Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Assignment 5: Emotions Capture

For this assignment, I am required to choose a non-human subject, and portray it with a minimum of 3 different emotional expressions. I have decided to focus on 3 emotional expressions such as happy, gloomy and peace. I have chosen my non-human subject--the sky. Based on these 3 expressions, my photos are as shown below.


1. Happy

The bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds displays a bright and cheerful scene depicting happiness. The first photo is the original one and the second photo has been edited with Photoshop.


This Photo: 1/1000, f10, ISO 200









  
2. Gloomy

The dark clouds in the sky seem to show that it is feeling sad. Hence, the following photo was taken when it is about to cry (rain). The first photo is the original and the second photo has been edited with Photoshop.


This Photo: 1/13, f22, ISO 200








3. Peace

The sunset seems to imply a moment of serenity and calmness in our life when the day ends. Thus, I have taken the following photo of the sunset as a moment of peace. The first photo is the original and the second photo has been edited with Photoshop.


This Photo: 1/50, f36, ISO 400








After Tutorial

After consulting my tutor Jing, she commented that the first two photos do depict 'happy' and 'gloomy'. However, my classmate felt that the first photo showing the emotion of happiness is not vibrant and attractive enough. I will try to work on it again at a later time. With regards to the last photo showing the emotion 'peace', Jing mentioned that the last photo does not match the style of the previous two photos. Since my first two photos do not have a horizon, the last photo shouldn't have a horizon as well in order to be consistent. I have decided to re-work on it again.


3. Hope

The last photo was originally named as peace. However, the idea of the sun setting seems to give people stress instead of peace, when they have not finished their work. Since the picture of a sunset could also be interpreted as a sunrise, I have decided to name it hope instead. When a new day arrives, hope appears as well. I have taken another photo without a horizon, while the sun was setting. the first photo is the original and the second photo was edited with Photoshop.


This Photo: 1/100, f 36, ISO 400









I am also considering the following piece below. I think this looks more natural, but not as vibrant as the one above. Thus, I have also done another similar set of photo to display hope. The first photo is the original and the second one has been edited with Photoshop. They are as follows:



This Photo: 1/60, f 36, ISO 400

 








Final Artwork

After consulting my tutor, Ms Chiang, I have re-worked on a few of the photos, especially on hope and happiness. I have photo edited the following photos with Photoshop and they are as follows:


1.Happy

The blue sky with white fluffy clouds and a sunny background depicts happiness and a sense of joy among humans.


This Photo: 1/1000, f 10, ISO 200




2. Gloomy

The dark clouds signify rain and it seems as though the sky is crying. Hence, it helps to portray a gloomy mood.

This Photo: 1/13, f 22, ISO 200
 



3. Hope

The sunrise in the photo brings a brand new day, which signifies hope for humans.


This Photo: 1/100, f 36, ISO 400