Haleigh Finucane's Digital Imaging Blog

  I am pretty happy with the progress of these photos, I think the trees and sky have created some really cool effects against the windows. Each photo in this series progresses to the third having the most layers. I think my favorite may be the second one, as I life the effects in the bottom left corner. I am not sure if I should try to add to these, or if they feel mostly finished. 

  When working on this project, I decided to take a step away from my work in progress and see if I could come up with a stronger concept. I liked the way the window looked in my last edit, so I decided to play around with some new scans I took. I like the illusions of depth that the shutters create, and I think I will be using these to build off of. 

  I wanted to focus this project on me working on bettering myself. I have moved back home for this purpose, and as of last week I have been working on improving my day to day habits and routines. I have used scans of my window on these iterations, and did an iteration of my lights in my room as well. I am liking how it is looking so far!

 

  I have been stuck and not sure where to improve my project for the past few days. Late last night I was messing around in photoshop and liked the direction these images were heading in, especially the color scheme. These pictures pretty greatly contrast what I have been focusing on which is nice. 

  For these photos, I decided to take pictures of myself in my space and add some iterations on top. I like the childish collage element of these pictures.

  Here are some more of my room scans meshed together. I really like the second one, and think the colors and textures are creating a cool effect. I am kinda stuck on this idea and am gonna try out a few different concepts as well.

  For this project, I have been taking scans of my room and editing them on top of each other with iterations and distorting effects. I am still working on improving the concept, but I have been trying to add on to my theme from the last project.

  During the past few weeks, I have been trying to make a routine of drawing when I am not in a good mood, which has been more common than not when dealing with moving and bad roommates. I decided to scan some of my drawings and blend them together and I think it is creating a pretty cool effect. I am thinking about incorporating this into my project, and placing the lava lamp in the room.

My original idea for this project involved hand-me-downs and the movement of my sister in the poncho. After reading through my comments on my contact sheet, I decided to do some iterations of the poncho inside the lava lamp. It is still very much a work in progress but I like the texture inside the lamp. Currently, I am stuck on how to improve on this concept and emphasize the cyclical nature.

 

  For my final product, I did another Lapis Lazuli iteration on RBG to completely destroy the icon. I then added the Moon Crown of Isis, which the High Priestess wears. I am pretty happy with how this turned out, and the unexpected turn the symbolism took. Overall, I think every part of this piece has strong meaning which lifts the composition.

  When diving more into research, I was looking up the symbolism behind specific tarot cards. I found that the High Priestess card very well represented the message I was trying to convey with this project. One quote I liked describing the High Priestess was, " The High Priestess is a woman who’s already lived a lot. She does not represent a young girl. To become the High Priestess, one has to go through many experiences and different phases of life, love and health." I think this card helps portray RBG and her essence.

  After playing around with a few iterations, I have added some more color to my project. I added Venus around RBG as it is the planet that represents femininity. I also added an overlay of a close up butterfly's wing to represent metamorphosis in a woman's life.

  After looking more into natural elements and patterns and their meaning, I wanted to find some elements that represented femininity and equality. I added the iteration of a Lotus flower, as it represents the core of a woman's potent yin essence in Taoist texts. I then added an iteration of a serpent skin pattern over the Lotus, following the ancient Egyptian's representation meaning nature and beauty tied to divine sexuality. I think this element is important when acknowledging RBG's lifelong fight for women's reproductive rights.

  I first started my iteration of RBG by looking up symbolic stones and natural textures relating to strength and wisdom. After doing research, I decided to blend the background with the texture of Obsidian, as it represents strength. I also added an iteration of Lapis Lazuli, as it was used in Ancient Egypt to bring fairness and wisdom.

 I decided to change my project to a more well known female icon, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. I decided to use this picture as I have seen it all over the internet since her passing, and do my best to convey her strength and the divine femininity with use of symbolic textures and patterns.

  I follow a lot of accounts on Instagram that dive into analyzing iconic pop culture movements in the late 20th century and early 2000's. I decided to use these accounts as my inspiration when looking for my first picture to start with. I decided to go with this picture of Sharon Tate because she is someone idolized and remembered unfortunately for her terrible death, rather than the life she led. I am excited to play around with photoshop to see how it goes!

  For the final assignment, it was a little difficult to make it look the way I had planned. I had wanted to add in more fantasy elements (monster hands creeping out of dryer). However, I do think the spotlight and tile floor were effective in capturing the viewers eye.

  I think the chains across the washing machine are turning out really great so far! I added to the mysterious element by leaving the chain unlocked. I think the gradient on the chains creates a really realistic effect, next I hope to finalize the background and add some fantasy elements to the machine.