My Inside and Outside
The message I was trying to convey is that the images that are surrounding me are of things that make me happy. My sleeping cat Llomin is on my arm because I spend most of my afternoon as her pillow. My house is centered behind me because that is my favorite place to be. The picture from The Office was a sort of impulse buy from my dad because we watched the episode it is featured in and died laughing; it was a very pleasant surprise for me from my dad. The four books I chose are meant to tell the viewer what I am interested in in the way of literature and in general. All I did in photoshop was erase the background in each individual photo and play around with the layers. I call this piece "My Inside and Outside" because what I look like is shown and behind me it shows my interests.
Fireflies
I think the Selfie turned out better than the Double Exposure. I think that because, for one thing, I don't look like the Green Giant. I wasn't able to make the face show up anymore than it did, and I'm not sure I would have wanted to either. The trees are blurrier than I would have wanted, also. I may be partial to the Selfie because it was easier to edit and make well done. I do think, though, that my usage of the lasso tool has improved since the Selfie was edited.
I think the Selfie turned out better than the Double Exposure. I think that because, for one thing, I don't look like the Green Giant. I wasn't able to make the face show up anymore than it did, and I'm not sure I would have wanted to either. The trees are blurrier than I would have wanted, also. I may be partial to the Selfie because it was easier to edit and make well done. I do think, though, that my usage of the lasso tool has improved since the Selfie was edited.