{"id":17,"date":"2025-09-26T16:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:10:27","slug":"conceptual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/conceptual\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The conceptual project begins to help students develop their own unique style in their chosen form of art. It starts by having them develop their technological skills for their art, including photo taking and framing, skills using Photoshop and other adobe programs, and finally, setting up their wordpress website to display and document their ideas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This conceptual project has helped me open up to forms and perspectives in art that I hadn\u2019t considered before. At the beginning of this project, I was skeptical about if I would enjoy this project or even be able to properly communicate my concept to the audience. But in the end of it, I feel proud of my final product, and I\u2019ve learned lot from it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Reflection:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, we went to the MoMA, and each student chose a piece of art that they liked to make a video on explaining it and connecting to it. This project had us learning script-writing, video editing and sound editing. This was a challenge, working with video and audio, which I never really had beforehand, and challenged me to learn this new medium and helped broaden my possibilities as an artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"25 26 p1 Art Reflection JaxenL\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTGEw02H7hQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PP-Art-Reflection-Video-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PP-Art-Reflection-Video-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PP-Art-Reflection-Video-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PP-Art-Reflection-Video-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PP-Art-Reflection-Video.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Adobe Premiere Pro interface while editing the video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parody Production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cover-art_chandelier.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cover-art_chandelier.png 798w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cover-art_chandelier-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cover-art_chandelier-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cover-art_chandelier-768x770.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Parody-by-Jaxen-L-2025_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My process for this was fairly simple. Choose a song, write funnier or more dramatic lyrics, record, edit, and done! I discuss it a bit more in my artist&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I chose Sia\u2019s \u201cChandelier\u201d to parody for a couple of reasons. It\u2019s a fairly compelling premise to ask the question \u201cWhat if this didn\u2019t end so well?\u201d. I wanted to challenge myself in terms of actual ability, \u2013 Though I don&#8217;t think I was quite able to pull this off. And simply, because it\u2019s the first song that I tried that got me any reasonably good lyrics when I tried to rewrite it! Although I obviously respected him massively before this, I have even more respect for Weird Al Yankovich. Making a good, compelling parody song is hard! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the lyrics, I pulled up the original lyrics &amp; tried to concept what I could replace them with that would be funny. I had a few different ideas, but the one that really stuck was \u201cwhat if it ended differently?\u201d. I think out of the process of production, my favorite part was the recording itself. I like singing, there\u2019s not much else to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t anywhere near my usual art, which tends to tackle heavier topics, a lot of grief, or just lots of emotion. Unfortunately, I find it hard to do this with a medium that is so heavily associated with comedy, so I just went with the \u201cnonsensical funny\u201d route just so I could submit this assignment and feel good about it. Mostly, I\u2019m proud of the little split before the first chorus with the funny sound effects. A friend offhandedly suggested adding the iconic &#8220;Wilhelm scream&#8221; somewhere in the song. The idea just kind of stuck in my brain, so I added it! I think it\u2019s what makes people crack up the most when they hear it the first time, and I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s just as funny the second listen-through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parody Lyrics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-dark-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chandelier (the bad timeline)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Party girls can get hurt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Can feel everything, and it all hurts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m on the ground, in the gro-o-ound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">An ambulance, you should call,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\">On a gurney, roll me down the hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">I feel the blood, feel the blo-o-od<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 clink<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 plink<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 clink<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\">Crystals on the floor, I\u2019m losing count<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m gonna swing from the chandelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\">From the chandelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\">I tried to live like tomorrow doesn&#8217;t exist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\">But it does exist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-16 wp-block-paragraph\">I tried fly like a bird through the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-17 wp-block-paragraph\">But it ends in a cry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\">I tried to swing from the chandelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-19 wp-block-paragraph\">And, now, for my bones I fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-20 wp-block-paragraph\">I couldn\u2019t hold on for dear life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\">I looked down, I opened my eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-22 wp-block-paragraph\">And the glass shattered down from the light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-23 wp-block-paragraph\">I Ended up ruining tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-24 wp-block-paragraph\">Help me, I&#8217;m held on for dear life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-25 wp-block-paragraph\">But I looked down, I opened my eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-26 wp-block-paragraph\">The broken crystals were such a sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-27 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Oh, I\u2019ve totally ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-28 wp-block-paragraph\">Ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-29 wp-block-paragraph\">Standing up, I made a mess<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-30 wp-block-paragraph\">Oh hell with it, I ruined this dress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-31 wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a true&nbsp; shame, a true shame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-32 wp-block-paragraph\">1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 think<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-33 wp-block-paragraph\">1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 think<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-34 wp-block-paragraph\">1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 think<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-35 wp-block-paragraph\">What the hell, do I do now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-36 wp-block-paragraph\">Cause I ruined and entire chandelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-37 wp-block-paragraph\">A chandelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-38 wp-block-paragraph\">The host, of this event, will now act like I don\u2019t exist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-39 wp-block-paragraph\">Like I don\u2019t exist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-40 wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll, have to pay for all the damages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-41 wp-block-paragraph\">Cause I caused all this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-42 wp-block-paragraph\">A cause I tried to swing from the chandelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-43 wp-block-paragraph\">From the chandelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-44 wp-block-paragraph\">I couldn\u2019t hold on for dear life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-45 wp-block-paragraph\">I looked down, I opened my eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-46 wp-block-paragraph\">And the glass shattered down from the light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-47 wp-block-paragraph\">I Ended up ruining tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-48 wp-block-paragraph\">Help me, I&#8217;m held on for dear life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-49 wp-block-paragraph\">But I looked down, I opened my eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-50 wp-block-paragraph\">The broken crystals were such a sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-51 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Oh, I\u2019ve totally ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-52 wp-block-paragraph\">Ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-53 wp-block-paragraph\">Ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-54 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Cause I totally ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-55 wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, I totally ruin tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-56 wp-block-paragraph\">Ruined tonight, ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-57 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Cause I totally ruined&nbsp; tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-58 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Cause I totally ruined&nbsp; tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-59 wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, I totally ruined tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-60 wp-block-paragraph\">Ruined tonight, ruined tonight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Parody-Screenshot-by-JaxenL-1024x528.