1- Title: Growing Tomato
Reasoning: Growth is a precious that time gives us.
Inspiration: My housemate and I put the tomato seeds into the dirt nearly eight months ago and hoped we can get our own tomato. Recently, we have surprisely found that there are two fresh growing tomatoes on the plant, this is a big change of what time brings to us.
Reasoning: Growth is a precious that time gives us.
Inspiration: My housemate and I put the tomato seeds into the dirt nearly eight months ago and hoped we can get our own tomato. Recently, we have surprisely found that there are two fresh growing tomatoes on the plant, this is a big change of what time brings to us.
Technique: Traditional hand drawing. Using coloured pencils to draw the plant.
Process: Firstly, I go downstairs to take the photo of the plant, and then, according to this picture, I draw the frame of this plant by 2B black pencil. Finally, using different green coloured pencils to draw the leaves and tomatoes to be closed to the real one.
Reflection: The fresh growing tomatoes can be clearly seen in this picture, but in order to make the plant more real, I need to use different green pencils to show the gradation.
Process: Firstly, I go downstairs to take the photo of the plant, and then, according to this picture, I draw the frame of this plant by 2B black pencil. Finally, using different green coloured pencils to draw the leaves and tomatoes to be closed to the real one.
Reflection: The fresh growing tomatoes can be clearly seen in this picture, but in order to make the plant more real, I need to use different green pencils to show the gradation.
2- Title: Has time changed your life?
Reasoning: What does time bring to your life? Maybe few years later, someone will be successful in his or her area, someone will be lost and desperated in the life, or maybe they will be still trying to get the goal.
Inspiration: Recently, I have met a person who was my classmate 7 years ago, and when I meet her, it is really clear that everything has been changed on her. She becomes very beautiful and really different from who she was. So, that makes me think that everything can be magically changed by time.
Technique: Shoot the picture by digital Canon Camera - Canon EOS 500D, and use photoshop to crop and create the new picture.
Process: Firstly, I took the picture of the old clock based on Rule of Thirds and Z pattern, and then I put the photo into Photoshop to make the surface of the clock black and white, which can show that time is ruthless but continued and will be forever. Furthermore, I added some shapes that are similar to the shapes of the number on the clock onto the picture by brush to create a vortex to push people to think what time brings to them. Finally, literally telling the story to show the concept of this picture.
Reflection: I really like the vortex that I made, it may make people dig into their minds. However, I think that the colour still needs to be improved.
Inspiration: Recently, I have met a person who was my classmate 7 years ago, and when I meet her, it is really clear that everything has been changed on her. She becomes very beautiful and really different from who she was. So, that makes me think that everything can be magically changed by time.
Technique: Shoot the picture by digital Canon Camera - Canon EOS 500D, and use photoshop to crop and create the new picture.
Process: Firstly, I took the picture of the old clock based on Rule of Thirds and Z pattern, and then I put the photo into Photoshop to make the surface of the clock black and white, which can show that time is ruthless but continued and will be forever. Furthermore, I added some shapes that are similar to the shapes of the number on the clock onto the picture by brush to create a vortex to push people to think what time brings to them. Finally, literally telling the story to show the concept of this picture.
Reflection: I really like the vortex that I made, it may make people dig into their minds. However, I think that the colour still needs to be improved.
3- Title: Aging
Reasoning: Apple is a very typical representative to explain what aging is.
Inspiration: There is an advertising of skin care products that utilises apple as a symbol to show what age can affect the skin. Therefore, I use a piece of a fresh apple to contrast the oxidation one to tell the story.
Technique: Tradtional drawing; Pencil sketch; Photoshop to crop and create the picture.
Process: Firstly, I sketch two pieces of apple by coloured pencils on paper. Secondly, taking a picture of the apples and put them into Photoshop to cut them out. Finally, adjusting the colour balance to highlight the difference between the fresh one and the brown one.
Reflection: The difference of the two pieces of apple can be easily seen on this picture. The structure of this image can be improved to be more attractive by varied forms or lines, but I am still trying to find the best one to make the image better.
Reasoning: Apple is a very typical representative to explain what aging is.
Inspiration: There is an advertising of skin care products that utilises apple as a symbol to show what age can affect the skin. Therefore, I use a piece of a fresh apple to contrast the oxidation one to tell the story.
Technique: Tradtional drawing; Pencil sketch; Photoshop to crop and create the picture.
Process: Firstly, I sketch two pieces of apple by coloured pencils on paper. Secondly, taking a picture of the apples and put them into Photoshop to cut them out. Finally, adjusting the colour balance to highlight the difference between the fresh one and the brown one.
Reflection: The difference of the two pieces of apple can be easily seen on this picture. The structure of this image can be improved to be more attractive by varied forms or lines, but I am still trying to find the best one to make the image better.
4- Title: Tik Tok
Reasoning: Time is always flying in a flash, and people cannot help but cherish the time.
Inspiration: One day, I got up late and had to make everything in a rush. I checked the watch every five minutes to make sure that everything was in control, still, I found that time goes too fast to catch it.
