This piece is titled "Ruminating Thoughts," and is made up of 5 different photos total. My goal for this self portrait was to include elements that I often think about in order to give an idea as to who I am as a person. The background is a photo I took in Sorrento, Italy on a trip with my family, and I really liked how the purples in the sky looked. The padlock on the fence was added in by lowering the opacity, and I selected this element because I love symbolism behind locks. In the lower right corner I included a photo of my Squire bass guitar. I only got it recently but I enjoy putting in time to learn and memorize music. In the upper left is my Green Bottle Blue tarantula, the first of three arachnids I've owned. Tarantula keeping is a fun hobby and they're fascinating creatures. I used a hue filter over it to help it fit the color scheme better, but the filter doesn't do the colors justice. For a first attempt at using photoshop, I'm proud of how I was able to combine all these images into a piece that represents me. |