Moon Landing Background Photo | Source: NASA
https://images.nasa.gov/details/as11-40-5875
People Sitting in an Office, Pictured in Astronaut Helmet | Source: NASA
https://images.nasa.gov/details/6900592
Michael Jackson | Source: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Jackson_1984.jpg
Astronaut legs | Source: NASA
https://images.nasa.gov/details/S70-56287
Astronaut in the background | Source: NASA
https://images.nasa.gov/details/6900951
The window on the side of the bunker is our view to the inside, and it’s also their
view to the outside.
I utilized a primary background original photograph of a vast farmland with a small bonzai-type
tree, also an original photograph, enlarged to serve as the primary focal point. The irony that people mold
these tiny trees in their pots as they grow is present just in a different more
pressing context.
*Remaining items and people image sources:
https://www.pexels.com/collections/fake-it-ikx4ajm/
Moon : https://www.pexels.com/photo/full-moon-596134/
Licensing & Usage: all images on pexel.com can be downloaded and used for free.
Licensing & Usage:
Attribution: Required
License: Free
Is the moon hollow? Are craters just vast emptiness that leads to nothing?
During Tuesday's critique, I got some feedback on adjustments I could make to help emphasize the idea of the housing crisis in America. I learned that the idea I tried to depict wasn't tying into my overall idea. I wasn't entirely confident in the initial idea post-critique, so I changed my approach/concept.
My new concept for this project was to depict a fictitious moon. A common conspiracy theory is that the moon is hollow. I started by creating a night scene near water to create an engaging landscape from my original scenic image. To add detail to the photo I added silhouette of people looking as though they are socializing out near the waterfront. As you move your eye above to where the moon is, it looks like there’s a crater-like form that is filled with darkness. This crater effect is how I was able to represent the hollowness of the moon. I took an image of a cut out of a cave overlooking an ocean and used various blending effects to blend the image in with the moon. For a finishing touch, I added night clouds and a blurred reflection of the mountains onto the body of water in the scene.
A conspiracy theory I like to dive into sometimes depending on the day is if aliens are real or not. I know we've all heard something different yet similar. I feel like growing up our parents have teased us about their existence or have seen somewhere on the internet of people being abducted so for this project I rotated around those ideas. The original photo I took was when I went to Zion National Park and I think for most alien abductions, they tend to happen around the desert area or west coast so I think the environment was good for this project. I have two alien ships, one that has two people abducted and then the other following it like a leader. Surrounding them I have human planes moving in an aggressive manor trying to save the humans.
Captured in this photo I have added a metaphorical reference to the hellish life style of the former President and his "fans", but also been quite realistic in the damage they have caused. These actions could eventually be our modern Doomsday. In the whole photo there is only one thing intentionally salvageable and that is the American flag. I left this alone because one the fire wasn't enough to reach it, but also to provide a piece of hope that better is still out there, we just have to rebuild. The posters floating around the scene are meant to be the evidence of who caused this disaster and how their pride stands before the precious value of our history.
I took the red sky image however everything else was either a free use image with attributions required, imageFX, or Photoshop ai.
My concept for this project was to center my work on the Loch Ness Monster. The myth of the Loch Ness Monster has been known for a very long time, and some people even created projects to find evidence of the existence of these creatures. Even though little evidence has been found the myth and the legend still intrigues people and draws them to the idea of their existence. For my composition, I wanted to show them in a different environment other than Scotland where they are usually associated with being sighted. So I created this deepfake event of the Loch Ness Monsters being seen in New York City with tourists being warned not to go into the water. The background photo is my original photograph of New York City at the seaport with the East River and the Manhattan Bridge. The Loch Ness Monsters and the sea creature sign were found on Wiki Commons. The tourists were found on Unsplash and I added a texture as well from pexels.
-The background photo is one I took myself
-Wiki Commons (sign) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nova_Scotia_DGJ_5088_-_Sea_Monster_Sign!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_(6238711901).jpg
Licensing is free
Attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
-Wiki Commons (Loch Ness Monster 1)
Licensing is free
Attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
-Wiki Commons (Loch Ness Monster 2)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loch_Ness_Monster_02.jpg
Licensing is free and is public domain
-Wiki Commons (Loch Ness Monster 3)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minne_Monster.jpg
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Attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
-Pexels (texture)
https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-white-wall-with-some-graffiti-on-it-23516607/
Free to use
Attribution is not required
-Unsplash (people set 1)
https://unsplash.com/photos/people-taking-picture-of-waterfalls-under-cloudy-sky-GoPYSBvZ-QQ
Free to use and attribution is not required
-Unsplash (people set 2)
https://unsplash.com/photos/group-of-people-in-building-looking-outside-E7qSsgMsXyA
Free to use and attribution is not required
Unsplash (one tourist )
https://unsplash.com/photos/a-man-standing-on-top-of-a-hill-talking-on-a-cell-phone-W8I4NWZT_lA
Free to use and attribution is not required
My concept is based around the conspiracy theory that birds aren't real and are, in fact, robots that report back citizens doings to the US Government. I also got the idea from
an old meme called "The Birds Work for the Bourgeoisie" that also implied that birds work for the government. The way I decided to implement this theory into a photograph was to create a robotic bird. I started by adding a few cameras coming from the bird's body and eye. It was then I felt the bird needed more of a robotic feeling and so I added the peak into the open control panel and also the red antenna on his head. After the midpoint critique, I decided to add a photograph of Washington D.C. to the background instead of the one I had originally to tie in the fact the bird spies for the US government more. I also added the flock of birds as was recommended to add a more ominous feeling of them being everywhere.
