Artist Statement:
This week in photography, we are beginning a new project where we, as photographers, decide what new techniques and skills we want to explore. I have chosen to take pictures of a model in different positions within the same environment. First, I placed a camera onto a tripod and corrected the angle and location of the camera. I needed to keep the camera completely still for this assignment to function successfully. I would then direct the model to move around in the environment and change poses.  Once I've obtained the photos, I would then edit the pictures in PicMonkey, which is a software that our class uses to edit images. Within PicMonkey, I have learned a new technique which is layering two images over each other with the butterfly icon. I then fade both photos then use the eraser tool to erase a specific part of the image that I wanted to become visible.  I have learned several new skills over several weeks. First, I have learned to increase the speed at which I edit these images. When talking further with Mr. Whiton, I had concluded that I needed to change the way that I approached editing these photos. I needed to flatten the image and change the position of both images when erasing. This cut the amount of time that I would spend editing each photo. Also, I have learned several new techniques and to improve the quality of the picture and to further my editing skills.  I would use the burn tool to darken exposure of my model and to make them all cohesive, and then I have experimented with leaving the shadow of the model, and I have noticed that it makes the character and the picture more realistic.