Technique: Traditional hand drawing; Clip and paste; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, I draw "TIME" on the paper, and then clipping them to paste them onto a scrapbook. Secondly, taking a picture of the "TIME" and putting it into Photoshop to make the effect of burning and fire, which shows time is going very fast and disappearing in a flash. Furthermore, to be suitable for the style of the letters, yellow has been decided as the background colour. Finally, using "TIME" to make a basic shape of clock, and putting the hand-drawing pointer onto the image by Photoshop to illustrate the concept of this image.
Reflection: At the beginning of making this picture, I had no idea about how to construct this image because many ideas came up and it was difficult to decide which one is the most suitable one to make people easily get the point, but after trying multiple times, I think that using the characters to tell the story that is a good way to achieve an ideal construction. However, I still need to spend more time on studying how to structure a good image.
Reasoning: Time is always flying in a flash, and people cannot help but cherish the time.
Inspiration: One day, I got up late and had to make everything in a rush. I checked the watch every five minutes to make sure that everything was in control, still, I found that time goes too fast to catch it.
Technique: Traditional hand drawing; Clip and paste; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, I draw "TIME" on the paper, and then clipping them to paste them onto a scrapbook. Secondly, taking a picture of the "TIME" and putting it into Photoshop to make the effect of burning and fire, which shows time is going very fast and disappearing in a flash. Furthermore, to be suitable for the style of the letters, yellow has been decided as the background colour. Finally, using "TIME" to make a basic shape of clock, and putting the hand-drawing pointer onto the image by Photoshop to illustrate the concept of this image.
Reflection: At the beginning of making this picture, I had no idea about how to construct this image because many ideas came up and it was difficult to decide which one is the most suitable one to make people easily get the point, but after trying multiple times, I think that using the characters to tell the story that is a good way to achieve an ideal construction. However, I still need to spend more time on studying how to structure a good image.
5- Title: Old bag
Reasoning: A patch is a typical symbol of age. For example, if bags and clothes are broken, people may use a patch to cover the broken part.
Inspiration: My old bag.
Technique: Triditional hand drawing; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, I draw a bag according to my old bag by hands; Secondly, putting it into photoshop to change the colour and make it look older; Finally, changing the background to yellow.
Reflection: It was a bit of hard to reflect the age of the bag, but I used some dark colour to cover on the original colour which is blue to make it looks darker and older. However, the hand drawing skills still need to be improved.
Reasoning: A patch is a typical symbol of age. For example, if bags and clothes are broken, people may use a patch to cover the broken part.
Inspiration: My old bag.
Technique: Triditional hand drawing; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, I draw a bag according to my old bag by hands; Secondly, putting it into photoshop to change the colour and make it look older; Finally, changing the background to yellow.
Reflection: It was a bit of hard to reflect the age of the bag, but I used some dark colour to cover on the original colour which is blue to make it looks darker and older. However, the hand drawing skills still need to be improved.
6- Title: Melting
Reasoning: Ices change shapes with time, which is melt.
Inspiration: I took the ices out of the fridge and forgot to put them back, and 30 minutes later, when I found it, the ices have already turned to cold water.
Reasoning: Ices change shapes with time, which is melt.
Inspiration: I took the ices out of the fridge and forgot to put them back, and 30 minutes later, when I found it, the ices have already turned to cold water.
Technique: Triditional hand drawing; Photoshop.
Process: Firstly, drawing an ice and a melting ice by hand; Secondly, taking a picture of them and putting them into photoshop to make a squence and change the main hue to blue. Finally, adding the text to literally tell the story.
Reflection: The lines are need to more delicate, but the story can be clearly told in this image.
Process: Firstly, drawing an ice and a melting ice by hand; Secondly, taking a picture of them and putting them into photoshop to make a squence and change the main hue to blue. Finally, adding the text to literally tell the story.
Reflection: The lines are need to more delicate, but the story can be clearly told in this image.
7- Title: Lock and Time
Reasoning: How long the house is there, how long the lock will be there. Lock is very important to our home that keeps us safe and makes the house more comfortable. Therefore, lock definitely can be a symbol of the home and time.
Inspiration: The house that I live has a very long history. The lock of the back door is already rusty that makes me think about the time with this lock.
Technique: Photography: Shoot the picture by Canon digital Camera - Canon EOS 500D, and then crop it and change the hue by photoshop.
Process: Closing the back door and focusing on the lock by the camera, and then shooting the photo based on Rule of Thirds. After that, putting the photo into the photoshop to crop it and change the main hue to yellow to point out the long history of the lock.
Reflection: It was a bit of difficult to show the years of this lock approriately, so the hue has been continuously adjusted to be closed to yellow by photoshop, which is able to emphasise the long history of this lock.
8- Title: New turn
Reasoning: Spring always is a symbol of time. It shows that everything will go to a new turn of their lives.
Inspiration: I was walking around my house one day in last late spring. After growing, the trees utilise their own leaves and flowers to show the beauty of the spring to tell everyone that the summer will be coming soon.