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For my piece I wanted to shed light on the conspiracy of government cheese. During the midpoint critique my first idea was based around the conspiracy theory of Walt Disney being frozen within his statue at Disney World, I decided to change this due to want to pick something little more based on deep conspiracies based within the government. A conspiracy turned reality, for years there has been talk about secret caves that the government have built to preserve dairy. During the 1970s, the US experienced a dairy shortage and President Jimmy Carter implemented a policy to help the dairy industry. This led to overproduction and the government purchased large amounts of cheese to keep prices low and prevent the dairy industry from collapsing. Starting off as just a conspiracy, this information was let out to the public in the 1980's. For my concept I wanted to emphasize the way many people would view "cheese caves", to do this I put sharp dripping cheese from the ceilings and workers gathering multiple pieces of cheese wheels.
Cites
https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2011-12-09/five-cheese-caves-open-for-visitors
AI
https://aitestkitchen.withgoogle.com/tools/image-fx
Adobe Generative AI
Personal
Two workers at the bottom
My piece is centered around the religious panic that occurred during the most recent eclipse. At the time I saw a lot of discussion online about how people were saying it was the end of the world, the rapture, etc. I thought it was interesting as humans have related events like eclipses or eruptions to religion since the first forms of religion were practiced. The idea that even though we know now what causes eclipses, but they can still cause panic in this way was intriguing to me. So I created a false event where the world did end during the eclipse. To show this concept I created a fiery landscape under an eclipse. I added a prominent church to show the concept of religion, particularly Christianity as that was one of the groups I observed panicking about the eclipse. I included a figure shielding their eyes as they observe the scene, since the eclipse can hurt your eyes.
Unsplash Licence - Free to use commercially and non-commercially without attribution
https://unsplash.com/photos/a-solar-eclipse-is-seen-in-the-dark-sky-sucjzsc8V0U
https://unsplash.com/photos/a-plane-flying-in-the-sky-at-sunset-E0T-xSJNOmI
https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-black-church-under-blue-sky-wJliCFNnS60
https://unsplash.com/photos/bonfire--98jVaVuGv0
https://unsplash.com/photos/fire-in-the-sky-during-night-time-b2Qhc-DQ6zM
https://unsplash.com/photos/fire-in-the-dark-during-night-time-wnF27F85ZKw
Pexels License - Free to use commercially (with some restrictions) and non-commercially without attribution
https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-trees-covered-with-white-clouds-8387399/
My photo
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JtS0A0AtwsBI_PC5oOk0dXGgd2iUMo4N/view?usp=share_link
AI
The cross on the front of the church is photoshop generative AI.
The idea behind this concept is to create an image of someone getting evidence that aliens exist. The idea that aliens are real have been around for many years, however, there isn't much evidence that proves that they are real. Within the image, there is a couple that is taking a picture of an alien on their roof, which is something that people would do within modern day.
The background is my original photograph. I then added the white house, which I took from unsplash (the image is free to use under the unsplash license). The bushes are created from photoshop generated AI, helping me blend the house to the background. The Alien is from pixabay, which is free to use under the Pixabay License. The Alien ship and shooting star come from Pexels, which are free to use with Pexels License.
For this project, I wanted to focus on my roots. I've always been told that I hold a very uncanny resemblance to my great-great-grandmother (on my maternal side). Unfortunately, due to scarce resources and my mother's family coming from a tiny city, Amatepec, Mexico, my family doesn't have a single picture of her. It gets even more ironic when I think about the fact that I was named after her, my middle name is Liz which is short for Lizette. The resemblance is so uncanny that when my great-grandmother was extremely sick about 4 years ago, we were able to video call her and she thought I was actually my great-great-grandmother, her mother. So, once I read up on the parameters of this project I instantly knew I wanted to recreate a typical hairstyle that she would've worn her hair in and photograph myself to see if the claims were true. They absolutely were, my grandmother was shocked when she saw my final project. I first took a 30-second video of myself in the desired pose to kind of get an idea of where I should add blur, if needed, for my picture due to the long exposure lenses of the Collodion Image times. I noticed that it was really only my eyes blinking that caused any minor movements during the video so I added slight blurring over my eyes. I also added various layers of blotches and stains to get the Collodion plate look. I also knew from the beginning that I wanted it to be placed inside of a frame of sorts, so I could feel like I finally had a picture of my doppelganger, from a different era, of course.
For my project, I wanted to base my theme around the relationship between pets and humans. Pets have always been considered loyal best friends and helpers to humans throughout history, in the 1800s dogs mainly helped their owners by hunting, herding, or guarding. For this I wanted to highlight the importance of me and my dog Ginger. In the piece I used an old baby photo of me with Ginger laying on the floor next to me, with this I wanted to represent an old style family based photo of how some portraits were taken in the 1800s and how often my old family photos were constructed. After I decided to add plants to the back to give the photo a more displayed look, I wanted the photo to feel normal and authentic so I decided to keep it very minimal.
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