For this photography project we used the concept statement from english that we used for the poetry unit to take original photos and then edit them in photoshop to better convey the message.

“I am exploring the feeling of envy through the experience of managing responsibilities.”  

The objects that I used in the photo are a small black monthly planner and a Fitbit weight scale. The planner is meant to resemble managing responsibilities. The meaning behind the scale is to resemble envy. You can view this in many ways, but I chose the scale with the intention of how many people including myself are envious of others’ body weight. I used the pages of the planner to lead your eye up and across the photo. I also used the planner to make your eye focus on the weight display. For the background, I wanted it to be a dark cool color to set the mood of envy.  With the lighting, I wanted shadows cast on each of the objects to create contrast between the two since they are of similar value.

The planner and the scale portray a sense of mystery. Having the color and value of the photo dark and a sense of contrast helps set the mood of the concept statement. When I was thinking about photo ideas, my first thought was that I wanted the photo to be dark, because envy can be seen as bad—when I think about bad I immediately think of dark colors and a dark atmosphere therefore I made the image monochromatic.

In Photoshop I cropped the photo to make it rule of thirds. I also added a blue color filter to make the overall value of the photo darker, as well as to set the mood of envy. I blurred the the background to soften the harsh lines. I enhanced the shadows in the photo to exemplify the contrast.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The photo you see above is a screenshot of the Photoshop interface. With this we were able to create the photo you see above. We learned how to ad adjustment layers to modify the colors to the image