Technique: Photography: Taking the picture by iphone.
Process: Walking down to the pathway to take the picture. Using Rule of Thirds to guide the picture to show that the pathway covered by the beautiful red flowers.
Reflection: This picture is one of my favourite images. It has green and red as the main hue to illustrate the vivid emotion of the season. It was a little bit of difficult to choose the better angle to take the picture; for example, I had to crouch on the ground to make sure the entire pathway was involved.
9- Title: Back to the beginning
Reasoning: This sculpture is constructed by many elements, which include bicycle, gear and some symbols of the industrial revolution.
Inspiration: I was working in front of this sculpture, and it reminded me about the Industrial revolution, which was an epic change of UK. History always is a big impact of our life.
Technique: Photography: The picture was taken by iphone, and use photoshop to crop it and change the colour balance.
Process: After taking the picture in Geebung, I put the photo into Photoshop to enhance its light, and then, change the main hue to yellow to show the sense of history.
Reflection: It was very cloudy that day, so the light is not very ideal in this image. Therefore, the light of this picture needs to be adjusted. Apart from that, the background is a little bit of distracting.
Reasoning: This sculpture is constructed by many elements, which include bicycle, gear and some symbols of the industrial revolution.
Inspiration: I was working in front of this sculpture, and it reminded me about the Industrial revolution, which was an epic change of UK. History always is a big impact of our life.
Technique: Photography: The picture was taken by iphone, and use photoshop to crop it and change the colour balance.
Process: After taking the picture in Geebung, I put the photo into Photoshop to enhance its light, and then, change the main hue to yellow to show the sense of history.
Reflection: It was very cloudy that day, so the light is not very ideal in this image. Therefore, the light of this picture needs to be adjusted. Apart from that, the background is a little bit of distracting.
10- Title: Blooming and Withered
Reasoning: Flower is also a typical symbol to represent time. From being blooming to wither away, they are singing a beautiful song of the life.
Inspiration: During the tutorial activity, I was walking around the Z block and saw the flowers. Some of them are still gorgeous, but others start to wither away.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: After taking the picture of the flowers, I put it into Photoshop to crop it, and then, I use photoshop to make the background black and white to emphasise on showing the intense colour of the flowers and fallen petals.
Reflection: To show the intense colour of the flowers and the fallen petals better, I adjust the contrast few times. I am quite happy with this finalised image, the intense contrast may be able to leave a strong impression to the audience. However, I need to be more sensible of colour. Apart from that, putting the focus on the fallen petal may be an another good choice to make the photo better.
Reasoning: Flower is also a typical symbol to represent time. From being blooming to wither away, they are singing a beautiful song of the life.
Inspiration: During the tutorial activity, I was walking around the Z block and saw the flowers. Some of them are still gorgeous, but others start to wither away.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: After taking the picture of the flowers, I put it into Photoshop to crop it, and then, I use photoshop to make the background black and white to emphasise on showing the intense colour of the flowers and fallen petals.
Reflection: To show the intense colour of the flowers and the fallen petals better, I adjust the contrast few times. I am quite happy with this finalised image, the intense contrast may be able to leave a strong impression to the audience. However, I need to be more sensible of colour. Apart from that, putting the focus on the fallen petal may be an another good choice to make the photo better.
11- Title: Sunrise and Sunset
Reasoning: We start a day with the sunrise, and we go back to home with the sunset.
Inspiration: I get the inspiration after taking the pictures. Using different modes to bring different effects that give the inspiration to me.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital Camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, I take the camera to go to the top floor to shoot the photo by manual mode, and adjust ISO to 3200, which makes the photo bright enough to achieve the effect of the sunrise. Secondly, taking another photo by AV to make it more closed to the reality that is the sunset. Finally, putting them into photoshop to crop and clip to get the final result.
Reflection: For me, I think that it is a progress of operating the digital camera to get some good photos. However, I need to practice more to get famliar with using manual mode.
Reasoning: We start a day with the sunrise, and we go back to home with the sunset.
Inspiration: I get the inspiration after taking the pictures. Using different modes to bring different effects that give the inspiration to me.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital Camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, I take the camera to go to the top floor to shoot the photo by manual mode, and adjust ISO to 3200, which makes the photo bright enough to achieve the effect of the sunrise. Secondly, taking another photo by AV to make it more closed to the reality that is the sunset. Finally, putting them into photoshop to crop and clip to get the final result.
Reflection: For me, I think that it is a progress of operating the digital camera to get some good photos. However, I need to practice more to get famliar with using manual mode.
D12- Title: Nothing will be forever except for the sky and the sea.
Reasoning: our lives are limited, everyone is a passenger in this world. We try to leave a mark to the world, still, we cannot live forever, but sea and sky will be, they have already here for billions years.
Inspiration: One night when I was walking back to home and looked up to the sky, and the sky gave me the inspiration.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Reasoning: our lives are limited, everyone is a passenger in this world. We try to leave a mark to the world, still, we cannot live forever, but sea and sky will be, they have already here for billions years.
