Sour and Sweet
What is a diptych? A diptych is a two different images put slide by slide (juxtaposed) together that shows a big image of what the author this trying to get across.
In Design we took photographs based on metaphors from our English poem we created in English class. We took the final images we are doing to use in our diptych.This is where we put different images side by side to make a story. The application we used to make your diptych is Adobe Photoshop. With each artwork there is an explanation of the art from the artist and that is what you hear when you click my diptych.
We learned how to operate DSLR cameras, and the basics of photography, including how to achieve the proper exposure through adjusting aperture, ISO, and shutter speed, high image quality, and used the ruled of thirds.
My diptych is a representation of my personal statement, “Friendships just need faith to be seen,” from my English poem about how trust and understanding make friendships work. In my poem, the first lines, “Happiness covered a once bitter heart / Becomes sweet again,” inspired the left side of my diptych. On the right side of my diptych is a picture of a pink and black torn heart to represent the phrase “Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that’s undone”. The emphasis on the word “undone” defined the focus of my diptych.
The left side of my photograph features Sour Patch Kids, which represent the first lines in my poem because they are exactly sour, then sweet. Friendships are sweet and sour: the sweet orange refers to the happy, cheerful, and most memorable moments with my friends, while the sour lemon yellow refers to sad and dramatic moments of life I want to escape. Without faith friendships wouldn’t last very long. The struggles and misunderstandings make it a treat when the sour moments shift into the sweet moments. The right side of my photograph about a torn black and pink heart expresses what I mean by “undone;” I have shown a torn heart broken into pieces. This part of the image represents the struggles between two or more friends who face a problem that cannot be avoided. The misunderstanding of friends makes it harder to hold on to friendship; some misunderstandings just need time to pass and cool down. The black part of the heart is where the faith comes in; just because you see it with your own eyes doesn’t necessary make it true. A friend just needs to understand the reasons of why the person made a mistake, believe, and give them trust. The pink part of the heart shows all the good memories are still there in every friend’s heart. Overcoming obstacles strengthens the bond between friends.
The process I used to make the photos beautiful and juxtapose them involved Photoshop. I used the aperture I chose because it let in more light to make the photo neither too dark nor exposed. I positioned my subject the way I did because it was interesting and tells the story I wanted to tell.