with a suit and tie. For my photo, I decided to combine the two; baseball and business. I had the suit be over the baseball jersey, with the top button undone to show who the speaker really is and that they had to forfeit their dreams to conform to society. In the top left pocket of the suit, there is a baseball card. The card is for the same player as the jersey, and is my favorite player. The baseball card is out of focus to show that the speaker wanted to be him, but couldn’t because their dreams were shattered. I hung the suit and jersey on a baseball net that is used to have balls thrown and hit into it. I decided to hang it here because I thought the net would add to the baseball theme, and it also represents a border between your dreams and where you currently are. While taking photos, I shot the subject and many different angles. I shot later in the afternoon to get more light protruding into the side of the frame.
Photoshop really helped enhance the photo. First, in Camera Raw, I did basic adjustments with contrast and color. In Photoshop, I added a curves layer which brightened the shadows so show more details in the suit. I also added a vignette, which draws the eyes from the formal suit to the informal baseball jersey. Lastly, I added a blur layer to the photo and masked it so that the net would be more out of focus and would emphasis the jersey. These skills that I learned in Photoshop really strengthened the photo and helped create my piece.
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