Final Project

 For my final project I tried to take a slightly different approach. I love architecture and geometry. I have done a number of projects in which I take several objects and piece them together to create different forms and spaces. One example is shown below.

 Perspective is one of my favorite aspects of art. I also enjoy, as I alluded to earlier, geometry and interesting spaces in architecture. When capturing the images I would use in my final composite, I used a variety of different frames to give myself options while editing. The picture of the stairs, for instance, was taken several times, zooming in and out, with and without the figure. My goal for the composite was to illicit the viewer to question the composition due to the unusual placement of walls and other objects. I also, however, wanted enough continuity that at first glance the space may actually be believable. I made adjustments to the color, saturation, hues, and exposures of each element to “match” them together.

 The concept for this piece evolved over several steps. I took many photographs through windows that were also reflecting a scene behind me. I thought the crossover of the two spaces was interesting. I contemplated adding human subjects to the spaces, but eventually decided that this addition would not further the concept. It was important to push my own creativity in this project. My goal was to create a believable space and to test my skills of post-processing and editing.

 One of my contemporary photographer biographies features an artist named Lori Nix who creates very small dioramas of public spaces. I love the detail in her work, but also the fact that the viewer can still see that the spaces are constructed. I did not want my image to look flawless. I wanted to create a believable image which upon inspection is clearly constructed.

Feedback Following the Critique

 My peers were surprised to learn that five separate images went into creating my final composite. They read the space as I intended and continued to find new elements the longer they looked. Many liked the fact that the space still showed some evidence of construction and was not a perfectly blended space. It was suggested that the composition as a whole is too dark and therefore lacked some detail that might make it more interesting. I would love to create a series of invented spaces. I discovered through the process that I need a strong and large background image to build from.