Inspiration: One night when I was walking back to home and looked up to the sky, and the sky gave me the inspiration.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: I shot this photo in Rainbow beach one year ago, it was so nice to see the sky and the sea, and now I just put it into photoshop to make the sky and beach black and white except the car to show that the difference between the nature and people. Also, editting the light to lead the audience to understand the story.
Reflection: I am basically happy with this picture, and it is a little bit of difficult to structure this photo to show the key point, and I am still looking forward to finding out the best way to make this image better.
Reflection: I am basically happy with this picture, and it is a little bit of difficult to structure this photo to show the key point, and I am still looking forward to finding out the best way to make this image better.
Photography story
This is a photography story that describes students are trying to find their own stories and interesting things around the campus.
13-17 - Title: Comic strip - Where is my key?!
Reasoning: Key is very meaningful and important to home. It can get you into the house and make you feel safe.
Inspiration: It is a real story that I left my key at home so I cannot get into the house.
Reasoning: Key is very meaningful and important to home. It can get you into the house and make you feel safe.
Inspiration: It is a real story that I left my key at home so I cannot get into the house.
Technique: Triditional hand drawing; Comic strip; Photoshop; Illustrator
Process: Firstly, organising the sotry, and then, sketching the story on the paper; Secondly, taking a picture of the hand-drawing images and putting them into photoshop to edit it. Finally, putting the images that have been editted in Photoshop into Illustrator to make the comic strip.
Reflection: This comic strip is able to clearly tell the story, but the lines that are drawn by the hands can still be improved.
Process: Firstly, organising the sotry, and then, sketching the story on the paper; Secondly, taking a picture of the hand-drawing images and putting them into photoshop to edit it. Finally, putting the images that have been editted in Photoshop into Illustrator to make the comic strip.
Reflection: This comic strip is able to clearly tell the story, but the lines that are drawn by the hands can still be improved.
18- Title: You will turn to a big girl eventually
Reasoning: Cat is a good company at home, and they are sometimes like our kids in the family, so we will look after them and hope they can grow up.
Inspiration: The cat in my home.
Technique: Triditional hand drawing; Photoshop.
Process: Firstly, drawing a cat by hand; Secondly, taking a picture of the cat and putting it into photoshop, and then, copying the cat and pasting two of it beside the first one to make a sequence to show the growing-up stage. Finally, making the background off-white and adding text to literally tell the story.
Reflection: Using simplicity is a good and effective method to describe an object, but the cats can be more clearly. Tracing them in Illustrator may be a better choice.
Reasoning: Cat is a good company at home, and they are sometimes like our kids in the family, so we will look after them and hope they can grow up.
Inspiration: The cat in my home.
Technique: Triditional hand drawing; Photoshop.
Process: Firstly, drawing a cat by hand; Secondly, taking a picture of the cat and putting it into photoshop, and then, copying the cat and pasting two of it beside the first one to make a sequence to show the growing-up stage. Finally, making the background off-white and adding text to literally tell the story.
Reflection: Using simplicity is a good and effective method to describe an object, but the cats can be more clearly. Tracing them in Illustrator may be a better choice.
19- Title: Self portrait
Reasoning: This is me. In front of camera or other people, I would like to be an extroverted person and bring happy time to everybody.
Inspiration: This image was taken in the tutorial of learning lighting.
Technique: Photography - Canon digital Camera
Process: Using board lighting to sharpen most part of face being light and then taking a picture.
Reflection: I am quiet happy with this picture. The lighting adds emphasis to show my personality.
20- Title: Future fashion star ( Other people's portrait)
Reasoning: The model was very stylish that day, and We were practising how to use lighting to make images in QUT, and it is a original start like a home to find our dreamy future, and it can be seen that she was happy and looking forward to going to the beautiful future.
Inspiration: This image was taken in the tutorial of learning lighting.
Technique: Photography - Iphone 6; Photoshop
Process: We went to outside of the building to take the photos, and we came up with an idea to ask the model to sit on the stairs to take a picture. After shooting this picture, I put it into Photoshop to blur the distraction from the background and using lighting tools to highlight the model.
Reasoning: The model was very stylish that day, and We were practising how to use lighting to make images in QUT, and it is a original start like a home to find our dreamy future, and it can be seen that she was happy and looking forward to going to the beautiful future.
Inspiration: This image was taken in the tutorial of learning lighting.
Technique: Photography - Iphone 6; Photoshop
Process: We went to outside of the building to take the photos, and we came up with an idea to ask the model to sit on the stairs to take a picture. After shooting this picture, I put it into Photoshop to blur the distraction from the background and using lighting tools to highlight the model.
Reflection: I am very happy with this image. It is clear to see the happiness that this unit brings to the model in this picture..
21- Title: Hey baby girl, it is the bath time!
Reasoning: Cat is a good company at home.
Inspiration: Everytime when we try to bath the cat, we feel that she is like a kid in the family.
Technique: Photography: Iphone; Photoshop
Process: I took this photo when my housemate was bathing her, and I put this photo into Photoshop to crop it. Also, increasing the colour saturation and making the colour warm-toned.