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Parody-Screenshot-by-JaxenL-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Parody-Screenshot-by-JaxenL-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Parody-Screenshot-by-JaxenL-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Parody-Screenshot-by-JaxenL.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Adobe Audition interface while editing the song.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0535-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0535-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0535-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0535-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0535.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0543-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0543-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0543-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0543-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0543.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0544-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0544-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0544-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0544-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0544.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0550-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0550-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0550-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0550-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0550.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0553-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0553-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0553-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0553-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0553.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Blend Mode Editing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a project we did to learn how to use the various blend modes that photoshop offers. I used these to create a multitude of what I consider to be visually interesting images, or at the very least, visually pleasing images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the Photoshop blend modes allows me to edit photos &amp; manipulate them in very cool ways to create different effects. It allows for a lot more juxtaposition and more options to make my photography better. When using photos for anything, I can make them look better for ant purpose I need them to (or make them look worse to prove a point). I&#8217;ll likely use them in a lot of creative ways in my work, maybe for the album cover for our cover songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-2-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Screen-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-2-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Multiply-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-2-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Overlay-Brush-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-2-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-Blend-Two-Photos-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" data-id=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot2-1024x521.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot2-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot2-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot2-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" data-id=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot1-1024x518.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot1-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot1-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot1-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen-PS-ScreenShot1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this Design class, we learn how to use a range of different mediums, techniques, and tools to complete our assignments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far we&#8217;ve learned photography, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and their various tools, are learning about color theory, and conveying Narrative through Photos. All of these are important for many reasons. As w learn more of these tools and mediums, it expands our horizons and possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alpha Name Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this project, we went out and took photos of natural things that resembled letters of our names, the combined them together to make full spellings of our names. A fairly simple concept, but deceptively difficult to find things that look like letters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jaxen-Longinotti-Nature-Name-1024x366.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jaxen-Longinotti-Nature-Name-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jaxen-Longinotti-Nature-Name-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jaxen-Longinotti-Nature-Name-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jaxen-Longinotti-Nature-Name.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-8.50.55-AM-1024x521.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-8.50.55-AM-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-8.50.55-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-8.50.55-AM-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-8.50.55-AM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behind the Scenes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conceptual Photo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Conceptual Photo Project, we are given a prompt. For example, mine was &#8220;Desperation through writing&#8221;. The student is meant to interpret and communicate this concept through their photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen_Conceptual-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen_Conceptual-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen_Conceptual-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen_Conceptual-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Longinotti_Jaxen_Conceptual.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Desperation through Writing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am exploring the feeling of desperation through writing.<br>To the right, we see the tools for writing: a brush, inkwell, and blank paper. Many cultures and traditions have used these as tools to write and convey feelings, over many centuries. It unifies humans in a sense. To the left of the frame, there is a classic, empty scan-graded test answer sheet, the kind where you fill in a million little bubbles. For most people of my generation, this is unifying, nearly everyone has had to deal with one of these at some point. The empty sheet is always daunting. You know it\u2019s for an important test, and you know you can\u2019t mess up, only using a no\u00ba 2 pencil, and not getting any pencil marks outside of the lines. This is the desperation part. Together, you are given the impression that you might have to try to fill in the tiny little bubbles with the flowing ink that has a mind of its own, and you certainly don\u2019t want to get it all over the paper. I was also fairly intentional with the framing, the tilt makes it feel more urgent, and the same for the focus. The back and front of the frame are unfocused to make the viewer feel the adrenaline of taking a test you are unprepared for or unsure of yourself in.<br>When taking these photos, I tried a lot of different settings, distances to shoot from, and so many different options for lighting. I landed on this one because I felt like it helped convey that dramatic sense of urgency and desperation as well as I wanted it to. It highlights the texture of the ink against the pattern and grain of the bowl. It is also reminiscent of a common trope in police flicks, where they put someone in an interrogation room with harsh lighting and uncomfortable chairs. The lighting feels like a force, pressing down on your head and making your shoulders slouch. For editing in Photoshop, I did a couple of things. I adjusted the curves to make the lighting a bit lighter, and turned the exposure up a bit to make everything more visible, while keeping the background dark. I also made the ink seem darker so it was more foreboding, even more permanent. But other than that, I didn\u2019t change much. I felt I\u2019d already done a pretty good job with the framing, the tilt of the scene, and where the objects were in frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-9.07.10-AM-1024x517.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-9.07.10-AM-1024x517.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-9.07.10-AM-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-9.07.10-AM-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JaxenL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-9.07.10-AM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behind the Scenes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: The conceptual project begins to help students develop their own unique style in their chosen form of art. 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