Stop Motion: The Serial Scrambler

False Advertising:Photo Walk

Advertisements are not always what they appear to be. They can be very misleading. The sole purpose is to get customers to purchase whatever is being advertised, thus Photoshop is used to make the food look much more edible and appetizing to the customers to lure them in.

The Lion King (Movie Maker)

Creating Gold Foil Text in Photoshop

I chose to type Christmas and fill it with a picture of Christmas lights.

Surrealistic Photomontage

I originally wanted to incorporate all of the seasons in some way, but my project came out better than I thought it would. I chose to use a portrait I had taken of my little cousin holding a leaf up to his face. I decided to incorporate earth and its natural elements such as water and fire. I also wanted to include nature which is why I have butterflies scattered throughout along with the vines.

Idea for Surrealism Project

I'm not exactly sure what I want to do yet. I was thinking about using a portrait of my cousin and somehow creating something that incorporates different seasons. I plan on using the pixels explosion effect. Right now I'm just messing around to see what I can come up with.

Surrealism

Vladimir Kush is a Russian surrealist painter and sculptor. When he was seven years old he began to attend art school. At age seventeen Kush went to the Moscow Higher Art and Craft School. He painted propagandistic posters for the military. When he came back home he painted portraits on Arbat Street to support his family. Kush began to take part in exhibitions organized by the union of artists. At one show in Germany in 1990, almost all of his displayed paintings sold. He bought a ticket to go to Hawaii using money he had earned by drawing portraits on the Santa Monica Pier. A dealer from France organized an exhibition in Hong Kong of his work. In 2001 he opened his first gallery called Kush Fine Art in Lahaina, Hawaii. As of now he has four gallery locations in the USA and plans to open more throughout the world.



Jerry Uelsmann was an American photographer born in Detroit on June 11, 1934. He received a B.F.A degree at Rochester institute of Technology and his M.S and M.F.A at Indiana University. In 1960 Uelsmann started to teach photography at the University of Florida. His work has been exhibited in over one hundred shows in the United States. Many of his photographs are in permanent collections at museums throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art, and so on.

Artist's Name: Vladimir Kush
Title: Behind the Trees
Date: Unknown
Description: A deer is off in the distance with the hunter down below searching for him. There are trees and a beautiful light shining through.

Analysis: This piece is fairly symmetrical vertically with all of the trees, except for the sky and deer. It is asymmetrical horizontally.

Interpretation: I think this painting illustrates the whole "hunter and prey" theme. The hunter is so focused on finding and killing the deer. His future trophy is all that is on his mind. This manipulates the way he perceives things around him including how beautiful the world is surrounding him.

Judgment: Overall, I think Kush created a great piece. It has a deep and meaningful theme to it. I love the fact that the four darker trees in the front almost looks like the deer's legs.

 

Artist's Name: Jerry Uelsmann
Title: Mechanical Man 2
Date: 1959
Description: A man contains wires and mechanisms inside his body as if he were a machine.

Analysis: This piece is fairly symmetrical vertically,  but not horizontally.

Interpretation: I think this painting illustrates how our (human) bodies are like machines and each part has a certain task to do. Our bodies are hardwired and are built like "machines". On the other hand maybe he simply thought it looked cool.

Judgment: Overall, I think Uelsmann was successful with this piece. I love the fact that he uses negatives to create his works, unlike how we use Photoshop today. The idea behind this is amazing.

Comparison: Uelsmann and Kush's work is very different from each other. Uelsmann's works are in black and white and all he used were negatives from films. Kush's works has a lot more detail and color. It may seem that Kush spent more time on his work, but based on Uelsmann's strategy it's hard to say. Overall, they both are very creative and original. It is clear that they carefully think about what they want to achieve in their works.



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Optical Art

Object Series



Fire

For my object series I chose to capture fire through different perspectives. I used a stove, a candle, a match, a lighter, birthday candles, and lit paper and a picture on fire to make it more interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Famous Painting Parody

Adaptation of Salvador Dali's, Persistence of Memory

Artist Inspirations

©David Langley

I was given the opportunity to take a photography class with this photographer as my teacher. He taught me a lot and showed me a lot of his work that isn't public. The way he captures everything amazes me. I couldn't find a title or date but my guess is it's only a few years old.