Reflection: The tone can reflect the happiness and fun at that moment, and the expression of the cat may resonate with the audiences, they perhaps have the same situation with their kids or pets.
Reasoning: Cat is a good company at home.
Inspiration: Everytime when we try to bath the cat, we feel that she is like a kid in the family.
Technique: Photography: Iphone; Photoshop
Process: I took this photo when my housemate was bathing her, and I put this photo into Photoshop to crop it. Also, increasing the colour saturation and making the colour warm-toned.
Reflection: The tone can reflect the happiness and fun at that moment, and the expression of the cat may resonate with the audiences, they perhaps have the same situation with their kids or pets.
22- Title: Happy breakfast
Reasoning: Having breakfast at home is a good start of a day, and the expression on the sandwich may bring positive attitude and thoughts to other people.
Inspiration: I made this cute sandwich at home in the morning one day, and felt that it is very crucial for having a happy day.
Technique: Photography: Iphone ; Photoshop
Process: Taking a photo of the breakfast, and then, putting the photo of the sandwich into Photoshop to crop it and edit the light to focus on the sandwich.
Reflection: This photo can bring happiness to the audience in terms of the face of the sandwich. I tried to make the mouth on the sandwich red by Photoshop, but it is hard to make it look natural. So, I am still finding a way and improving the skills to do this part.
Reasoning: Having breakfast at home is a good start of a day, and the expression on the sandwich may bring positive attitude and thoughts to other people.
Inspiration: I made this cute sandwich at home in the morning one day, and felt that it is very crucial for having a happy day.
Technique: Photography: Iphone ; Photoshop
Process: Taking a photo of the breakfast, and then, putting the photo of the sandwich into Photoshop to crop it and edit the light to focus on the sandwich.
Reflection: This photo can bring happiness to the audience in terms of the face of the sandwich. I tried to make the mouth on the sandwich red by Photoshop, but it is hard to make it look natural. So, I am still finding a way and improving the skills to do this part.
23- Title: What does home mean to us? (illustrated self-portrait)
Reasoning: What does come to your mind firstly when you think about home? I always ask myself this question and when I see the brief of illustrated selfpportrait for home, I think this is a good way to express my expectation of my own home.
Inspiration: I was drawing the four characters of 'home' on the papper, and thinking about what if I add the key elements of home to make the image funny.
Technique: Illustrator
Process: Firstly, sketching the idea on the paper, and selecting the elements that I want to add into the picture, such as stairs, windows, dog and smiling face. Secondly, drawing the letters by Illustrator. Finally, changing the colour and adding key elements into the image to construct the word.
Reflection: The expectation of my own home can be seen in this picture. Doing different and innovative things is a good strategy to be more creative, and creating some pictures based on the characters to tell the story in an interesting way not only can literally convey the information but also draw the attention from the audiences effectively. I am basically happy with this image.
Reasoning: What does come to your mind firstly when you think about home? I always ask myself this question and when I see the brief of illustrated selfpportrait for home, I think this is a good way to express my expectation of my own home.
Inspiration: I was drawing the four characters of 'home' on the papper, and thinking about what if I add the key elements of home to make the image funny.
Technique: Illustrator
Process: Firstly, sketching the idea on the paper, and selecting the elements that I want to add into the picture, such as stairs, windows, dog and smiling face. Secondly, drawing the letters by Illustrator. Finally, changing the colour and adding key elements into the image to construct the word.
Reflection: The expectation of my own home can be seen in this picture. Doing different and innovative things is a good strategy to be more creative, and creating some pictures based on the characters to tell the story in an interesting way not only can literally convey the information but also draw the attention from the audiences effectively. I am basically happy with this image.
24- Title: Love is the wind of early spring
Reasoning: This is my practice for the learning of lighting. This is a lovely corner in the kitchen, it can reflect that home is sweet and nice. Also, sometimes the wind of the early spring blows into the house that makes people feel comfortable and happy.
Inspiration: The corner in the kitchen.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting aperture to F/5.6 and ISO to 3200 to take the picture, and then putting it into Photoshop to edit it to enhance the colour saturation to show that the home is sweet and spring will be coming soon.
Reflection: I am quiet happy with this image, and the colour of this image is able to lead the audience to feel the happiness that the early spring brings. However, it was a little bit of difficult to choose an appropriate angle to shoot the photo and I tried several times to choose the best one.
Reasoning: This is my practice for the learning of lighting. This is a lovely corner in the kitchen, it can reflect that home is sweet and nice. Also, sometimes the wind of the early spring blows into the house that makes people feel comfortable and happy.
Inspiration: The corner in the kitchen.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting aperture to F/5.6 and ISO to 3200 to take the picture, and then putting it into Photoshop to edit it to enhance the colour saturation to show that the home is sweet and spring will be coming soon.
Reflection: I am quiet happy with this image, and the colour of this image is able to lead the audience to feel the happiness that the early spring brings. However, it was a little bit of difficult to choose an appropriate angle to shoot the photo and I tried several times to choose the best one.
