Dream Assignment

This assignment was to create, using a real picture that we took and adding various elements, an unrealistic photo that illustrated the concept of "dream". For my idea of dream, I used a real photo of me and used a photo of a manga character called Vincent Valentine, whose picture I got from www.deviantart.com (the link is in the sidebar). I shrunk his picture down until he looked about 2 feet tall and drew some swirly green enery beams around him. I thought it would be interesting to see a picture of me picking up a small version of Vincent Valentine using energy beams. The thing about this assignment is that it should portray something that could not be seen in real life. My photograph is something that would definitely not be seen in real life and it also depicts something that could be easily recognized.

Pinhole Photography

Pinhole photography is a very different way of taking photos. The way to do it is to stick a pinhole into a piece of tin foil and stick that over a hole in a tin can. Then you spray the inside of the can black. You tape all sides of the tin foil and place a bit of tape over the hole to block out light. You cut and place a square of photographic paper and go outside. Take the tape off the hole and leave it off for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Then you put the tape back on and develop your photo. The result can either be an inverted negative or a black picture. You get a black picture if the photo is exposed to light too much. You get an all-white picture if the photo was exposed to too much shadows. At Gallery 44, we took pinhole photos. There are 3 examples of pinhole pictures above and a link to pinhole photographer William Mokrynski's website in the sidebar.