A.name: Cicci
Project: What’s hiding underneath
B.Concept: Part 1 displays our stereotype of sharks——fierce, scary……However, part 2 appears totally different images of shark. They are cute and friendly. They make friends with other animals like monkeys and pandas. Some of them are also taking showers and rowling a tub boat, which is really adorable. The first part is what the sharks look like and how we usually think of them regarding their appearence while part 2 ,in contrast,shows the imaginery inner part of sharks, which enlights us that we shouldn’t define others only by apearence and what others truely are may be totally differnet from what we suppose him to be at first sight.
C.Process
(1)This picture was taken during my second visit to IKEA, a furniture shop. I’m aiming at capturing the figure of various shark dolls and this picture is what I saw when I walked into the fluffy doll department. When I raised my head, the three sharks hung on the ceiling coincidently formed a very vivid state, so I just shot.
(2)Firstly, I pick out the pictures where the piles of sharks are in “cages” and it is really crowded in the cage as some sharks are even distorted. Then I seperate them into small parts and then put these small parts into the final work as its background. I also adjusted the transparency of the backgroud to ensure it won’t be too eye-catchy.
Secondly, I use the lasso tool to get the images of differnet sharks in different pictures and then put them randomly on the background. I also arrange them a lttle bit to create the freedom vibe.
Thirdly, I add more animals onto the picture. Actually when I come up with this idea,I think that it is too crazy and maybe the final picture will be a little wired. But I still try it, so naughty monkeys and panda which managed to sneak into sharks by wearing a shark coat appeared.
Then it comes the last step of toning, which is a challenge for me, so I searched th Red and tried several times to learn about white balance, exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks in the camera raw filter. Then I keep trying and finally reached the effect I want.
D.Conclusion: I will adapt more elements and different types of sharks. Or adding more flowers and adjust their transparency to make the picuture looks more artistic and vivid. I will also dicover more effects in PS and I really want to try the “stylish” function. I believe they will make the picture look more innovative.
E.photo