25- Title: A big tree with deep roots
Reasoning: Bigger tree, deeper roots. The tree in this picture is quiet big, and its roots are very strong to dig into the dirt. This place is a home for the tree. Also, the texture that the leaves bring is very interesting.
Inspiration: One day, I was searching for some information about trees, and saw something said that trees become older, the roots would get deeper.
Technique: Photography: shot by Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Shooting the photo around the campus; Then, putting it into photoshop to make it black and white and edit the light to make audiences focus on the roots.
Reflection: I am happy with this picture, from this picture, I found that light is really important to make a successful image.
Reasoning: Bigger tree, deeper roots. The tree in this picture is quiet big, and its roots are very strong to dig into the dirt. This place is a home for the tree. Also, the texture that the leaves bring is very interesting.
Inspiration: One day, I was searching for some information about trees, and saw something said that trees become older, the roots would get deeper.
Technique: Photography: shot by Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Shooting the photo around the campus; Then, putting it into photoshop to make it black and white and edit the light to make audiences focus on the roots.
Reflection: I am happy with this picture, from this picture, I found that light is really important to make a successful image.
26- Title: A pathway to enjoy the life
Reasoning: The stairs inside a house can be a metaphor of home, they make people feel safe and comfortable and imply that people can do a lot of things to enjoy the life inside their home. Furthermore, the texture that the sunshine bring to the stairs makes an interesting effect for the image.
Inspiration: In my house, if going downstairs and turning right, laundry can be found there; if turning left, backyard is there. That makes me think stairs in the house can lead people to live a substantial life.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Taking a photo of the stairs from the top; Then, putting the photo into Photoshop to crop it bases on Rule of Thirds. Finally, editting the light to emphasise on the light on the stairs.
Reflection: People can feel happy, comfortable and safe in this picture, I am quiet happy with this image. However, it still can be improved on colour.
Reasoning: The stairs inside a house can be a metaphor of home, they make people feel safe and comfortable and imply that people can do a lot of things to enjoy the life inside their home. Furthermore, the texture that the sunshine bring to the stairs makes an interesting effect for the image.
Inspiration: In my house, if going downstairs and turning right, laundry can be found there; if turning left, backyard is there. That makes me think stairs in the house can lead people to live a substantial life.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Taking a photo of the stairs from the top; Then, putting the photo into Photoshop to crop it bases on Rule of Thirds. Finally, editting the light to emphasise on the light on the stairs.
Reflection: People can feel happy, comfortable and safe in this picture, I am quiet happy with this image. However, it still can be improved on colour.
27- Title: Lovely wardrobe
Reasoning: Wardrobe is one of the most necessary furniture in the house to keep home tidy.
Inspiration: After learning how to make the pattern, I think that it will be very lovely to ustilise pattern to decorate the surface of the wardrobe.
Technique: Illustrator; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, making each pattern individually in two artboards by Illustrator to achieve the most ideal effects. Secondly, piecing them together to structure the image. Finally, adding the other elements to get the final effect of the wardrobe, and putting it into Photoshop to finalise the background.
Reflection: This image may bring the happiness to people in terms of the expression of the pattern. It was fun when I was making the image, and in the meantime, I was trying to find a way to make more engaging and interesting patterns by this practice.
Reasoning: Wardrobe is one of the most necessary furniture in the house to keep home tidy.
Inspiration: After learning how to make the pattern, I think that it will be very lovely to ustilise pattern to decorate the surface of the wardrobe.
Technique: Illustrator; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, making each pattern individually in two artboards by Illustrator to achieve the most ideal effects. Secondly, piecing them together to structure the image. Finally, adding the other elements to get the final effect of the wardrobe, and putting it into Photoshop to finalise the background.
Reflection: This image may bring the happiness to people in terms of the expression of the pattern. It was fun when I was making the image, and in the meantime, I was trying to find a way to make more engaging and interesting patterns by this practice.
28- Title: Sweet home
Reasoning: Using several key elements of home to make the image.
Inspiration: Inspired by the previous pattern image that I made, I want to try different ways to make the picture more engaging and interesting.
Technique: Illustrator; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, Making the icons of sofa, house, key, cup and flowers in Illustrator, and then, piecing them together as a pattern. Secondly, getting the primary outcome of the pattern and keeping editting it to the most satisfied one. Finally, putting it into Photoshop to finalise the background of the image.
Reflection: I am happy with this image. It reflects what people usually do at home and home is comfortable and safe.
Reasoning: Using several key elements of home to make the image.
Inspiration: Inspired by the previous pattern image that I made, I want to try different ways to make the picture more engaging and interesting.
Technique: Illustrator; Photoshop
Process: Firstly, Making the icons of sofa, house, key, cup and flowers in Illustrator, and then, piecing them together as a pattern. Secondly, getting the primary outcome of the pattern and keeping editting it to the most satisfied one. Finally, putting it into Photoshop to finalise the background of the image.
