Transformative portrait - joseph bullock

 

The Conversation

 My aim was to convey a conversation between who you are today

and the person you once were. A chance to reflect on the

dreams, fears, and lessons that shaped you, while reminding

your younger self that everything they went through

had a purpose. Sometimes, the person who needs to hear that

everything will be okay is the person you used to be.

 Earth PNG: https://clipartpng.com/?2162,earth-png-clip-art

Big hand: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/915286324267264539/

Sky texture and stars (expanded in photoshop): https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1037024251702439168/

Transformative Portrait - Jimmy Truong

 

        

This transformative portrait, "DA SHOT," represents the type of courage I wish I had. It means being able to make the right decisions and taking the shot despite all odds. In real life, I would not be able to dribble on a mountain cliff side and would probably lose the ball and fall off. In this imagination, I am able to take that risk. To compensate for my lack of After Effects skill, I added multiple frames of me's to lead into the jump shot to give a little more motion. The animation shows the ball going up and fading out so you do not know if the shot is going in or not (it's not).

Images:
Pictures of me and basketball hoop taken by my boy Binh
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-and-brown-house-on-cliff-beside-sea-5204802/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/beautiful-view-of-tazi-canyon-in-turkey-8985429/

Transformative Portrait- Courtney Huston

 

Ancient Universe

The concept behind this composition is to represent my partner’s interests in space and history by placing him in an environment that combines ancient ruins with outer space. I wanted to reflect curiosity about the past with the vastness of space.

Image Sources:

https://www.pexels.com/photo/an-old-abandoned-structure-under-gloomy-sky-12563826/

https://www.pexels.com/photo/shot-of-rocks-and-mountains-12563824/ 

https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-brown-mountain-near-a-snow-capped-mountain-10768317/

https://www.pexels.com/photo/stars-on-night-sky-11738628/

https://www.pexels.com/photo/stars-in-space-19908029/b 

https://www.pexels.com/photo/stunning-cosmic-nebula-with-radiant-glow-37269549/ 

https://www.pexels.com/photo/space-rocket-under-the-white-clouds-10181124/ 

https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-gray-texture-background-7598078/ 

https://www.pexels.com/photo/yellow-dirty-wall-11586906/ 

https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-burgundy-marble-texture-in-bordeaux-38209536/

https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-texture-of-a-blue-paper-7598389/

https://www.pexels.com/photo/orion-illuminating-starry-sky-7736065/

Transformative Portrait: Estera Rasek

 

 

 

 

The concept behind this was to present myself as someone who willingly gives in to fear and accepts it. I expose my body, becoming completely vulnerable. I reach out my hand toward a surreal, big hand emerging from the floor at the bottom of a staircase. The hand moves in different directions, as if trying to touch me. The only way to reach it is to go downstairs and enter the darkness (one of the ways we often associate with fear.)  

The environment is unpleasant and falling apart. I look directly at the viewer, almost as if I am aware of their presence. At certain moments, the lights turn off, and the screen is filled with static, similar to an old television when switching between channels. When the lights turn on again, three giant hands appear instead of one. They move much faster and more chaotically as they have taken control. My pose also changes. I now stand with my back toward them, almost trying to hide. A small yet significant detail is that each of these surreal hands has the same scar because they all belong to me and the entire scene only takes place inside my mind.  

All images were taken by me.  

 

Cami Smith- Transformative Portrait

 

The concept behind this piece was to portray the desires of the subject. He studied music in college, graduating with a bachelor's in Music from William and Mary. While he loves music, he ended up working a desk job for the practicality that comes with that. While he does love his job, he has always wondered what it would be like to pursue a career in music. This composite sought to place him in an on-stage environment. In addition to that, the subject was clothed in business attire and given a briefcase to hint at his day job. Mostly, I sought to create a dream-like depiction of the subject on stage to embody his wish to be an artist. I paired that with desk-job items like paper to compare the two and hint at how both aspects might work together to create the subject’s personality and desires. 

Free Images Used: 

Stage Lights Shining Through Smoke on a Dark Background 

https://unsplash.com/photos/stage-lights-shining-through-smoke-on-a-dark-background-Z4dBIqRR9j0

Teal and Purple Nightclub Spotlights

https://unsplash.com/photos/teal-and-purple-nightclub-spotlights-QOajY0MNp8Y

Brown Leather Briefcase on Wooden Floor

https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-leather-briefcase-on-wooden-floor-hgNiEhV3wsE

License for All:

Unsplash visuals are made to be used freely. Our license reflects that.

All images can be downloaded and used for free

Commercial and non-commercial purposes

No permission needed (though attribution is appreciated!)

All other images were taken by me: 

Subject, Paper (8 different images), Tie, Concert Background

Noelle Greene - Transformative Portrait

 

The Years You Miss the Most

My transformative portrait plays on the idea of "who do you want to be?" by flipping it and asking who do you wish you were? My piece has me inside a moving train car going forward yet I am looking backwards and seeing a reflection of my younger self in front of a beautiful fall landscape symbolizing change. The train car itself is devoid of color and life feeling bleak but I am still in color attempting to shine in spite of the bleak shell around me. But where that central idea is present is in how I've portrayed my younger self in a dress; one I never got the chance to wear as a kid depicting a girlhood I never got to experience.

Photos Used:

https://www.pexels.com/photo/lush-green-forest-canopy-in-sunlit-summer-34985169/

https://pixabay.com/photos/railway-carriage-passenger-woman-5394342/

https://pixabay.com/photos/girl-swing-dress-little-girl-838260/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Free_dirty_blue_window_glass_texture_for_layers_%283002527423%29.jpg

https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-grass-field-under-white-clouds-5225553/

Transformative Portrait- Emily Farlow

 

For my transformative portrait, I wanted to portray a more confident version of myself. I was contemplating how to depict this in a fun way. I imagined a more self-assured Emily doing something I would never do. This thought process led me to create my composition. In the video, this version of myself is skydiving and has just jumped off the plane. Another me stays inside the plane, watching a better Emily fall from the sky. 

The duality of the composition also represents two extremes: the future version of myself, watched by a past Emily stuck in the plane. In reality, I am somewhere in between in the present. In retrospect, I would say the act of jumping off a plane shows more courage than confidence. I would argue, however, that it takes confidence to be brave. 

All images are free to use under a free license.

https://www.pexels.com/photo/tandem-skydiving-15703514/

https://www.pexels.com/photo/happy-skydiver-in-air-19074422/

https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-view-of-cumulus-clouds-in-blue-sky-36127992/

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