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I feel like this project has come full circle.
I used the tools from the first and second MMB projects, using the layer via copy tool and the isolated layer adjustments.
Now I am the small one. Instead of making something bigger, i made it smaller.

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I feel like this project has come full circle.
Now I am the small one.
I feel like the last photo was the last stage of progression for that type of project.
I used similar tactics as the first MMB picture, but I used isolated layer masks to make myself darker. I also used the layer via copy tool to get behind things.

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Shaking it up, using a different figure and different masking. 

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Shaking it up, using a different figure and different masking. 

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MMB 2

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Reflect on your most recent photo for this project:

What did you try to do differently to improve your photograph?

I went in with a concrete idea rather than a last minute decision.

Did you learn anything new about photography as you were trying this?

If so, what? If not, why not?

I learned to match the light of the superimposed subject with the background.

Do you think you were successful at making your photo better than the last time you did this project?

Why?

Yes. I did everything that I wanted   to do with this project because I did not have as much of a time limit.

I plan to make the lego guy the size of a neighborhood instead.

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MMB 1

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I plan to redo the very first photo that I took in this class. 

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I plan to redo the very first photo that I took in this class. 

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I want to actually do a picture representing depth. I feel like this picture from the beginning does not show it well at all. I plan to actually go with my original plan for this, making the figure the size of a building. I will admit that this picture was done because I did not have time. I was being lazy. I wish to truly give this photo a shot. To tell the truth, I feel like the shoe combined with the fake house just stinks of laziness. They do not mean anything, and just add nothing to the photo.

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"all are of the legos, and all turn to legos again"

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Betrayal!

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Stressed. Hey, I'm that! Here's all the stuff I am juggling and hauling around!

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Powerless. Even with his power suit, he is unable to move this strange object.

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Playful. My dog is always happy to see me. She even stuck her tongue out at me!

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Humiliation. I made the bottle pink because we turn pink when humiliated.

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I wanted to do something similar to the lego movie, except with a betrayal at the end, with the one in the middle knocking the one with the white hat into the "spare parts" bucket that I have.

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Currently cleaning my hard drive because photoshop can't edit my pictures or even open sometimes, and i messed something up with light room, i. mistakenly dragged a file out (lightroom catalog 11), and i guess it was pretty important because it reverted me to one of my Advanced Photo projects. I wanted to combine my diptychs and retake some pictures, but my tech is being messy tonight...

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MOVIE STILLS 1

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I plan to complete checkpoints using whatever photos i feel like taking. I notice a dip in quality when I do something I am not passionate about doing. I will do movie stills when I want, I will do Diptychs when I want.

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Roughs

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Had to dust off some wires for this one, took like 10 minutes to get them all. I made the red on the switch brighter.

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Answer: Which project are you working on currently? How are you planning to convey your concept? What are the SPECIFIC challenges you're anticipating for your specific project? What are some examples that you're basing your work off of this week?

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Answer: Which project are you working on currently? How are you planning to convey your concept? What are the SPECIFIC challenges you're anticipating for your specific project? What are some examples that you're basing your work off of this week?

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Currently working on the stills from a movie i never made.
I'm planning to have a classic mexican standoff, but against nobody.
I am anticipating finding a cowboy costume difficult. It would be hard to explain to my parents, but I guess i could pass it off as a halloween costume. It will also be hard to get a nice place in the desert, as the land by my father's house is being flattened and developed.

I was thinking something like this

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PRIZED POSSESSION DIPTYCHS (5), STILLS FROM A MOVIE I NEVER MADE(5), AND EMOTION (5). 

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PRIZED POSSESSION DIPTYCHS (5), STILLS FROM A MOVIE I NEVER MADE(5), AND EMOTION (5). 

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WIP : Alone

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Color theory - “How can I emphasize the color in the photograph, instead of the subject?”

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Color theory - “How can I emphasize the color in the photograph, instead of the subject?”

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A substantial post to your personal blog that references your experiences, personal life, big questions and/or research on the topic

Links to inspiration (artwork by others)

Specific plans for the week’s photo project

Your photos from the last project and a reflection or self-critique

I have been experiencing a lot of stress, and I have been less creative with photo ideas. The ideas do not come into my head until i have a camera in my hand. For the first 2 projects, I had ideas days prior to taking the pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEkZ28YkH9Y
I like this technique to emphasize color, as it doesn't really emphasize it, just deemphasizes everything else.

I plan to use the color technique in one photo I take for the next project.

https://flic.kr/p/2nKq66g
I could have done some more planning with the props, but I do like how it ended up.

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Photoshop Tutorial: How to easily Color Isolate Red in a Photo

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I still need to take a picture for multiple exposure. 

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I still need to take a picture for multiple exposure. 

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It's the only one i have missing, and I can't do it until I get home today.

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA6nQe

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How can you add emotion/conceptual depth to a portrait?

What does the use of dominant value change about a portrait and the concept behind the image?
Dominant Value brings more attention to the subject rather than the background.

How can multiple exposures change the concept of a portrait?
It could be used to illustrate what the person would think about.

Specific plans
I have everything I need, and I will do post processing stuff when the time is right. Not at school, as that would be laggy and take a long time.