Reflection: I am happy with this image. It reflects what people usually do at home and home is comfortable and safe.
29- Title: Different landscape
Reasoning: This texture is from the windows of my room. Because of the special glasses, it gives a different landscape to me.
Inspiration: The windows of my room.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting the ISO to 800 to take a photo of the glasses of the windows and then, putting it into Photoshop to crop and edit it to enhance the colour saturation.
Reflection: This is a beautiful texture that found from the normal life. It is important to find the beautiful aspects of those things that play a small but significant role in the life to broaden the horizons and get more ideas.
Reasoning: This texture is from the windows of my room. Because of the special glasses, it gives a different landscape to me.
Inspiration: The windows of my room.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting the ISO to 800 to take a photo of the glasses of the windows and then, putting it into Photoshop to crop and edit it to enhance the colour saturation.
Reflection: This is a beautiful texture that found from the normal life. It is important to find the beautiful aspects of those things that play a small but significant role in the life to broaden the horizons and get more ideas.
30- Title: See the world by another way.
Reasoning: Do you know what is it? Yes, it is a trunk. It is a home for many insects or animals.
Reasoning: Do you know what is it? Yes, it is a trunk. It is a home for many insects or animals.
Inspiration: I was looking around the campus to try to find a story during the tutorial, and I saw the texture of the tree trunks is very interesting and some birds, insects stayed at the trunks to dig a hole or try to climb to the top.
Technique: Macro Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop.
Process: Adjusting Aperture to F/11, and then picking the angle to focus on a part of the trunk to shoot the picture by the camera. Then, putting it into Photoshop to make it black and white to drive audience to focus on the texture.
Reflection: Taking a picture by Macro photography is very interesting and we can find many different aspects of the world, which can bring the inspiration to us.
Technique: Macro Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop.
Process: Adjusting Aperture to F/11, and then picking the angle to focus on a part of the trunk to shoot the picture by the camera. Then, putting it into Photoshop to make it black and white to drive audience to focus on the texture.
Reflection: Taking a picture by Macro photography is very interesting and we can find many different aspects of the world, which can bring the inspiration to us.
31- Title: Smiling Angel
Reasoning: This little angel is always sitting on my bedside table to keep me company.
Inspiration: The hand drawing image that I post before.
Technique: Macro Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting the aperture to F/5.6, and then taking the photo of this little angel. After this, putting it into Photoshop to crop and edit it to the most ideal effect to reflect the warmth that the angel brings to the people.
Reflection: I really like this image because the final effect is beyond the imagination, and the positive effect that this angel bring can convey to the audience effectively.
Reasoning: This little angel is always sitting on my bedside table to keep me company.
Inspiration: The hand drawing image that I post before.
Technique: Macro Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting the aperture to F/5.6, and then taking the photo of this little angel. After this, putting it into Photoshop to crop and edit it to the most ideal effect to reflect the warmth that the angel brings to the people.
Reflection: I really like this image because the final effect is beyond the imagination, and the positive effect that this angel bring can convey to the audience effectively.
32- Title: A key button to home
Reasoning: Elevator is a convinient tool to go to home when I live in the accomodation, and the button in elevator definitely is a key element to back to the home.
Inspiration: The elevator in the building.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D. Macro Pohtography.
Process: Light in the elevator, which is in a building, is always good, Therefore, I just adjusted the camera to Manual mode and focus on the button of "1" to take the photo. After that, putting the photo into Photoshop to sharpen the focus.
Reflection: Using Micro Scenes to take the picture is a good way to change the directions to see the world, a lot of abstract and interesting images can be made by this method. I am quiet happy with this image, but the structure still can be improved.
Reasoning: Elevator is a convinient tool to go to home when I live in the accomodation, and the button in elevator definitely is a key element to back to the home.
Inspiration: The elevator in the building.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D. Macro Pohtography.
Process: Light in the elevator, which is in a building, is always good, Therefore, I just adjusted the camera to Manual mode and focus on the button of "1" to take the photo. After that, putting the photo into Photoshop to sharpen the focus.
Reflection: Using Micro Scenes to take the picture is a good way to change the directions to see the world, a lot of abstract and interesting images can be made by this method. I am quiet happy with this image, but the structure still can be improved.
33- Title: Girls' worry
Reasoning: We can always find so much hair in a girl's house, espeically if the girl has long hair.
Inspiration: This problem is always bothering me because I have very long hair and the hair can be found everywhere in the house.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D. Macro photography.
Process: Focusing on a part of my friend's hair to take a photo of the hair, and then putting it into Photoshop to sharpen that part.
Reflection: The quantity of the hair can be told in this picture. Also, using Macro photography can see the hair in a different way and it can also bring a stylish texture to the audience.
Reasoning: We can always find so much hair in a girl's house, espeically if the girl has long hair.
Inspiration: This problem is always bothering me because I have very long hair and the hair can be found everywhere in the house.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D. Macro photography.
Process: Focusing on a part of my friend's hair to take a photo of the hair, and then putting it into Photoshop to sharpen that part.
