Blog #5

My most significant accomplishment in my final is the creation of something that actually looks real. In the midterm, I attempted to make the photo look realistic but it was tougher since my techniques were not as structured. In the midterm i tried to use the brush instead of using the gradient tool and dodge burn. The brush makes lines and blending defects as compared to the gradient tool and burning. In the final, i have used the dodge and burn on separate layers so that the blending and erasing are more directly editable.

The most challenging project was quiz 4 or the face retouching. Since i had never done frequency separation, i had to try and fail several times in order to understand the actual process. I realize how the technique is used now and will use it to speed up many editing jobs that will come up. Since Photoshop is used for faces and skin quite a lot, i believe the technique will come in handy. Although it is good to do something the easiest way, understanding why it works that way is more important to me. Many people can do something they learned online, but some do not know how to tweak the action to make it fit to their needs.

In my larger projects there is more meaning than in my quizzes because of the time restraints. This is due to just showing skill on quizzes because i usually do not have some intense deep idea about a quiz, but the projects i try to put more meaning into them. Like in last quiz, putting faces on other people does not carry a message, but in my projects i use the color and objects for the meaning of the piece. Like in my final, I am using crows for the birds flying out of the clock to represent a kind of foreshadowing or future. there are other messages but ill leave that for interpretation. Color is a main detail in my photos, and i hope to convey a meaning though this color and overlay