The name of my piece is “Irony”. In today’s society, the controversy between borders, gender roles, and political socialization has a vast control over America’s media outlets and is exposing the youth to democracy at a monumental rate. I chose to directly challenge the political wave through my digital photo composite image. I chose the name Irony in the way that my image embodies the union between countries with a sign that displays “welcome” in Spanish; however, while many Americans are given the pleasure to come to Mexico, the gesture is not always returned. Many Americans enter the Spanish territory in hopes for relaxation and a neighboring vacation, but when the people of Mexico choose to come to America for the “American dream”, they are scrutinized and automatically given the identification of rapists, thieves, and people willing to “cheat the system”. I took the images that I used for my piece at a local park named the Duck Pond. I used leading line with the rocks to specifically show that there is a way to the union between countries, if people are willing to be welcoming to others. I used a Nikon D5300 with a 18- 140mm lens to take images that I later used as building blocks for the final work. I used Photoshop and iPhoto to manipulate and create my compositional image. Using multiple layers and alterations such as hue saturation layers and level/curve adjustments, I was able to easily identify the meaning behind my work. I added an ocean in the middle of a road to show how countries are connected through bodies of water and used a hue saturation of a blue tint to create harmony within my image. This helped the sky and the ocean balance each other out by adding a similar blue shade over the entire image. My photo is specifically under digital photo composite image due to my final image withholding different pictures and showing an underlying meaning to the final construction. When I was completed with my final piece, I printed it using Epson Glossy Photo Paper and with an Epson P800 digital printer.
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AuthorMaddy Cuppett, an exploring, excited photography student in the learning. Archives
June 2017
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