 

Superman, Henrik Knudsen 2013

The way he captures scenes from movies as they are now is very interesting to me. He also happens to share my last name.

 

 

Reflection of Kiwis by Window, Scott Kiche

The way he paints his fruit looks very realistic and the reflections catch my eye.

 

 

Book of Books, (2001) © Vladimir Kush

I love surrealism artists especially Kush. Many of his works somehow incorporate butterflies which I find fascinating.

 

The Legend of Giants, © Natalia Rak at Folk on the Street in Poland

I have a thing for street art and her work is always so vibrant with beautiful colors. She used nature to create her work of art around.

Photo Walk- Primary Colors

                                       C. Knudsen 2014

"Leaves"          C. Knudsen 2014

 "My Jeep"                            C. Knudsen 2014

 C. Knudsen 2014

 C. Knudsen 2014

Project Graduation Tee

Second Photo Walk

Depth of Field

Depth of Field

David Hockney Inspired Collage

"Aisha"

 

 I chose to photograph my friend Aisha. I took up close pictures especially of her eyes. I layered all of the individual pictures to create one whole portrait. I also incorporated different angles of her face to make it more interesting.



David Hockney Inspired Collage

"Cross"

I chose to photograph this cross at the cemetery near my house. I thought it was different and it looked really pretty. I took multiple pictures of it up close and far away. I changed the exposure of different parts of the cross to make it more interesting.

Then and Now

I'd Rather Be

I'd rather be at Disney World.

For this picture I took the same approach as the partner portrait. I decided that I would rather be in Disney World so I found a picture and used the lasso tool to cut me out and then pasted me onto the other picture. I made sure to place it in a new layer so that I could edit them separately. I adjusted the contrast, brightness, and color in order to make it blend in with the picture I got off of the internet.

Partner Portraiture

"Help!!!!"

I decided to take a picture of my cousin and shrink him. I used the lasso tool to cut him out and then pasted him onto the other picture. Then I used the eraser to erase the rest of the background and clean up his edges. I played around with the contrast and brightness until it was close to resembling the background.

Reflection Challenge

 

 

I took a picture of my brother's reflection. The reflection was on the surface of a light switch cover.

Wednesday Photo Walk

I chose this picture because I like the lighting and how the red fire hydrant pops out in the green plants.

Before And After

I used the cloning tool to remove the flies and get rid of the pink. I enhanced the brightness and contrast of his hair so that it looks whiter. I also touched up the red fence using the cloning tool.

Potrait Series

This is how I prepare for a soccer game. First I put on my jersey. Than I put on my shin guards and socks. Last I put on my cleats and lace them up.

Composition Book

"Paco"             C. Knudsen 2014

Horizontal is a picture that is wider than it is tall.

This picture of my bird is an example of  a horizontal picture. The width is greater than its height.

"NYC"        C. Knudsen 2014

An up angle is also known as worm’s eye view. The picture is taken from an angle that is looking up at the subject. It portrays strength and authority.
This picture is an example of an up angle. It was taken from the streets of NYC. The camera was aimed up towards the sky to capture the building.

 

"Tis the Season"         C. Knudsen 2014

Leading Line is a line that leads you visually to an object or that leads into the distance creating depth.

This image is an example of leading line. The string of lights on the banister goes into the distance creating a feeling of depth.

"Logan"              C. Knudsen 2014

High Key is bright, intense, and active.
This picture is an example of high key. The bright light adds effect to the picture. Compared to the low key picture you could see how this is more active.

 "AJ"        C. Knudsen 2014

Distance determines the depth of a picture. It could be close, far, or medium. In this case it is close.
This picture is an example of close distance. The picture was taken with the camera zoomed in on the boy’s face. It captures more details and allows you to have a closer look at the subject.

 

My Life