Reflection: The quantity of the hair can be told in this picture. Also, using Macro photography can see the hair in a different way and it can also bring a stylish texture to the audience.
34- Title: Something is always around us
Reasoning: This is an advertising of Brisbane Festival. Advertising has already become a part of our noraml life, and we can even see it at home.
Inspiration: This image was taken in the tutorial of learning Macro Photography.
Technique: Macro Photography - Canon digital Camera - Canon EOS 500D
Process: I was looking around the campus and continuously trying to take a photo by Macro Photography and the advertising of Brisbane Festival drew the attention from me. So, I focused on the first letter of the advertising to take the picture.
Reflection: This image is quiet abstract, which can reflect the point of Macro Photography.
Reasoning: This is an advertising of Brisbane Festival. Advertising has already become a part of our noraml life, and we can even see it at home.
Inspiration: This image was taken in the tutorial of learning Macro Photography.
Technique: Macro Photography - Canon digital Camera - Canon EOS 500D
Process: I was looking around the campus and continuously trying to take a photo by Macro Photography and the advertising of Brisbane Festival drew the attention from me. So, I focused on the first letter of the advertising to take the picture.
Reflection: This image is quiet abstract, which can reflect the point of Macro Photography.
35- Title: What you can see from where you are
Reasoning: It can be a very meaningful picture. Through this hole, what you are expecting to see? What is your dream when you were a little child at home?
Inspiration: This image was taken in the tutorial of learning Macro Photography.
Technique: Macro Photography - Canon digital Camera - Canon EOS 500D
Process: This is the first try of doing Macro Photography, and I thought that lighting might be able to help me to construct the image. Therefore, I just went to the pathway, which is beside the Z2 block, to take a photo of a hole in the wood.
Reflection: I think that it is a meaningful photo to make me think about the life. Also, it reflects that we can produce distinctive images by Macro Photography.
Reasoning: It can be a very meaningful picture. Through this hole, what you are expecting to see? What is your dream when you were a little child at home?
Inspiration: This image was taken in the tutorial of learning Macro Photography.
Technique: Macro Photography - Canon digital Camera - Canon EOS 500D
Process: This is the first try of doing Macro Photography, and I thought that lighting might be able to help me to construct the image. Therefore, I just went to the pathway, which is beside the Z2 block, to take a photo of a hole in the wood.
Reflection: I think that it is a meaningful photo to make me think about the life. Also, it reflects that we can produce distinctive images by Macro Photography.
36- Title: Nice and Warm
Reasoning: This is a practice of lighting and structuring image. Cotton slippers are very necessary in the winter to wear at home. They can keep us feel nice and warm and stay away from cold.
Inspiration: On a very cold night, I got out of the bed and was trying to find my slippers to go to the bathroom.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting the apreture to F/5.6 and ISO to 3200 to shoot the picture, and then putting it into Photoshop to crop and edit it to get the best one which can highlight the point that the cotton slippers can make people feel nice and warm at home.
Reflection: This image can make people feel nice and warm due to the warm tone of this picture. It is worth mentioning that it was difficult to structure this picture, but finally, I decided to ustilise Z pattern to do this photo to lead the sight of the audience to see the slippers in a flat way.
Reasoning: This is a practice of lighting and structuring image. Cotton slippers are very necessary in the winter to wear at home. They can keep us feel nice and warm and stay away from cold.
Inspiration: On a very cold night, I got out of the bed and was trying to find my slippers to go to the bathroom.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Adjusting the apreture to F/5.6 and ISO to 3200 to shoot the picture, and then putting it into Photoshop to crop and edit it to get the best one which can highlight the point that the cotton slippers can make people feel nice and warm at home.
Reflection: This image can make people feel nice and warm due to the warm tone of this picture. It is worth mentioning that it was difficult to structure this picture, but finally, I decided to ustilise Z pattern to do this photo to lead the sight of the audience to see the slippers in a flat way.
37- Title: Backyard time
Reasoning: This is a practice of structuring image. People would like to go to the backyard and enjoy their leisure time after they are back to home from work or school.
Inspiration: There is a hanging chair in my backyard and I usually like sitting there to enjoy my backyard time.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Going downstairs and choosing an angle to take a photo of the chair; Then, putting it into photoshop to adjust the colour saturation to make the photo more attractive.
Reflection: It was difficult to choose a right angle to shoot the picture. Therefore, I have to constantly adjusting the angle to pick up the best one. Now, I am happy with the final result.
Reasoning: This is a practice of structuring image. People would like to go to the backyard and enjoy their leisure time after they are back to home from work or school.
Inspiration: There is a hanging chair in my backyard and I usually like sitting there to enjoy my backyard time.
Technique: Photography: Canon digital camera - Canon EOS 500D; Photoshop
Process: Going downstairs and choosing an angle to take a photo of the chair; Then, putting it into photoshop to adjust the colour saturation to make the photo more attractive.
Reflection: It was difficult to choose a right angle to shoot the picture. Therefore, I have to constantly adjusting the angle to pick up the best one. Now, I am happy with the final result.
