Photography

Art Show Assignment

The good thing about my school: We get pulled out of all our classes when we have show coming up
The bad thing about my school: We get pulled out of ALL our classes when we have a show coming up.

I'm kind of bummed that I wasn't able to get this assignment done in time for the Art Show. Unfortunately I was pulled out for three days total due to the upcoming dance concert. I'm not sure if this would have made the cut, but I would have like knowing that I at least tried.
I would like to start off by saying that besides fixing the colors a bit, this photo has not been photoshopped, which is the main reason I like this picture so much. I think it takes away from the artistic qualities of a picture when you know that someone has just cut a pasted onto person on to a background. It's like they weren't really planning much when they first took it
This was simply taken by me lying on the ground while she jumped off a wooden stool in front of me.
If you couldn't already tell, the inspiration behind this picture was a bird. In math class I sit by the window, and whenever I look out I always see a flock of jet black crows and ravens perched out that hill of dry yellow grass. You can't see it in this particular shot because of the angle of he head but she had a big black feather in her hair as well.
I think this picture really captures the escense of the freedom of a bird without looking like a costumed attempt to look exactly like one.