AD 134:

Electronic Imaging

Project 1:

Objective: take a real world object and draw it using Photoshop 7.0

       I stumbled a bit on this project. First, I didn't know what to draw. Second, when I decided upon my desk lamp, I found that due to perspective, I couldn't make a 2d image of it that looked realistic. The actual lamp section looked bigger than the base because it was closer... The biggest problem with this project, though, was figuring out how the light reflected off of the curved medal surface. I studied my lamp for hours, looking at every minut detail. It was only after a week into the project that I actually started the drawing. After studying my lamp so much, it was easier to draw because I knew what it looked like in my head. The switch is more or less my pride and joy. I think itturned out very well.

Project 2:

Objective: Take a series of pictures (3 or more) and put them together to create a final image.

       This project was a little tricky. I didn't know what sort of message I wanted to convey with it and after I figured one out people still weren't able to figure it out during my critique. They all thought that the eyes were stupid. It was more of a throwback to Zena: Warrior Princess with the eyes being the mysterious cause for my imprisonment in the computer...

Project 3:

Objective: Create a cd case cover for a fictional band.

       This was a fun project. I earned an A on it. It was one of the better examples in my class. I took all the pictures myself and played around with them in Photoshop 7.0. The song names are pretty much made up, but I am working on actually writing most of them. The band name came from the first week I was up at Northern, when I cut up a sticker from another band and made the crossword type image for the name.

Project 4:

Objective: Make a 45 second animation using Adobe After Effects 4.0

       Once again, I had trouble coming up with any idea for this project. However, thanks to Heather Hansma, I was able to finish the project on time. She gave me the idea of having a bunny get drunk. I came up with the throwing of the Easter eggs. It took me about three days to do, total.

Project 5:

Objective: Create a 3d rendering with Strata3d.

This project was very time consuming. I couldn't really think of anything else to create.