Self critique - I will use the photo from the left as an example.
I do not like this photo at all. I plan to take pictures with thought next time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOYz669WNpU
I recall watching this video in adv. photo class.

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Double Exposure Effect - Photoshop Tutorial

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How can you add emotion/conceptual depth to a portrait?

Doing something like double exposure can help amplify a portrait.

My big question: Do portraits have to be human?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-lhr83hEhk

I plan to do something with double exposure, although that may change.

This is my least favorite photo of the bunch. I hate almost everything about it. Next time, I will only take photos when I know they will be good, not just for the sake of having photos.

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I did some cropping/lighting adjustments.

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I tweaked the colors a bit, I made the green and orange slightly brighter. I also cropped.

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I changed the lighting on this one. I thought that having sunflowers with a grey and boring background would be bad, so I went for a summer type feel with the lighting.

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I plan to crop this

I used the silhouette idea from the loom video. https://www.loom.com/share/a86856d436b648cbbbfbe3375e17d2cb

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I plan to crop this

I got the idea for having a lot of tiny objects from 4:26 of this loom video!
https://www.loom.com/share/baf3aeaa07274ca38dbe9528d80c6e0f

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE434eQU3z8
I love that the artist in this video included footage of them foraging for leaves in the video. I was (kind of) foraging for my old toys in the garage.

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My big question is: "Do action figures work for still lives?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtTQsw6CB8M&t=675s - I watched this video as a kid, and it fascinated me. I found it incredible that these plastic toys were full of life.

Natural light can change the way you take photos, like facing the sun, or positioning in a way to light up the face.

I plan to use legos to create a still life of a restaurant or somethings.

Reflections: I could have done something better with depth, i don't know what, but this was my least favorite picture of te first batch.

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Without editing, I decided to put this lego guy on a motorcycle! Originally, the zombies weren't there, but I figured since zombies are typically slow, it makes the bike look fast!

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The size difference is extreme. Maybe the guy uses the shoelace to climb up into the shoe.

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I'm glad it was a cloudy day because these look good! (to me at least)

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I like the grass personally, and I am keeping it (not because I'm lazy) because i like the color it adds to the picture.

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The Classic Red/Blue/Yellow legos worked the best. The skin colour and lighter colours of the other lego man did not like showing up on the real camera. I'll use an SD card and get these on this computer soon, I'm just tired and a little hungry right now.

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This is my space rough, it uses negative space. I'm torn on which lego man i want to use.

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This is my space rough, it uses negative space. I'm torn on which lego man i want to use.

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This is a purdue triangle. This is my shape rough.

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I plan to use either one of these in such a way so that they are to scale with other houses, this is my depth rough.

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You might be asking, "Gee these photos are ALL legos... Is it going to stay like this?"
The answer is no. Every batch of photos we are assigned will be a different type of toy/figure. I just have a ton of them from when i was a kid and they make for much better/interesting props/subjects for photos.

For example, for the next project i might use some old minecraft figures that i got like ten years ago.

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I plan to use negative space by building a white wall out of legos and having a brightly colored lego man in the middle.

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I plan to use (I forgot what it's called) the effect where there are multiple instances of an object in the same picture.

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For shape, I plan to create a penrose triangle out of legos.

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I plan to have a lego man positioned in such a way that he looks like he is as tall as a skyscraper.

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I plan on elevating these photos by adding my own spin to things.

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https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=motion
I love the ability to capture motion in a still image, all while retaining a sense of speed.

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https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=empty%20space
I enjoy the feeling that these pictures give off, it feels like you aren't supposed to be there.

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https://www.youtube.com/c/PiXimperfect
This channel has very good lightroom tutorials!

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PiXimperfect, hosted by Unmesh Dinda, is a free resource for learning Photoshop and Lightroom. We believe in learning the concept, rather than learning the steps so that you can translate “your” imagination visually to the world. This will make you a better decision-maker, rather than letting others…

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https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=dramatic
Dramatic photos feel more impactful to me.

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https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=solo
I like the idea of photos being super focused on one thing

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https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=action%20figures
I love the creative potential action figures bring to photography. Normal people can get boring sometimes.

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https://www.youtube.com/c/phlearn
How to learn photoshop in 30 days!

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phlearn photoshop photography aaronnace adobe tutorials lightroom tips and tricks how to learn free

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PHLEARNing Photoshop will feel like you've got a friend right there walking you through it - and you do! You'll get the most of Aaron's 15+ years of experience in Photoshop, and 10+ years of experience teaching it, to learn the how's and why's of this powerful program.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCg2ZS1evG6xyd1R2aD-tfA
This is Mr. Mulloy's youtube channel. It has helpful photoshop tutorials that are simple ways to enhance an image.

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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https://www.youtube.com/c/CheeseyStudios/videos
I enjoy this creator's thumbnails and his use of miniature lego figures in dramatic shots. I took some pictures involving lego figures in advanced photo, and I really liked how they turned out. Working with posable figures is really fun to me, so i always watch this creator.

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/191641681@N05/
This is my flickr account. I plan to use this as an example of what to improve on. (lighting/composition/etc)

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My goals for photography this year are to put my skills that I have learned to the test. I want to be creative and have clever photos of niche things.

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I want this to be simple to add photos and updates to. Youtube was my first choice, but making videos and recording audio for  a minor update just seemed too cumbersome.